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- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
a recent setback, Boeing lashed together the efforts of 50 partners in 130 locations working together over 4 years. These firms aren't just manufacturing partners—they actually design the components they make. "In our view, Boeing's... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
dean for religious life at Stanford University and a former senior lecturer at HBS, describe the hurdles as well as a practical framework to overcome them in their new book, Church on Sunday, Work on Monday: The Challenge of Fusing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, HBS Working Knowledge gathered insights from Harvard Business School faculty about what’s at stake for companies, and how the election might impact workplaces. They offer an assessment as the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
Michael Wheeler illuminates the improvisational nature of negotiation, drawing on his own research and his work with Program on Negotiation colleagues. He explains how the best practices of diplomats such as George J. Mitchell, dealmaker... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers
marketing has undergone immense changes over the past decade, and those changes are driving an increasing need for data analysis. Marketing today combines both art and science: Managers must combine creative thinking with rigorous... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
organizations are, at once, on many right tracks and wrong tracks. “The right question is therefore not the amount of ‘rebel talent’ but how to focus it on the right causes.” David Wittenberg concurred. As he put it, “organizations should hire and assign rebels to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store
spend X amount and receive an offer or discount of some kind. When you talk to retailers about their frequent shopper programs, they'll say the programs work and are very profitable. Then you ask, "How do you know it's working?"... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
opportunities that people can seek out if they're interested. It is something that will help all employees; that's not a biased favor for women. Organizations can think about people as whole human beings who have family lives as well as View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
for Bankruptcy. Now What? Taking the Long View By: Werker, Eric D., and Benjamin Kennedy Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45603 Working Papers Creating a Design Commons:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
innovation across their product lines. I also do a fair amount of work with a large IT company that sees enormous opportunities in energy monitoring, water monitoring, and waste monitoring. In general, I View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?
groups.” As EAM put it, “Success will require a variety of strategies deployed at the same time.” Black Man was among those suggesting one element of such an effort. “When I was in college, it was always difficult to find a group to work... View Details
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
Working PapersPlatform Envelopment (revised) Authors:Thomas Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker, and Marshall Van Alstyne Abstract Due to network effects and switching costs, platform providers often become entrenched. To enter established... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
working with a dealer or making subtle suggestions. Or he could decide that his advantage lies in standard talks, since creative solutions might be missed in a straight price deal. As a negotiator, View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture By: Padavic, Irene, R. Ely, and Erin M. Reid Abstract—It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family obligations and professional... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
things is an essential part of the creative process. People must be allowed to voice half-finished thoughts, ask questions from left field, and brainstorm out loud; it creates a culture in which a minor flub or momentary lapse is no big... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
high-paying ones. Wherever possible, health care professionals have shifted from their normal service lines to serve COVID patients. Primary care provider offices and outpatient services are empty. As a result, health care provider organizations are finding View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
Max Bazerman, co-author of "You Can't Enlarge the Pie," discussed the flaws in government decision making in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge Editor Sean Silverthorne. Bazerman is Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
in large and small groups. They wrote case studies on MBA programs at Chicago, INSEAD, Stanford, Yale, and HBS, plus a case on the Center for Creative Leadership (all are available from Harvard Business Publishing); collected data on... View Details
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
right questions—and work through the answers in ways that are right for you. By asking these questions, you can craft new strategies for staying on top of your game. Read the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne