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16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

industries like biotech, you can test things along the way to see if they are feasible, but for creative ideas like a film, you can’t experiment. You have huge uncertainty and you have to think about how to manage that risk.” One way that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

for New Americans, 2010-2012. 2010 Alberto F. Cavallo : Research selected for inclusion in the New York Times 10th Annual Year in Ideas Issue, 2010. Marlous van Waijenburg : 2010: Winner of the Prize for Best Master’s Thesis Completed at... View Details

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

sacrifice. But that is what makes the moments we share with the ones we love so sweet. Nicole Ivey, Class of 2020 I used to roll my eyes when people talked about self-love. The idea felt disgustingly indulgent hedging on destructive - how... View Details

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

workplace motivator is our natural tendency to measure our own performance against the performance of others. "Traditionally, [the field of] economics has held a very rational view of people, and there's a gigantic amount of literature focusing on financial incentives... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 1996
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Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)

about changing both how people think and how they behave," says Porter. "I'm pleased when my work is used by other academicians. But I feel equally satisfied when people tell me my ideas made a difference in their companies or countries."... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

other words, what you know, not what title you have in the organization that matters. "We argue about issues, not the people who advocate them" was another of Grove's beliefs. Once again, this is the opposite of his experience in Hungary, where people were... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

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John H. McArthur | About

ground in entrepreneurship, leadership, ethics, strategy and a host of other areas. McArthur excelled at identifying promising generators of ideas and placing large institutional bets on them, leading colleagues to dub him “an... View Details

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

things I said or did that contributed to the defensiveness of the client?", "Was my presentation of ideas and arguments clear and persuasive?", or "Did my analysis fall short in some way that led the client to have... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

with their personal passion. The small cohort size allows for deeper idea exchange and accountability, as the fellows regularly share our progress over Zoom. Students in discussion at ClimateCAP. Photo Credit: ClimateCAP Tell us more... View Details

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

the core, and pivot to new opportunities. We provide a top-level overview of major topics and ideas relevant to each concept. We hope you are interested in engaging in further research about any topics that resonate with you and your... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

02 Aug 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?

employee choice, they must in essence volunteer. Most managers or organizations do not see their employees as part of a volunteer workforce.” The idea that engagement is a personal, one-on-one, matter came through clearly in the comments.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Women Leaders and Organizational Change

an emphasis on safety—and therefore learning. They have consciously integrated learning practices into the everyday work routines of every individual on the platform with the idea that if you can't expose errors and learn from them, then... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

01 Jun 2022
News

The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips

biggest inflation in four decades. Throw supply-chain problems on top of that, and you get real pressure to jack up prices. It can be easier to pass along a price increase via shrinkflation because people tend to have a pretty clear idea... View Details

Keywords: Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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Industry Information - Alumni

provides research and insights from McKinsey with ideas and contributions from leading experts and practitioners on all aspects of management thought. + – Education EdSurge Provides the latest news and trends in the edtech industry to... View Details

30 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Finding Pride

positive change. —Javier Bordes-Posadas (MBA 2004) I came out between college and grad school, so I wasn’t part of a PRIDE equivalent in undergrad, but I was intrigued with the idea of being involved at HBS. When I got to campus, I... View Details

Portrait Project

Cali Tran

When my mother closed her eyes and jumped from the Saigon docks onto a puttering fishing boat 30 years ago, she had no idea where life was going to take her. "What choice did I have?" she would often retort when asked about our... View Details

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

investment. As a consequence, that same year Kauffman ranked Miami at 36 among major cities for growth entrepreneurship due in part to the city’s low rate of startup expansion. Some women struggled to sell their ideas in a place... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

14 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World

environments. CEOs have little idea what to expect in terms of health care policy, financial transactions, national security, and global trade—all of vital importance to themselves, their employees, and their stakeholders. Managerial... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

sufficient regard for the many risks that can create. An appropriate regard for cost is one that doesn't exclusively address cost. Thus, "the idea isn't just reducing inventory to a ridiculous value," Raman says. "Inventory... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

innovative ideas and excellent instincts has demonstrated a knack for revitalizing the old and cultivating the new. Assuming leadership of Seagram-owned Tropicana in 1993, Marram presided over an organizational restructuring that has... View Details

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