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16 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant

for his ability to redesign the Saints offense based on the strengths of individual players that join the team. When talented rookie Alvin Kamara joined the team in 2017, the team “altered its DNA” by putting Kamara in positions to take advantage of his incredible... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

attempting disruptive innovation and entrepreneurship in these industries. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812041-PDF-ENG Speeding Ahead to a Better Place Elie Ofek and Alison Berkley WagonfeldHarvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

long-run equilibrium regardless of the speed of Linux's demand-side learning persists if there are cost asymmetries. We find that because OSS implies lower profits for Microsoft, the larger the cost differences are between Linux and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

how the composition of patenting teams relates to both the scope of their patent applications and the speed of their patent approvals by examining the main effects of team members’ intra-organizational diversity (based on affiliations... View Details

06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6

this article, I outline an agenda for strengthening the links between key institutions. Leaders, I argue, should focus on four goals: 1) linking knowledge creation to venture creation to speed the conversion of ideas into market-ready... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

processes as well as the appropriate scope and speed of strategic changes. Now, Parker must decide on the composition of AAL’s senior executive team. Should Parker select a team dominated by US Airways executives with whom he has... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15

might be found in loading docks or applications that demanded fast read speeds in demanding applications. When it was first funded, Intel was in the midst of record growth and was seeking diversification. The new business was viewed as... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

Reassuringly, I also find evidence that, as predicted by the model, the speed of technology diffusion slowed down in Japan during the 1990s and R&D expenditures also stopped growing. Women and Leadership: Defining the Challenges... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

"knight" managers rather than develop people in roles. I think that's a huge cultural difference in the sectors. The issue is particularly pronounced in foundations. Q: Give us a sense of new developments in the field of performance-management measurement. Alnoor, can... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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