Complicity - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

“People are struggling to make ends meet around the country, and success is often determined in part by uncontrollable factors that are complicated for parents to talk with their kids about.” What parents can do It’s important for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

31 Jan 2022
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Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

private and public sectors and how that relationship needed to be reimagined given the challenges and opportunities emerging technologies have unleashed. Participants described how complicated it is to do business across the globe—where... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

30 Jun 2022
HBS Case

Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?

pace with demand. A child died in a treadmill accident, and dozens of other people were injured. That prompted a product recall. The company was in the midst of a complicated product line expansion to offer two bikes and treadmills at... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Media & Broadcasting; Health; Bicycle

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Europe - Global

Did the expansion of the family branches in G3—where cousins and siblings might find themselves at odds—further complicate the path forward? June 2025 Case Transforming a Titan (A) By: George Serafeim and Lena Duchene Dimitri... View Details

October 2013
Article

Corporate Venturing

By: Josh Lerner

For decades, large companies have been wary of corporate venturing. But as R&D organizations face pressure to rein in costs and produce results, companies are investing in promising start-ups to gain knowledge and agility. The logic of corporate venturing is... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Knowledge Acquisition; Corporate Strategy; Research and Development; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention

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Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

often includes management of common co-morbid conditions and complications of treatment. Typical medical conditions are diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, osteoarthritis, pregnancy, breast cancer, etc. INTEGRATED PRACTICE... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

For 17 years, Andre Kearns (MBA 1999) has been tracing his family tree. One by one, he has added branches, grounding himself in a long and sometimes complicated lineage. Through family stories, forgotten heirlooms, and vital records,... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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Lawyers-in-Residence - Entrepreneurship

incorporation, founders' agreements, IP, and equity structures. LiRs can also point students in the right direction for resources on regulatory issues or other more complicated legal challenges. To schedule an appointment with a Lawyer in... View Details

22 May 2024
HBS Case

Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore

companies to learn from. It would be like China banning the best chips just because they’re made in the US. For a short time, you get some benefit. But over time, you also haven't learned how to compete or regulate the technology.” “In this case, there's nothing that... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology

12 Apr 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Productivity Suffers When Employees Are Allowed to Schedule Their Own Tasks

tendency to save the worst for last was another factor: When a queue included both easy and difficult cases, the radiologists were more likely to avoid the first-in-first-out policy, presumably so they could get the shorter cases out of the way before tackling the more... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

14 Jun 2012
Working Paper Summaries

“Power from Sunshine”: A Business History of Solar Energy

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Loubna Bouamane; Energy; Utilities

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Accelerating Solutions - Business & Environment

Climate Change: Accelerating Solutions Climate Change: Accelerating Solutions A Roadmap for Leaders Key Insights There’s no time to waste when it comes to figuring out business’s role in driving global climate solutions. But it’s View Details

29 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?

says both about companies' selling strategy and about their customers' buying preferences. His latest research explores grocery stores—a much more complicated and competitive environment than apparel. "I want to see what happens, for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Retail

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

family? The governance of a family business is more complicated than for non-family owned companies because of the central role of the family that owns and typically leads the business. In a family business, the business, the family, and... View Details

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

the problem is that people usually focus on an entrepreneurial ‘personality’ rather than identifying the unique skills and behaviors of entrepreneurs who launch and grow their own firms.” Complicating this understanding are the many types... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

2016 Scientists Making a Difference: One Hundred Eminent Behavioral and Brain Scientists Talk about Their Most Important Contributions The Motivation for Creativity By: Amabile, Teresa M. Abstract—Scientists Making a Difference is a fascinating collection of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Zooming In: A Practical Manual for Identifying Geographic Clusters

Keywords: by Juan Alcácer & Minyuan Zhao

01 Feb 2001
News

What Makes a Good Leader

not share their knowledge or background. Joe Badaracco agrees. "You need a talent for simplicity — for saying things in a few words. General Electric's Jack Welch is a good example. He is astonishingly articulate and able to convey View Details

Keywords: Management

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

company can divest a subsidiary through a tax-free spin-off, management must first decide how corporate overhead will be allocated between the subsidiary and the parent. The allocation decision can be complicated by management's... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

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Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

degree of functional status achieved. Tier two represents the process of recovery including complications problems encountered in the treatment process. Tier three represents the long-term sustainability of health achieved including... View Details

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