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Marginality and Problem-Solving Effectiveness in Broadcast Search

By: Lars Bo Jeppesen and Karim R. Lakhani
We examine who the winners are in science problem-solving contests characterized by open broadcast of problem information, self-selection of external solvers to discrete problems from the laboratories of large R&D intensive companies, and blind review of solution... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Open Source Distribution; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Markets; Independent Innovation and Invention; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Gender; Science
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  • 11 Mar 2015
  • HBS Seminar

Ernest Wilson, University of Southern California, Annenberg School

  • 18 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs

and more in terms of fostering growth. For those used to a venture-capital model of funding fast-growing software start-ups, it will mean realizing that a socially focused company may grow slower than, say, a cloud View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 19 May 2023
  • News

Innovating, Funding, and Scaling Climate Solutions at Harvard Business School: Day Three of Harvard Climate Action Week

  • 27 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie

that they will disappear quickly from the public eye after having been seen by the intended recipients or after a short period of time. Disappearing selfies are seemingly the ideal solution for people who enjoy life on social media but... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 05 Jun 2019
  • Working Paper Summaries

How Transparency into Internal and External Responsibility Initiatives Influences Consumer Choice

Keywords: by Ryan W. Buell and Basak Kalkanci
  • 23 Jan 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 27 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

It's been said that in this century, carbohydrates will replace hydrocarbons, and biology will supplant physics as the innovation-producing science. As science fiction becomes science fact, and with... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health
  • June 2010 (Revised July 2011)
  • Case

China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good

By: Christopher Marquis and Nancy Dai
In early 2010, cleantech investment pioneer Tsing Capital was planning for the China Environment Fund IV and considering how to maintain its commitment to social and environmental practices. Tsing Capital embraced its philosophy of "Doing Well by Doing Good" and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Strategy; Balance and Stability; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Energy Conservation; Business Organization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; China
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PhD Programs - Doctoral

quantitative marketing borrows from computer science, microeconomics, and statistics to offer guidelines for a firm’s marketing strategies. Experimental work in consumer behavior aims to understand the psychological and View Details
  • April 2013
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What Roger Fisher Got Profoundly Right: Five Enduring Lessons for Negotiators

By: James K. Sebenius
Roger Fisher, who died in 2012, enjoyed a remarkable career that modeled one way that an academic, especially in a professional school such as law or business, could make a significant, positive, and lasting difference in the world. Distinctive aspects of his career... View Details
Keywords: Bargaining; Conflict Resolution; Dealmaking; Negotiation; Personal Development and Career; Conflict and Resolution
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  • November 2023 (Revised April 2024)
  • Case

Khanmigo: Revolutionizing Learning with GenAI

By: William A. Sahlman, Allison M. Ciechanover and Emily Grandjean
Already a leader in the edtech space since its 2008 launch, Khan Academy was now one of the first edtech organizations to embrace generative artificial intelligence ("genAI"). In March 2023, Khan Academy began beta testing Khanmigo, a genAI “guide” and tutor built with... View Details
Keywords: Technology Adoption; Leading Change; Entrepreneurship; Risk and Uncertainty; Education; AI and Machine Learning; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Education Industry; Technology Industry; United States; San Francisco
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    John F. Batter

    John Batter is a retired Litigation Partner in the Boston Office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP where his practice focussed on on the defense of public and private companies and their directors and management against breach of fiduciary duty claims and... View Details

    • Editorial

    Zeroing Out on zero-COVID

    By: William C. Kirby
    China’s culture reveres science, yet operates under a government that often defines what “science” is and is not. China’s “zero-COVID” policy has created a bifurcated scientific community that threatens international collaboration in science and technology. A... View Details
    Keywords: COVID; Scientific Community; World Health Organization; Pseudoscience; Governance; Government and Politics; Health; Research and Development; Social Media; China
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    • 18 Sep 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: September 18, 2007

    poor on a commercial basis. Publisher's site: Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value Inventory Record Inaccuracy: An Empirical Analysis Authors:Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman Periodical:Management... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • April 2024 (Revised December 2024)
    • Case

    Anthropic: Building Safe AI

    By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
    In late 2024, Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company, achieved a significant breakthrough with computer use capabilities that allowed AI to interact with computers like humans. Co-founded by former OpenAI employees and known for its generative AI... View Details
    Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Growth and Maturation; Corporate Strategy; Technology Industry; United States
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    • 04 Dec 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies

    Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan, George Serafeim, and Eduardo Tugendhat
    • 14 May 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Do Experts Listen to Other Experts? Field Experimental Evidence from Scientific Peer Review

    Keywords: by Misha Teplitskiy, Hardeep Ranu, Gary Gray, Michael Menietti, Eva Guinan, and Karim R. Lakhani
    • 2020
    • Article

    Research on Corporate Sustainability: Review and Directions for Future Research

    By: Jody Grewal and George Serafeim
    We review the literature on corporate sustainability and provide directions for future research. Our review focuses on three actions: measuring, managing and communicating corporate sustainability performance. Measurement is the least developed of the three and... View Details
    Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainability Management; Nonfinancial Disclosure; Nonfinancial Information; Nonfinancial Performance; Materiality; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Disclosure; ESG Disclosure Metrics; ESG Ratings; ESG Reporting; Inequality; Corporate Social Responsibility; Accounting; Finance; Management; Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Diversity; Equality and Inequality; Corporate Disclosure; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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    • 17 May 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

    Social Initiatives by Business" (Administrative Science Quarterly, 48 (2003): 268-305). Just as an example of a response to these criticisms, it may well be true that companies are not the ideal... View Details
    Keywords: by Manda Salls