life sciences - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jan 2010
What Do You Think?

Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?

causing global warming and turn that energy and resources into actually improving our way of life with limited impact on our world." Tom Dolembo questioned whether agreements are necessary. He believes that change driven by... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

innovation and the opportunity to participate in the "white coat" economy and life sciences revolution of the 21st century. Writes a new social contract based on real family values, creating fair... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities

07 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

Fighting Coal With Nuclear And Fracking Technology Given the absolutely clear evidence that electricity significantly betters human life in the developing world, Lassiter worries that attempts to squelch nuclear and fracking efforts will... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

15 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

framework also delivers a clear separation between tactics and strategy. This distinction is possible because strategy and business model are different constructs. Managing Know-How Authors:Deishin Lee and Eric Van den Steen Publication:Management View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 11

entrepreneurship to become bold again and transformational through re-engagement with history. Historical theories of time, context, and change are applied to entrepreneurship theory to demonstrate how they illuminate aspects of the entrepreneurial process that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove on the Confident Leader

above and below, by virtue of having been there for a long time and by virtue of people thinking that given that this is your baby—that what you're interested in is in the interest of the organization—that is more likely to happen if you're one of the founders or major... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kiechel; Technology

02 Aug 2024
HBS Case

How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture

On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at discount prices. After all, a... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Information Technology

02 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Health Care Research and Prospects

and inadequate care. In short, health care in the United States appears to be broken. Enter Harvard Business School's Life Sciences & Health Care Initiative, which brings together faculty from diverse... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Health

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

unhealthy working environment. Yet it shouldn't take a negative headline to move companies toward CSR. In fact, Rangan says, many owners and executives of large, successful corporations are driven by their conscience to give back. "Successful entrepreneurs at some... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

When Do Alliances Make Sense?

of Mexico. Examining the net profits of those leases for which solo firms and alliances narrowly outbid one another, Beshears concludes that alliances are in fact more efficient than solo firms, earning an average of $31 million more over the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Utilities

23 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407062 Liz Claiborne and the New Working Woman Harvard Business School Case 407-060 At age 47, with two decades of experience as a lead designer for a Fortune 500 fashion company, Liz Claiborne put her... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Sep 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation

a family business? What's the strategic way to make concessions? How Can I Negotiate More Skillfully And Confidently? Negotiating in Three Dimensions "Negotiation is increasingly a way of life for effective managers," say HBS professor... View Details

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy

busy day for Watson, but not a uniquely busy day. Indeed, one of the remarkable aspects of his long life was the number of days such as this which he arranged (and which those around him endured). Things were kicked off as Watson opened... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow

08 Sep 2015
First Look

September 8, 2015

in press Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Compared to Men, Women View Professional Advancement as Equally Attainable, but Less Desirable By: Gino, Francesca, Caroline A. Wilmuth, and Alison... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

I see in open source. People often think about open source as a special case as if such openness can only happen in software, and this is an attempt to work on generalizing what we see. Q: What is different about problem solving in the open source and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie

llSource: iStock Think that probably inappropriate Snapchat selfie is safe from leaking into your professional life because it disappears? Think again. Features on some communication apps like Snapchat and Instagram Stories allow you to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

05 Aug 2014
First Look

First Look: August 5

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