Modifiability - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’

genetically modified corn to manufacture it, and only consumers in locations with municipal composting facilities could compost this packaging. Most of the company’s compostable plastic would wind up in landfills, or even worse, consumers... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

10 Nov 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

that historically made up a significant share of ballet, symphony, opera, and theater audiences. "What do you do is the big question," Levy said. "It gets at a central tension. Do you modify your programs to attract a young... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

different, usually simpler, distribution process. The portfolio diagnostic should identify opportunities to shape innovations, because disruption is almost always a strategic choice. A company can modify a given innovation in ways that... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

03 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 3

PublicationsLords of the Harvest: Symbolic Signaling and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms Authors:Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park Publication:Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management (2010) Abstract Firms... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 11

(a dictator game modified so that the second player can accept a side payment that reduces the overall size of the pie). Dictators (silently) treated to have the possibility of taking a larger proportion of the recipient's tokens, take... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

job. After determining whether a job is designed for success (or failure), JDOT provides a menu of job attributes that can be modified to improve the effectiveness of the job. While this module is designed to be used alone, it is part of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

Biosciences: Seeds of Change (Abridged) Arthur A. Daemmrich, Forest Reinhardt, and Mary ShelmanHarvard Business School Case 711-050 Arcadia Biosciences is seeking to introduce genetically modified rice to China that will lower farmers'... View Details

03 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

differentiated exploratory subunits and meta-routines that modify underlying processes. Ambidexterity requires operational processes that combine high levels of efficiency with the flexibility to evolve and improve over time. Thus, the... View Details