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04 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

2018 Individual Creativity in the Workplace An Integrated Model of Dynamic Problem Solving within Organizational Constraints By: Cromwell, Johnathan R., Teresa M. Amabile, and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Rapid technological change,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

begin with consumer electronics. That industry began with radio. Two enterprises commercialized, that is, brought the technology into public use: Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a joint venture of the three leading U.S. electrical and... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

Competition Policy International Whither Uber? Competitive Dynamics in Transportation Networks By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—Transportation Network Companies offer notable service advances—but do they... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

September 2020
Case

Uber at a Crossroads (2017)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman

This case describes the history of Uber, its business model—including the ways it differed from that of the traditional taxi industry—and its competition with Lyft. The case is set in 2017, a year in which Uber was plagued by even more scandals than usual, though its... View Details

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26 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 26

MaterialsCancer Treatment Centers of America®: Scaling the Mother Standard® of Care Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew BirdHarvard Business School Case 312-073 The CEO of a private and growing national network of specialty care hospitals... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2021 (Revised May 2023)
Case

Project Maji: Pricing Water in Sub-Saharan Africa

By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and Esel Çekin

In July 2021, Sunil Lalvani, founder and CEO of Project Maji, a non-profit social enterprise headquartered in Dubai that had already provided sustainable, clean water solutions to 80,000 people living in rural communities across Ghana and Kenya, was facing an important... View Details

Keywords: Water; Pricing; Nonprofit Organizations; Projects; Price; Decision Making; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; Equity; Green Technology; Social and Collaborative Networks; Africa; Dubai

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29 Jan 2021
Op-Ed

How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

vaccination are much greater than those for high technology products. Delays to getting shots in arms can reduce the odds of reaching global herd immunity, reinforce safety and health concerns across countries, and slow down the world’s... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

iPhone. ARM also made its microprocessor design the technology of choice for companies that wanted to build smartphones that used relatively little battery power. When it comes to generating network effects,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

network of individual contracts or the vision of its entrepreneur. The people inside firms learned, developed effective routines, and innovated. While we have sophisticated theories of competition in economics, the cooperative teamwork... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2010

Judging by the most-read articles and faculty working papers over the last year, our readers continue to be fascinated by the emergence of social networks and their potential impacts on business and management. Another developing area of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

January 2014 (Revised January 2017)
Case

Nivea (A)

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Johann Fuller, Volker Bilgram and Greta Friar

The case describes the efforts of Beiersdorf, a worldwide leader in the cosmetics and skin care industries, to generate and commercialize new R&D through open innovation using external crowds and "netnographic" analysis. Beiersdorf, best known for its consumer brand... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Innovation Management; Crowdsourcing; Big Data; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Research and Development; Social and Collaborative Networks; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Analytics and Data Science; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry

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02 Apr 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Making the Move to General Manager

in those areas. As people draw on each other's experience and knowledge, they begin to build a lasting advisory network. Clearly one of the long-term benefits of the program is being part of such a fantastic network of advisors, coaches,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

Rica, for instance, with a long history of investing in education, began developing a cluster in information technology some years ago and eventually convinced Intel to build a plant there. Related actions followed, including supplier... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

23 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform

by facilitating direct connections between multiple types of affiliated customers, which most often leads to network effects. Think of what a shopping mall accomplishes in bringing together a multitude of sellers and buyers who interact... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
Background Note

Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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02 Aug 2007
What Do You Think?

How Will Millennials Manage?

Summing Up Are we approaching a "millennial watershed" in management? The next generation of managers, comprising many "millennials," will be more adept at managing in a changing, global, and networked environment.... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

December 2019
Case

Steemit: A New Social Media?

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Alexander White and Karen Elterman

This case discusses the alternative social media site Steemit, including the principles it was founded on in 2016 and the challenges it faced in 2019. Steemit was a blockchain-based platform that aimed to differentiate itself from other social media companies by... View Details

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23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

books, I'm not with a customer. So bookkeeping is the last thing I want to do." For Cook, that produced an insight that led to the development of QuickBooks, which greatly simplifies small-business accounting. Networking is a skill... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

commercial bank with 4,500 branches across India. Pre-COVID, the bank had no organizational or technological measures in place to enable work from remote locations. Only 30 to 40 users (mostly senior managers) had access to the bank’s... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

research and technological innovation, this approach is misguided and potentially risky. This article argues that researchers need to pay close attention to issues such as biases in data collection and spurious correlation. Publisher's... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

December 15, 2015

Uber at a Crossroads (2017)

First Look: June 26

Project Maji: Pricing Water in Sub-Saharan Africa

How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

Remembering Alfred Chandler

Most Popular Articles of 2010

Nivea (A)

Making the Move to General Manager

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform

Leadership and Teaming

How Will Millennials Manage?

Steemit: A New Social Media?

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

January 3, 2017

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