Knowledge - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2006
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Orientation Teamwork

interactions among people from different backgrounds and different sections.” Teams play an important role in the educational experience by encouraging more in-depth case analysis and preparation, providing working knowledge of team... View Details

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Research Links - The Art of American Advertising

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

2014
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Team Scaffolds: How Meso-Level Structures Support Role-based Coordination in Temporary Groups

By: Melissa A. Valentine and Amy C. Edmondson

This paper shows how meso-level structures support effective coordination in temporary groups. Prior research on coordination in temporary groups describes how roles encode individual responsibilities so that coordination between relative strangers is possible. We... View Details

Keywords: Fluid Personnel; Team Scaffolds; Team Effectiveness; Role-based Coordination; Multi-method; Health Care and Treatment; Analytics and Data Science; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Structure; Outcome or Result; Performance Effectiveness; Groups and Teams; Networks; Behavior; Balance and Stability; Health Industry

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2012
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Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms

By: Heidi K. Gardner, N. Anand and Tim Morris

How do innovative knowledge-based structures emerge and become embedded in organizations? We drew on theories of knowledge-intensive firms, communities of practice, and professional service firms to analyze multiple cases of new practice area creation in management... View Details

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge; Organizations; Practice; Mathematical Methods; Consulting Industry

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Winter 2024
Article

Is Pay Transparency Good?

By: Zoë B. Cullen

Countries around the world are enacting pay transparency policies to combat pay discrimination. Since 2000, 71 percent of OECD countries have done so. Most are enacting transparency horizontally, revealing pay between coworkers doing similar work within a firm. While... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Wages; Knowledge Sharing; Job Design and Levels; Negotiation; Performance Productivity; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives

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November 2017
Supplement

Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (B)

By: Francesca Gino, Katherine DeCelles and Olivia Hull

Supplement to HBS No. 918-001. The case describes the inventive approaches to retail crime prevention that Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac’s Convenience Stores, implemented between 2007 and 2017. View Details

Keywords: Public Relations; Community Relations; Change Management; Leading Change; Training; Knowledge Dissemination; Working Conditions; Crime and Corruption; Law Enforcement; Legal Liability; Business and Community Relations; Retail Industry; Canada

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Portrait Project

Margarita Golod

and to cry. Yet I am fully aware that, by their nature, questions signify some sort of weakness in their owner. Thus far, the mystery of the unknown answers has inspired me to disregard the perception of weakness others may have. The View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Ideas

with Gary P. Pisano Following up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to 25 percent. More Faculty Research Online HBS Working View Details

Keywords: Finance; Manufacturing

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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

31 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It

internal strategic resources, many companies continue to have outmoded strategic perspectives. There is a surplus of capitalchasing a scarcity of talented peopleand the knowledge they possess.— Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra... View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

connections and professional networks remain just as important as they were in the past. This places U.S.-trained Chinese, with business connections and local knowledge on both sides of the Pacific, in a great position to create... View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

01 Mar 2017
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Promoting a Deeper Understanding

Cynthiana, Kentucky, with sales offices in Europe and Asia. Supporting the School’s efforts to continue to deepen the global knowledge of HBS’s faculty and students has been a priority for Bullard and his wife, Sherri. They initially... View Details

01 Feb 1998
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Touching All the Bases: Stephen A. Greyser

In his MBA elective, The Business of Sports, Professor Stephen A. Greyser brings an insider's knowledge to topics such as league development, sports and the media, corporate sponsorship of sports, marketing for teams in turnaround... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Mar 2006
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Whitehead Urges MBAs to Become Lifelong Leaders

chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC). Whitehead is also the founder of HBS’s Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), dedicated to generating and sharing knowledge that helps organizations and individuals create... View Details

01 Dec 2003
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Christine Fairchild to Head External Relations

the School. It’s a very exciting time at HBS.” In announcing Fairchild’s new position, Dean Kim B. Clark praised her leadership and extensive knowledge of the Harvard Business School community: “I am confident Christine will bring her... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Introduction

Home | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School × Please sign in You need to log in to use the bookmarking feature. Sign In Baker Library Databases Ask Us Special Collections Fast Answers All Services Hours Plan Your Visit Exhibits Hollis Working... View Details

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Shared Value Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

knowledge and practice. It provides opportunities for thought leadership, interactive discussion, learning, and research on shared value: as a promising approach for simultaneously creating business value while addressing complex, social... View Details

Career Coach

Betsy Edwards

working with individuals on all aspects of the job search process and at every stage. She combines her years of coaching experience and industry expertise with her practical approach and extensive knowledge of HBS networks to help others... View Details

Keywords: Education; Fintech; Financial Services (All); Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Government; Health Care; Social Enterprise

04 Oct 2004
What Do You Think?

Does Speed Trump Intellectual Property?

introduced the idea of IP as not sustainable as a competitive advantage ... . It is knowledge that allows speed to trump IP." As E. Hassen put it, "Intellectual property is not just about product but process as well. Speed is an... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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In the News - Entrepreneurship

In the News Every successful entrepreneur knows that the big idea is only as good as his/her ability to execute it. Access to the right knowledge at the right time is often the linchpin to a successful launch. Show Results For 24 Jul 2025... View Details