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- 04 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Does Speed Trump Intellectual Property?
intellectual property? Does it discourage innovation by limiting the rewards to such efforts? Should it be discouraged by either new laws or the more diligent application of existing ones? Or does it provide... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis
marketer's DNA"-that are necessary to convert marketing from a support function to a strategic one. These four roles include the instigator (someone willing to shove change forward), the innovator (the idea person), the integrator... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Oct 2000
- What Do You Think?
What Lies Beyond NAFTA?
saving, accumulation of capital or resulting improvement in income. Without capital, innovation is not rewarded. In fact, it is regarded as risky. Failure can produce starvation. Therefore, labor-intensive... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts
covering world-class brands, innovative start-ups, and social enterprises, and the most popular of the more than 30 episodes produced in the past year are listed below. The Amazing Life View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
exploit, enables a firm to adapt over time. In this paper we review and integrate these comparatively new research streams and identify a set of propositions that suggest how ambidexterity acts as a dynamic capability. We suggest that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues
empowerment, engagement, and innovation are subordinated to control aspects. No wonder people aren't engaged and having fun! Finally, we have lost sight of the importance of... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
We suspect that the mistakes happen when firms choose managers at any level—from CEO to business unit head to project manager—based on what we call "right stuff" thinking, borrowing the term from Tom Wolfe's famous book and the 1983 movie View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 11 Jun 2019
- Book
These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway
disruption, but Gary Pisano says there are ways to stay ahead of the innovation curve. Kissinger the Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Level James Sebenius explains the art View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
Working PapersCan Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Abstract The pricing of health products in the developing world has become a center... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
If you want to be awed by the pace of technological advancement over the past few decades, compare the capabilities of a bulky PC from 1984 with those of a sleek smartphone in... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 30 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networks in China and America
Examples include gift exchanges, shared meals and drinks, and really getting to know each other on a personal level. It is not easy. Q: What are you working on now? A: I am studying the effects of multicultural networks on View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback
While legacy companies like Sears are shuttering their doors, a growing number of online-first companies—from Amazon to Rent the Runway—are opening new storefronts and transforming the shopping experience. Senior Lecturer Jill Avery and... View Details
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
further growth, and essentially the loss of control of the company by the board, which was even required to remake its composition. At Volkswagen, eerily similar things happened, this time with engineering... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
others. That’s counterproductive, at least given the rhetoric of open offices. Architects aren’t clueless to this, of course. It’s just that the cocktail of other... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
business strategy 101 for most entrepreneurs, so why have so many mobile money service offerings failed? It’s a question being studied by Rajiv Lal, the Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing at Harvard Business School. “You would think... View Details
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
procedures of Pratt (2007), including the Nash bargaining procedure, satisfy this. Other prominent efficient procedures do not. In two-agent problems, reducing the feasible set between the solution and one agent's maximum point increases... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
Harvard City Leadership Initiative, I have met unbelievably innovative leaders whom some of my American colleagues and counterparts could learn from. Even where we should not replicate precisely what they do... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
to help them maintain success for years on end. The best managers and coaches also find innovative ways to get ahead. Belichick and the Patriots were the first NFL organization to have a full-time dietary expert on staff, added in 2007.... View Details
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
Starting a new job often brings excitement and high hopes of mingling with colleagues, sharing innovative ideas, and making a positive impact on an organization. Soon, however, a new employee’s excitement... View Details
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
President Trump’s infrastructure plan and a counterproposal by Senate Democrats are rising toward the top of the national agenda. All agree that there is a pressing need to fix the collapsing bridges, potholed roads, crashing trains, and... View Details