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- January 2016 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Ivy Academy: Blended Learning in Downingtown Area School District
By: John J-H Kim and Daniel Goldberg
In 2015, Downingtown Area School District (DASD), a suburban school district near Philadelphia, entered its second year implementing Ivy Academy, a blended learning program, in its two traditional high schools. Superintendent Larry Mussoline, having for several years... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Curriculum and Courses; Learning; Philadelphia
Kim, John J-H, and Daniel Goldberg. "Ivy Academy: Blended Learning in Downingtown Area School District." Harvard Business School Case 316-144, January 2016. (Revised November 2018.)
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
organization itself become more productive as its individual employees march down the learning curve? "Though the increased use of outsourcing has led to a rise in the number of customer-supplier... View Details
- September–October 2013
- Article
Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services
By: Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats
The ongoing fragmentation of work has resulted in a narrowing of tasks into smaller pieces that can be sent outside the organization and, in many instances, around the world. This trend is shifting the boundaries of organizations and leading to increased outsourcing.... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Customer Focus and Relationships; Learning; Customer Satisfaction; Health Industry
Clark, Jonathan R., Robert S. Huckman, and Bradley R. Staats. "Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services." Organization Science 24, no. 5 (September–October 2013): 1539–1557.
- June 11, 2014
- Article
Keep Learning Once You Hit the C-Suite
By: Boris Groysberg
What skills do companies prize in C-level executives? To answer these questions, we surveyed 32 senior search consultants at a top global executive-placement firm. Experienced search consultants typically interview hundreds and even thousands of senior executives; they... View Details
Groysberg, Boris. "Keep Learning Once You Hit the C-Suite." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (June 11, 2014).
- 21 Jan 2021
- Talk
Great Negotiators: Learning from Critical Moments
- 1988
- Book
Dynamic Manufacturing: Creating the Learning Organization
Hayes, Robert H., Steven C. Wheelwright, and Kim B. Clark. Dynamic Manufacturing: Creating the Learning Organization. New York, NY: Free Press, 1988.
- January 7, 2012
- Article
What Minnesota can Learn from Germany
By: Bill George
Keywords: Leadership
George, Bill. "What Minnesota can Learn from Germany." Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (January 7, 2012).
- Research Summary
Adoption of Machine Learning Models in Real World Decision Making
The goal of this research is to assess the impact of deploying machine learning models in real world decision making in domains such as health care. View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
Soul and Machine (Learning)
By: Davide Proserpio, John R. Hauser, Xiao Liu, Tomomichi Amano, Alex Burnap, Tong Guo, Dokyun Lee, Randall Lewis, Kanishka Misra, Eric Schwarz, Artem Timoshenko, Lilei Xu and Hema Yoganarasimhan
Machine learning is bringing us self-driving cars, improved medical diagnostics, and machine translation, but can it improve marketing decisions? It can. Machine learning models predict extremely well, are scalable to “big data,” and are a natural fit to rich media... View Details
Proserpio, Davide, John R. Hauser, Xiao Liu, Tomomichi Amano, Alex Burnap, Tong Guo, Dokyun Lee, Randall Lewis, Kanishka Misra, Eric Schwarz, Artem Timoshenko, Lilei Xu, and Hema Yoganarasimhan. "Soul and Machine (Learning)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-036, September 2019.
- 2017
- Article
Organizational Support for Learning and Contribution to Improvement by Frontline Staff
By: Olivia Jung, Andrea Blasco and Karim R. Lakhani
Jung, Olivia, Andrea Blasco, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Organizational Support for Learning and Contribution to Improvement by Frontline Staff." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2017).
- Research Summary
Innovating in Energy: Learning from High-Potential Ventures
My work at HBS has always focused on high-potential ventures. Most recently, these have been professionally financed start-ups and buyouts in newly emerging energy and cleantech businesses. These ventures tend to be based on innovative insights into technology and... View Details
- June 2019
- Article
Consequences of Debt Forgiveness: Strategic Default Contagion and Lender Learning
By: Gerardo Pérez Cavazos
I use a unique data set of loans to small business owners to examine whether lenders face adverse consequences when they grant debt forgiveness to borrowers. I provide evidence consistent with borrowers communicating their debt forgiveness to other borrowers, who then... View Details
Keywords: Debt Forgiveness; Strategic Default Contagion; Contracting; Borrowing and Debt; Communication; Learning
Pérez Cavazos, Gerardo. "Consequences of Debt Forgiveness: Strategic Default Contagion and Lender Learning." Journal of Accounting Research 57, no. 3 (June 2019): 797–841.
- Article
How Real Sales Learning Happens: In the Flow of Work
By: Yuchun Lee, Mark Magnacca and Frank V. Cespedes
Most learning in sales is through peer learning in task-specific contexts, and the effects are cumulative because modeling behavior is a big driver of how salespeople develop. This is very different from the experience in most training seminars, especially if the... View Details
Lee, Yuchun, Mark Magnacca, and Frank V. Cespedes. "How Real Sales Learning Happens: In the Flow of Work." Learning Solutions (February 15, 2021).
- December 1999
- Article
Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams
By: A. Edmondson
Edmondson, A. "Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams." Administrative Science Quarterly 44, no. 4 (December 1999): 350–383. (Outstanding Publication in Organizational Behavior, 2000 by the Academy of Management.)
- August 2006
- Article
What Negotiators Can Learn from Improv Comedy
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Lakshmi Balachandra
Wheeler, Michael A., and Lakshmi Balachandra. "What Negotiators Can Learn from Improv Comedy." Negotiation 9, no. 8 (August 2006): 1–3.
- 2001
- Working Paper
Situated Knowledge and Learning in Dispersed Teams
By: Deborah Sole and Amy C. Edmondson
- November 25, 2016
- Article
How to Tell If Machine Learning Can Solve Your Business Problem
By: Anastassia Fedyk
Fedyk, Anastassia. "How to Tell If Machine Learning Can Solve Your Business Problem." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 25, 2016).
- 2013
- Article
Learning and the Disappearing Association Between Governance and Returns
By: Lucian A. Bebchuk, Alma Cohen and Charles C.Y. Wang
The correlation between governance indices and abnormal returns documented for 1990–1999 subsequently disappeared. The correlation and its disappearance are both due to market participants' gradually learning to appreciate the difference between good-governance and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Investment Return; Operations; Performance; Value; Learning; Business Earnings; Behavioral Finance
Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Learning and the Disappearing Association Between Governance and Returns." Journal of Financial Economics 108, no. 2 (May 2013): 323–348. (2013 IRRCi Investor Research Award.)
- February 2008
- Article
Confronting the Tension Between Learning and Performance
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Sara J. Singer
Edmondson, Amy C., and Sara J. Singer. "Confronting the Tension Between Learning and Performance." Systems Thinker 19, no. 1 (February 2008).