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  • 04 Jun 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

the needs of human beings, not around the needs of the status quo, didn't happen. Consumer-Driven Health Care was another book that I wrote to help change the demand for health care, to get innovation in the insurance industry. That was... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health
  • 07 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

Organization Science Innovation Outcomes in a Distributed Organization: Intra-Firm Mobility and Access to Resources By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj Abstract—Prior research has established a relation between intra-firm mobility and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Jun 2023
  • HBS Case

3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage Now: Lessons from Amazon, Chipotle, and Facebook

competitive advantage and capture more value in two main ways—by increasing the customer’s willingness to pay or decreasing the minimum compensation paid to employees and suppliers. “If you can keep that gap wide enough, then you are... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 17 May 2016
  • First Look

May 17, 2016

investors to finance the next phase of product development. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/816032-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-110 NXTP Labs: An Innovative Accelerator Model This case follows a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

STEM Needs More Women. Recruiters Often Keep Them Out

employers: Don’t worry about losing your best employees to training—take the risk. “This is one way to really educate your employees and keep them fresh,” Lane says. For students: Finish your application... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

Strategy - Faculty & Research

Competition ; Business History ; Collaborative Innovation and Invention ; Independent Innovation and Invention ; Disruptive Innovation ; View Details
  • 25 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

Taxation and Innovation in the 20th Century By: Akcigit, Ufuk, John Grigsby, Tom Nicholas, and Stefanie Stantcheva Abstract—This paper studies the effect of corporate and personal taxes on innovation in the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • February 2009 (Revised July 2012)
  • Case

Jieliang Phone Home! (A)

By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators—bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao—are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and have... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Job Design and Levels; Business Processes; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Manufacturing Industry; China
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  • Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

standards, innovative financial products, and how companies can leverage VCMs to achieve net-zero goals while addressing climate risks. Building Integrity in Carbon Markets: A Conversation with Jennifer Jenkins of Rubicon Carbon 15 JAN... View Details
  • 23 Nov 2021
  • Book

What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins

with a major competitive advantage, allowing for higher employee and customer engagement and loyalty, all of which translate into greater growth and profits. Although many business leaders are aware of these benefits, too few are focused... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • Web

Latin America - Global

participants explored pressing issues such as access to funding, regulatory hurdles, and the evolving social landscape, while also identifying innovative solutions and potential partnerships. The meeting highlighted the importance of... View Details
  • 26 Apr 2022
  • Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

bonds; it’s visceral and experiential—a stark contrast with the absence of trust that exists in most organizations. At Warby Parker, Director of Social Innovation Jesse Sneath told me of a memorable story shared by one of its veteran... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
  • Web

Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

closely with leading biotech industry and biomedical authorities, receive programmatic guidance and mentorship, and join a community of entrepreneurs shaping the future of science. “ Bringing life science innovations to the global... View Details
  • Program

Compensation Committees

Corporate Director Certificate. Learn More Key Benefits This executive compensation training program will enable you and your committee to contribute more effectively to long-term performance, corporate profitability, and employee... View Details
  • 29 Nov 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

and Facebook has significantly more employees working on long-range, innovative initiatives than Twitter. To a large extent, Twitter was inefficient at maintaining its ongoing operations, as well as View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology
  • 24 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 24

S&P 500 index and are only marginally higher than the risk-free rate as of the end of 2008. The combined impression from these results is that the return experience of hedge fund investors is much worse than previously thought. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2012
  • Article

How Leaders Kill Meaning at Work

By: Teresa Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
Senior executives routinely undermine creativity, productivity, and commitment by damaging the inner work lives of their employees in four avoidable ways. This article is based on analysis of hundreds of work diaries from professionals describing everyday events that... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Creativity; Performance Productivity; Motivation and Incentives; Innovation Strategy; Performance; Strategic Planning; Leading Change; Balanced Scorecard; Mission and Purpose
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  • July – August 2011
  • Article

Evolve (Again)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
Frenzy over social networks and interactive media can produce equally overhyped predictions that everything will change, not to mention money-losing investments in silly ventures. Separating enduring strategic lessons from the hype can help avoid a new crash. Hint: the... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Investment; Technological Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Partners and Partnerships
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  • Program

Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

company culture that not only allows for, but celebrates authenticity. Details Prepare for greater leadership responsibility Develop a personal leadership style that works for you and your organization Communicate more effectively—with your team, your peers, and your... View Details
  • Web

Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

to women and work, some of the most ubiquitous beliefs are the most mistaken. More Information 2015 Thinkers50 Innovation Award By: Linda A. Hill Professor Linda Hill won the 2015 Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Award for Innovation.... View Details