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    William A. Sahlman

    William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

    Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

    Keywords: airline; beverage; biotechnology; broadcasting; clothing; communications; computer; consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; electronics; energy; entertainment; fiber optics; financial services; food processing; furniture; grocery; health care; high technology; hotels ＆ motels; information; information technology industry; internet; investment banking industry; management consulting; manufacturing; marketing industry; medical supplies; motorcycles; nonprofit industry; pharmaceuticals; professional services; publishing industry; real estate; recreation; restaurant; retailing; semiconductor; service industry; soft drink; software; telecommunications; toy; transportation; travel; venture capital industry; video games
    • 2011
    • Book

    Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors

    By: Rebecca Henderson and Richard G. Newell
    Accelerating energy innovation could be an important part of an effective response to the threat of climate change. Written by a stellar group of experts in the field, this book complements existing research on the subject with an exploration of the role that public... View Details
    Keywords: Energy Sources; Innovation and Invention; Climate Change; Policy; Competition; Demand and Consumers; Finance; Energy Industry
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    • Feb 20 2019
    • Short Film

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    • 18 Aug 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Have a Better Idea To Improve Health Care?

    Several months ago, Harvard's Forum on Health Care Innovation surveyed industry executives, policy makers, academics, and doctors about the state of health care in the United States. Their report card was... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
    • March 2020 (Revised August 2020)
    • Case

    Culture at Google

    By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Amy Klopfenstein and Sarah Mehta
    Beginning in 2017, technology (tech) company Google faced a series of employee-relations issues that threatened its unique culture of innovation and open communication. Issues included protests surrounding Google’s contracts with the U.S. government, restrictions of... View Details
    Keywords: Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Retention; Resignation and Termination; Labor; Working Conditions; Employment; Labor Unions; Wages; Law; Lawsuits and Litigation; Rights; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Fairness; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Behavior; Conflict Management; Trust; Motivation and Incentives; Prejudice and Bias; Power and Influence; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Society; Social Issues; Culture; Civil Society or Community; Demographics; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Race; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States; California
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    • 05 Apr 2016
    • News

    The Leadership Quality that Truly Separates Disney's Bob Iger From his Peers

      Ana Antolin

      Ana Antolin is a doctoral candidate in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School. She received her B.S. in Quantitative Economics and International Relations from Tufts University. Prior to joining Harvard, she worked as a full-time research assistant in... View Details

      • 11 Nov 2018
      • Interview

      Investment in South Africa [eNCA interview]

      By: Euvin Naidoo
      Partner and MD at Venture University and VU Fund, Euvin Naidoo, discusses the impact innovation can have on the growth of the South African economy. View Details
      Keywords: Investment; Innovation and Invention; Economic Growth; South Africa
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      • 2021
      • Working Paper

      Accounting for Product Impact in the Telecommunications Industry

      By: George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
      We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the telecommunications industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates of network... View Details
      Keywords: Product Innovation; Impact; Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Ratings; Social Corporate Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Impact; Telecommunications; Product Design; Product Positioning; Society; Product; Environmental Sustainability; Measurement and Metrics; Framework; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Telecommunications Industry
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      • July 2002 (Revised January 2003)
      • Case

      Harrah's Entertainment, Inc: Rewarding Our People

      By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan
      Marilyn Winn, head of human resources at Harrah's Entertainment, must make a recommendation to the company's president and CEO about whether the existing bonus payout program is effective at motivating employees or whether it should be revised and/or replaced. A recent... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Human Capital; Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Alignment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      • September 2003 (Revised November 2005)
      • Case

      Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey

      By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
      The CEO of Best Buy, a hugely successful retailing company, has hired consulting firm Strategos to imbue the company with an improved innovative capability. The six-month program of experimental learning yields new business ideas and also trains Best Buy employees as... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Management Teams; Creativity; Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employees; Learning; Training; Programs; Retail Industry; United States
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      • 03 Jun 2021
      • News

      Trusting ‘Collective Genius’ in a Crisis

      • June 2013 (Revised June 2013)
      • Teaching Note

      Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth & Currency Wars

      By: Laura Alfaro and Hilary White
      Over the past decade, Brazil's future as a leading world economic power appeared certain. An expanding middle class and commodity boom had fueled economic growth, with GDP growth hitting a peak of 7.5% in 2010. However, the high cost of conducting business in Brazil,... View Details
      Keywords: Exchange Rate; Inflation; Inflation Targeting; Industrialization; Infrastructure; Currency; Capital Controls; Stimulus; Commodity Prices; Manufacturing Costs; Globalization; Productivity Growth; Economics; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Inflation and Deflation; Macroeconomics; Public Sector; Brazil; South America; Latin America
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        W. Carl Kester

        Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

        Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)
        • 2022
        • Book

        Productive Tensions: How Every Leader Can Tackle Innovation's Toughest Trade-Offs

        By: Chris Bingham and Rory McDonald
        Why is leading innovation in nascent business environments so distressingly hit-or-miss? More than 90% of high-potential ventures don’t reach their projected targets. Surveys show that 80% of executives consider innovation crucial to their growth strategy, but only 6%... View Details
        Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation and Management; Organizational Culture; Leadership Style; Decision Making
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        • 23 Aug 2006
        • Op-Ed

        The Real Wal-Mart Effect

        books that purport to be balanced and coolly analytical raise questions about the company's economic impact. A case in point is Charles Fishman's The Wal-Mart Effect, which describes the company as having a "decidedly mixed View Details
        Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail
        • 04 Nov 2008
        • First Look

        First Look: November 4, 2008

        interplay between these two levels, we review research from two separate bodies of literature. Research in psychology and organizational behavior on candidate-employer negotiations sheds light on the effects View Details
        Keywords: Martha Lagace
        • 20 Dec 2016
        • First Look

        December 20, 2016

        to creating your own model. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52002 January 2017 Journal of Public Economics Innovation Under Regulatory... View Details
        Keywords: Carmen Nobel

          Michael Beer

          MICHAEL BEER

          Mike Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company’s... View Details

          • Web

          Lenders to the Exhibit - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

          Economic Sciences Chicago Board of Options Exchange Exhibit Home Lenders to the exhibition: Cabot Science Library, Harvard University Carliss Y. Baldwin Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Francis... View Details