Knowledge Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

breaks throughout the day. “Managers should yield to the expertise and knowledge of their subordinates and let them decide the best times and ways for them to work right now,” Neeley says. If the team is working on a project that is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Web

HBS - The year in Review

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Thomas Graeber Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Jillian Jordan Negotiation, Organizations & Markets James Riley Organizational Behavior Maria Roche Strategy Marlous van Waijenburg Business, Government & the International View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Younger Black Knowledge Workers BIO As global leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow, the prospects for mitigating the impact of climate change do not look very good. A detailed new analysis from the Rhodium Group, as reported by Axios.com,... View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

government, and NGOs, sharing insights on a range of issues including health care, national talent, food security, and sustainability. They also talked about the role of the private sector in meeting goals of Vision 2030, the impact of soft power on the region’s View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

28 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

28 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

filed since the coronavirus started rocking the US economy in mid-March, including Neiman Marcus, J. Crew, Dean & DeLuca, CMX Cinemas, and Gold’s Gym. The latest: JCPenney on May 15 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after 118... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

As economies reopen after forced shutdowns caused by COVID-19, managers around the world are faced with a dual challenge: keep the workforce safe while preserving business viability in an evolving and volatile market. How should... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

04 Nov 2002
What Do You Think?

What’s Best for the Corporate Brain?

orderly introduction of new talent into an organization, perhaps by periodically identifying and letting the lowest performers go, was applauded. One of the comments reflects this view: "What is really important is that companies continue to invest in View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution

years of extensive study, including a comprehensive database compiled under the aegis of the Harvard Center for Textile and Apparel Research (HCTAR). The keys to success in an age of product proliferation, the authors found, are no longer View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail

2006
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Between 'Knowledge' and 'the Economy': Notes on the Scientific Study of Designs

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Design; Knowledge; Economy

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11 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Financial Services 24/7

outside the Bank One structure. From a consumer's point of view, there is no visible relationship between the two banks. While there is some pooling of technology and personnel, economies of scale are not shared between the two... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

13 Jul 2011
News

China Boot Camp

export-driven economy to one centered around knowledge industries and services and a growing consumer class. “It took a week or so to recover afterward, but I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way,” HBS... View Details

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

06 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

case capturing some of the dilemmas faced by African economies. South Africa is the largest economy in Africa by quite a distance, and is an illustration of the macro determinates of foreign direct investment, he said. Werker, whose... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Jan 2011
What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

large-size organization that has become wedded to the economies and convenience of the Internet? For example, assuming that email even exists five years from now, will we be able to use it for business purposes? Will large data files have... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

07 Dec 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Oral History and Writing the Business History of Emerging Markets

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale

30 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

India’s Ambitious National Identification Program

India's economy is enjoying robust growth with an expanding middle class. But the country, which has 22 official languages, also has its share of huge challenges: widespread poverty with 75 million homeless people, insufficient access to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy

strategies at different geographic levels. Assessing the level—global, continental, subcontinental, national, intranational, or local—at which scale is most tightly tied to profitability is often a helpful guide to determining what constitutes a region. Put... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

01 Dec 2000
News

Latin America's Decade

only give us the necessary financial support but also its knowledge and experience." Carlos A. Sicupira (9th OPM) is a partner in São Paulo-based GP Investimentos, Ltda., an in-vestment firm with some $1.3 billion under management and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Hospitality; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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