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- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
about how this time and money could be more effectively spent. Philanthropy is not the answer. A way must be found to align the profit-making capabilities of MNCs more effectively to poverty reduction, especially in those countries that... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
expanding their own data-gathering and crunching capabilities through advancements like sensor networks and sophisticated modeling software. What if cities could make use of all that data to better give residents what they need—for... View Details
- 24 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 24
opportunity to enter the market via new automotive market entrants in China that had comparatively fewer capabilities and were willing to purchase major subsystems. Yet the company faced a dilemma—a major customer wanted Delta to transfer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
How to Revive Health-Care Innovation
the most profitable customers. When a disruptive technological enabler emerges, the leaders in the industry disparage and discourage it because, with its orientation toward simplicity and accessibility, the disruption just isn't capable... View Details
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
Impact strategy (LTI) aimed at making a substantial improvement in high school graduation rates. The LTI required City Year to transform itself over time to create an organization capable of delivering its ambitious impact strategy. The... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://hbr.org/2012/05/six-myths-of-product-development/ar/1 Working PapersLearning by Supplying Authors:Juan Alcácer and Joanne Oxley Abstract Learning processes lie at the heart of our understanding of how firms build... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
other economic environments. Productivity Leadership and Strategic Investments in Innovation: The Adoption of E-Business Capabilities Author:Kristina Steffenson McElheran Publication:Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
alternative collaborative modes should be driven by a number of factors including characteristics of the technology, the capabilities of the firm, and the distribution of competences in the environment. We develop a set of guidelines for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
form of new capabilities and team-member resilience. We then highlight the critical roles of leadership and of communication and conflict management training as strategies for overcoming the challenges to team effectiveness in NPD, as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?
internet and the next generation of the World Wide Web. In this management world of the future, “everyone has a voice, the tools of creativity are widely distributed, capability counts for more than credentials and titles, commitment is... View Details
- 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 2016. You’ll find stark differences. But if you want to be... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
addition, OLPC had to determine the right mix of attributes and features that would appeal to the target users, children. Design could not be an afterthought; the laptop had to be attractive enough so a young person would feel proud to own it. The XO also required... View Details
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy
global product divisions, which, because of the size of the market and Philips's stake in it, are thought to be capable of achieving the requisite geographic focus. In Europe, where Philips is better established, the company has rethought... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Biotech Work as a Business
company may boast many capabilities in-house, but in reality the company may be stocked with islands of expertise that aren't working together at all. In terms of R&D as a system, Pisano said, the productivity impact of any one tool... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
stress-testing [people] to ensure readiness, to ensure you’ve got the capability of responding,” he explains. “There’s a discipline in the military that is sometimes lacking in commercial organizations, and [leaders] can get themselves in... View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
two-person venture into a global company valued at $1 billion, Rickenbach's willingness to take calculated risks has kept it at the leading edge of the CRO sector. Now, despite slowing demand for CRO services and against the advice of some analysts, PAREXEL is betting... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
and capabilities of associates to improve team performance at the firm. Purchase this supplement:http://hbr.org/search/413027-PDF-ENG Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A) (Abridged) Amy C. Edmondson and David LaneHarvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
mutually assured destruction. What America requires is a new security concept that the authors call "strategic independence" to enable keeping the peace in dangerous times and foster new generations of leaders capable of acting... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006
turks," changing veterans' thinking, knowing which capabilities to develop and which to acquire, and having old and new businesses share responsibility for operating decisions; 3) Strike the right balance of integration and autonomy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
developing fresh capabilities for organizations. Based on a study of all the programs offered by the business schools, consultancies, corporate universities, and online education providers, we analyze the advantages, and the constraints,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman