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- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
“Circumstances change and we all have to adjust,” Wing says, “but we should at least talk about it.” What to do when things go wrong Delicate conversations are difficult for a reason: The subjects often hit a nerve, bringing up plenty... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 16 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million
First 1,000 Customers, we explored how these two-sided platforms got their start and attracted a significant number of early adopters based on a Harvard Business School case that professor Teixeira wrote with Morgan Brown. “Airbnb... View Details
- December 2022 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Hacking the U.S. Election: Russia's Misinformation Campaign
By: Shikhar Ghosh
The case discusses the relatively low technology approach used by Russia to influence the U.S. Presidential Election in 2016. Although political parties manipulating the media was not a new phenomenon, the Russians ran a broad, well-financed, and sophisticated social... View Details
Keywords: Political Elections; International Relations; Social Media; Power and Influence; Information; Russia; United States
Ghosh, Shikhar. "Hacking the U.S. Election: Russia's Misinformation Campaign." Harvard Business School Case 823-043, December 2022. (Revised June 2023.)
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
and the Roots of Sustained Competitive Advantage This note focuses on organizational "competencies" or "capabilities" as a potential source of sustained competitive advantage. Research in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Article
When Is Traditionalism an Asset and When Is It a Liability for Team Innovation? A Two-Study Empirical Examination
By: Laura Huang, Cristina B. Gibson, Bradley L. Kirkman and Debra L. Shapiro
Team innovation requires idea generating and idea implementing. In two studies, we examine how these team activities are affected by the extent to which members value traditionalism – that is, placing importance on preserving old ways of doing things over breaking... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Innovation and Invention; Diversity; Values and Beliefs; Performance Effectiveness
Huang, Laura, Cristina B. Gibson, Bradley L. Kirkman, and Debra L. Shapiro. "When Is Traditionalism an Asset and When Is It a Liability for Team Innovation? A Two-Study Empirical Examination." Journal of International Business Studies 48, no. 6 (August 2017): 693–715.
- May 2013 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
The Kashagan Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Florian Bitsch
When discovered in the 1990s, the Kashagan oil field was the second largest oil field in the world. The project sponsors (equity investors) signed a 40-year production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Kazakh government in 1997, with the expectation the field would... View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Oil & Gas; Project Finance; Kazakhstan; Asia; ENI; Risk Management; Economic Development; Project Management; Expropriation; Product Sharing Agreement; Negotiation; Agreements and Arrangements; Development Economics; Energy Sources; Capital Budgeting; International Finance; Valuation; Joint Ventures; Energy Industry; Asia; Kazakhstan; Italy
Esty, Benjamin C., and Florian Bitsch. "The Kashagan Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)." Harvard Business School Case 213-082, May 2013. (Revised September 2013.)
- Web
Lifelong Learning - Alumni
Program Re: Matthew C. Weinzierl (Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research) 458 01 Mar 2024 HBS Alumni Bulletin Leading Businesses in a Web3 World How... View Details
- June 2021
- Case
HelloSelf: Launch
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In April 2021, Charles Wells, founder and CEO of HelloSelf was reflecting on the company’s progress since it launched two years earlier. HelloSelf’s goal was to help the mentally ill recover and those who were mentally fit to stay well and feel even better. To do this,... View Details
Keywords: Mental Health; Health Care and Treatment; Internet and the Web; Growth and Development Strategy; Great Britain
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "HelloSelf: Launch." Harvard Business School Case 721-432, June 2021.
- 04 Mar 2024
- What Do You Think?
Do People Want to Work Anymore?
represented himself as a successful entrepreneur. The gist of the letter was that there was one thing wrong with what we wrote. It was that: “People don’t want to work any more. So I’ve designed my jobs... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
PublicationsOvercoming Resistance to Organizational Change: Strong Ties and Affective Cooptation Authors:Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We propose a relational theory of how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
The Content Trap
Companies everywhere face two major challenges today: getting noticed and getting paid. To confront these obstacles, Bharat Anand examines a range of businesses around the world, from Chinese Internet giant Tencent to Scandinavian digital trailblazer Schibsted,... View Details
- Research Summary
Managing Product Development in Rapidly Changing Environments
A consistent finding in many studies of innovation is the repeated failure of established firms when faced with radical changes in their core markets or technologies. Professor MacCormack's research takes the view that many of these failures can be attributed to the... View Details
- October 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
ghSMART & Co: Building and Scaling a Time Smart Firm
By: Ashley Whillans and Sara Coronel Rodriguez
"For ghSMART, freedom is the first principle from which all good things flow”—Geoff Smart, Chairman and Founder, ghSMART. ghSMART was a leadership advisory firm that was grounded in the principle of freedom. Talented Consultants and Partners could work remotely from... View Details
Keywords: Time; Consulting Firms; Time Management; Talent and Talent Management; Employee Relationship Management; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion; Reputation
Whillans, Ashley, and Sara Coronel Rodriguez. "ghSMART & Co: Building and Scaling a Time Smart Firm." Harvard Business School Case 924-009, October 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- 26 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks
Thousands of visitors flock to Disney World every day to immerse themselves in all kinds of exciting experiences—a cruise on the Pirates of the Caribbean; a visit to the China... View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- Book
When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career
Decades ago, a talented young musician pursued his childhood dream of becoming the world’s greatest French horn player, studying with great teachers, attending music festivals, and always earning first chair. At 19, he dropped out View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 29 May 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Crafting Integrated Multichannel Retailing Strategies
- Web
The Diamond Model - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Conditions Related & Supporting Industries Many things matter for competitiveness. Successful economic development is a process of successive upgrading , in which the business environment improves to enable... View Details
- 2017
- White Paper
Medical Knowledge Synthesis: A Brief Overview
By: Maryaline Catillon
The value of medical research derives from its ability to impact further research and medical practice. Medical knowledge synthesis, bridging the gap between current research, future research and medical practice, is a rapidly changing industry. The expanding mass of... View Details
Keywords: Systematic Review; Clinical Practice Guideline; Textbook; Point-of-care Resource; Health; Knowledge; Research; Practice; Health Industry
Catillon, Maryaline. "Medical Knowledge Synthesis: A Brief Overview." White Paper, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2017.
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
survey by LinkedIn and Censuswide showed that 72 percent of Gen Zers were considering leaving their jobs in 2023. Give Me a Reason One of the things that Breitfelder and his... View Details
- 14 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Clay Christensen’s Milkshake Marketing
discovered that 40 percent of the milkshakes were purchased first thing in the morning, by commuters who ordered them to go. The next morning, he returned to the restaurant and interviewed customers who left... View Details