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Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Slider Selection of springs made by U.S. Steel, American Steel & Wire, Waukegan, Illinois. U.S. Steel Annual Report, 1951. Corporate Reports Collection, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Douglas A. Fisher. Steel Serves the Nation,... View Details
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Economics. Here's how StickK works. The user selects a goal—like losing weight—and pledges a certain amount of money toward achieving it. Then a referee—often a friend—is chosen and a contract signed. If the goal is achieved,... View Details
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
evaluate Patron's alternatives: IPO the platform, seek a strategic investor, or sell the platform outright. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/213069-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 212-003 The Paris Opera Hotel Real estate investor Javier Faus invests in a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
more to recognize the donors' generosity than to provide orientation. Temporary signposts are selectively erected to guide new arrivals at the start of a new school year or a new program, but they are removed within days, once their... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 20 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Markets or Communities? The Best Ways to Manage Outside Innovation
market or a community for its suppliers.” More practically, working with outside innovators does not mean that all the "keys to the kingdom" have to be given away. Instead, firms can become intelligent about selectively revealing core... View Details
- 18 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 18, 2007
aspects of software design evolution in large-scale systems. Learning the Fine Art of Collaboration Authors:Alan MacCormack and Theodore Forbath Periodical:Forethought. Harvard Business Review (forthcoming): 10-11 Abstract Innovations are increasingly brought to the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
engine for the extraordinary motivation and commitment demanded by creativity. As organizations become increasingly diverse and their boundaries flexible and amorphous, the notion of what brings people together to act as one body becomes ever more critical," Hill... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
in a small, confined space we want to be there too. Trash cans, diaper pails, litter boxes, you name it. Short term, we want to build our retail presence. Look for us in select Target stores this April!” What have been the most enjoyable... View Details
- 17 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’
example leads us to an important theme: purpose’s role in helping leaders navigate tradeoffs. During the months-long process of selecting packaging, Puri and his team looked toward the company’s purpose for guidance at every turn. Clarity... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
their weekly Starbucks allowance to fund you. It lowers the barrier for entry for innovators to go from prototype to small-scale production. The second thing it does: It changes the selection process. Before, we relied on the judgment of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
contemporary leaders, he selects transparency as his tool. He is, however, unique in adopting a highly nuanced approach to implementing transparency. In the process, he not only leads a fantastic organizational turnaround but also helps... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
together a task list of issues that, if addressed appropriately, would make for safer conditions. Tucker and Singer randomly selected 20 hospitals to conduct an MBWA-based program for 18 months, starting in 2005. A total of 58 departments... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
in prestige. When too few parties are involved in the deal. Even a tightly aligned social and economic contract can be vulnerable if the expectations and agreements that underlie it are shared by only a select few. Senior partners in... View Details
- 27 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities
is working to change these perceptions and document inner city business opportunities. In partnership with Inc. magazine, the ICIC scours America each year looking for the most rapidly growing private companies based in inner city areas. The Inner City 100, as we call... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
where technology helps users combat mental health disorders by relaxing, meditating, and completing other mind-calming exercises. Competitors include meQuilibrium, Headspace, Big Health, and myStrength. The research team conducted an eight-week study, View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28
contains a selection of 42 foundational articles on the discipline of business history written between 1934 and the present day by scholars based in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. A wide-ranging editorial introduction... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
clear how you solve that problem,” Ferguson said, noting that it is a topic that commands considerable attention in HBS classrooms. Another problem is that new financial regulations imposed after a crisis occurs may “impede the process of natural View Details
- 01 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #3: Keith Kinch, BlocPower
positive publicity and substantive change over the last two quarters. Last November, the company was selected to “green” all 6,000 buildings in Ithaca, New York over the next 10 years. It was the first large-scale, city-wide... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
Photographs by Webb Chappell Now in its tenth year, the Bulletin’s annual student profiles have become something of a tradition. Faced each spring with a mountain of potential candidates, we puzzle our way through a dizzying array of experiences and achievements to... View Details
- 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008
network of collaborators be? And who should decide which problems to tackle and which solutions to adopt? There are four basic modes of collaboration, say the authors. An elite circle is a closed network with a hierarchical governance: One company View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace