Learning - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jul 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Balanced Scorecard in Action

eventually learned about problems with the strategy despite a lack of reliance on such formal analysis. Analysis of the Balanced Scorecard could have yielded more timely information as well as more detail on why the strategy was not... View Details

06 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray

not saying just ignore accounting because it’s useless. In fact, what people should learn from this is that you should really learn the accounting and its nuances. And when you know the accounting, you can,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

05 Aug 2015
What Do You Think?

What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

very much of their profits in new technologies, instead returning profits to shareholders or holding cash? Or is too much of our innovation devoted to "cool apps" that actually reduce productivity? Yet others still argue for patience. There is a View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

28 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time

that body of knowledge was derived primarily from companies in the United States, Europe, and Japan. But as emerging markets in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America continue to grow, so does an interest in how they came to be and what can be View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

strikes. “At HBS, we do a great job of teaching students how to build things but we really haven’t had much [to offer] when the stuff really hits the fan. What happens when you’re up against it, between a rock and a hard place?” THAT OVERWHELMING FEELING Those thoughts... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

03 May 2016
First Look

First Look, May 3, 2016

professional domains, readers gain insight into why teaming across fields is so challenging, and what leaders can do to help. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50682 May 2016 Harvard Business Review Learn to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

architectural specifications. Letting go of the design work is dangerous, Shih says, because it could block American companies' chances of designing the newest high-tech products and learning from those experiences. "Companies will... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

04 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

to providing automatic inventory-replenishment services and improving customer service. It therefore becomes imperative that companies not only manage markets and segments, but also learn how to manage relationships with their individual... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

17 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

researchers might be able to address such issues as "how corporate practices contribute to or detract from stable societal institutions or democratic processes, or how might companies advance individual learning and growth, or the... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

sense a man makes of himself as a man, which develops in the course of his interactions with others. A man encounters—and learns to anticipate—others' expectations of him as a man; he responds, others react, and through this... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

06 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

The Art of American Advertising

similarities between the challenges and approaches in that time period and the ones of today. In addition, the advertising material is beautiful, stimulating, and interesting. The wonderful display in Baker Library is an easy and exciting way to View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

07 Nov 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53429 September 2017 Academy of Management Discoveries The Advocacy Trap: When Legitimacy Building Inhibits Organizational Learning By: Zuzul, Tiona, and Amy C. Edmondson... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change

over the world. In talking with Chinese government officials, he said, he learned that China does acknowledge climate change. "But what they didn't want was to obey or follow any instructions coming from the United States, which was... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

19 Apr 2016
First Look

April 19, 2016

addition, we explore possible second-order effects, examining whether “liking” brands might cause consumers’ friends to view that brand more favorably. When consumers see that a friend has “liked” a brand, they are less likely to buy the brand relative to a more... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

organizations in private industry could learn from the example of Data.gov to the extent of unlocking data from individual silos in their firm even though data remain protected within firewalls. HBS assistant professor Karim R. Lakhani,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

16 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018

highlighted in Chapter 1. In this case, newly competitive technology of open platforms not only shaped individual organizations but changed the structure of the entire industry. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55092 Developing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?

learn Kahn’s study on the effect of managerial quality on baseball team performance and Belichick’s example in practice offer valuable lessons that support the hype generated when coaches are hired. First, all other things being equal,... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

appropriate subsidies for their production. One contributing problem is the absence of a single agency responsible for overseeing the U.S. vaccine supply. Q: You write in the book, "By deliberately assuming a veil of ignorance, individuals can View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

How the U.S. Army Develops Leaders

knowledge (KNOW) and skills (DO) are highly perishable. If you don't use them today, they're gone tomorrow. And, with the world changing at breakneck speed, the knowledge and skills we learn today may be irrelevant tomorrow. Hence, our... View Details