Publications

15 Feb 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Can Financial Innovation Solve Household Reluctance to Take Risk?

Keywords: by Laurent Calvet, Claire Celerier, Paolo Sodini, and Boris Vallée; Financial Services; Computer

1980
Other Unpublished Work

Inventive Plans Related to Rawls' Theory of Justice - HBS Discussion Paper

By: J. Ronald Fox

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Distribution; Ethics

April 2017
Supplement

Q&A with Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation

By: Linda A. Hill and Allison J. Wigen

In this video supplement to the HBS case study "Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation," case protagonist Tom Kalil discusses leading a team of policy entrepreneurs at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2008-2016. View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Government; Government Innovation; Leading Teams; Collaboration; Cross-sector Collaboration; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Leadership Development; Groups and Teams; Policy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; United States

26 Nov 2019
News

Collective Genius: Leading Innovation and Digital Transformation

question, “What do exceptional leaders of innovation do?” More specifically, “What is the connection between leadership and innovation?” Many of these ideas are examined in the book Hill coauthored,... View Details

1998
Article

Dominant Designs, Innovation Types and Organizational Outcomes

By: Michael Tushman and P. Murmann

Keywords: Design; Innovation and Invention; Outcome or Result

24 Jun 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Don’t Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad

Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate & J. Bruce Harreld

February 2007 (Revised April 2010)
Teaching Note

Innovation and Collaboration at Merrill Lynch (TN)

By: Boris Groysberg and Amanda Cowen

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Cooperation; Financial Services Industry

September 2019 (Revised January 2020)
Case

Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joseph Paul

Gun violence was a significant problem in America. Three Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellows Christy Wood, Russell Sternlicht, and Gareth Glaser each decided to do something about gun safety. They each used their professional and leadership experience to... View Details

1997
Chapter

Technology Cycles, Innovation Streams and Ambidextrous Organizations

By: P. Anderson, M. Tushman and C. O'Reilly

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation

28 Jan 2025
Video

Sustainability is innovation

March 2017 (Revised February 2025)
Case

Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation

By: Tom Nicholas, Christopher T. Stanton and Matthew G. Preble

Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Polaroid first invented—and then continuously reinvented—the field of instant photography. Under the leadership of its mercurial founder Edwin Land, the company regularly released new instant cameras and films, often... View Details

Keywords: Instant Photography; Company History; Change Management; Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Intellectual Property; Patents; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Chemical Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States

Article

Foreword: On Financial Innovation and Economic Growth

By: Robert C. Merton

Keywords: Information; Finance; Innovation and Invention; Economic Growth

August 2023 (Revised August 2023)
Case

Sparking Innovation in the U.S. Air Force

By: Michael Parzen, Alexander Farrow, Paul Hamilton and Jessie Li

Keywords: Innovation; Strategy; Human Resources; Culture; Military

Every major company is grappling with the meaning and application of sustainability in relation to its geographic location, industry and business model. Similarly, more and more institutional investors are incorporating sustainability into their... View Details

June 2010
Teaching Note

Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple (TN)

By: Stefan H. Thomke

Teaching Note for 609066. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Strategy; Product Design; Innovation and Management; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry

1989
Article

Financial Innovations and Stability of Capital Markets

By: Marc L Bertoneche

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Balance and Stability; Capital; Markets

Article

Innovations à l'hôpital: perspectives américaines [Hospital Innovations: U.S. Perspectives]

By: Maryaline Catillon

Keywords: Hospital Management; Innovation; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Management; Health Industry

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March 2014
Article

Why China Can't Innovate

By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby and F. Warren McFarlan

A look at how innovation is happening in China—from the top down, from the bottom up, through acquisition, and through education. Sheds light on the complexities of the issue, highlighting the promise and the problems China faces in its quest to become the world's... View Details

Keywords: Failure; Innovation and Invention; China