Knowledge Integration - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

Winning Legally

appreciate that legal matters are an integral and manageable part of doing business. Organizationally, managers need to facilitate frequent, two-way communication with legal counsel and provide them with enough business information to... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

07 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 7, 2006

they also aid in the diffusion of creative knowledge to other firms through personnel and knowledge transfer. The trick, then, is to manage innovation in ways that exploit the opportunities while minimizing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

giant; Natura, a leader in Brazil's cosmetics arena; and China's Haier, which sells appliances in one of the world's most demanding markets. What these companies and others like them share is a distinct approach to innovation: they strategically exploit an intimate... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari

01 Dec 2011
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Reimagining the MBA

knowledge into action and, at the same time, be aware of their own character and values. In short, the School’s vision for 21st-century leadership requires a commitment to three dimensions of learning: knowing, doing, and being (see... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

represents what actually gets done. Strategic integrity is when emergent and directed strategies are one and the same thing: when the strategy executes with the full, aligned backing of the organization for maximum impact. When a strategy... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online

Reflective Leadership in a Digital World Discover how the scale, scope, and speed of business in Big Tech affects leadership responsibilities and integrate your knowledge of the reflective leadership model... View Details

20 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

R&D and engineering. The region is now producing an estimated 90 percent of women's luxury shoes that sell for $500 or more per pair. Why Clusters Still Work The cluster's success is largely due to a lead firm acting as what Pisano calls a View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Keeping Your Balance With Customers

knowledgeable relationship with them, measured by the number of hours their relationship manager spent with them. The bank attempted to lock the customer into a sole-source relationship by creating an View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

Student-Faculty-Profile

Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell

anxiety impacts the quality of a financial planning experience and the integrity of the resulting financial plan, both of which will impact customer satisfaction. The financial services industry has acknowledged that retirement planning,... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum

Yoffie added that in the near future, "we won't be talking about Internet companies as something distinct because the Net will be so integrated into everything we do." That integration, panelist Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal... View Details

13 Jun 2017
Blog Post

MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences – A Q&A with Professor Robert Howe

are needed, which describes an awful lot of what tech founders do. For the program we’re looking forward to defining the integrated set of design and business classes that will equip students to launch successful tech ventures.” How is... View Details

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Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog

What are the opportunities and risks for businesses in Taiwan, as "greater China" becomes integrated economically but with greater tension politically and militarily? In short, where is China going—economically and politically—and what... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

Commitment to Leadership

employers. As we approached the end of the 20th century we began to question whether the course content was right for the new millennium. Were we developing the kind of leaders needed for our increasingly dynamic global knowledge economy?... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Student Conferences, at a Glance

generalist. You put on many hats and play many roles.” — Toyosi Kolawole, founder, Integrated Business Strategies, Nigeria For a full report on these and other conferences, visit the “HBS Conference Coverage” section of HBS Working View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

03 Mar 2014
Blog Post

Align Your Social Media and Recruiting Strategies

About.me and Twitter are great places to start, but many candidates are now creating blogs of their own, providing organizations with a way to dig deep into the knowledge and ideas of potential future hires. Stay Connected with Former... View Details

02 Mar 2015
News

To Market, To Market

that integrates livestock and sustainable agriculture,” says Ferrari. “We come at it from a community development perspective. We do a lot of work preparing villages to engage in the relatively harsh world of markets. It’s hard for them.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Agriculture; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

07 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 7

that will deliver corporate performance. Finally, I conclude that the field will ultimately require a framework that puts firms at its center. Benefiting from Location: Knowledge Retrieval Authors:Juan Alcácer and Wilbur Chung... View Details