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  • 04 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

2018 Individual Creativity in the Workplace An Integrated Model of Dynamic Problem Solving within Organizational Constraints By: Cromwell, Johnathan R., Teresa M. Amabile, and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Rapid technological change,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Jun 2020
  • News

Prognosis

Physicians Organization. Slavin and Huckman joined the HBS Alumni Bulletin to discuss the ways in which MGH was able to redeploy resources to meet the surge of patients, and how the delivery of health care might be forever changed as a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; COVID-19; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance
  • 08 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

resource pools, increased corporate operational dependence on IT, and enhanced application opportunities have combined to drive this topic much higher on many companies' agendas. Different companies are impacted in different ways.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

company should not have entered in the first place. The example we use in the book is Nokia. Consultants from a leading strategy consulting firm had recommended that Nokia should absolutely not be in the cell phone business. (Nokia already had engineers and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

the buying process and buying center but also in terms of the vastly different organizational resources and structures that are needed in each. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

assets; they aren't hamstrung by substantial resource allocation decisions, giving them remarkable flexibility. Now incumbent firms are seeing their competitive position eroded by technology, alternative staffing models, and other forces.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

its infrastructure for societal uses, or whether to exploit a commercial opportunity related to launching small, handheld cubesats. The case explores the basis for ISRO’s cost advantage vis-à-vis western entities, as well as its resource... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 12, 2009

implementation of radical routines and resource configuration. Structural arrangements, pre-set change routines, and existing decisional priorities are insufficient to fashion relevant capabilities into new core activities. Ad-hoc problem... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 18

processing, storage, and communication costs have long been an important constraint on innovation and a reason for innovative activities to take place inside the boundaries of an organization. However, exponential technological progress... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: January 17

its no-frills offering. LAN came to that insight by analyzing the major assets that the models share and the compatibility of the models' operational resources and capabilities. It recognized that the more the models have in common, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Jul 2009
  • First Look

First Look: July 7

so-called "enrollment crisis" in IS education, especially with the generation of "digital natives" who have come of age in an environment crowded with engaging approaches to communication and entertainment that compete for their attention. The Role... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

with mental health issues that surfaced during the pandemic; some will grapple with financial constraints due to a spouse’s layoff; some will support children as they transition back to school after a year or more of online classes and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

subject to the constraints of market mechanisms. In this chapter, I outline another alternative to shareholder primacy that aims to improve upon existing alternatives and avoid some of the difficulties they encounter. I argue that even... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

Harvard Business School professor Constance Bagley studies the intersection of business and law, and is interested in how companies can use legal resources as a competitive asset. In this interview, Bagley discusses ways businesses can... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

several proof-of-concept tests and for which Rey foresaw a clear market in nutritional supplements and functional foods. The case provides context on the company; describes advances in crops genetics focused to climate change and associated View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 May 2007
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First Look: May 22, 2007

Southeastern Pennsylvania University Hospital. He must balance his time taking care of patients, running a practice, managing up, down, and laterally, managing stars with little formal authority, allocating resources fairly, developing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 18

unfavorable expectations face an additional constraint: their prices and first-party content investment need to be such that low (zero) participation equilibria are eliminated. This additional constraint typically leads them to invest... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 24 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

held up because of its interpretation as a tax. If you think about the environment, you think about provisions that are associated with oil and gas, drilling, natural resource extraction. If you think about the M&A market, it's... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne