Knowledge Diversity - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

Diversity, Equal Sacrifice and Optimal Taxation Author:Matthew Weinzierl Abstract The workhorse model of optimal taxation strongly recommends tagging, but its use in policy is limited. I argue that this puzzle is a symptom of a more fundamental problem. Conventional... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2007
News

Security Chief

the world’s largest and most diverse companies, you don’t have to imagine such conversations. They actually happen. Just ask Louis Parker (MBA ’90). In March 2004, he sat down for a routine chat with the company’s HR chief and expressed... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; technology-based security business; Management; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

02 Jan 2013
What Do You Think?

Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?

teams to fluid groups engaged in what Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson, in the recent book Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy, calls "teaming," defined as "coordination and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

about academic labs as well as private-sector firms that are setting operational and best-practice standards for converting scientific knowledge into commercial applications. For HBS participants, an overriding goal was to gain a better... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

03 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 3, 2006

Working PapersRacial Diversity Initiatives in Professional Service Firms: What Factors Differentiate Successful from Unsuccessful Initiatives? Authors:Modupe Akinola and David A. Thomas Abstract Diversity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Black History Month | Baker Library

Haynes Jr. introduced the seminar "Black Power and the Business Community," presented from the point of view of Black entrepreneurs and managers. Haynes was president of Management Formation, Inc., a firm focused on increasing diversity... View Details

01 Dec 2013
News

Faculty Books

Faculty Research HBS Working Knowledge offers a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their web links. Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals without Mandates Associate Professor... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

Bringing It Back Home

organizations and the challenges they face is an essential part of the experience. And the range of perspectives is amazing. The geographic diversity of the participants is matched and possibly exceeded by the View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; SPNM; Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management; Roadtrip Nation; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

22 Dec 2015
Blog Post

HBS Takes Business Education Online

the best things about the CORe learning experience is the wildly diverse group of learners with whom you get to interact in your cohort. While college students and early career professionals from a variety of backgrounds make up a large... View Details

14 May 2014
News

(Re)moving the Needle

early to commercialize it," says Anquetil. "The company was not a great success." He knew he was missing something: formal business training. "I had picked up some knowledge along the way, but I wanted the right knowledge," he says. "HBS... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; medical technology; Scientific Research and Development Services

08 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Management Education’s Unanswered Questions

paths. He met with HBS Working Knowledge to discuss professionalization and how business schools shape—and have been shaped by—societal forces and values. Martha Lagace: What led you into this analysis? Rakesh Khurana: Since I was a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

12 May 2022
News

Onboarding

parity on corporate boards. CNBC: That’s according to the new Equilar gender diversity index. It finds that about 24 percent of all Russell 3000 board seats are held by women, but 6 percent of boards on the Russell 3000 have no women on... View Details

04 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

implications of these relationships for start-up innovation and performance. Value creation in such relationships occurs when assets are exchanged by the parties involved: collaboration allows for passive knowledge flows and active View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

Harvard Business Publishing, forthcoming No abstract is available at this time. Collaboration Across Knowledge Boundaries within Diverse Teams: Reciprocal Expertise Affirmation as an Enabling Condition... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Global Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

development by examining one of the engines for such development, the entrepreneurial sector. Educational Objectives: Global Entrepreneurship is intended to provide critical knowledge and frameworks for founders and investors to navigate... View Details

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

connections and professional networks remain just as important as they were in the past. This places U.S.-trained Chinese, with business connections and local knowledge on both sides of the Pacific, in a great position to create... View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

18 Apr 2022
News

Book Smart

was, what do we know something about?” The former executive at Amazon and Microsoft knew plenty about tech and business. Risher’s abundant experience and knowledge helped him build out the foundational Worldreader app. He also had... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Vision: Sound Science

biotech pioneer Robert Langer. “New knowledge comes from unexpected places, and Bob’s lab was eye-opening in that respect,” Simons recalls. “I met a ton of brilliant people with diverse expertise and... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Leaders Program

understand perspectives from other industries and disciplines. It’s also nice to get out of the HBS bubble every once in a while. Henry Tao: I was motivated to apply to the Climate Leaders Program for two main reasons. Firstly, I wanted to expand my View Details

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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details

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