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Asia Pacific - Global
Korea, gave the closing remarks. At both events, Dean Datar discussed innovative initiatives for HBS, especially in the digital and data era, and shared the School’s efforts in addressing key business and...
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- 10 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?
As another election season approaches, American politics feels more polarized than ever, with racial tensions flaring in an uncertain economy. And a recent study parsing newly available data shows how a landmark Civil Rights-era law may...
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by Rachel Layne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
The Imposter Among Us
That was evident in the flood of responses the Bulletin received when we asked readers to share their stories. From these submissions, it’s also apparent that age, experience, and success are not determining factors, as the phenomenon can...
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- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
innovation outcomes, and in many ways. Here are three: Knowledge is shared and then recombined. Knowledge is transferred from the home countries of the migrants to the US, we found in a study we did with View Details
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by Rachel Layne
- 17 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve
their idea, but a little humility and a lot of discovery work can determine whether there’s a winning solution and save a lot of wasted time and money building the wrong thing. If fundraising is also a consideration, being able to have real View Details
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by Julia Austin
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Below are the views that faculty shared with the HBS community on Earth Day. 1. Robert G. Eccles Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and author of One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy (This article, titled,...
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- Summer 2008
- Editorial
Will the Stork Return to Europe and Japan? Understanding Fertility within Developed Nations
By: James Feyrer, Bruce Sacerdote and Ariel Dora Stern
Only a few rich nations are currently at replacement levels of fertility and many are considerably below. We believe that changes in the status of women are driving fertility change. At low levels of female status, women specialize in household production and... View Details
Feyrer, James, Bruce Sacerdote, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Will the Stork Return to Europe and Japan? Understanding Fertility within Developed Nations." Journal of Economic Perspectives 22, no. 3 (Summer 2008): 3–22.
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
U.S. inventors can be refined down to the 1992 Chinese share of IBM's inventors in Silicon Valley working in semiconductors. This exceptional detail, especially within individual firms and schools, allows us to answer many more questions...
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- November 2006
- Article
Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows: The Influence of Examiner Citations
By: Juan Alcacer and Michelle Gittelman
Analysis of patent citations is a core methodology in the study of knowledge diffusion. However, citations made by patent examiners have not been separately reported, adding unknown noise to the data. We leverage a recent change in the reporting of patent data showing...
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Patents;
Knowledge Sharing;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Information Technology;
Prejudice and Bias;
Change
Alcacer, Juan, and Michelle Gittelman. "Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows: The Influence of Examiner Citations." Review of Economics and Statistics 88, no. 4 (November 2006): 774–779.
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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research
make decisions: that is, design and management of negotiations, organizations, and markets. In addition, members of the group share an abiding interest in the micro foundations of these phenomena. Our work is grounded in the power of...
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Middle East & North Africa - Global
enterprise. Read the interview with Neveen El Tahri (PPL 2013), Chairperson of Delta Shield for Investment and Advisory Board Member of the MENA Research Center. MARCH 2024 MBA STUDENTS Student Spotlight: Loujaine AlMoallim Loujaine AlMoallim (MBA 2024) from Saudi...
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- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
to platform leadership change that does not rely on Schumpeterian creative destruction: platform envelopment. By leveraging common components and shared user relationships, one platform provider can move into another's market, combining...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees
on his land. Kearns has documented it all. “Genealogy is an opportunity to uncover, be inspired by, and share stories of all people,” says Kearns, a marketing director for Amazon Web Services and board member of the nonprofit National...
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- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
UnileverA Case Study
many foreign firms have experienced significant and sustained problems in the United States, though it is also possible to counter such reports with case studies of sustained success. 8 During the 1990s a series of aggregate studies using tax and other View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- Book
When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career
fluid intelligence wanes, crystallized intelligence—a different kind of thinking marked by synthesizing and sharing knowledge—grows, writes Brooks, a professor of Management Practice at HBS. He points to Johann Sebastian Bach, a musical...
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by Avery Forman
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The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management
In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details
- 14 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide
co-written with James Barnett and Christine Snively. A tale of two cultures From the very start, Amazon made its name on being fast, cheap, and efficient—using data to drive its product mix and enforcing strict employee discipline to...
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- 02 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
Employees Out Sick? Inside One Company's Creative Approach to Staying Productive
put the data in the system.” Sickness wasn’t the only reason for absences. Factory workers, who came to the city from rural areas all over the country, each celebrated holidays by attending cultural festivals, which varied depending on...
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About - Business & Environment
the School’s ten units. We catalyze research and share insights with business leaders. We encourage faculty and students to address climate change and environmental sustainability in MBA classrooms. We host academic and executive...
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- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
typical startup roles to help you determine which one might be the best fit for you, 2) profiles of startup executives across many different functions who share their stories and describe their responsibilities, and 3) a methodology to...
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Sean Silverthorne