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- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
innovation qualities, and firm size affects innovation incentives. This framework allows us to analyze how different types of innovation contribute to economic growth and how the firm size distribution can... View Details
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
To confirm causation and explore the mechanisms underlying the effects, we replicated the results in a laboratory experiment. We found that individuals working temporarily as part of a research team were more engaged and satisfied with... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma
or high potential markets that are $10 billion in size in any given year." The bigger the company becomes, he pointed out, the more important it is that the company lays out a very deliberate strategy. Yet the disruptive technologies... View Details
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part One]
Internet was a huge asset because it meant that I could work with global teams on the ground in many parts of the world. Then my team conducted over 300 interviews in about 80 companies, primarily in North... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg
Turbines A highlight of our visit was the opportunity to get up close to a wind turbine. Standing beneath these towering structures, one cannot help but be awestruck by their scale and the complexity of their design and construction. The sheer View Details
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
of what it takes to launch the business? Do women invest less because they lack confidence in their businesses or the size of the opportunities? Do they have reservations about their ability to see the venture through hard times? Is their... View Details
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
machines that took up more than twenty square feet of scarce factory floor space at the semiconductor facility. Teradyne engineers knew that CMOS technology could enable tighter integration of the test system architecture. With this advance, the entire system could be... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
March–April 2017 Harvard Business Review Hiring an Entrepreneurial Leader: What to Look For By: Butler, Timothy Abstract—Aspiring to be innovative and agile, companies of all shapes and sizes want to recruit entrepreneurial managers. But... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Can Private Equity Reach Regular People? One Company’s Mission | Working Knowledge
sign on within 15 minutes, with the goal of increasing interactivity. What’s the best way to reach new customers? As Moonfare’s technology advantage shrank, the company would need to leverage its size to differentiate itself in a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Flight Path
were moments of magic that reminded me of Star Wars and the video games I played growing up,” he says. But it’s a long way from amateur get-togethers to a TV-ready, professional sport. Backed by $12 million in venture capital (a figure that has now grown to $32... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
the large team of researchers looking at COVID-19’s impact on issues of work and organizational psychology, prompting changes for practitioners and human resources professionals. Impact Investing: A Theory of Financing Social... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
analyses of data covering 69 two-digit SIC industries at two points in time, 1991 and 1999. In both years, approximately half of advertisers of all sizes operated an in-house agency. Across industries, we find that the likelihood of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
that mixing one full serving of vegetables with chocolate milk could disguise the vegetable taste, creating a creamy chocolate milk shake that could offer parents a sneaky way to deliver vegetable nutrition to their kids. Sneakz Organic was born. The Sneakz View Details
- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Education, Technology, and Business: What’s the Catch?
way to make systemic reforms in the system that would ultimately address social justice and policy issues here and in developing countries. Frustrating, But Worth It Given that education is such an attractive industry in terms of size and... View Details
- 22 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Balancing the Ideal with the Real: Conveying Corporate Culture to Candidates
opportunities might be.” RBI amplifies its recruiting presentations by speaking from the top. “We’re probably one of the only companies of our size where the CEO participates in our presentations,” says Saeed. “It really signifies the... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
explanations for the phenomenon and its success or failure. These included such things as the nature of the industry or product, the way such goals are implemented, and the size of the organization making use of them. There were,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Winners and Losers at the Olympics
so. The enormous size of the market in China and the importance of establishing a corporate presence for the future are irresistible attractions. For two-and-a-half weeks, Beijing will be the center of the world's attention. Athletes will... View Details
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
innovations generate heterogeneous innovation qualities, and firm size affects innovation incentives. This framework allows us to analyze how different types of innovation contribute to economic growth and how the firm View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Be an Angel Investor
The people in the deal, including the entrepreneur, team members, investors, advisors, and any significant stakeholders. Business opportunity The potential business opportunity, which includes the business model, the View Details
Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson