Boundary Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2006
News

One-on-One with Jeff Hicks

Hicks. CP+B is known for work that challenges the definition of traditional advertising (such as its 2004 Subservient Chicken Web site, created for Burger King). The agency has also garnered its share of attention through numerous... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

15 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture

only their communication skills and their professional abilities, but also their remote working capabilities. “When you’re remote, transparency is key. Communication is key, and the ability to set boundaries... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

09 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Is Business School Right for You?

friendships with others like you who are planning their future trajectories. Because it is designed particularly for people like you who have not studied management or worked in business, it is a shared learning experience that tests and... View Details

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

Operations managers who are insulated from the marketplace must be forced to interact with people in units that are closest to customers. In all of these cases, it's up to senior managers to ensure that individuals work across... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

04 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector

cover in one of the chapters in the book. A network approach requires leaders to focus not only on management challenges and opportunities at an organizational level, but also more broadly on how to mobilize resources both within and outside organizational and sectoral... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road

crossed the American border.HBS Working Knowledge: As you and Lina Gálvez-Muñoz write in the first chapter of your new book, the word "multinational" usually conjures up images of American firms. You have chosen to focus on... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace

27 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Driving India's EV Future: Insights from Ather Scooter and Exponent Energy

determination to build an EV ecosystem that accelerates India's path to decarbonization is remarkable. We left with a deeper respect for their founders and teams, who continue to push boundaries and work... View Details

05 Dec 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Growth Good?

. Expecting rationality in growth just limits the prospects of growth. There are no boundaries to growth." Others suggest that certain kinds of growth are particularly important. M. Ramji comments, ". . . we should also consider... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?

you’re OK with leaving room for error, and that in turn can signal ... that you want there to be future exchanges.” However, in the context of relationships that have the potential to cross the business boundary and become personal, the... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process

classes that make the educational experience rich and productive, and graduates bring these benefits to the organizations they work for throughout their careers. But in order to add value to an organization, they must first navigate the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

25 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity

secretive behavior, thus reducing real transparency, whereas boundaries may actually increase it. “This race to full observability on everything can have consequences.” Bernstein hastens to add that not every company should erect walls or... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

20 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

can't be bothered with the details of their business is crazy. —Robert Hargrove in E-Leader Updated advice: Leaders must constantly push the boundaries of established ways of doing business—but they must also know which established... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

17 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking

articulate in his or her work context a moral gray zone," says Anteby. What does your office do to sustain one? Martha Lagace: How prevalent are gray zones? Michel Anteby: Very prevalent, but not all gray zones are moral. Following... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System

Many people today are focused on the global economic crisis, but Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter sees also a global crisis of business. The model of American capitalism that worked so well to raise the fortunes of... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

25 Feb 2020
News

Profits and Purpose

through teaching the course that I’ve come to believe that corporations have to think beyond their own boundaries to a broader concern with the health of the institutions on which we all rely. In the second year I taught the course with... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

25 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control

cultivate, support, or even just observe their fan groups stand to gain valuable insights and build loyalty at a much lower cost." In a new working paper, Why Do User Communities Matter for Strategy?, Nagle and Shah discuss the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

25 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

of Management at MIT Sloan School of Management. We asked Hagiu to discuss the book. To learn more about Hagiu's early-stage research into the concept of multi-sided markets, of which many software platforms are a manifestation, see this earlier HBS View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

26 Sep 2024
HBS Case

If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?

says. “These are boundaries or parameters you don’t want to cross. They could involve privacy, safety, or bias. Tell your team which issues you want to hear about as they arise.” Leaders who delegate tasks to human subordinates are still... View Details

Keywords: by Tom Quinn; Auto; Technology

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