Improving Creativity - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2011
News

HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations

been so much at the heart of the School throughout our existence, is alive and well. And I’m encouraging that as much as anything else. What value does FIELD add to the first-year students’ experience? We all agreed that there were three areas in particular in which we... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

04 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector

of social entrepreneurship require not only the creative combination and adaptation of social and commercial approaches, but also the development of new conceptual frameworks and strategies tailored specifically to social value creation.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Mar 2013
What Do You Think?

Who Should Manage Our Work Time?

management to the wrong kinds of tasks. As he put it, " in places where creative solutions are needed time management or micro management is a difficult concept to grasp." Francis Wade said that "Our research reveals that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

Yet others viewed it as a means of getting more for less out of people, something to be tried when other approaches don't work. Howard Esbin likens it to "strategic scenario planning or futurism. The more one is able to ask 'what if' and 'why not', the more View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Web

Rock 100: The Summit - Entrepreneurship

Sheila Lirio Marcelo – Care.com Alexis Maybank – Gilt Groupe Terry McGuire – Polaris Partners Steve Papa – Parallel Wireless Victoria Ransom – Wildfire, a division of Google Neil Rimer – Index Ventures Phil Terry – Creative Good Alexandra... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Righting the Ship

than it was before COVID. Second, be as creative and serious about thoughtful experimentation as you possibly can, because the organizations that improve in crisis are those that are willing to navigate... View Details

16 May 2015
Blog Post

Using an MBA to Reimagine the Music Industry

first semester! It felt intense to have so much of my time scheduled by school, to have to take required classes, and to have to be in the same seat at the same time every day. That kind of discipline was new and difficult for me, especially as a View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

Charlotte, North Carolina, make it possible for our graduates to gather together, network, and exchange ideas all over the world. Our creative and diligent reunion chairs — from Ashley Gordon Jacobs for this year’s 5th Reunion class to... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

02 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

more so when your uncle, mother, or daughter is your business partner. Harvard Business School's John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra outline 5 ways to analyze and improve dealmaking and dispute resolution while protecting family ties. As... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2001
News

Books

as by the innovative technology that makes them possible. Companies must learn to build and foster these relationship networks because they engender speedy and seamless interaction, encourage creativity and collaboration, and release the... View Details

Keywords: books; research; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

Abstract—We build a tractable growth model where multi-product incumbents invest in internal innovations to improve their existing products, while new entrants and incumbents invest in external innovations to acquire new product lines.... View Details

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

or services, recruit new business, and provide constructive feedback resulting in product, service or process improvements. Employee/owners recruit talent to an organization while also providing ideas for new or improved products,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2009
News

Robert Goodwin

and creativity of these assignments tend to spread throughout the company. For instance, think about having a watercooler conversation with a colleague who is actually working on a project that will bring clean drinking water to a small... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness. Focusing on four interconnected areas of corporate impact, it not only discusses the business imperative of promoting a healthier society and improved living... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 May 2016
News

Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999

growth is Mittal’s remarkable talent for partnering with others, including IBM, Ericsson, and Del Monte. He is also known for his creative problem solving. Instead of working against his rivals and duplicating efforts, he creates win-win... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Apr 2000
News

Getting the Message

hookup, but that number is expected to double this year and reach 16.6 million within five years. "The creative side, which is what matters in the advertising business, can't be fully explored until the technology has improved," says... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

in trying to improve the measured dimensions of performance and so has a narrow span of accountability. By contrast, a manager responsible for market share or business profit can make many trade-offs and thus has a relatively wide span of... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

08 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

We find that the deregulations reduced financing constraints, particularly among small startups, and improved ex ante allocative efficiency across the entire firm-size distribution. However, the US deregulations also led to a dramatic... View Details