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- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
tolerance by principals has the potential to stimulate innovation, but it has not examined how this affects which projects principals will start. We demonstrate that failure View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2009
- What Do You Think?
Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?
latitude," and insuring "no negative consequences" associated with failure of innovative ideas. The right kind of leadership—capable of building trust, the willingness to take risk, and establishing a culture View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
include a "powerful board" (Ravi Mistry), careful listening on the part of leadership (Dayvon McCarrell, C. J. Cullinane), transparency (Joanna), measurement of project failure rates (Steve Romero), surrounding oneself with... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
is unclear and the spirit of the law is open to interpretation. A close reading of the record suggests that much of Enron’s behavior fell into this penumbra. But that same record also suggests that Skilling lost his way in this shadowed space by encouraging and View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2025 Commencement Remarks | About
failure. Some call it perseverance or grit. The best way to navigate a volatile and uncertain world is to be curious and adaptable. Yet, things will not always go your way. What you do when that happens will define your career. To quote Winston Churchill: Success is... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
similar: “Our distress comes from no failure of substance. We are stricken by no plague of locusts. Plenty is at our doorstep, but a generous use of it languishes in the very sight of the supply.” Remarkably, Keynes says much the same... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
believe that the process of voting has resulted in an unacceptable outcome. More generally, we show that procedural justice plays a key mediating role in determining the relative success or failure of various empowerment initiatives—from... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
for peace, justice, and tolerable taxes. This paper defines capitalism as a system of indirect governance for economic relationships, where all markets exist within institutional frameworks that are provided by political authorities,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
businesses are shut out of the Paycheck Protection Program. How long do you expect people to tolerate such consistent failure to uphold a semblance of equity? The movements also represent a refusal to... View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
threats and asks students to choose one after they analyzed the company's strategy. The analysis begins with the understanding of value proposition, as derived from failures of substitutes. It proceeds to examine industry structure and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55514 January–February 2019 Harvard Business Review The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures By: Pisano, Gary P. Abstract— Innovative cultures are generally depicted as pretty fun. They’re characterized... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
firms often fail to take advantage of innovations that involve combining resources from distinct divisions. This failure of cross-line-of-business innovation is a consequence of design choices employed to execute the firm's strategy: in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
when cities can tolerate risk and when there is enough labor with low opportunity costs. We also report on an inexpensive Boston-based restaurant tournament, which yielded algorithms that proved reasonably accurate when tested... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
Streamline approvals. A complicated decision process can burden the fund with too many goals and lead to ineffective investing patterns. Provide powerful incentives. Companies that don't offer adequate compensation to their venture capitalists will face a steady stream... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne