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- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
policy debate. Positive aggregate productivity gains are often attributed to within-firm productivity improvement; however, an alternative, less emphasized explanation is between-firm selection and market reallocation, whereby competition from multinationals View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
leading players in these clusters are multi-location firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide. Strong internal links across locations allow these firms to leverage knowledge for competitive advantage without... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
What is HBS Bridges?
final part of our three day Bridges program to conclude our time at HBS. Bridges had a number of themes; each aimed at providing an opportunity to close out our time at HBS and help prepare us for re-entering the workforce. We heard from View Details
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
non-fungible tokens. This article originally appeared in the Harvard Gazette. You Might Also Like: Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can The Popular Stock Metric That Can View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?
author of one of the blogs that regularly reach my email inbox, maintains that one or more of the Big Four tech firms should and will be broken up. In his opinion, Europe will lead the way in prosecuting them, levying “the mother of all... View Details
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?
of perspectives that can lead to truly innovative approaches to accomplishing a task. Even groups composed not of similar souls but merely of people who are very familiar with one another miss the chance to integrate the fresh perspective... View Details
Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo
- 02 Jun 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Do You Weigh Strategy, Execution, and Culture in an Organization’s Success?
Execution." This argues for a different way of formulating the questions. Several commented on the importance of the thought behind the questions, leading to yet another question: Are their important differences between these... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Web
Affiliated Organizations & Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
City ICIC is a nonprofit research and strategy organization and the leading authority on U.S. inner city economies and the businesses that thrive there. U.S. Cluster Mapping Project The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project is a national economic... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
half that of traditional pawnshops; and Rappler, the Philippines’ last independent news outlet and where Ayala also serves as chairman of the board. “At Hatchd, it’s kind of like we’re professional cofounders,” he says. Ko, who is now Asia View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- Web
Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
advantages of being a purpose-driven firm, and how to make a difference by integrating values into strategy without sacrificing profit. The program was developed by leading Harvard Business School faculty and is delivered in an active... View Details
- 31 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do
completed, need not detract from productivity if it’s done right,” Amabile says. For managers concerned that offering such activities might lead to distraction or procrastination, they can be offered in public space separate from the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
John H. McArthur | About
ground in entrepreneurship, leadership, ethics, strategy and a host of other areas. McArthur excelled at identifying promising generators of ideas and placing large institutional bets on them, leading colleagues to dub him “an... View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- What Do You Think?
Making Right Choices: Art or Science?
presenting them, even when the merit of one alternative is clearly superior to others. A natural aversion to loss leads us to make irrational choices that minimize it. Choices may be expressly made to enable us to conform to the behaviors... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Profile
Ahmed Alimi
things done, cultivating relationships as well as leading people. I thought I needed these 'next level' skills and felt HBS was the right place to get them." Gradually, Ahmed also felt "a greater calling. I had been doing some... View Details
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
services in India, the Philippines, and Indonesia, where several banks are beginning to see the value of such services and, consequently, are entering trial partnerships with mobile operators. "It's not going to be the Nokias, Motorolas, or Microsofts that are... View Details
- 10 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points
leaving in a few weeks and that the company was "reconsidering the entire department's role and structure." Normally decisive and confident, Michelle was caught off guard. She felt frozen, with no idea how long the organization's review process would take, how... View Details
Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics
manifesting there? Mike Luca: Tech companies shape the information we see, the products we use, and the markets we participate in. This raises important societal questions about the decisions business leaders make. Is Airbnb facilitating discrimination? Are hidden fees... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Blog Post
The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS
to make a difference in the world. There is still so much work that can be done in the business world to better support families. Be the beacon that leads that change in every environment you are in whether it is school, company, or... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
shut down and has seen no revenue, with thousands of employees home, since November. 2. Lead by example Managers should model the behavior they want to see in others. If they say employees can leave the office or avoid travel, but the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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ICHOM - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) works with patients, leading providers, and registries to create a global standard for measuring results by medical condition, from prostate cancer to coronary artery disease. ICHOM... View Details