Product Creativity - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

Publication:Quarterly Journal of Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We argue that social capital as proxied by trust increases aggregate productivity by affecting the organization of firms. To do this we collect new data on the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016

Dillon, and David S. Duncan Abstract—Firms have never known more about their customers, but their innovation processes remain hit-or-miss. Why? According to Christensen and his coauthors, product developers focus too much on building... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

The Times Captures History of American Business

From the dawn of the U.S. transcontinental railroad in 1869 to the widespread embrace of consumer products like cell phones and iPods in our time, the story of American business is in constant motion, never at rest—or at ease. A new... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Journalism & News

13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53941 forthcoming Harvard International Review Henry Kissinger and Robert Mugabe: The Forgotten Connection via a Remarkably Creative Negotiation By: Sebenius, James K. Abstract—When Robert... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Dec 2015
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December 22, 2015

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/615022-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-026 Shonda Rhimes' ShondaLand In January 2015, superstar television creator Shonda Rhimes, whose production company ShondaLand dominates American... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Apr 2011
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measured by the value of integrated production is negatively correlated with delegation. Surprisingly, absolute size of the firm is negatively related to delegation. The overall pattern of results highlights the need for a nuanced... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2023 (Revised April 2024)
Teaching Note

Netflix's Culture: Binge or Cringe?

By: Hubert Joly, Leonard A. Schlesinger, James Barnett and Stacy Straaberg

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 522-096. View Details

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2011
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Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation

By: Ethan S. Bernstein and Frank J. Barrett

How can leaders adopt a mindset that maximizes learning, remains responsive to short-term emergent opportunities, and simultaneously strengthens longer-term dynamic capabilities of the organization? This chapter explores the organizational decisions and practices... View Details

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03 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 3, 2006

Harvard Business School Case 606-090 Brandon Fogg must solve two seemingly unrelated problems in his management of creative R&D professionals. First, despite having hired brilliant research professionals, his firm is having problems... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

was how long it would take us to get there. We are suggesting that the day may finally be arriving. The implications, if so, will be numerous and important. Various chapters in the book describe how business strategy, production... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-036.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAcademia Barilla Harvard Business School Case 507-001 Barilla, the world's largest pasta company, has introduced a new high-quality, high-priced View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Apr 2010
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managers and recruiters are questioning conventional business education. Their concerns? Among other things, MBA programs aren't giving students the heightened cultural awareness and global perspectives they need. Newly minted MBAs lack essential leadership skills.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning to Make the Move to CEO

customer and product markets, and geopolitical environments. Professor William Fruhan leads the corporate finance piece of the curriculum, providing perspective on the globalization of financial markets. "Increasingly, there is more... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

02 Feb 2010
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per capita and, thus, lower cost of capital. We also explain that the variation in revenues per capita was both a product of the variation in natural endowments and a commodity boom that had asymmetric effects among states. These two... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

the productivity of busy professionals. For workplace settings devoid of perks, small non-cash rewards like access to valuable online classes or fitness programs can also contribute to well-being. Other non-cash rewards, such as notes of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

vision, guts, and a can-do spirit can transform weak institutions, invent wildly creative contraptions, build fantastic new markets, and conquer distant infidels. American men love the populist guy who stands against dominating... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

important if the no-action side wins. Grassroots support for actions that benefit cities and regions will help creative local leaders move forward even when national or state policies are unfavorable. 2. Quality and safety is crucial for... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

07 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

affairs, could create national wealth based on manufacturing. This production would be fueled by an imperialistic British Empire, which through its expansion would provide the needed raw materials. The book proved extremely persuasive at... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

Business School’s Ranjay Gulati looks at how it tackled the challenge. He identifies several important takeaways for other multinationals: Give the local organizations clout, embrace creative abrasion, build strong functions, and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward

management. Instead, Perlman mapped backward from his VC target, reasoning that WebTV's appeal and value to the VCs would be greatly enhanced by partnership with a prominent consumer electronics firm. Perlman started by pitching his View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

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Netflix's Culture: Binge or Cringe?

Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation

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The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

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Learning to Make the Move to CEO

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6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

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A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward

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