Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (939) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (939) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 13 of 939 Results →
  • 27 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 27

of rapid technological change. Free to Punish? The American Dream and the Harsh Treatment of Criminals Authors:Rafael Di Tella Publication:CATO Papers on Public Policy 1 (2011) Abstract We describe the evolution of selective aspects of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

renegotiations. Our results indicate that institutional managers that participate in loan renegotiations consequently trade in stock of the same company and outperform other managers by approximately 8.8% in annualized terms in the month following loan renegotiation.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Program

Value Creation Through Effective Boards

Design an optimal board structure and select the right directors Improve board dynamics and the board's interaction with management Lead constructive, consensus-building board meetings with time-efficient agendas Strengthen corporate... View Details
  • Web

HBS - The year in Review

of Harvard Business School and a window into research and research support at the School, the case method, and the classroom experience. Teaching faculty join study groups and practice preparing and opening a case, and then receive... View Details
  • Article

Lone Inventors as Sources of Technological Breakthroughs: Myth or Reality?

Are lone inventors more or less likely to invent breakthroughs? Recent research has attempted to resolve this question by considering the variance of creative outcome distributions. It has implicitly assumed a symmetric thickening or thinning of both tails, i.e., that... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Independent Innovation and Invention; Patents; Groups and Teams; Creativity
Related
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Endless Possibilities

Faye Iosotaluno (MBA 2008) met her husband through friends when she was only 19 years old. It was 1999, and the mobile-first app Tinder—which launched in 2012 and where Iosotaluno is currently COO—was not even a distant glimmer on the dating horizon. While the app... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 24 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

political conflict and individual and group biases occasioned by organizational differentiation. We categorize the sources of functional bias into intentional, driven by misalignment of incentives, and unintentional resulting from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2017
  • Article

High-Stakes Innovation: When Collaboration Undermines (and Sometimes Enhances) Innovation

By: Johnathan Cromwell and Heidi K. Gardner
Organizations must constantly innovate, or else they may suffer consequences that range in severity. In low-stakes situations, they may lose a small opportunity for growth; and in high-stakes situations, they may lose significant market share that threatens their... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Collaboration; Teams; Creativity Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Groups and Teams; Creativity
Related
  • Fast Answer

Bloomberg: options

How do I find options information in Bloomberg?   Type a company ticker and select OMON (Option Monitor) to view a complete list of currently active options. In the Options Monitor display, calls are listed on the left and puts on... View Details
  • 07 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic

interactions they needed to succeed. When managers understand the building blocks for team work, they can allocate time better and select the right communication tools, whether teams are dispersed or together, a new study from Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 01 Jul 2014
  • First Look

First Look: July 1

Fútbol By: Elberse, Anita Abstract—Markets for soccer players are winner-take-all markets in which a select few top players earn extremely high rewards. The search for effective talent strategies in these conditions has led clubs to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 May 2019
  • Blog Post

What is FIELD Global Immersion?

Partner team within GEO works with a variety of different sources to identify prospective companies, including HBS/Harvard alumni, Global Research Centers, Executive Education, External Relations and groups such as the Young Presidents’... View Details
  • 24 Jul 2007
  • First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

centralized and collocated R&D team, are rapidly becoming outdated. Instead, innovations are increasingly brought to the market by networks of firms, selected for their unique capabilities, and operating in a coordinated manner. This... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Diversity and Performance in Entrepreneurial Teams

By: Sophie Calder-Wang, Paul A. Gompers and Kevin Huang
We study the role of diversity and performance in the entrepreneurial teams. We exploit a unique dataset of MBA students who participated in a required course to propose and start a real micro-business that allows us to examine horizontal diversity (i.e., within the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Groups and Teams; Diversity; Performance
Related
  • Web

Faculty & Research - Health Care

Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship Led by Peter Barrett and provides a select group of alumni with the opportunity to work with Harvard inventors to promote the commercialization of life... View Details
  • 24 Oct 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?

who have "seen this movie before." They likely had no issue raising money and were selective on who their investors were and who sits on their board. They will know how to get the flywheel moving incited by past mistakes or... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
  • 09 Jun 2022
  • HBS Case

From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

workers to select and manage products in its warehouses. By the middle of 2021, US Foods, which employs about 26,000 workers, had 1,000 unfilled driving and warehouse positions. "You’re saying you might be a truck driver for a while, but... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • Web

Privacy Notice | About

that the Admissions Committee can select the most qualified and diverse group from among the pool of candidates, ensuring an interactive and invigorating learning experience for all program participants.... View Details
  • Web

Student Journey - Entrepreneurship

these connections at a more intimate level: Join one of the entrepreneurship and industry-focused student clubs. Join the Entrepreneurship Forum, a group of 8–10 RC students for bi-weekly sessions focused on feedback and support. Register... View Details
  • 18 Apr 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet

the operations expertise that PE firms bring to bear. CEO selection may soon become even more critical for PE funds, which have been grappling with inflation and rising interest rates that dampened fundraising, investments, and exits last... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services