New Technology - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t

Over the past two decades, entire industries have been disrupted by Internet competitors who "unbundled" their content and delivered it to consumers in new ways. Newspapers lost out to Google and Craigslist, record companies to iTunes and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

29 Jun 2015
HBS Case

Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records

tend to seek technology partners that can grow with them over a long period, rather than bearing the switching costs of starting over with a new platform and supplier. Ideally, a sophisticated analytics... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Technology

15 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?

The deadline on an important work project is looming, but you keep getting distracted by news stories and silly cat videos online. Even though installing an Internet-blocking app might help you stay focused, you resist the idea, telling... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

22 Apr 2020
Research Event

How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

18 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool

potential for multiple breakthroughs related to the specific tumor segmentation task of radiation oncologists while also addressing technological issues (e.g., reframing and conducting sequential competition phases). Lagace: What made... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

Freedom to use vacation time to attend celebrations with family and friends helps improve performance for employees who work far away from their hometowns, new research by Prithwiraj Choudhury suggests. When employees move away from their... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

11 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History

that’s actually not true. There are times when globalization takes a step back. From 1850 to 1914, there was a technological revolution: With the telegraph, suddenly you could communicate from New Zealand to... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation

01 Jan 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

H-1B visa, the ticket to temporary employment for skilled immigrants that can lead to the coveted “green card” providing permanent residency. Along with college admissions of international students and and new hires by non-profit... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

06 May 2015
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

factors will be mitigated (by) leaders who are short on ethics and morality ." Others, most of whom assumed that the technologies would successfully be applied, were less sanguine about the results, expanding on Levine's concerns.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 20

construction technologies, residential and commercial buildings remain stubbornly energy inefficient. This book looks beyond the technological and material aspects of green construction to examine the cultural, social, and organizational... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

06 Jun 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

economies.) Is our obsession with technology creating new kinds of potential hazards in the workplace? Is there something wrong with the way we work? What can we do about it? What do you think? To Read More:... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting

04 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 4

entrepreneurs who are building new ventures. In 2005, the group is considering increasing its investment focus to include a broader range of technologies, including emerging technologies (for example, Mobile... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark

and predictably low return. The tire companies did not respond to radial technology by doing nothing or by delaying necessary actions, but rather responded by accelerating activities—such as incremental extensions of the existing product... View Details

Keywords: by Donald Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Keeping Your Balance With Customers

From product push to customer pull, technology has vastly reshaped the business transaction—and in turn, the customer's place in the value chain. Today, managing the customer relationship has become the single most important dimension of... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

10 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing

remotely from their homes or at a reading center. As new scans come in, they are randomly assigned to the radiologists, who must be licensed in the state and credentialed at the hospital where the scan was performed. The random assignment... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health

14 Aug 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

The Manager's Guide to Leveraging Disruption

consistently factored into service design. Going Digital: Implications for Firm Value and PerformanceThis study of the economic performance of nontech firms adopting new digital technologies finds a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities

You can see the subtle changes when a neighborhood is on its way up—streets get cleaner, building facades improve, new businesses start moving in. Across an entire city, however, it’s harder to track such changes, to understand in real... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Real Estate

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

customers over long periods of time. What's the secret of long-running megabrands such as Mountain Dew, Nike, and Budweiser? The magical sweet spot when a brand delivers imaginative stories that are perfectly attuned to society's desires. His View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

goal is to reach 800,000 more within five years. Innovate Around—rather Than Through—the Technology Companies such as Samsung or Novartis can drive innovation from their R&D labs, continually translating scientific breakthroughs into... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari

20 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

March 3rd at Harvard Business School, discussing their successes and failures as entrepreneurs. The common themes: Jump in, take risks, challenge yourself, trust your instincts, and learn from both experience and the experienced. I've Got An Idea! If he were starting... View Details