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- December 2018 (Revised March 2020)
- Technical Note
Note on Economic Inequality (2020)
By: Rebecca Henderson, Jessica A. Gover, Aldo Sesia and Mariana Oseguera Rodriguez
For over half a century, most of the world's economies have enjoyed steady growth and prosperity. While this economic growth has reduced the number of people living in poverty, it has come with an increase in economic inequality. The gap between the "haves" and the... View Details
- 13 May 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Got Talent
format). We ended up raising over $20K for the Boston Resiliency Fund and the show has become an annual tradition! For this year’s event, since I was the only member of the founding team yet to graduate, I led the charge with co-Chair extraordinaire View Details
- Web
2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Colors of the Masters Tools: Race as Symbolic Capital Rebecca Henderson , Harvard Business School Throw it Out or Rebuild? Exploring the Possibility of a Just & Regenerative Capitalism Panel: Gender Danya... View Details
- January 2013 (Revised April 2013)
- Technical Note
Relational Contracts and the Roots of Sustained Competitive Advantage
This note focuses on organizational "competencies" or "capabilities" as a potential source of sustained competitive advantage. Research in this area hypothesizes that some firms outperform their competition because they can do things that their rivals cannot. View Details
Henderson, Rebecca M. "Relational Contracts and the Roots of Sustained Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Technical Note 313-105, January 2013. (Revised April 2013.)
- 2025
- Working Paper
Narrative AI and the Human-AI Oversight Paradox in Evaluating Early-Stage Innovations
By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Léonard Boussioux, Charles Ayoubi, Ying Hao Chen, Camila Lin, Rebecca Spens, Pooja Wagh and Pei-Hsin Wang
Do AI-generated narrative explanations enhance human oversight or diminish it? We investigate this question through a field experiment with 228 evaluators screening 48 early-stage innovations under three conditions: human-only, black-box AI recommendations without... View Details
Lane, Jacqueline N., Léonard Boussioux, Charles Ayoubi, Ying Hao Chen, Camila Lin, Rebecca Spens, Pooja Wagh, and Pei-Hsin Wang. "Narrative AI and the Human-AI Oversight Paradox in Evaluating Early-Stage Innovations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-001, August 2024. (Revised May 2025.)
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Books
Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors edited by Rebecca M. Henderson and Richard G. Newell (University of Chicago Press for the National Bureau of... View Details
Keywords: Utilities
- 2004
- Chapter
Strategic Advantage and the Dynamics of Organizational Competence
Henderson, Rebecca M. "Strategic Advantage and the Dynamics of Organizational Competence." Chap. 17 in Next Generation Business Handbook: New Strategies from Tomorrow's Business Leaders, edited by Subir Chowdhury, 294–312. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
- Summer 1991
- Article
Breaking the Chains of Embedded Knowledge: Architectural Innovation as a Source of Competitive Advantage
Henderson, Rebecca M. "Breaking the Chains of Embedded Knowledge: Architectural Innovation as a Source of Competitive Advantage." Design Management Journal 2, no. 3 (Summer 1991).
- July 1995
- Article
Of Life Cycles Real and Imaginary: The Unexpectedly Long Old Age of Optical Lithography
Keywords: Health
Henderson, Rebecca M. "Of Life Cycles Real and Imaginary: The Unexpectedly Long Old Age of Optical Lithography." Research Policy 24, no. 4 (July 1995): 631–643.
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
March Bulletin, regarding your excerpts from Walter Kiechel’s book, The Lords of Strategy: Bruce Henderson (MBA ’41) clearly made “the experience curve” famous and used it to help build The Boston Consulting Group. But BCG’s formulation... View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-021.pdf What Do Managers Do? Exploring Persistent Performance Differences among Seemingly Similar Enterprises Authors: Robert Gibbons and Rebecca Henderson Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts
the consumer. Professor Forest Reinhardt explains how a big, sophisticated company used small details, from trucking routes to the color of refrigerators, to put its commitment to the environment to work on its behalf. Wal-Mart: Changing the World for Better or... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- March 2015
- Case
Sustainable Palm Oil and Self-Regulation
By: Rebecca Henderson and Amram Migdal
This case is designed to be used with HBS Note: Industry Self-Regulation: Sustaining the Commons in the 21st Century, HBS No. 315-074. View Details
Keywords: Governance Compliance
- 2014
- Working Paper
Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors
By: Susan Helper and Rebecca Henderson
General Motors was once regarded as one of the best managed and most successful firms in the world, but between 1980 and 2009 its share of the US market fell from 62.6 to 19.8 percent, and in 2009 the firm went bankrupt. In this paper we argue that the conventional... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Decision Making; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
Helper, Susan, and Rebecca Henderson. "Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-062, January 2014. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19867, January 2014.)
- August 2003
- Case
Mercury Computer Systems: The Evolution from Integrated Technology to Open Standard
By: Rebecca Henderson and Nancy Confrey
For 20 years, Mercury Computer Systems has thrived, providing products and services that support ultrafast processing of real time data. Now Jay Bertelli, the CEO, faces a critical question: How can the firm compete once the standards on which its products are based... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Open Source Distribution; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry
Henderson, Rebecca, and Nancy Confrey. "Mercury Computer Systems: The Evolution from Integrated Technology to Open Standard." Harvard Business School Case 704-424, August 2003.
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
techniques for improving operating decisions during retail store liquidations and by demonstrating the performance of these methods in the field. February 2015 Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective Making the Business... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS
Issue Focus: Business and the Environment Reinhardt and Henderson: On Shad Hall’s green roof. Issue Focus The City Solution Water for Life Green Day Related Links Visit the Business and Environment Initiative The City Solution Established in 2010 and headed View Details
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
grow and become successful, they are often marked by the negative stigma associated with size and power, which elicits anticorporate sentiment from consumers. An underdog brand biography can be strategically wielded to prevent or offset... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2021
- Supplement
Phillips 66 and the Washington State Carbon Tax (B)
By: Rebecca Henderson and Mariana Oseguera
- January 2016
- Case
German Business and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
By: Rebecca Henderson and Tony He
Henderson, Rebecca, and Tony He. "German Business and the Syrian Refugee Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 316-142, January 2016.