Time As Money - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors

letter actually getting to his friend—there were six referrals. This idea has passed into popular culture and urban folklore as the six degrees of separation. That's where it lay until a decade ago when a few researchers out of the Santa... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Publishing

16 Jul 2024
Op-Ed

Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

appointments go wrong Let’s begin by taking a look at three examples of poor leadership at public companies and addressing what went wrong. Then, I will recommend five ways boards can ensure they appoint the right leader as CEO: General... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

03 Apr 2019
Book

Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

out an application in minutes, and get an answer the same day and money in their bank account the next day, they flocked to the new lenders. Some issues arose quickly, though, such as high prices and bad... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

28 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

licenses properties from blockbuster films such as Star Wars and Harry Potter. “It's really easy for them to be nimble and meet demand” LEGO's ambition has at times exceeded its reach. By 2004, the company's... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

actions and motives are constantly under scrutiny. Time to manage your own professional image before others do it for you. An interview with Laura Morgan Roberts. Music Downloads: Pirates-or Customers? Published: June 21, 2004 Professor... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People

School Professor Rembrand M. Koning. Like party guests who refuse to mingle, entrepreneurs tend to gravitate toward people they already know at these programs, especially if they participate as a team, diminishing the learning potential.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

15 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

The ongoing pandemic is forcing a rethink of how the health care system operates in the United States as the death toll climbs, unemployment soars, and leaders debate how best to diagnose, vaccinate, and potentially treat millions of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

immigrant from Finland who came to the United States as an exchange visitor, worked under the H1-B visa program, and ultimately became a US citizen, did the heavy lifting to wrestle the database into a platform that could track... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology

spun off into a nationwide program Teach to One, which Kim profiles in a new HBS case. The program has since been started in 15 schools in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Access: The New York View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

03 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates

When the FBI charged Shawn Hogan and two others with defrauding eBay of about $21 million in affiliate marketing sales, Benjamin G. Edelman was watching closely behind the scenes. Edelman's name rarely came up at the time of the 2010... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Publishing

16 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

it. Or by the time they do, it doesn't matter." But older and larger companies need not despair. By asking new questions, challenging conventional wisdom, and encouraging a steady flow of new ideas, established firms like Charles... View Details

Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak

22 Mar 2016
First Look

March 22, 2016

restrict one's future opportunity set as evidence for sophisticated time-inconsistency. We propose an additional mechanism that may contribute to the demand for commitment technology: the desire to signal to others. We present a field... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?

(the) future going to come from? Which schools, if any, business or otherwise, are teaching these skills?” One way to respond to his questions is to look into the educational backgrounds of those cited as potential candidates by other... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation; Financial Services

23 Apr 2014
HBS Case

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

the same time giving them cover against criticism by allowing them to point to "healthier alternatives" in their product portfolios. When entrepreneurs first created e-cigarettes and marketed them View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Advertising

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster

Experienced negotiators are generally comfortable working out the terms of an economic contract: They bargain for the best price, haggle over equity splits, and iron out detailed exit clauses. But these same seasoned professionals often spend so much View Details

Keywords: by Ron S. Fortgang, David A. Lax & James K. Sebenius

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

companies in a variety of industries. Each worker kept a daily diary during the course of a project, answering open-ended questions such as, "Briefly describe one event from today that stands out in your mind." Each diary lasted the length of the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Aug 2021
What Do You Think?

Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?

branches as well as the internet, but not through employees managing from home. Mat Ishbia, president and CEO of UWM Holdings, shares the sentiment. As he puts it in the same... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

States, time and again, strong policy narratives (such as the recent Occupy movement's move against "greedy" bankers) and interest group coalitions (such as the Sierra Club's... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

07 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

ourselves that we’re relevant because we’re important, or we can show people that we’re relevant.” It was the first time the British Government would be sued by any former colonized population, and the lawyers were eager to move forward.... View Details