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- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
effectively allocated resources in the economy. I still think that our approach is a good one, but maybe not as good as we thought. Hopefully, we'll better understand the conflicts of interest, improve the... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
policies, purchasing procedures. Allocate just enough resources to keep it alive but not enough to risk its becoming an innovator — because that would require more investment. Under the banner of... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 26 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Clear Eye for Innovation
innovations on their own, the entire corporate R&D budget would now be dedicated to producing breakthroughs. Bradley knew that attempting to manage these projects under the constraints of the old organization would not work. Inevitably, conflicts over the View Details
- March 2018
- Supplement
Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal (B)
By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti
Supplements the (A) case. Having successfully spearheaded relief work in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Foundation envisions creating a more comprehensive and sustainable development model. They are keen to build a model village that integrates... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Geographic Location; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Management; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Resource Allocation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Natural Disasters; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Issues; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Banking Industry; Auto Industry; Real Estate Industry; Travel Industry; Nepal
Malloy, Christopher J., Lauren H. Cohen, and Inakshi Sobti. "Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 218-110, March 2018.
- March 2023 (Revised June 2023)
- Teaching Note
Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-065. In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center (“SMC”) in Mobile, Alabama fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital’s internal network systems and public-facing web page. While the hospital rushed to... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Health Industry; Alabama; United States
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
with those who allocate resources might affect innovation outcomes and the matching of resources to individuals within a distributed organization. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
innovations. Ceteris paribus, the share of resources spent on development of general innovations, increases with the stability of the market share of the industry leader. As market shares become less persistent, the model predicts an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- May 2010
- Column
Block-by-Blockbuster Innovation
Executives often find themselves debating the merits of incremental innovations versus game-changers, but that's a false dichotomy, says HBR columnist Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Even if a company is lucky enough to come up with the next Kindle, Swiffer, or smartphone,... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Resource Allocation; Product; Business Processes; Risk and Uncertainty
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Block-by-Blockbuster Innovation." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 5 (May 2010): 38.
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
clinical documentation. The costing approach enables clinicians to understand utilization and cost of medical resource at a more granular level. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55832 forthcoming... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
business to fund an aggressive expansion into the premium wine business. Cross-subsidization (beer to wine in this case) only makes sense if there are sizeable scope economies. Without them, cross-subsidization does not prove optimal, since the capital markets tend to... View Details
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
Public Architecture together force the entire organization to the least common denominator or would it provide them with a flexible platform for creating social change? These questions have important implications for Public's growth strategy, their funding, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Abstract—We collect data on operations, targets, and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year-olds in eight countries. Overall, we show that higher management... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
that each $1 invested in display and search leads to a return of $1.24 for display and $1.75 for search ads, which contrasts sharply with the estimated returns based on standard metrics. We use these results to show how optimal budget View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 24, 2008
Working Papers Firm-Size Distribution and Cross-Country Income Differences Authors: Laura Alfaro, Andrew Charlton, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract We investigate, using firm-level data for 79 developed and developing countries, whether differences in the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
effect of the policy reforms on the entry of startups versus facility expansions by existing firms. We find that the deregulations reduced financing constraints, particularly among small startups, and improved allocative efficiency across... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Goran Calic
What makes some organizations more innovative than others? Innovation follows from strategy and structure. A good strategy allows individuals to impose their own imagination towards organizational goals in a coordinated way. Good structure adds incentives that... View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Innovation and Management; Resource Allocation; Strategy; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Canada; United States; Europe; Croatia; Serbia and Montenegro
- 01 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Cast a Longer Shadow on the 21st Century: Friedman or Galbraith?
the latter's Vermont farm, according to biographer Richard Parker. Galbraith, in his book The Affluent Society, argued for the importance of fiscal policy in influencing the allocation of resources between... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
simplicity of accepting an equal split with the costs of negotiating a differentiated allocation of founder equity. We test the predictions of the theory on a proprietary dataset comprised of 1,476 founders in 511 entrepreneurial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
government at times. Blair balanced multiple roles and expectations. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411021-PDF-ENG BBVA Compass: Marketing Resource Allocation Sunil Gupta and Joseph... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
Formation of Beliefs: Evidence from the Allocation of Land Titles to Squatters Authors:Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian F. Galiani, and Ernesto S. Schargrodsky Periodical:Quarterly Journal of Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We study the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace