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- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
constraints on the autonomy of firms. The book has several case studies that explore this issue. The instances when firms could really dictate to governments, as when the United Fruit Company orchestrated the CIA overthrow of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
great deal of courage and leadership to embrace this model where you enable and encourage users through various challenges and allow the community the degree of autonomy it needs to be healthy. So, in a nutshell: Split your IP. Have a... View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
turks," changing veterans' thinking, knowing which capabilities to develop and which to acquire, and having old and new businesses share responsibility for operating decisions; 3) Strike the right balance of integration and autonomy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
Partners, a for-profit venture empowering physicians to reclaim autonomy by launching their own private practices, countering the increasing consolidation in healthcare. “I’m committed to bridging my passions for medicine and business as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
curriculum, and staff and the skills to manage these resources.” For Burns and the other alumni in these pages, as well as other involved HBS graduates, public education remains a complex and highly charged issue. Stig Leschly cites labor markets, public finance, and... View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
these were German firms, interpreters would quickly claim that these represented a particular German tendency to bureaucracy. Prior to 1945, many German firms actually resisted the expense and burden of implementing these innovations in the interest of more flexibility... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
continuity, functional autonomy from the rest of the organization—also increase medium- to longer-term risk factors, particularly for defection. Advice for OldCo: Companies seeking to retain Non-compete agreements and other legal... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
voting. Plan-making prompts are simple, inexpensive, and powerful tools for changing behavior, which preserve the autonomy of decision makers. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50157 November 2015... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
contrary. "As a manager of people, you should regard this as very good news," Amabile wrote in the Harvard Business Review. "The key to motivation turns out to be largely within your control." By setting clear, achievable goals, allowing View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
applying project management principles to medical research. The resulting innovation, Integrative Research Centers, are novel in this field and present a substantial challenge to the Institute's culture, which had previously allowed faculty scientists complete View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 15, 2008
(forthcoming) Abstract This paper has two objectives. We begin by contrasting two potential paths for future research in entrepreneurship. One is the establishment of an independent field of research with a clear jurisdiction, a common theoretical canon, and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
markets differed, but the belief in local autonomy and decentralized decision-making became a core value within the company .Meanwhile, the largest American consumer products company remained cautious about international markets. During... View Details
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6582.html http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-053.pdf Published: January 4, 2011 Paper Released: November 2010 It's a challenge that all good managers face: How do you strike the right balance between encouraging View Details
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looking at new ideas and operates in a dynamic environment. Attributes of Successful Staff Members Passion High autonomy Flexible Work well under pressure Diplomatic Interest in and understanding of social sector What makes it challenging... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
treatments rather than a single "magic bullet"—in an especially tough spot. DART, then, is the blueprint for a new model: philanthropic, patient-led organizations—whose agility, narrow focus, and autonomy increase efficiency—working in... View Details
- 06 Feb 2025
- News
How to Judge Your Next Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
use loan-level data to study how the organizational structure of banks impacts small business lending. We find that decentralized banks—where branch managers have greater autonomy over lending decisions—give larger loans to small firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21
the institute's culture, which had previously allowed faculty scientists complete autonomy over their research. Center leaders are required to develop a business plan, adhere to agreed-upon performance metrics, and undergo regular... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15
financial autonomy to collect export taxes and spend on public goods. The argument is that trade shocks affect asymmetrically the tax revenues of state governments and, thus, their expenditures on elementary education per capita according... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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roles, systems, and processes? What organizational design choices favor scaling? What are the trade-offs between autonomy and control? Senior Team : When should a venture replace its founder with a “professional” CEO? At what point should... View Details