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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Up from the Ashes
because he prefers the other method.” Thus, “new men” founding “new firms” were still vital, but they were no longer the only agents of innovation. The same economic role could be accomplished within older and larger companies.... View Details
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5.1 Information Technology | MBA
intended. HBS, its employees, representatives, contractors, or agents may access, monitor, disclose, or use any information stored or maintained in the Resources, or authorize others to do the same in the following circumstances: As... View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
this spate of horrible accounting scandals. I pin the blame on economists, because they articulated the "principal-agent theory"; the idea is that the agents who are the managers of a company can't be trusted to carry out the... View Details
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
sign superstar Japanese pitcher Daisuke (Dice-K) Matsuzaka within the context of the team's attempts to keep pace with longtime rival, the New York Yankees. In late 2006, Dice-K is viewed as the prize of the free agent pitching market.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Apr 2017
- News
Bringing Markets to Myanmar
chance to be an agent of empowerment in this process. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig McDonald. It is available at iTunes or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.... View Details
- 23 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2007
importance of balancing the rewards given for different types of activities in contexts where agents face multiple competing tasks. Acquisitions and Firm Growth: Creating Unilever's Ice Cream and Tea Business Authors:Geoffrey Jones and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
qualities that define a leader? Where does one find a mentor? What are the ingredients in the recipe for success? Getting beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works by Roger L. Martin (MBA 1981) and Sally R. Osberg (Harvard Business Review Press) The authors... View Details
- 30 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 30, 2007
properties help us understand how the intensity of communication among group-members and some select structural characteristics of the group affect recognition outcomes in novel and structurally ambiguous worlds. In particular, we demonstrate that communication... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
exportadoras, mayoristas e industriales-canalizaron recursos por distintas vías para contribuir a atender la demanda de capital. Un agente clave en la redistribución del crédito, a nivel local, fue el sector de los comerciantes rurales.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 8, 2015
complaint data for insurance agents, we find that agents working exclusively for large branded firms are more likely to be the subject of justified sales complaints, relative to smaller independent experts, despite doing substantially... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 27, 2007
the quality of their own work and to deliver it effectively to clients. Groups as Agents of Change Authors:J. Richard Hackman and A. C. Edmondson Periodical:In Handbook of Organizational Development, edited by T. Cummings. Thousand Oaks,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
many newspaper companies still run by second-and third-generation family members, so they turned to professional management. 27 According to Nieva de Figueiredo, these agent CEOs realized they had only modest opportunities for wealth... View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
economy, most of us depend on hierarchical organizations and their agents (i.e., bosses) to meet many of our basic needs for economic support and human relationships. Thus, fear of offending those above us is both natural and widespread.... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
incentive. However, with a recruiter that is trusted and valued, who has successfully worked with the firm for a significant period of time, the hiring firms can leverage their insight of candidates to increase hiring success. Recruiters, like scouts and View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
for us setting up our student union. FEBRUARY–MARCH 1968: Founding AASU READ MORE View the special online Baker Library | Bloomberg Center exhibit, Agents of Change: The Founding and Impact of the African-American Student Union Read about... View Details
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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
eroding quality of life mostly for the poor, and draining natural resources. This project explored ways to grow Wecyclers (a Nigerian plastics recyclable collection company) by analyzing the economic viability of a Collections Agent... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
is in the interests of both patients and plans. Also, plans will simplify billing, reimbursement, and claims processing, making them more efficient and transparent. Employers: Employers can and should act as the agents of change, based on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
which employees act like free agents. The solution? Think of employees not as family or free agents but as allies. Both managers and employees must trust each other enough to commit to mutual investment and benefit. Such trust can be... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
produces slower learning in human subjects than the standard second price auction mechanism. Our results also serve to highlight differences in behavior between simulated agents and human bidders that mechanism designers should take into... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018
agents for social change in the emerging markets grappling with institutional voids. How should they work with the government in this endeavor? How do they ensure an alignment of these efforts to the group and foundation's long-term focus... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne