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Collective Genius
Why can some organizations innovate time and again, while most cannot? You might think the key to innovation is attracting exceptional creative talent. Or making the right investments. Or breaking down organizational silos. All of these things may help--but there's... View Details
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
- 1994
- Article
The Delicate Balance in Managing for Creativity
- June 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Railroads and the Beginnings of Modern Management (Abridged)
- June 1977 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Railroads and the Beginnings of Modern Management
- Research Summary
Senior Teams, Strategic Innovation, and Change
- 05 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding
- Article
Making a Difference: Developing Actionable Knowledge for Practice and Theory
- April 2007
- Article
Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms
- April 1999
- Teaching Note
Understanding and Building Organizations' Capabilities to Innovate: Managing Innovation: Overview TN for Module 4
- March 2023 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Accelerating AI Adoption in the U.S. Air Force
- 2012
- Chapter
Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms
- March 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
ACCION International: Maintaining High Performance Through Time
- Research Summary
Research Interests
Research interests are focused on issues of innovation and productivity as they relate to improved outcomes in biotechnology and pharmaceutical R and D. These span topics from decision-making, organizational structure and communication, to the development of novel... View Details
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Workforce Change
This research encompasses layoffs, furloughs and restructuring, global practices that affect millions of employees and thousands of companies every year. In this work I aim to replace bad practice that damages trust with good (or at least better) practice through... View Details
- September 1991
- Case
Rethinking the Corporate Workplace: Case Managers at Mutual Benefit Life
Stefan H. Thomke
Stefan Thomke (sthomke@hbs.edu), an authority on the management of innovation, is the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has worked with firms on product, process, and... View Details
- 23 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
The Balance of Power Between Employees and Employers
Linda A. Hill
Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair of the Leadership Initiative. Hill is regarded as one of the top experts on leadership and innovation. Hill is... View Details