Innovation Evaluation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 1998
News

A Message from Dean Clark

requires continuing innovation in all of our educational programs. What we see ahead is a need for leaders with strong general management skills - people who know how to get things done and are able to inspire others. These qualities have... View Details

29 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

with its key theoretical arguments. This inconsistent reception warrants a thoughtful evaluation of research on disruptive innovation within management and strategy. We trace the theory’s intellectual... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Oct 2001
News

HBS Press Books in Brief

are first to sense and capture new knowledge all over the world; they mobilize this globally dispersed knowledge to become more innovative than their competitors; and they turn this innovation into value by... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management; Finance

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Online Entrepreneurial Marketing Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Marketing track. Introduction to Entrepreneurial Marketing ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Entrepreneurial Marketing... View Details

15 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners

(among others) in its history. On top of that, given the pressing need to address the climate crisis, I sought a summer role with a firm focused on sustainable infrastructure investment. This internship allowed me to build my expertise in the field and View Details

09 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Addressing Inequities in Education: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Amal Tariq (MBA 2025)

organizations driving systemic changes in public education. City Fund partners with local leaders across the country to build innovative public school systems aimed at moving children out of poverty and into thriving adult lives. My role... View Details

15 May 2023
News

From Scientist to Business Leader

evaluated the potential impact of a new DNA regenerative technology on hearing loss research. “My experience here has been wonderful,” she concludes. After graduation, she plans to work in consulting for a few years to continue honing her... View Details

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Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

a wide range of topics across K-12 and higher education. Topics include education reform efforts, adaptive and personalized learning approaches, disruptive innovations such as AI and machine learning, and system-level change efforts. The... View Details

26 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 26

vary more in performance, produce more outlier performances, innovate more, and change their organizations more than highly evaluated ones. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Founders Forum The HBS New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track or President’s Innovation Challenge HBS Elective Curriculum courses: Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change, Public Entrepreneurship, or Transforming Education... View Details

21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009

misperceptions: People predict that they will behave more ethically than they actually do, and when evaluating past (un)ethical behavior, they believe they behaved more ethically than they actually did. We use the "want/should"... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

successful agreement. Following Robert Putnam's (1988) two-level games schema, I characterize such "behind the table," or "Level II," barriers more broadly, offer several innovative examples of how each side can help... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How AI Could Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses

Nations High Commissioner on Refugees. That’s roughly 2.5 times larger than it was a decade ago. About 75 percent of refugees come from Afghanistan, Venezuela, Syria, Ukraine, and Sudan. Agency employees face the staggering challenge of View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

January 2010
Case

Pratham - Every Child in School and Learning Well

By: Srikant M. Datar, Stacey M. Childress, Rachna Tahilyani and Anjali Raina

The case focuses on how Pratham, a non-governmental organization, provided quality education to underprivileged children in India by collaborating with the government. It focuses on the problem Madhav Chavan, the founder, is trying to solve, the contributing factors... View Details

Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Social and Collaborative Networks; Performance Evaluation; Change Management; Organizational Design; Early Childhood Education; Management Systems; Strategy; Quality; Education Industry; India

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18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18

Bias for Normal Science: Evidence from Randomized Medical Grant Proposal Evaluations Authors:Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva C. Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl Abstract Central to any innovation... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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BiGS Research | Institute for Business in Global Society

on race, gender, and other characteristics continue to present serious challenges, both in the workplace and in broader society. Purpose of the Firm Companies are increasingly evaluated not just on their financial performance but on their... View Details

25 Feb 2017
Blog Post

3 Reasons I Chose to Attend HBS

and diversity of experiences of its students and faculty. The case method – When I was applying to business schools, I reviewed all of the formal performance evaluations that I had received while working as a consultant. One of the items... View Details

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year

either case, use these seven recruiting resolutions to help you rethink, reset, and resolve to make the next 365 days a resounding success. 1. Resolve to Increase EfficiencyOr, put differently, resolve to save your company time and money. View Details

Keywords: All Industries

03 Oct 2012
What Do You Think?

Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

US. A "commons" fosters the process-oriented innovation that in turn contributes to the vitality of the industrial sector and the health of the economy. Respondents to this month's column were somewhat pessimistic that such... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

25 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

overly narrow goals. Consider the experience of Airbnb, which ran experiments to evaluate booking strategies but ignored the potential for discrimination. After research by Luca and colleagues found evidence of widespread discrimination... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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