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Knowledge Structures and Innovation: Useful Abstractions and Unanswered Questions
By: Gautam Ahuja and Elena Novelli
We examine the received research on organizational knowledge structures with a special focus on their link to innovation. We note that the literature has used the term knowledge structure to represent three quite distinct components of organizational knowledge: the... View Details
Ahuja, Gautam, and Elena Novelli. "Knowledge Structures and Innovation: Useful Abstractions and Unanswered Questions." Chap. 25 in Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management. 2nd ed. by M. Easterby-Smith and M. Lyles, 551–578. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
- 01 Mar 2009
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Faculty Research Online
their success in a new environment? Associate Professor Boris Groysberg, with Lex Sant (MBA ’03) and HBS research associate Robin Abrahams, ask this question of professional football teams, and the results... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
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Faculty Research Online
systems. The question is, how can managers encourage employees to take the next step and ensure their constructive use? Assistant Professor Michael Toffel and colleagues present new research in a working... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
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Faculty Research Symposium
organizations, Amabile decided to address the question as part of her ten-year longitudinal study on creativity. Now in her sixth year of this research, Amabile discussed some preliminary findings about the relationship between time... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
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Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. What Is Management’s Role in Innovation? It’s an open View Details
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Using Internet Data for Economic Research
By: Benjamin Edelman
The data used by economists can be broadly divided into two categories. First, structured datasets arise when a government agency, trade association, or company can justify the expense of assembling records. The Internet has transformed how economists interact with... View Details
Keywords: Data and Data Sets; Research; Internet; Cost Management; Information Management; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Reports; Archives; Surveys; Economics
Edelman, Benjamin. "Using Internet Data for Economic Research." Journal of Economic Perspectives 26, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 189–206.
- 01 Mar 2011
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Faculty Research Online
book outlining the seven questions every manager should ask, see http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6493.html. Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees Do you think effective leadership requires gregariousness and charisma? Think... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
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Faculty Research Online
“I Read Playboy for the Articles”: Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences When people behave in ways that might appear selfish, prejudiced, or perverted, they employ a host of strategies designed to justify View Details
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Purchase Related Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: The Strength You Gain by Not Taking Offense." The Atlantic (June 19, 2025). June 2025 Teaching Note To Found or to Cofound? That is the Question By: Christina Wallace and Stacy... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
opportunities," Chesbrough commented. "It's essential to find a way to relate new business concepts that spring from your research to what your company is already doing." In closing, Chesbrough asked his audience to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 2014
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The Shifting Landscape of LGBT Organizational Research
By: Michel Anteby and Caitlin Anderson
Over the past generation, sexual minorities—particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) persons—have gained increased visibility in the public arena. Yet organizational research has lagged behind in recognizing and studying this category of... View Details
Anteby, Michel, and Caitlin Anderson. "The Shifting Landscape of LGBT Organizational Research." Research in Organizational Behavior 34 (2014): 3–25.
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Design of Field Research Methods (DFRM)
Field research involves collecting original data (qualitative and/or quantitative) in field sites. This course combines informal lecture and discussion with practical exercises to build specific skills for conducting field research in organizations. Readings include... View Details
- 24 Oct 2019
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Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions
Viroopa to learn more about the JD/MBA experience. Given that JD/MBAs spend more time at Harvard, do they take advantage more of research opportunities and resources? Absolutely! Since the program is four years, JD/MBA students have the... View Details
- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Faculty Research Online
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System? Corporations have turned tax obligations into profit centers, bringing into question the whole rationale for business taxes. Associate Professor Mihir Desai discusses problems with the modern... View Details
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Strategy - Faculty & Research
questions that once flowed automatically to Google Search. After two decades of dominating search, Google’s mission to “organize the world’s information” was now in peril. The company now faced a future in which the world’s queries might... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
The Long View: Tobin Project takes on the big questions
- 26 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Market Research in a Recession
judgments are changing, modest expenditures on copy research can prevent blowing much more money on ineffective messaging. Adding a few questions to standard tracking studies is a low-cost way to shed light... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch