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- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
scientific problem solving? Yes, and it comes from an unexpected and unrelated corner of the universe: open source software development. That's the view of Karim R. Lakhani, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School with an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
Summing Up What's the Future of the Authority Figure In Leadership? Leadership involves the effective management of tensions characteristic of all organizations. Are such tensions exacerbated by today's need... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
the ultimate authority to change management are being served by the proposed action. The inquiry does not stop there, however. Directors and managers must then ask whether the... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
good at associational thinking, or simply associating. They make connections between seemingly unrelated problems and ideas and synthesize new ideas. I would frame associational thinking by asking this question: Has somebody else in the... View Details
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
Solution:Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth, written with co-author Michael E. Raynor, looks at the keys to creating new-growth companies that can sustain their competitive advantages. It is scheduled to be released in the fall by... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2009
- Op-Ed
Credit is Not the Bogey
In this recession, we seek the bogey. If we can identify a villain, the recourse is simple: slay (or neutralize, or bail out) it. The search harks back to a management primer: identify the problem; find the solution. The search has... View Details
- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
If the ongoing social networking revolution has you scratching your head and asking, "Why do people spend time on this?" and "How can my company benefit from the social network revolution?" you've got a lot in common with View Details
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
common mistakes made by international managers, and the development of his book for readers interested in "the opportunities of managing in a global setting." Sean Silverthorne: International... View Details
- 22 Jan 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Why You Are Unhappy at Work
feeling. What can be done to improve the office environment? Research by Harvard Business School professors suggests these problems are not only common—but solvable. Here are some of our most insightful... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
of direct oversight of management by owners—an important element of owners' capitalism—through the vehicle of private equity ownership is the answer. Adrian Grigoriu maintains that "A private ownership... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing
Gaining the community's trust is vital to building a successful business with crowdsourcing, agreed business leaders at the Digital Initiative Summit at Harvard Business School on March 30. When Tongal got its start in 2009, some members... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated workforce shifts that had been gaining momentum before the public health crisis, thrusting employers and workers into a new era within months. Joseph Fuller, a professor at Harvard Business School and... View Details
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
through narratives and storytelling, or by seeking out members of a common group. One company that has succeeded in this regard, says Wu, is Cotopaxi, a Salt Lake City–based creator of outdoor apparel that Wu explored in a case study for... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?
common struggle for firms to get innovation investments right, says Josh Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School. On one hand, firms large enough to house their own research labs too often... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?
widespread secrecy is understandably difficult, since by their very nature, secret inventions are hard to find. Recently, a researcher at Harvard Business School found a way to study this issue—by examining... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 28 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews
to consumers—and fairer to the businesses they review. “What this does is reduce the noise. We're trying to extract more information from the reviews.” Michael Luca, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, believes a review... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
business leaders, moderated by HBS professor Myra Hart, at the Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference. Robin Chase said that being a woman did not hinder her ability to start Zipcar, a service... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
Tomomichi Amano
Tomomichi Amano is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing Unit at HBS. He teaches the Marketing course in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor Amano draws on economic theories to understand novel mechanisms by which new... View Details
Professor Amano draws on economic theories to understand novel mechanisms by which new... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
cooperation of people with lower power was influenced by both their culture and the culture of the person with higher power. In particular, in a multicultural setting, low-power managers from Hong Kong, a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
kill the business—but they are of an entirely different nature. In a corporation, managers are usually making the same sorts of decisions every day and are surrounded by other people making similar choices.... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle