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- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
over 11,000 firms in 34 countries. We find large cross-country differences in the adoption of basic management practices, with the U.S. having the highest size-weighted average management score. We present a formal model of “Management as a Technology," and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
and private venture funds. Corporate efforts lack the partnership-based organizational structure that many have identified as critical to the success of private equity funds. On the other hand, corporations are able to exploit... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- Portrait Project
Eleanor Joseph
the drivers of terrorism through the lens of the structurally disadvantaged. I want to rid the earth of soil in which extremism can take root. I want to ensure that everyone has a voice and that others listen. When people are... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
researchers found that German companies struggling to maintain long-term survival in India adopted a mix of political risk management strategies: Disguise Some companies used a “cloaking” strategy, altering their organizational structure... View Details
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
approach for analyzing decision problems. A running example illustrates problem structuring (decision trees), probability assessment, endpoint evaluation, “folding back the tree” as a method of analysis, and sensitivity analysis. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
want, how they make choices, and how to design and market their insurance products appropriately. Insurers who have struggled in the individual market should look at how the successful insurers have structured their product offerings.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- What Do You Think?
When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?
This involved such things as reorganizing, delegating authority, increasing accountability, building trust among employees, and recognizing and rewarding desired behaviors. The authors conclude from this that “cultural change is what you get after you’ve put new... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 07 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 7, 2015
interaction of partner firms that does not necessarily accrue to any of them. The extent of "ambivalent value" is unclear, but its persistence, despite changing structural market features, promises to help sustain superior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is the Time Right for Self-Management?
increasing complexity and unpredictability of our world is such that only a highly distributed decision-making structure will be able to adapt and respond effectively, she continued. "Most of us don't think a centralized planning... View Details
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
Arabic, and Korean, require speakers to use a completely different structure to speak of the future—for example, changing "It is raining today" to "It will be raining tomorrow." In other languages, such as German, Swedish, Chinese, and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
up here. Prof. Greg Greenough of the Harvard School of Public Health is directing researchers interested in everything from the pH of the Ganga to the quality and quantity of toilets to the structure of the medical response teams in... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Racial Diversity Pays Off
white counterparts." Ely's contribution, he went on to explain, is in developing theory about when and under what circumstances diversity leads to process gains or losses. The questions she asks, he said, include: How do organizations' View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 May 2002
- Book
Bringing the Master Passions to Work
speeding along. He would like to wire his will into the lives of millions—by creating a structure that will constrain their behaviors according to his wishes. He is the ambitious demon of our age—one whose incarnation in the Carnegies and... View Details
Keywords: by Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Nitin Nohria
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside
integrated back in. "But to try to take your core business, if your market's going through a fundamental shift, and migrate it on the fly without separating it out is a very big challenge." Incentive structure is a big issue for... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation
than she. She was ready to think about moving into the next stage of her life—possibly selling the business or taking it public. Her partner wanted to continue in a leadership role in the company. She was trying to figure out how to View Details
Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 02 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Leading Professional Service Firms
delivering professional services would find this course interesting and useful. EE: Leading Professional Service Firms is fast-paced and intensive. How is the one-week course structured to maximize learning opportunities? Lorsch: We've... View Details
- 09 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values
Action and Accountability Prospective employees will also want to understand the structural and financial commitments your organization is making toward diversity, inclusion, and belonging. “Most people who are deeply passionate about... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 17 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)
professionally? How has it empowered you to embark on an international entrepreneurial journey? My classroom experiences deeply influenced my career aspirations. Courses like Global Climate Change, Cities Structures & Climates, Africa... View Details
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Field Course: Field X - Course Catalog
businesses. Doing so while on campus has several advantages, including access to resources (faculty time and attention, library and computer access); advice from your peers in a structured environment; and devoted blocks of time during... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
effective in terms of getting the right information in a financially sound way. The problem is that the current structure incentivizes employees to report issues where the penalty is high. For a workplace safety violation, the penalty can... View Details