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- 11 Jun 2014
- News
Can a simple idea mean big change for women?
- 27 Dec 2017
- News
College entrepreneurs pitch ideas to 'Shark Tank's' Kevin O'Leary...
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Action Research to Put Health Care Ideas into Practice
- 2022
- Article
Is Maximising Creativity Good? The Importance of Elaboration and Internal Confidence in Producing Creative Ideas
By: Goran Calic, Elaine Mosakowski, Nick Bontis and Sébastien Hélie
While knowledge management researchers acknowledge that individuals transition from generation to implementation of ideas, these transitions are not fully understood. The current article focuses on idea elaboration – defined as the transition of an idea from an... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Management; Organizational Culture; Creativity; Cognition and Thinking; Innovation and Invention; Learning
Calic, Goran, Elaine Mosakowski, Nick Bontis, and Sébastien Hélie. "Is Maximising Creativity Good? The Importance of Elaboration and Internal Confidence in Producing Creative Ideas." Knowledge Management Research and Practice 20, no. 5 (2022): 776–791.
- Article
Embeddedness and New Idea Discussion in Professional Networks: The Mediating Role of Affect-Based Trust
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, M.W. Morris and P. Ingram
This article examines how managers' tendency to discuss new ideas with others in their professional networks depends on the density of shared ties surrounding a given relationship. Consistent with prior research which found that embeddedness enhances information flow,... View Details
Chua, Roy Y.J., M.W. Morris, and P. Ingram. "Embeddedness and New Idea Discussion in Professional Networks: The Mediating Role of Affect-Based Trust." Journal of Creative Behavior 44, no. 2 (June 2010): 85–104.
- September 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Auto Collection: Ford's Better Idea for Selling Cars and Trucks
Ford encourages its independent dealers to consolidate, showing them the benefits size can bring both to themselves and their customers. Now, consolidated dealerships improve customer service and reduce costs. View Details
Hallowell, Roger H. "Auto Collection: Ford's Better Idea for Selling Cars and Trucks." Harvard Business School Case 800-030, September 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
vehicle for the under-24 set, loosely termed "Generation Y." "We're specifically looking at what interior features the younger buyers want," said Bernard. "We wanted to hear the MPD team's ideas and get a perspective from outside... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 21 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good
nightly fee. Of course, now we know the idea as Airbnb, a $10 billion business with 1.5 million listings around the world. But back then it must have seemed crazy. The liability issues alone seemed insurmountable—to say nothing of the... View Details
- June 16, 2014
- Article
Working With Your In-Laws Isn't Always a Terrible Idea
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article delves into the complex dynamics involving in-laws within family-owned enterprises. In-laws often face a challenging dual role as they must conform to the same professional standards as non-family employees while concurrently grappling with perceptions of... View Details
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Working With Your In-Laws Isn't Always a Terrible Idea." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 16, 2014).
- February 2004
- Article
Breakthrough Ideas for 2004: Requiem for the Public Corporation
By: Joseph B. Fuller
Fuller, Joseph B. "Breakthrough Ideas for 2004: Requiem for the Public Corporation." Harvard Business Review 82, no. 2 (February 2004): 22.
- July 2017
- Article
Uber's New Pricing Idea Is Good Theory, Risky Business
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Uber's New Pricing Idea Is Good Theory, Risky Business." Bloomberg View (June 13, 2017).
- 5 Jun 2014
- Lecture
From Idea to Reality: Value Based Health Care Delivery
Porter, Michael E. "From Idea to Reality: Value Based Health Care Delivery." Lecture at the Shifting Volume to Value: Preparing Your Practice for Health Reform, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, DC, USA, June 5, 2014.
- October 1987 (Revised October 1989)
- Background Note
Moving Ideas into Action: Mastering the Art of Change
Discusses elements in organizing a large scale change effort: defining a shared vision, coalition building, management structure and process, communication and education, local participation and innovation, standards and measures, and symbols and signals. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Communication; Policy; Innovation and Invention; Standards; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategy
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Moving Ideas into Action: Mastering the Art of Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-002, October 1987. (Revised October 1989.)
- 25 Oct 2013
- News
Why Rigging Your Earnings Calls Is a Bad Idea
- 16 Dec 2010
- News
The Good Fight: How Conflict Can Help Your Idea
- 27 Feb 2020
- News
Psychological Safety Will Win You The Best Business Ideas
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Action Research to Put Health Care Ideas into Practice
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
Lake Como, people had something to hang these ideas on. The name helped create momentum.” Results helped, too. One of the impact investing movement’s earliest highlights was when Mexican microfinance bank Compartamos Banco completed its... View Details