Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Feb 2016
First Look

February 2, 2016

Abstract—This article seeks to encourage scholars to conduct research that is more relevant to the decisions faced by managers and policymakers. I define relevant research papers as those whose research questions address problems found (or View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Dec 2021
News

New Wave

timescales not just of days and weeks but of decades—something that can’t be done with gusting winds and fickle sunshine. “We know how much power we’re going to get out of this for the next 40 years,” Smith says. The potential market for... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

team to what is actually going on. Effective customer selection requires segmenting a market based on the benefits that customers receive and perceive in the product or service. It focuses on buyers: understanding their problems and opportunities, and how that differs... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 5

and threats to organizations and conclude with a research agenda that more fully accounts for the potential of community forms to be a creator (and a possible destroyer) of value for organizations. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?

Indeed, Morgantown's system provides more than 10,000 rides per day, continuing for decades with good reliability. Q: What is the potential now for PRTs to "take off," so to speak? What are the incentives both for PRT businesses... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Transportation

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Industrial Giant

this same path again? GM does not believe that these new changes will repeat the 1980s debacle. Rather, their executives see the Internet as the way of the future. The 1999 annual report states that the company believes "... that the View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Davis Dyer & Frederick Dalzell; Manufacturing

08 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime

reputational costs. Saving local newspapers isn’t Heese’s specialty, but he points to a recent trend of hedge funds buying up distressed local media outlets as having the potential to stabilize the market and resurrect local news. And... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 May 2020
In Practice

COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations

potential is offered my outstanding operations. Federal Express and L. L. Bean are superb examples of this. Finally, the operations landscape, like everything else, is being revolutionized by information technology (IT) and the Internet.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

28 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

enabling HBS to realize its full potential as a developer of leaders who make a difference in the world. The more the School supports and engages in social enterprise research, course development, student activities, and alumni... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

Profile

Tiffany Pham

potential to create a lasting impact on women, worldwide. As the lead developer at MOGUL, I coded the first version myself, using Ruby on Rails. It has been an incredible journey, to achieve significant user traction upon launch and... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entertainment / Media; Technology

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year

process impacts brand reputation and gives potential applicants a window into company culture.5. Resolve to Train Your TrainersMake it a priority to hold trainings for your current hiring managers, not just new employees. A commitment to... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Web

Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events - Recruiting

consider hosting a company event . The key to a successful event is the dialogue between students and recruiters. Company events provide the perfect platform for organizations to engage students in discussion around company values, job opportunities, and View Details

10 Aug 2022
News

Generosity Multiplied

platform. We’ve created a really good marketplace, and match funding is the key that unlocks a lot of the potential.” The Big Give now works by asking big donors—referred to as champions—to put money in a match fund set up for a cause they wish to support. That sets in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2004
News

Getting Personal

situations; similarly, there’s untapped potential in being able to establish electronic connections with consumers in ways that are not necessarily based on having a huge database of past consumption. Clearly, you have a passion about... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

Ezequiel Reficco, a postdoctoral fellow in the HBS Social Enterprise Group. “We believe that societies don't reach their full potential unless they have a socially committed private sector and a strong nonprofit sector working together in... View Details

06 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

it is urgent. What does it mean to make capitalism a subject of historical inquiry? What is its potential across multiple disciplines, alongside different methodologies, and in a range of geographic and chronological settings? And how... View Details

03 Nov 2003
What Do You Think?

Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?

misunderstand the health of the company that makes this wrong." Ruth Sager suggests that the current reactions to misleading financial reporting could potentially go too far. As she says, "Fashion in any field is like that. It... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders

comfortable sharing their ideas. Not every idea will be the next big idea, but it’s critical that employees feel safe sharing so that when the big idea comes it won’t be silenced or left uncovered. Human Resources leaders can use Edmondson’s step-by-step framework to... View Details