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  • 07 Nov 2005
  • What Do You Think?

Is Less Becoming More?

these marginal differentiators and expend their creative efforts on new products and processes that create value, instead of slapping a new coat of paint on shopworn goods." Sandi Edgar wrote,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Consumer Products

    Richard L. Nolan

    Professor Nolan earned his B.A. from the University of Washington in Production and Operations Research in 1962, and his M.B.A and Ph.D. in 1963 and 1966, respectively. Upon graduation in 1966, he joined Boeing Commercial Airplane Company as an Information... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace; information technology industry; internet

      Jill J. Avery

      Dr. Jill Avery is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the marketing unit at Harvard Business School. She is a respected authority on branding and brand management, customer relationship... View Details

      Keywords: consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products
      • 12 Oct 2011
      • First Look

      First Look: October 12

      contrast, the sum of gross job creation and destruction at target firms exceeds that of controls by 13% of employment over two years. In short, private equity buyouts catalyze the creative destruction process in the labor market, with... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • April 1983
      • Supplement

      Dansk Designs Ltd.: The Administration of Creativity, Video I

      By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
      Presents various members of the Dansk organization during conversations and meetings concerning issues arising in the design, production, and marketing of Dansk's product line. Focuses on the individual's role in the company, and on the interaction between marketing... View Details
      Keywords: Independent Innovation and Invention; Leadership Development; Marketing; Production; Organizational Design; Creativity
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      Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

      evolving occupational demands varies widely among firms and countries, exerting substantial influence on productivity growth at both micro and macro levels. As we navigate these technological waves, the imperative to reskill—through... View Details
      • 26 May 2003
      • Research & Ideas

      What Your Competition is Telling You

      competitors can help grow the market for your products and services, thereby boosting your sales at a time when, with the U.S. slowdown entering its third year, new revenue is exceedingly hard to find. Moreover, the presence of a... View Details
      Keywords: by David Stauffer
      • 01 Apr 2008
      • First Look

      First Look: April 1, 2008

      http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-024.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsThe Center for Creative Leadership Harvard Business School Case 308-013 The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) was founded in 1970... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 02 Jan 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      10 Trends to Watch in 2024

      The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne
      • 22 Nov 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle

      explains McFowland. “People in the lower half of that distribution had a much larger productivity bump. But on average, everyone seems to do better.” Surprisingly though, says McFowland, certain solutions using AI yielded a more limited... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology
      • 11 Feb 2014
      • First Look

      First Look: February 11

      Publications August 2013 American Journal of Managed Care The Impact of Electronic Health Record Use on Physician Productivity By: Adler-Milstein, Julia, and Robert S. Huckman Abstract—Objectives: To examine the impact of the degree of... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 05 Apr 2016
      • First Look

      April 5, 2016

      politicians in the years after its publication. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50916 Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
      • 05 Feb 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding

      driven economy, suggests new research from Harvard Business School, and managers who can collaborate—not just supervise and discipline—are reaping the rewards. To support more autonomous, creative workers, organizations want managers to... View Details
      Keywords: by Ben Rand
      • 04 Nov 2008
      • First Look

      First Look: November 4, 2008

      Inc.—Engineered Products Division Harvard Business School Case 709-434 Curled Metal Incorporated has declining sales but has developed a new product (curled metal pile driver pads) that, in field tests,... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace

        Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It

        The United States patent system has become sand rather than lubricant in the wheels of American progress. Such is the premise behind this provocative and timely book by two of the nation's leading experts on patents and economic... View Details

        • 09 Jan 2024
        • In Practice

        Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year

        contexts demonstrated that generative AI has the potential to enhance productivity (speed and efficiency of task completion), quality (precision in execution), and creativity (albeit with limitations).... View Details
        Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology
        • 08 May 2012
        • First Look

        First Look: May 8

        grounded in a definition of creativity as the production of ideas or outcomes that are both novel and appropriate to some goal. In this theory, four components are necessary for any View Details
        Keywords: Carmen Nobel
        • 08 Nov 2011
        • First Look

        First Look: Nov. 8

        functions under affine cost functions. We first characterize the equilibrium behavior of this class of models in the case where each product in the market is sold by a separate, independent firm, and customers share a common income level.... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 26 Nov 2013
        • First Look

        First Look: November 26

        about the history of bioethanol producers. Our findings show that plants founded during the industrial policy program tend to be, in the long run, more productive than those founded before the program was in place. Based on additional... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 05 Aug 2008
        • First Look

        First Look: August 5, 2008

        important general themes: (1) Assessing alternative growth strategies. When should one pursue "more of the same" business vs. offering another product vs. looking for new customers? When is it better to develop an entirely... View Details
        Keywords: Martha Lagace