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- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
formidable research and teaching talents on bringing business-focused solutions and perspectives to address these problems. Some examples: In Zambia, Nava Ashraf and several colleagues conducted field studies to determine if charging for the water purification View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
How to Write a Great Business Plan
Every seasoned investor knows that detailed financial projections for a new company are an act of imagination. Nevertheless, most business plans pour far too much ink on the numbers—and far too little on the information that really... View Details
Keywords: Re: William A. Sahlman
- 21 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing
executive at eBay. "We live in a world where entrepreneurship drives massive change in the private sector, and we feel that can be true in the social sector." The Leadership Challenge As is the case with venture capitalists, venture philanthropists are often... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
New Year's Eve 1999 gave revelers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for celebration—the exhilarating thrill of ringing in a year that's always had an aura of science fiction mystery. When the champagne corks popped at midnight, however,... View Details
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
almost always created by entrepreneurs and technologists in response to a shortage of workers or in response to a lack of productivity in the current work processes. However, automation also creates new... View Details
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
learning from each other and from outsiders and constantly look for new ideas. H-P exhorted its employees to generate at least 30% of its revenue in any year from new products... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
the new market leaders." Even if many things have to happen before fundamental organizational changes occur, it still leaves us with questions: Is this kind of change worth pursuing? If so, what changes in information technology and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
https://archive.harvardbusiness.org/cla/web/pl/product.seam?c=25120&i=25122&cs=0b17ff7f3d16c64e4a6b72b71b876054 2013 pub Information and Subsidies: Complements or Substitutes? By: Ashraf, Nava, B. Kelsey Jack, and Emir Kamenica Abstract—Does providing... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
any preamble, “Do you support Indiana’s new law protecting religious freedom?” Another 2,176 respondents participated in a second survey that asked: “How likely are you to buy Apple products in the near... View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
in production and economies of scope in distribution. In some industries, Adam Smith's "invisible hand" was gradually tamed by what the historian Alfred D. Chandler Jr. has termed the "visible hand" of professional... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
specific searches. [See point on compensation in Financials, below] New to hiring? Practice interviewing candidates with investors or their associates before bringing actual candidates in for the real interview. Resume screening can be an... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 04 Feb 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?
Sloan. Although he was becoming feeble, his mind was still sharp. Mr. Sloan would talk about innovations he introduced as head of General Motors. They included a multibrand strategy with products aimed at different market segments, the... View Details
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
Consumers pay handsomely for products that are considered the best of the best in their league, whether they are the fastest cars, the fanciest handbags, or the finest wines. But for what, exactly, are they paying a premium? The superior... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Biotech Work as a Business
company may boast many capabilities in-house, but in reality the company may be stocked with islands of expertise that aren't working together at all. In terms of R&D as a system, Pisano said, the productivity impact of any one tool... View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
employees much more effectively—creating high-performance teams reliably, matching people to projects that fit both their skills and their interests, and dramatically increasing the probability that work will be productively creative. We... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 11
shadow banking system-are outweighed by the risks inherent in this new approach to credit delivery. 2006 Harvard Business Review In Search of a Second Act: Riding the Popularity of a Great First Product Is... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
puzzling and frustrating when I had the sense that our team failed to make the most of everyone's input. As a project manager I had made sure we held a kickoff meeting in the beginning of each new assignment to acknowledge all members'... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
or six companies, and it's very possible they could be competitors with each other" sometimes, he said, simply because it's as important to support the development of the technology. A company does not have to be first to market with a View Details
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
financing. A great number of studies and researchers have documented such effects. Professor Geoffrey Jones’s new book, Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship, documents systematically some of the early business... View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018
empty. Dennis Campbell and Tatiana Sandino discuss their new case study. How to Be a Rebel Leader In the book Rebel Talent, Francesca Gino argues companies should encourage rebellion in their workplaces. Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne