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  • 18 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 18

the existing evidence only weakly supports this causal claim. Research in psychology, economics, and neuroscience exploring the benefits of charitable giving has been largely correlational, leaving open the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Jul 2023
  • News

Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

outcomes have changed a lot. A couple things have happened. There's been a lot more technology that's been introduced to the sport from a performance standpoint. And those of you that watch the game, things... View Details
  • 02 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 2

show that politicians use school ties as a mechanism to engage in vote trading ("logrolling"), and that alumni networks help facilitate the procurement of discretionary earmarks. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • Research Summary

Overview

Over the last decade, technology companies like Amazon, Google, and Netflix have pioneered data-driven research and development processes centered on massive experimentation. However, as companies increase the breadth and scale of their experiments to millions of... View Details
  • 22 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 22, 2008

research on organizational learning, human resource management and operations management are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-002.pdf Lean Principles, Learning, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Mar 2012
  • HBS Seminar

Joe Lassiter/Gordon Jones, Harvard Business School/Harvard University

  • 12 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 12

technology is revolutionizing the global banking and payment industry. It offers new opportunities for banks to provide added convenience to their existing customers in developed countries View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Apr 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

important questions to explore, according to Michael Toffel, a professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit of Harvard Business School. Toffel has conducted extensive View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 07 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: February 7

company can justify the expense of assembling records. The Internet has transformed how economists interact with these datasets by lowering the cost of storing, updating, distributing, finding, and retrieving this information. Second,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2020
  • Teaching Note

Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature

By: Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett
Teaching Note for HBS No. 620-024. Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing... View Details
Keywords: Operations; Supply Chain; Social Enterprise; Product Development; Distribution Channels; Business Strategy; Digital Platforms; Science-Based Business; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Massachusetts
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  • 30 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

and increase “asynchronous work” that workers can do on their own time in a Google doc, Slack, or email, says Prithwiraj Choudhury, whose research shows companies often benefit when employees work remotely.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 11 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 11

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ August 2013 Computer Applying KISS to Healthcare Information Technology By: Herzlinger, Regina E., Margo Seltzer, and Mark Gaynor Abstract—Current public View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jul 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

important for review sites such as Yelp to post chronological reviews that reflect current conditions, since hygiene can vary wildly based on new management and staff, the research team says. “Review sites... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail
  • September 2015 (Revised February 2020)
  • Case

Managing Consumer Touchpoints at Nissan Japan

By: Thales Teixeira, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
In 2015, Nissan was third place in the Japanese auto market, behind Toyota and Honda. The challenge of increasing market share was that 80% of car shoppers who were non-Nissan owners did not consider Nissan during their purchase process. This process involved three... View Details
Keywords: Nissan; Automobiles; Cars; Touch Points; Digital Marketing; Internet and the Web; Marketing Channels; Advertising; Auto Industry; Japan
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  • 29 Apr 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Richard Freeman, Harvard University & NBER

  • 2014
  • Chapter

The Language of Global Management

By: Tsedal Neeley
Over the last two decades, organizations seeking global expansion have been mandating an English lingua franca, or common language to facilitate global collaboration regardless of the country location of their headquarters. This article explains why stipulating a... View Details
Keywords: Language; Lingua Franca; Networks; Governance; Information Technology; Management; Ethics; Emerging Markets; Innovation and Invention
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  • 26 Nov 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Best Practices of Global Innovators

worth using. But today, says Harvard Business School professor Alan MacCormack and his research collaborators, "not invented here" is becoming a badge of honor—and more than that, a source of competitive... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Feb 2024
  • News

The Sound of Success

deaf, became the first person to receive gene therapy for congenital deafness during a clinical trial at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “There’s no sound I don’t like,” he said through interpreters during an interview in January, the Times reports. “They’re... View Details
  • Blog

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

Second Half of Life, as well as the forthcoming Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier, coauthored with Oprah Winfrey. Hise Gibson: Leadership and habit formation My summer reading... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2019
  • News

Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns

the development via NASA to an era where industry leads has sped up the pace of growth and primed the space sector for investment. Co-founder of space View Details
Keywords: Space Research and Technology; Space Research and Technology