Micro-foundations Of Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1998
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inextricably intertwined with institutions that are inherently local," he writes. He intends to test his findings by investigating process innovation in companies entering the semiconductor industry from Europe and Asia. He also plans to... View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey

01 Dec 1999
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A Class Act

these riveting tales grew the idea for a column "voice," leading to the innovation of class secretaries. "Upon election, the Class Secretary accepts a long-term commitment to perform a liaison function... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

comprehensive playbook for business leaders and people on their way up to give the best presentations of their lives. More often than not, the best intentions and most innovative ideas get lost in a poorly... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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3-Minute Briefing: Simi Nwogugu (MBA 2004)

problem solving, and innovative thinking—I would have known much earlier that business was what I loved. During a business trip to England, I hopped on a plane to Lagos to see about bringing JA to Nigeria. I hadn’t been back since high... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2013
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Plugged In

WITH FUNCTION "People want to do the right thing, but they want to do it in style," says Camargo, who describes the ELR as a mix of "art and science." The early mass-market alternative fuel cars, he adds, used abstract designs to... View Details

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

30 Mar 2022
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Giving Hope and Comfort

also leading the charge for transformative solutions through technological innovation in distribution, state and federal legislation, and corporate commitments to ending hygiene insecurity nationwide. “A solution isn’t a solution unless... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change

Politics Industry, How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, the authors apply Porter’s renowned “Five Forces” business framework to the realm of politics. Gehl, the former... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan

01 Dec 2008
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Faculty Books

Moral Gray Zones: Side Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant by Michel Anteby (Princeton University Press) Employees know that not every workplace regulation must be followed. When management consistently overlooks breaches View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

impact, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE For 50 years, Harvard Business School has recognized a number of outstanding women and men by conferring on them its highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award.... View Details

11 Oct 2022
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Righting the Ship

in an innovative loan program: “If you look at your crystal ball, and it looks like you’re not going to execute? Okay, fine. We’ll loan the amount of money that you’re not going to execute to another... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Sep 2011
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Capitalism’s False Mantra

Related Links Martin discussing his book One of the most influential papers defining the role of business, “Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management

18 Apr 2022
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Book Smart

who wrote the Magic Tree House series; Dennis Scott, former NBA player and reading advocate; Andy Jassy (MBA 1997), CEO of Amazon; Roy Swan, head of impact investing at Ford; and Carrie Rathod, who leads... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)

(Photograph by Stephen Voss) World Bank VP and Treasurer Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990) has a clear sense of why she likes her job: “You bring very sophisticated finance tools to tackle the world’s most challenging problems.” Originally from... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2017
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Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence

data mining to coding. Eventually, there will be industries that are fully automated and certain jobs will go away, but new ones will be created in that process. From Baker Library: Not surprisingly, high tech and telecom firms are the earliest adopters and View Details

Keywords: April White

13 Oct 2016
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Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease

If you are one of the 17 million people who participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge a couple of summers ago, the money you helped raise to support ALS research may be at work today in a late-stage... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2018
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What a Difference a Community Can Make

and strengthening the faculty, recent investments guided by the School’s priorities are also funding innovations such as the Harvard i-lab, the FIELD course, HBX, and joint degree programs with other Harvard schools. From the... View Details

Keywords: John B. Hess (MBA 1977), Chair, The HBS Campaign

01 Jun 1996
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1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

dramatically. In a talk on March 20 titled "HBS @ the Frontier: The Future of Management Education," Dean Kim B. Clark brought conference-goers up-to-date on HBS's newest innovations in the use View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Jun 1998
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Diversity and Community

Associate Professor David Thomas: workforce diversity and community involvement as elements of organizational innovation and competitive advantage. (photograph by Brooks Kraft) HBS Associate Professor David... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2018
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Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

Image by Edmon de Haro The US Postal Service prides itself on delivering through rain, sleet, and snow—but what about serious debt? After 11 straight years of losses and declining first-class mail volumes, the USPS saw one glimmer View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2016
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Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

is the kind of question that RMI is tackling as a member of the Energy Transitions Commission—a global coalition of energy companies, nonprofits, academics, and View Details

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