Complements - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

interactive discussions, tighten the feedback loop between scholarship and practice, and complement students' academic coursework with tales from the proverbial frontlines of practice. Participants will take on a range of issues affecting... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

18 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

Capabilities: A Meso Model of Sustained Innovation and Superior Firm Performance By: Harvey, Jean-François, Henrik Bresman, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—This paper complements the manager-centered analysis of dynamic capabilities with a... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

experienced Senator as his running mate who complemented his lack of foreign policy skills. McCain only assembled a smooth-running campaign team late in the day. And the maverick made a surprise choice of an unknown running mate that, in... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

02 Sep 2016
Op-Ed

The Twitter Election

advertisements in battleground or swing states. These ads are designed to raise doubts about and paint a picture of Trump before he has enough money to hit the airwaves in earnest. Complementing this air war is Clinton's well-organized... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way

goals of profit and nonprofit mission do sometimes collide. When the goals complement each other, however, they bring real, unexpected, and refreshing advantages. For example, profits can bring in more than money. As non-profit director... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

and higher availability of inventory (a proxy for support). Our findings highlight important factors for successful implementations of 360-degree systems as complements to explicit incentives. Finally, we share some lessons learned with... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 May 2015
Research & Ideas

How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts

much dedication as the artistic process itself. "Democratizing access for art funding is a good thing," Nanda says. "In that sense, crowdfunding is best seen as a complement to governmental support. There's no question that many projects... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Recreation

14 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 14

inputs are complements (substitutes). We also find that the optimal strength of patents on research inputs is increasing in the degree of substitution between the inputs but decreasing in the number of inputs for any degree of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Dec 2006
Op-Ed

India Needs to Encourage Trade with China

procedural roadblocks for the likes of Chinese telecom products maker Huawei Technologies, and why not facilitate Chinese entry into India? It will be a worthy complement to continued dialogue regarding the border disputes. View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Wired and Black: Focus on Careers

are," he said. Good managers, he added, should "value what others devalue." "If marketing is the priority, look at manufacturing," Thomas suggested. Seeking Balance In the end, though, all the panelists said job satisfaction is View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

29 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

organizational boundaries and organizational designs. We suggest that when critical tasks can be modularized and when problem-solving knowledge is widely distributed and available, open innovation complements traditional innovation... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

don't mean that your style needs to be the same as that of your boss, but you should be in sync and try to make sure your skills complement each other. For example, if your supervisor is a "big-picture" thinker, you could... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

18 Jun 2007
Op-Ed

Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

governance view of taxation," suggests that tax authorities can be meaningful monitors who complement the activities of shareholders concerned with opportunistic insiders. Under the current dual-reporting system, it is impossible for... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai

01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

that stretch, by itself, is not a useful management concept. Nishant Miglani pointed out that "as a complement to stretch, GE also had this notion of the 'boundaryless organization' ..." Matthew Tuttle suggested that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

21 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 21, 2015

Digital Insight as key to complementing NCR's offerings in the financial services industry, transforming it from a maker of standalone, electromechanical cash registers and ATMs into an "omni-channel, omni-commerce, software-driven... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2013
HBS Case

D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable

trained chefs take the helm at a new D'O location. Others thought a new venture with a name like "POP by D'O" would be a good complement to the flagship restaurant. But they agreed in terms of the nature of their arguments,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Joanie Tobin; Food & Beverage

24 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

educational experiences that complement classroom work. Last January, four programs took students abroad to China and Vietnam, India, the Middle East, and Europe. Light and many faculty members see an opportunity for HBS to expand the... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action

alone do not a learning organization make. The necessary complement is a mind-set of inquiry and experimentation, plus a knowledge-sharing process that enables everyone in a company to act in an informed way upon what's been learned... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries

the benefit of the product in the mind of the consumer. Krauss also observed that most product advertising on the Internet fails to complement campaigns being carried out in the traditional media. "The reason is simple," he... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

07 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits

districts had above-average financial development. But, that’s an example of how one might imagine that there are complements between infrastructure spending and making financing available. About the Author Martha Lagace is a writer based... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Construction

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