Specialized Scientific Knowledge - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

principles can be valuable to a welfarist facing this limitation if they act as informational proxies, carrying accumulated knowledge about the effects of policy that otherwise cannot be considered. This argument can be seen both as... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

focusing on management buyouts in the United Kingdom and France. Prior to that, Daphne served as an Associate in Accenture's (formerly Andersen Consulting) Strategic Services Group, specializing in business and technology strategy for... View Details

10 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

of companies that are helping create the conditions for the industry’s growth by amassing knowledge about best practices, influencing the development of regulations, exploring new uses for drones, developing a professional workforce, and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Polaroid: At The Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

04 Apr 2011
HBS Case

Reinventing the National Geographic Society

behaviors, and values of a legacy organization, changing a business model from paper to digital, capitalizing on huge brand awareness and international presence, and promoting cross-functional and cross-divisional collaboration. Increasing Geographic View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

Specialization in entrepreneurship and innovation RECOMMENDED LEARNING PATHWAYS Do you want to dive deeper into entrepreneurship and innovation to advance your career? By taking three courses in this subject area, you can earn an advanced... View Details

16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

Lessons from Chinese Companies’ Response to Covid-19 (Harvard Business Review) What Quarantine Can Teach You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge What principles should your firm... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

reason that the issue of trust arises is that these individuals are expected to exercise judgment—based on specialized knowledge and methods of analysis that they alone are thought to possess—in areas in... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

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Partners - Case Method Project

Archbishop Molloy High School New York, NY NY 51 of 63 Marium Rizvi Special Music School New York, NY NY 52 of 63 Brian Schmidt Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts New York, NY NY 53 of 63 Charles Sliter Rye Country Day Rye,... View Details

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Events - Business History

pm - 5:00 pm. Part of the 2025 Business History Seminar, "Rethinking Entrepreneurial History," co-organized by Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski. Nov 3 03 Nov 2025 Business History Seminar Andrea Lluch (CONICET/Universidad de los Andes), "Global South: View Details

26 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 26

the political process of determining institutions of capitalism is "thin," in that managers find themselves with specialized technical knowledge unavailable to outsiders and with little political... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall

steps could help most R&D-centric companies: Create recall recovery teams. A specialized group of managers with deep knowledge about a company’s products and the recall process might keep a company from... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Auto; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Certificate of Specialization Prove your mastery of strategy Earn by: completing any three courses within this subject area to earn a Certificate of Specialization Learn More about what you earn Syllabus 6... View Details

30 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

working paper, and Israeli says the team has already received positive feedback from market researchers in the field who are beginning to explore the use to some of their methods. “There’s a really special type of skill that comes up when... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

08 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate

Communication Networks during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Zuzul is an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at HBS and specializes in how leaders and organizations navigate new industries and periods of dramatic change. A treasure trove of... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

Since March, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge has posted more than 80 stories and research papers on the topic of COVID-19, most targeted at managers and the new challenges they face. That's a lot of information to digest. To... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Finance & Accounting track. Introduction to Alternative Investments ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Alternative Investments $1,850 Next 5-week session starts August 13th Enroll Now Take... View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

take this choice lightly. Consider getting a coach early on who specializes in working with cofounders who also have personal history together. I guarantee you will not be able to put your personal stuff in a box outside your business.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

staff are well positioned to conceive improvement opportunities based on first-hand knowledge of what works and does not work. The innovation contest may be a relevant and useful vehicle to elicit staff ideas. However, the success of the... View Details