Innovative Technologies And Transparency Policies - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 23, 2008

for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) Harvard Business School Case 608-036 Translating innovative ideas form the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

change incentives for entry into self-employment. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51676 Digital Innovation with High Costs of Entry: Evidence from Software-Driven Medical Devices By: Foroughi,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 4, 2008

Abstract In the continuing quest for business growth, many CEOs are turning to their CIOs and IT organizations because technology is absolutely essential to two compelling sources of growth: View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 15, 2008

decentralizing operations from headquarters to their stores, and, to a weaker extent, by providing higher variable pay to their store managers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-091.pdf An Exploration of Technology... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007

Geographic Region Author:Mukti Khaire Abstract Most of what organizational scholars know about new industry emergence and entrepreneurship in new industries comes from studies of completely new industries that were born out of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

AI. It not only requires technological expertise but an even more complex challenge of creating standards and universal formats for organizing and coordinating data View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

15 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 15, 2008

out among community hospital systems in its pursuit of service rationalization, clinical quality improvement, and value-based delivery. Driven by determined leadership, ThedaCare began site-based service line rationalization View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

November 2003 (Revised June 2004)
Background Note

China's Telecommunications Sector

By: Richard L. Nolan and Stephen P. Bradley

In mid-2003, China was the fastest-growing telecom market. Telecom subscribers are estimated at 472 million. With the size and growth of telecom, China is a hot spot for new telecom and IT technologies. Furthermore, China's sheer market power provides a strong position... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Technological Innovation; Policy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competition; Telecommunications Industry; China

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04 Jan 2019
Working Paper Summaries

The Digital Commons: Tragedy or Opportunity? A Reflection on the 50th Anniversary of Hardin’s Tragedy of the Commons

Keywords: by Frank Nagle

03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

but they must also think about how to manage the entire firm's portfolio. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809072 Necessity and Invention: Monetary Policy... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It

ways that are often invisible. A provocative new book by economists Adam B. Jaffe and Josh Lerner describes what's wrong, but shines a light on ways to fix the system, too. Their book, Innovation View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

28 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Manufacturing Matters

After decades of destructive outsourcing, America's ability to innovate and create high-tech products essential for future prosperity is on the decline, argue professors Gary Pisano View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

forthcoming Research in Organizational Behavior The Dynamic Componential Model of Creativity and Innovation in Organizations: Making Progress, Making Meaning By: Amabile, Teresa M., View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

24 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?

Instead of seeking patents, many inventors and firms choose to keep the details of their innovations secret, out of the public view. But what are the implications of keeping important new ideas locked away... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

03 Apr 2019
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Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

cash flow transparency lends to the underwriting and risk assessment process. The basic technology to create a connected dashboard exists today. Why, if it is what small... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22

technological innovation only in high-margin verticals? Or through a separate subsidiary with a new low-cost business model for commoditized verticals? Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Jurgen's research focuses on the challenges and opportunites to the energy sector created by technological change and externalities, in particular those associated with greenhouse gas emissons. Specific areas of interest include the development of potential pathways to... View Details

Keywords: Alternative Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Generation; Energy Sources; Non-Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy; Disruptive Innovation; Market Design; Strategic Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Technology Adoption; Sustainable Cities; Business Strategy; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Energy Industry; Transportation Industry; Utilities Industry

14 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 14

for set periods of experimentation (zones of time). By balancing transparency and privacy, organizations can encourage just the right amount of "deviance" to foster View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2010 (Revised June 2012)
Case

"Plugging In" the Consumer: The Adoption of Electrically Powered Vehicles in the U.S.

By: Elie Ofek and Polly Ribatt

How will U.S. consumers respond to the proliferation of alternative-fuel vehicles, such as cars powered partially or completely by electricity, in the coming decade? After a century in which fossil fuel-powered vehicles dominated the market, it appeared consumers would... View Details