Micro-foundations Of Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

top-down, generic approaches to communicating their plans with their employees. Although mass emails and newsletters are not problematic in and of themselves, they are no substitute for the kind of... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

the size and diversity of the faculty is a strategic priority for the School. These efforts enhance the strength of our MBA and Doctoral Programs; fuel the growth of HBP,... View Details

01 Oct 2021
News

From Scholarship to Life-Saving Impact

me that listening to patients and families is critical to driving innovation and ultimately, to breaking the boundaries of current therapy,” she says. “For example, their input can help determine which... View Details

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

In February 2023, students from top MBA programs across the country gathered in Austin, Texas at the McCombs School of Business for ClimateCAP, The Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital, & Business. HBS sent a number View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2024 Amit Goldenberg : Winner of the 2024 Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions,... View Details

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

Innovation Finance & Accounting Marketing 90% are more self-assured at work, 10x return on investment, 84% have more confidence making business decisions — From two 2022 surveys of past participants across... View Details

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Finance & Investing - Business & Environment

Transition Risk Incorporating Climate Risk into Financial Models: Sustainable Finance Innovative Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Conference Presentations Presentation by Daniel P. Schrag, Harvard University Center for the Environment... View Details

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Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World

By: Ranjay Gulati

"In the early twenty-first century, customers are more demanding than ever, and difficult economic times make them all the more so. As customers tighten their wallets and increase their demands, firms face greater pressure to provide superior customer value. Reducing... View Details

Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Customer Value and Value Chain; Consumer Behavior; Product Design; Social and Collaborative Networks; Value Creation

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U.S. Steel | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

converging public relations, marketing, and social media, the United States Steel Corporation Photographs collection at Baker Library provides a window into the corporation’s innovative use of photography... View Details

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Managing Processes

David A. Garvin is examining the nature and use of managerial and organizational processes—the means by which work is accomplished—including strategic processes that chart corporate direction, resource allocation processes that distribute funds,... View Details

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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

evolving challenges and opportunities for innovative business models like Kaspi.kz.” More on Middle East & North Africa Approaching Business with an Artistic Eye Yazan Halwani (MBA 2020) pursued an HBS MBA to gain the business skills he... View Details

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

innovative practices or foster sustainability?” Giacomin sees a number of other research opportunities for studying clusters. Most of the world’s lithium—now in high demand... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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Melcolm Ruffin

Growing up on the west side of Chicago, Melcolm Ruffin was immersed in three things: "a loving family that nurtured me," an emphasis on education, and a passion for basketball. "I loved sports and was a big basketball... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

27 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

internships in venture capital and at an ag-tech (agricultural technology) startup before school, I saw how unsuccessful commercialization was often a key barrier to large-scale deployments of new scientific discoveries and View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Every Trick in the Book

offerings—a suburban facsimile of an independent bookstore in a small-town business district. Amazon, too, is looking to the retailing innovations developed by independent bookstores. In November 2015, the... View Details

Keywords: April White

24 Apr 2022
News

Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck In A Narrow Rut

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Harvard Business School

the board of the Robert Toigo Foundation and the Howard University Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation Institute. Kenneth Powell MBA 1974 Kenneth Powell is a business and social enterprise leader with... View Details

John C. Mulliken

Strategy consultant, former CTO & CPO, public & private company board member, retail & climatetech entrepreneur, early stage investor. Father of two, husband, sailor, hiker, and aspirational road biker.

John is a senior lecturer in the... View Details

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Organizational restructuring: the influence of formal and informal structure on tie formation. This paper considers how changes in formal structure and a key element of informal structure – the embeddedness of employee... View Details

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The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room | About

beyond in the study and appreciation of the lessons and legacies of business history, the endowment supports a wide range of innovative projects... View Details

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