Extremism - Publications - Faculty & Research

2008
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Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis

By: Alan D. MacCormack, John Rusnak and Carliss Y. Baldwin

A variety of academic studies argue that a relationship exists between the structure of an organization and the design of the products that this organization produces. Specifically, products tend to "mirror" the architectures of the organizations in which they are... View Details

Keywords: Open Source Distribution; Product Design; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Information Technology Industry

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13 Jan 2012
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Intermediaries for the IP Market

Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & David Yoffie

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

extreme case was the Common Agricultural Policy, adopted in 1966, which severely restricted U.S. agricultural exports to Europe. However, within Europe, free trade was established between the member countries, even though nontariff... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

16 Apr 2001
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Breaking the Code of Change

rapid improvements in economic value while also building sustainable advantage inherent in building organizational capability. The and/also is also the hardest approach and thus requires great will, skill, and wisdom. The alternative—an arbitrary and halfhearted mixing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

with her husband and their two beautiful sons. She has also been known to make extremely decadent chocolate truffles. Contact Informationtabbatello@hbs.edu Nancy Edmunds Teaching & Learning Assistant Biography Nancy Edmunds Teaching &... View Details

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Interviewing - Alumni

valuable opportunity for me to understand the exciting projects already underway. As I mentioned, I continue to be extremely interested in Alpha Galactic, particularly the AGO Division. My consulting background and health care experience... View Details

09 Jul 2020
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It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

Communication: Lessons from 9/11, Paul Argenti writes, “What I discovered is that, in a time of extreme crisis, internal communications take precedence. Before any other constructive action can take place—whether it's serving customers or... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

09 Jun 2022
Blog Post

The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

advice and guidance from professors on how to effectively navigate the challenges of a dual-career household was extremely helpful. And don’t be too hard on yourself. HBS is academically demanding, there are so many activities to get... View Details

15 Sep 2022
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Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

School, who is one of the study’s authors. “If you are connecting with people who are strong ties, that’s not as useful, but if you are connecting with people who are extremely weak ties, that’s also not as useful. Moderately weak ties... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

made their learning real and accessible — connecting me to that knowledge and the living proof of the community on campus in real time.” — HBS Alumna (MBA 1982) “The sessions were all extremely relevant, insightful and thought-provoking.... View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Strategy and the Internet

were often forced to change the way they conducted activities in order to conform to the "best practices" embedded in the software. It was also extremely difficult to connect discrete applications to one another. Enterprise... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter

09 May 2017
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Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

increase short-term profitability (desired by short-term investors who make up an increasing share of the total) over long-term health of the corporation. This includes imprudent downsizing of organizations, spending reduction for long-term R&D, and View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Jun 2024
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How Transparency Sped Innovation in a $13 Billion Wireless Sector

tradeoff,” Greenstein says. “When a firm deliberately makes its drivers available, they're giving up some of that proprietary protection they've made for themselves in the interest of trying to invite more partners. It's extremely... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology

05 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Video Blog: Why I Decided to Pursue an MBA at HBS

sure who or what I would encounter at HBS. And I was extremely pleasantly surprised when I stepped foot here for admitted students weekend. I mean, the atmosphere was so, so warm. People were just extremely... View Details

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

consensus in a multiparty deal makes you hostage to the most extreme or reluctant party." This surprisingly common result is why an “A” is often appended to DAD: “DADA” means Decide-Announce-Defend-Abandon. An apparently irresistible... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

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Your Coach Will Help You Become a Better Leader

backgrounds and professional experience to the table—they can provide valuable guidance and elicit significant new insights. Executives tell us that coaching is an extremely valuable part of their program experience. Markus Messerer, who... View Details

05 Apr 2004
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Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

also offer other forms of evidence of past success in similar relationships, such as media or trade reports. 3. Make dependence a factor The more dependent you are on someone, the more willing you'll be to trust her. This phenomenon plays out to the View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

27 Feb 2019
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The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall

patients. “The extremely high profit margins in medical devices offers a setting in which the risks are often overwhelmed by the potential rewards to innovate, especially when competitors face their own product failures,” according to the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Auto; Medical Devices & Supplies

11 Mar 2024
Blog Post

A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh

overwhelming, parts of business school is all of the lovely people to eat dinner with. There was a dinner event with the Energy & Environment Club happening today, but I need some alone time to recharge, free chicken tenders notwithstanding. Even for an View Details

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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

non-verbal reactions (e.g., facial expressions, body language). In addition, the response will clearly depend on the nature of the comment – for example, how extreme it is and whether offense seems to be intended. In general, the most... View Details

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