Team Size - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Feb 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: HBS Visits Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Steel Dolvi Plant

across the country. Summary of Field Immersion in India JSW Steel team at the JSW Steel Dolvi plant This winter break, we and a group of 40 students traveled to India as part of an Immersive Field Course exploring decarbonization and the... View Details

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

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

Keywords: Re: Stephen A. Greyser; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

09 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 9

sales force? And should the sales team be led by an experienced senior sales executive or a scrappy, mid-level sales manager? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/813125-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-148 Glynn Roberts:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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

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

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

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

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

Keywords: by Candida Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene & Myra M. Hart

11 Jan 2017
Blog Post

Leadership and Diversity at HBS

friendships and have found people to be genuinely interested in helping others. To that point, HBS reminds me a lot of my college football days at Indiana University. It was often common for two people aiming for the same starting position to train together. The... View Details

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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

27 Oct 2021
Blog Post

HBS Impact Investing Fund Course: An Experiential Education in Social Financing

businesses that are active local employers, could substantially benefit from a check size of $25,000 - 50,000, and whose revenue, employment, and wealth could grow with an investment. To our delight, the inaugural course was... View Details

11 Dec 2017
News

Growing from Within

including our $1 any size soft drink promotion. Our future also requires that we keep challenging ourselves to improve and innovate and we are excited about the way we are elevating the customer experience through more modern restaurants,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

30 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Compensation Game

defenders claim, is no more problematic than the fact that, say, Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez is paid much more than earlier stars like Ted Williams. But the process affecting the compensation of star athletes is quite different from the one that determines CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana

15 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

interpret that to mean that it’s safe.” Luca and Glaeser teamed with University of Maryland Professor Ginger Zhe Jin and Benjamin T. Leyden, an assistant professor at Cornell University. They detailed their findings in Learning from... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage

26 Jul 2018
News

Running the Numbers

team at the Y,” Gelman says. “It’s incredibly fun.” Coaching is a central aspect of her role at KAGR, both in leading a fast-growing company (which doubled in size each of its first two years) and in her... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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

Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Education

25 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 25

traditional endogenous growth theory and to new theoretical approaches that focus on variability in innovation outcomes within the firm size distribution. Using new data on 11,514 U.S. R&D firms active during the interwar and... View Details