Shaping the Waves - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Sep 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

networks as we know them, with their devices, will cease to exist within the next decade. These bit based clod machines will yield to a kind of biologic environment, where the systems are secondary to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

hammered home the need for companies to return to stressing the basics: hiring good people, producing a good product, delivering it and supporting it. For the first time in... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

24 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility

categorize the world, emphasizing some values or activities over others. In other words, languages shape the way people think. After hearing about one such theory from visiting... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Feb 06 2019
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Implementing Vision on a Global Scale

17 Sep 2024
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

questions I posed before the MBA, HBS has brought me closer to being the mission-driven, responsible leader I aspire to be. How has the classroom experience enriched your... View Details

2021
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Does Who Helps You Impact Your Behavior? Examining the Effects of Social Interactions on Knowledge Sharing in Online Communities

By: Eunkwang Seo, Frank Nagle and Sonali K. Shah

Online communities provide vibrant forums for knowledge sharing and are increasingly being used by individual users and firms to source knowledge and create and capture value. Yet, there is much to learn about how the actions of community members affect other members,... View Details

Keywords: Online Communities; Knowledge Development; Innovation; Reciprocity; Knowledge Sharing; Networks; Innovation and Invention; Interpersonal Communication

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Hidden Workers: Caregivers - Managing the Future of Work

Raman, Eva Sage-Gavin, & Kristen Hines 01 SEP 2021 Increased reliance on technology and changing demographics have shaped the way that companies hire. Hiring processes are designed to find “perfect”... View Details

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

party to another, spreading it out over large groups, and (in some cases) simply reducing it outright. These policies, in turn, have profoundly shaped the environment in which business operates. Public risk... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

30 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning

the sunk cost effect. Patients would be more likely to say, "I'm paying for it, I shouldn't let it go to waste." Q: Some purchases reflect the capricious nature of people. Is it ever better to get... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

19 Dec 2011
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Anthony J. Mayo: An interview by Bob Morris

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

our personal computers. In an effort to shape our individual images through the use of networking devices, we are nevertheless disclosing many things about ourselves that can be employed by clever marketers... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Nov 2015
News

Start-Up Leaders Embrace Lobbying as Part of the Job

A recent story in the New York Times that details entrepreneurs’ growing interest in shaping policy highlights the lobbying efforts of Hello Alfred, a personal butler service... View Details

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

Lovett, Bohlen, and Kennan. They had similar educational backgrounds (Groton, Harvard, Yale, Princeton). Four had successful private sector careers as well as extensive public service. They shaped the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

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CIGNA Corporation, Inc.: Managing and Institutionalizing Business Reengineering

Provides a longitudinal view of business reengineering at CIGNA Corp., a leading provider of insurance and related financial services throughout the United States and the world. CIGNA has been practicing business reengineering since 1989, completing over 20 projects.... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Business Processes; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry

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06 May 2015
Research & Ideas

A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market

children and eight grandchildren, Marina Picasso ended up with some 10,000 of her grandfather's productions, and sent waves across the art world in February by announcing her intention to make many of them... View Details

10 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Founding a Company at the Intersection of Medicine and Technology

remote organization. Alife Health was created and critically shaped under the direction of mentors across the Harvard community. Their support has helped propel View Details

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Melvin Edwards Searching for the Word 1989/2019 | About

civil rights. Searching for the Word is based on an earlier 1989 maquette Edwards created for New York's Governor’s Arts Awards and recalls his other public sculptures from the same period, such as Southern... View Details

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care

corporate disclosures overseen by the SEC. The benefits of national comparisons are compelling and will unleash a tidal wave of improvements in quality and efficiency. An... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

16 May 2017
Blog Post

Making the Move into Digital Health and Software Engineering

the fall of 2016, and then incubated it this past spring through the Harvard Innovation Lab and Rock Accelerator programs. We're looking forward to supporting the next View Details

Keywords: Technology; Health Care

11 Jan 2013
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