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01 Dec 2022
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Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research

the BiGS Visiting Fellows Program, launched in April 2022, which draws to campus scholarly researchers who join the School for a year to work on specific projects—often partnering with HBS faculty—related to some of today’s most important... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Prof. Altman's research interests include innovation, strategy, organizational change, platform-based businesses and their related ecosystems. Her work focuses on the impact to incumbent organizations as platform-based highly networked business models become more... View Details

Keywords: Innovation Management; Multi-sided Platforms; Business Ecosystems; Organizational Change; Paradox; Organizational Identity

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

history? American Capitalism presents a sampling of cutting-edge research from prominent scholars. These broad-minded and rigorous essays venture new angles on finance, debt, and credit; women’s rights; slavery and political economy; the... View Details

November 2017 (Revised July 2018)
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Royal Philips: Designing Toward Profound Change

By: Srikant M. Datar, Rajiv Lal and Caitlin N. Bowler

This case explores Royal Philips CEO Frans van Houten's bold use of design research to inform a critical strategic decision: Should Philips leave its storied lighting business behind in favor of complete focus on health technology and consumer lifestyle products?... View Details

Keywords: Design Research; Health Technology; Innovation; Design; Research; Decision Choices and Conditions; Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transformation

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

on Managing the Future of Work and co-PI of the Digital Reskilling Lab. Her research focuses on managerial and organizational drivers of productivity and growth in corporations and the public sector. She... View Details

2013
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What Do We Know About Corporate Headquarters? A Review, Integration, and Research Agenda

By: Markus Menz, Sven Kunisch and David J. Collis

During the past five decades, scholars have studied the corporate headquarters (CHQ)—the multidivisional firm's central organizational unit. The purpose of this article is to review the diverse and fragmented literature on the CHQ and to identify the variables of... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Headquarters; Corporate Parent; Corporate Center; Multidivisional Firm; Multibusiness Firm; Multinational Corporation; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Business Divisions; Business Headquarters

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27 Apr 2021
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Harvard, UCLA Researchers Use AI to Analyze Passion in Public Speaking

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Technology & Operations Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Management PhD in Organizational Behavior PhD in Health Policy Management PhD in Business Economics Executive Education The Women's Leadership Forum 03–07 MAR 2025 PLD Module 5 20 MAY–25 JUL 2025 Authentic Leader Development 01–06 JUN... View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Curriculum - Faculty & Research

doctoral programs website: PhD in Business Economics PhD in Organizational Behavior PhD in Health Policy Management Executive Education Private Equity and Venture Capital 05–08 MAR 2025 Strategic Negotiations 09–14 MAR 2025 Leading Change... View Details

14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

Psychology Preferences for Experienced Versus Remembered Happiness By: Mogilner, Cassie, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Consider two types of happiness: one experienced on a moment-to-moment basis, the other a reflective evaluation where people feel happy looking back.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

forthcoming Academy of Management Journal Ideological Misfit? Political Affiliation and Employee Departure in the Private-Equity Industry By: Bermiss, Y. Sekou, and Rory McDonald Abstract—Though organizations are increasingly active participants in the political realm,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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The Stages Theory: A Framework for IT Adoption and Organizational Learning

By: R. L. Nolan

Keywords: Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mathematical Methods; Information Technology Industry

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06 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

forthcoming American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie X. Chen Abstract—Assessing the productivity gains from multinational production has been a vital... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2017
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Is There a Doctor in the House? Expert Product Users, Organizational Roles, and Innovation

By: Riitta Katila, Sruthi Thatchenkery, Michael Christensen and Stefanos A. Zenios

We explore the impact on innovation that professional end-users of a product have as inventors, executives, and board members in a young firm. In contrast to prior literature, which has emphasized technology roles, we put the spotlight on the executive and governance... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; User Innovation; Healthcare; Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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18 Sep 2013
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What Do We Know About Corporate Headquarters? A Review, Integration, and Research Agenda

Keywords: by Markus Menz, Sven Kunisch & David J. Collis

19 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19

Gender-class differences are reflected in women’s employment beliefs and behaviors. Research integrating social class with gendered experiences in homes and workplaces deepens our understanding of the complex interplay between sources of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jan 2018
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The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

Credit: iStockPhoto No surprise: Race and gender were prime topics of interest for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge readers in 2017. Also popular were articles about research that gave us greater understanding about how leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 May 2015
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Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade

world. Among economic scholars, field research often takes place within the walls of corporations, non-profits, small businesses, or government entities. Ideally, these organizations eventually can apply the findings of the View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

24 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

how they relate to the aforementioned hypothesis. Finally, we offer some concluding remarks regarding this article. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54385 forthcoming Journal of Consumer Research Why Am I... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Centralization and Organization Reproduction: Ethnic Innovation in R&D Centers and Satellite Locations

By: William R. Kerr

We study the relationship between firm centralization and organizational reproduction in satellite locations. For decentralized firms, the ethnic compositions of inventors in satellite locations mostly resemble their host cities, with little link to the inventor... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Reproduction; Centralization; Research and Development; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Design; Ethnicity