Exploration And Exploitation - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Africa’s business and economic landscape. Close to 100 alumni from several HBS clubs logged on for the conversation, which touched upon a wide range of issues including investing, private equity and venture... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

2020
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Draw Near to Go Far: The Role of Convergence in Capitalizing on Exploration

By: Carolyn Fu

Organizations are often advised to engage heavily in exploration in order to succeed – to cast a wide net for diverse solutions that are superior to what they currently exploit. However, what is the organization to do when the fruits of its exploration are inconsistent... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Learning; Knowledge Acquisition; Decision Choices and Conditions

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21 Oct 2008
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Harvard Business School Global Business Summit Explores Future of Capitalism

04 Mar 2025
Blog Post

WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley

sixteen organizations, marking a 33% increase from the previous trek. Students visited the following companies: Applied Intuition, C3 AI, Databricks, Google, Imbue AI, LinkedIn, Lucid, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Nuro, Perplexity, Scale AI, Skydio, Snowflake, View Details

Keywords: Technology

19 Jun 2014
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Exploring the World of Retail as an Intern at Walmart

Fortunately for my stress level, I came into HBS with two parts of my career vision crystallized already: a role in the retail & consumer products realm, and something that would allow me to see a project beyond the recommendation... View Details

23 Sep 2020
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Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

Clubs News Clubs News HBS Club of Dallas Explores Election Reform and Political Innovation in Virtual Talk As the presidential election nears, the potential for an unusual outcome that could spark a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

02 Mar 2017
News

Panelists Explore the Changing Role of Space in the Retail Industry

2004
Working Paper

Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code

By: Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak and Carliss Y. Baldwin

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01 Nov 2022

Military Explore the HBS Case Method with Professor Jim Matheson

Join Professor Jim Matheson, Faculty Advisor to the Allied Forces Alumni Association, for this highly interactive virtual class as part of HBS Military Virtual Visit. After leading you through a case discussion, Professor Matheson will debrief the case View Details

26 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Exploring value-based care: My summer internship with Main Street Health

the better prepared you’ll be to make a meaningful impact. Looking back, my time with Main Street Health was a deeply rewarding experience that reinforced my commitment to health care innovation. I’m excited to bring these insights into my future career View Details

Keywords: Health Care

05 Apr 2023

Military Explore the HBS Case Method with Professor Jim Matheson

You've seen videos of what it is like to be in an HBS Classroom. You've heard stories about cold calls, sky deck, and protagonist surprises. Now is your chance to experience the case method live. Join Professor Jim Matheson, Faculty... View Details

29 Mar 2022

Military Explore the HBS Case Method with Professor Jim Matheson

You've seen videos of what it is like to be in an HBS Classroom. You've heard stories about cold calls, sky deck, and protagonist surprises. Now is your chance to experience the case method live. Join Professor Jim Matheson for this... View Details

29 Sep 2022
News

Minority-Owned Managers in PE and Venture Capital Face Barriers in Raising Their First Funds. Researchers Explore Why.

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Everybody Else Is Doing It: Exploring Social Transmission of Lying Behavior

By: Heather E. Mann, Ximena Garcia-Rada, Daniel Houser and Dan Ariely

Lying is a common occurrence in social interactions, but what predicts whether an individual will tell a lie? While previous studies have focused on personality factors, here we asked whether lying tendencies might be transmitted through social networks. Using an... View Details

Keywords: Behavior; Values and Beliefs; Social and Collaborative Networks

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19 Mar 2019
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HBS Professor Explores the Impact Purpose Can Have On Your Organization

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Exploring the Tail of Creativity: An Evolutionary Model of Breakthrough Invention

This research, under the direction of Lee Fleming, argued for a distributional approach to new product development and has formed the basis for my subsequent research. View Details