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  • 15 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 15

Edmondson Abstract—In this paper, we examine whether and how traditional team structures can be adapted to accommodate fluid personnel and to what benefit. Previous research has shown that team membership stability fosters familiarity,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 1999
  • News

Covering the Issues

Bulletin coverage of technology centered on areas such as aviation, energy, and automation. A 1928 article on radio, for example, noted that "with the exception of aviation, no other industry has so swiftly passed from the stage of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young, Deborah Blagg, and Garry Emmons
  • 29 Jul 2020
  • Blog Post

To New Beginnings: Reflecting on Transitioning Careers and Starting a Family while at HBS

already in place to accommodate them. Recruiting Season You might be thinking, all of this is fine, but I’m interested in getting a job out of business school too, not just having a great social life I will share that experience too! At... View Details
  • 10 Nov 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 10

as the team had already made significant design progress. The team was also working under a tight budget and delivery deadline. However, the aesthetics would appear to be greatly improved by changing the design. The project's architect and builder had to decide whether... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 1

accommodate emergent sources of value. For these firms, competition resembled neither economic rivalry nor collective action but a logic of interaction akin to parallel play. The resultant middle-range theory has implications for research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Sep 2020
  • News

The Race for a Vaccine

newly opened facility to accommodate its vaccine development work, and CEO Stéphane Bancel (MBA 2000, AMP 170) welcomed input on the design from the government’s infectious disease experts. For two years, Moderna had been working closely... View Details
Keywords: April White; COVID-19; Scientific Research and Development Services
  • 01 Mar 2004
  • News

HBS Alumni Explore Tanzania

it is also surprisingly tiring. At the end of the day, it is a relief to get to our hotel and be greeted with damp facecloths and a cold glass of juice. The accommodations offer a combination of slower-paced, relaxed African atmosphere... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
  • 01 Sep 2012
  • News

On a Sound Track

management consultant at Monitor, which sharpened my perspective on business and industry strategy. I learned a huge amount at HBS in discussions of leadership, entrepreneurial marketing, finance, and ethics. I also spent some time at... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade
  • 25 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 25, 2006

premia, real interest rates and inflation. The variation in investment opportunities is captured by a flexible vector autoregressive parameterization, which readily accommodates a large number of assets and state variables. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

Structure Matrices and Design Rule Theory Authors:Matthew J. LaMantia, Yuanfang Cai, Alan David MacCormack, and John Rusnak Abstract Designers often seek modular architectures to better accommodate expected changes and to enable parallel... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 May 2020
  • Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

and helped smaller relief agencies with staffing and support. Its own staffing was increased by 25 percent to accommodate the increased workload, COVID-19 requirements, and the fact that many of SecondBite’s 900 volunteers fell into... View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • 26 Mar 2020
  • Blog Post

Make Work from Home Work For You (And Your Team)

routine of getting her water or coffee before diving into her packed schedule of meetings that she is now keeping via phone and videoconference. However, what is missing are the micro-movements of working in the office, including simple things like changing conference... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 12 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 12

accountability reporting system is likely to be more useful if it (1) accommodates for a delegate's information advantage over her delegator, (2) produces periodic performance and position reports, and (3) has a mutually agreeable due... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Nov 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018

neither find any markers of significant NPE pass-through to end innovators nor of a positive impact of NPEs on innovation in the industries in which they are most prevalent. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • Article

Spontaneous Deregulation: How to Compete with Platforms That Ignore the Rules

By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin
Many successful platform businesses—think Airbnb, Uber, and YouTube—ignore laws and regulations that appear to preclude their approach. The rule-flouting phenomenon is something we call "spontaneous private deregulation," and it is not new. Benign or otherwise,... View Details
Keywords: Regulation; Deregulation; Innovation And Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Laws and Statutes; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry
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  • 09 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

interests were to be minimized. Bill Bain conceptualized his firm to serve one company per industry to ensure a focused, client-centric approach. Most firms established an unwavering culture where growth was an outcome, not the objective,... View Details
Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting
  • 22 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 22

entrepreneurship that helps to accommodate them. We then present the different phases of the process of institutional entrepreneurship from the emergence of institutional entrepreneurs to their implementation of change. Finally, we... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Past Issues - Alumni

communities Patch Work How John Jameson (MBA 1991) and Winning Connections harnessed the enduring political power of a phone call Complete Table of Contents December 2024 Back at the Ranch Veterans are hungry for meaningful work; the ranching View Details
  • 02 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 2, 2010

has two main methodological innovations: First, we implement empirically the method proposed by Arcidiacono and Miller (2010) to accommodate unobserved latent class heterogeneity with a computationally light two-step estimator. Second,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Jul 2016
  • Blog Post

How To Hire A Millennial

between companies seeking affordable consultants and millennial MBAs looking for looser, more accommodating working relationships. Rather than fighting the “gig economy,” companies should embrace it. That might mean bringing in some... View Details
Keywords: All Industries