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- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Future of IT Consulting
expertise in designing and coding complex computer applications. SAP and Seibel have developed unique package software, View Details
- 25 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Secret Life of Supply Chains
attributes that make it a source of innovation: The creation of specialized inputs can produce value in a wide variety of different contexts. That’s true whether we’re talking about a new semiconductor tailored to the computer industry,... View Details
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
innovation in design spaces related to new sports, like rodeo kayaking and kite surfing. The participants care passionately about their sport, View Details
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
Almost one-third of Americans consider immigration the most important “problem” that the United States faces, according to a new Gallup poll. And yet, companies say they need far more workers than the current View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 25 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams
(worldwide), but service industries like food and retail in this part of the world are great examples, and they occupy very large proportions of the labor force. The findings... View Details
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
beings are resourceful and evaluative as they strive to maximize their own interests. An individual's interests can converge or diverge from the interests of the organization. Thus, to bring the resourcefulness of individuals to benefit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
computer systems to recognize text and image. While at Stanford, Gebru collaborated with AI researcher Fei-Fei Li, who had hired people to tag the contents of 15 million... View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
organizations that design these programs, the companies that are investing resources to adopt them, and those that are relying on them to infer the quality of management practices. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
After an overview of Boston Children's Hospital and its local health care market environment, the case presents process maps and financial data relating to patients making... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
Research Agenda Author:Roberto Verganti Periodical:Journal of Product Innovation Management (forthcoming) Abstract Recent studies on design management have helped us to better comprehend how companies can apply View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
investors provide a little funding and limited governance to an increased number of startups that they are more likely to abandon, but where initial experiments significantly inform beliefs about the future potential of the venture. This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
solutions for myriad tasks that previously were performed in traditional, non-tech ways. In this way, they have improved the productivity of many traditional industries (just look at all the industries that use PCs today) and created... View Details
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
discussed supporting innovation through a range of additional policy interventions, including tax credits, loan guarantees, IP policy, regulatory mandates, codes, and standards. It is critically important that these kinds of interventions... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide
from that.” The new inventory system was actually something Whole Foods had started to implement before the Amazon deal, pressured by activist shareholders who had seen the grocer’s stock and sales margins... View Details
- 04 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating
Got a problem? Throw some collaboration software at it. It's a common strategy among today's managers: Organizations spend a lot of money on technology that enables employees to tackle problems collectively. Hence, the market is rife with connectivity tools View Details
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
and organic growth. Odyssey had just realized its first profitable year in 2000—recording a net income of $3.1 million—and was still a relatively young company. In addition, the hospice industry was subject to extensive federal, state,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
and Efficiency of Hospital Work Systems Authors:Anita L. Tucker, Sara J. Singer, Jennifer E. Hayes, and Alyson Falwell Publication:Health View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers
demonstrate their capabilities before an audience. But this can be dangerous: Feldberg found that when women put off private office tasks such as strategic planning or data analysis, their departments’ profits and customer View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
newness. 10 Related to the age effect, there is also the strong, but difficult to quantify, possibility that foreign firms experienced management problems because of idiosyncratic features of the U.S. economy, including not only its size... View Details
- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation
every interface in the first mainframes. The manufacturing process depended on the design of the computer and vice versa. The design of the... View Details