Professor Robin Ely - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

everyone needs to measure impact.” "There are two big conversations among nonprofit leaders," says HBS associate professor Alnoor Ebrahim. "One is around accountability. The second focuses on performance, particularly impact." Ebrahim is... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

http://www.hbs.edu/research/facpubs/workingpapers/papers0910.html#wp10-070 When the Name Is the Game Authors:Marco Bertini, John Gourville, and Elie Ofek Publication:Business Strategy Review 22, no. 3 (2011) Abstract In Romeo and Juliet,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

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Placement - Doctoral

Business Economics, 2023 Placement: University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, Post-Doctoral Fellow (2023-2024); Assistant Professor (2024) Dissertation: Three Essays on Economics of Innovation, Technology, and Policy Advisors:... View Details

03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3

authors provide a checklist that managers can use on a daily basis to monitor their progress-enhancing behaviors. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/05/the-power-of-small-wins/ar/1 The Best Way to Name Your Product 2.0 Authors:Marco Bertini, John Gourville, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Faculty & Research

HBS Book Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win By: Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao In Smart Rivals , Harvard Business School professor Feng Zhu and former Bloomberg journalist Bonnie Yining Cao show... View Details

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

analyzing failure benefit in two ways. First, analyzing a failed drug sometimes reveals that the drug may have a viable alternate use. For example, Pfizer's Viagra was originally designed to be a treatment for angina, a painful heart condition. Similarly, View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

08 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad

Setting up a home-base-augmenting site—one designed to gather new knowledge for a company—involves certain skills. And launching a home-base-exploiting site—one established to help a company efficiently commercialize its R&D in foreign markets—involves others. The... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

speaker bios, visit the conference website . Thursday, November 7 Welcome Address 10:00–10:30 a.m. EST Speakers: Srikant Datar , Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration and Robin... View Details

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Stories

entrepreneurship” journey Re: Robin Kovitz (MBA 2007); Richard S. Ruback (Baker Foundation Professor Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance, Emeritus); Royce G.... View Details

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Organizational Behavior Faculty - Faculty & Research

Battilana Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration Ethan S. Bernstein Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration Anjali M. Bhatt Assistant View Details

05 Sep 2023
Book

Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential

In the 1990s, after drugmaker Eli Lilly spent more than a decade and millions of dollars developing the new drug Alimta to treat lung cancer, the medication came up short in effectively treating cancer in expanded trials. While the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Faculty & Advisors - MBA

MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Faculty & Advisors Faculty Amitabh Chandra, Ph.D. MS/MBA Program Faculty Co-Chair for MBA Henry and Allison McCance Professor of Business Administration at HBS, Ethel Zimmerman Winer View Details

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

equality in business and society at large. Leadership Robin J. Ely Initiative Chair, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration View Details

09 Nov 2023
HBS Case

What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?

As a finance specialist, Harvard Business School Professor Lauren Cohen works to understand the dynamics that make businesses thrive. In his recent research on family companies, he has found one common thread among successful firms: They... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Health

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Marketing Faculty - Faculty & Research

Marketing Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students Unit Heads Rajiv Lal Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing Co-Unit Head, Marketing Elie Ofek Malcolm P.... View Details

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Community Values | About

that this is a collective endeavor and that we can ’ t really accomplish our mission without relying on each other. Robin J. Ely , Baker Foundation Professor Diane Doerge... View Details

24 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model

roll out a similar model beyond India—maybe even into Europe and the U.S. What's the secret? According to HBS professor Tarun Khanna, the success of the hospital, called Narayana Hrudayalaya, is due to the vision and tireless work of a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

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Finance Faculty - Faculty & Research

External Relations Nori Gerardo Lietz Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Stuart C. Gilson Steven R. Fenster Professor of Business Administration Paul A. Gompers Eugene Holman Professor of Business... View Details

24 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 24, 2008

Competitive Positioning Through New Product Development Author: Elie Ofek Publication: Chap. 3 in Handbook of New Product Development Management, edited by Christoph Loch and Stylianos Kavadias, 49-85. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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School Leadership | About

School Leadership Faculty Leadership Srikant M. Datar George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean of the Faculty ; Dean of the Faculty C. Fritz Foley André R. Jakurski Professor of Business... View Details

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