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- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
business strategy today exist largely as a set of alternative views and frameworks not entirely connected to one another. These notes contribute an integrated sequence of steps for creating or evaluating a strategy and associated company... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
settings. They cried out for a theoretical explanation. So Eric von Hippel, Christoph Hienerth, and I teamed up to see if we could construct a theory to explain the phenomena. Q: Can you describe in general the pathways user innovations take in your model? A: The... View Details
- 02 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Do Online Dating Platforms Help Those Who Need Them Most?
Match.com, there's Farmers Only, aimed at rural lonely hearts; The Atlasphere, connecting Ayn Rand fans since 2003; and EquestrianCupid.com, for lovelorn riding enthusiasts. In fact, the $2 billion online dating industry comprises more... View Details
- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
Are you getting them across? Many communication errors stem from a naïve belief among marketing people that they're necessarily trying to connect with people exactly like themselves. For example, many retailers overlook issues of... View Details
- 25 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Alliances
that in cross-sector social purpose collaborations, unlike commercial business alliances, an essential ingredient for strong leadership involvement is an emotional connection individuals make with the social... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
Rebalancing by Individual Investors Authors:Laurent E. Calvet, John Y. Campbell, and Paolo Sodini Abstract This paper investigates the dynamics of individual portfolios in a unique dataset containing the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009
Your Skills: Managing Teams The ability to lead teams is fast becoming a critical skill for all managers in the 21st century. Here are four HBS Working Knowledge stories from the archives that address everything from how teams learn to turning View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 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... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
a family business system provide the sources of these bases of power. Discusses the connection between power and dependency in a relationship. Finally, discusses how to enhance individual power in a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
the college player trying to switch from QB to wide receiver, career switchers may find it hard to gain traction in the virtual hiring environment. The same holds for individuals coming from smaller organizations with less name... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
Corporate-level synergies emerge in which the whole exceeds the sum of the individual parts. For these scorecards to be effective, however, everyone in the organization must understand the strategies for their unit, division, and the... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
the entrepreneurs we have looked at recognize the fact that a single coach was not going to be enough, that a single coach has limits also. If you go back to the premise that what we know is based largely on experience, any single View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w15023 Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Evidence from Indian Software Services Authors:Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats Abstract In settings ranging from product development to service delivery,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
greetings, business cards, gift giving, dress, punctuality, body language, table manners, and so forth. Deeper cultural characteristics and their implications for the negotiation process itself. Below the surface are characteristics such as whether a culture is focused... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
By: Kerr, William R., and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—We model spatial clusters of similar firms. Our model highlights how agglomerative forces lead to localized, individual connections among firms, while... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
Flows in the Global Economy Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows By: Horton, John, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—We review the rapid development of digital labor markets that connect companies and contractors... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
Weitz No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-125.pdf PublicationsMulti-Rater Assessment of Individual Creative Contributions to Team Projects in Organizations Author:Teresa M.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
individual connections among firms, while interaction costs generate a defined distance over which attraction forces operate. Overlapping firm interactions yield agglomeration clusters that are much larger... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
develop the concept of interconnectedness as four conditions of an internal supply chain: a focus on system-rather than individual department-performance; routines within departments that are connected to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
happy hours, and if possible, having a physically distancing picnic. Social connection doesn’t always mean a Zoom call; sometimes even a text message can be enough. Use ‘job crafting’ to let employees modify their roles Jayanth Narayanan,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman