Problem Solving - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 May 2004
Research & Ideas

How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not

not appropriate for the team member); not providing enough clarity about an assignment; changing assignments or objectives too frequently; giving assignments that conflict with other management instructions); and (3) dealing with problems... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

gaining ground because we're experiencing a contextual change. Given the profound challenges we face as a global society and the challenges we confront as an institution, it's not just that we don't have solutions: We increasingly see that these View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

31 Jul 2023
News

Striving for Imperfection

better enable organizations to leverage intelligence from outside of the organization, and what about AI? How could that be used as a tool for problem solving within organizations now? CC: Can I give you two... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Online Business Essential Courses | HBS Online

$2,650 Credential Certificate Courses (3) Business Analytics Professor Janice Hammond Unlock actionable insights by mastering data analysis techniques to solve real-world business challenges and drive informed decision-making. 8 weeks, 5... View Details

01 Feb 2022
Book

Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

to solve that problem? Have we got the right formula? And then scale it, turn it into real business. And they're completely different because the context in which they're doing it is in some respects harder, and in some respects easier.... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

11 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive

to have more diversity, equity, and inclusion, but I don’t know how to tackle this complex set of issues. These are workplaces where the leaders are fearful because they don’t have a sense of how to unpack the problem and what steps to... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Approach problems using structured methods of gathering observations, breaking cognitive fixedness, and generating creative ideas for solutions Apply creative solutions and... View Details

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

chance to fulfill all four drives. Addressing their acquiring drives is necessary but not sufficient to create an ongoing healthy relationship. The variety of issues and problems generated by the interaction of the parties can stimulate... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

joining HBS. Audrey Atencio (MBA 2024, Section G), Summer Internship: Summer Associate, Piva Capital Piva is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm ($500mm AUM) investing in visionary entrepreneurs who are solving the world's critical... View Details

15 Jul 2019
Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

ecosystem to demystify what capital markets are doing. The key to understanding these varied players is to first understand that financial markets are trying to solve the deep underlying problem of modern... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Research Summary

The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management

In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

Introduction to Business Analytics ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Business Analytics $1,850 Next 8-week session starts September 24th Enroll Now Unlock actionable insights by mastering data analysis techniques... View Details

11 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

10 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Adopting AI

generalized toolkits to business users or get bogged down in custom software consulting engagements that solve nonrepeatable use cases. There are more opportunities today for entrepreneurs to focus on View Details

Keywords: by Rocio Wu

01 Dec 2023
News

A Continuum of Innovation

we retain it? First, because it ensures that every graduate of the School has learned the foundations of general management, and we believe that excellence in general management has never been more important to using private enterprise to help View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

industry-backed codes seem to be less stringent than NGO-backed codes. And so it is challenging for consumers and even company procurement managers to untangle all of this. And that's among the common codes of conduct: There are plenty of companies that have their own... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2011
What Do You Think?

So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?

that evidence "implies that effective planning is rare in the modern economy," that "whether we like it or not, trial and error is a tremendously powerful process for solving problems in a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Jun 2023
News

Bridging the ESG Data Gap

ecosystem. It provides students and alumni from across Harvard’s 13 schools with wide-ranging resources and support for creating their own ventures and solving problems through innovation. During Metric’s... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

construction projects, subcontractors, and service providers without respect to their union status. For those concerned with transportation and congestion, Amazon could have taken the initiative to recognize the potential problems and... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

30 Apr 2020
Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

01 Dec 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

calculators of abstraction. The solving of real-world, real-time problems has atrophied and stagnated. In this book, renowned scholar and emeritus professor Jay W. Lorsch marshals evidence, history, and... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

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