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19 Jun 2012
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making complex decisions. Under some circumstances, unconscious thought improves decisions even more than conscious thought. Executive functioning depends on energy provided by glucose, and we know from previous research that the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

Baker Scholar. After spending a year at HBS as assistant to the legendary Professor Georges F. Doriot, Barford moved on to work as a financial analyst at Doriot's American Research & Development Corporation, one of the first U.S. venture... View Details

March 2012
Article

The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras

By: Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas

New industries sparked by technological change are characterized by high technological, market, and competitive uncertainty. In this paper we explore how a firm's conceptualization of products in this context, reflected in its introduction of product features, is... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Transformation; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy; Product; Values and Beliefs; Mathematical Methods; Power and Influence; Behavior; Experience and Expertise; Design; Market Entry and Exit; Employment Industry; Computer Industry

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09 Jun 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

issues elsewhere, such in new biotechnology-related fields. For instance, a great deal of interest has surrounded proposals to use patent pools to address the multiplicity of rights that are slowing research in critical diseases such as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

25 Aug 2015
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large body of research and presenting a new framework that attempts to integrate these new findings, our hope is to motivate new research about how to support more moral workplace behavior that starts from... View Details

25 Jan 2024
News

Alumni Gain Insights on Nigeria’s New Government; Taipei Alumni Host Faculty Guest

Clubs News Clubs News HBS Alumni in Nigeria Discuss New Government’s Fiscal Policies To better understand the economic and policy direction of Nigeria’s newly sworn-in government, the HBS Association of Nigeria hosted a hybrid program on December 14 featuring Taiwo... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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50 Years of Women in MBA

survey of Harvard Business School alumni. Watch Video FACULTY RESEARCH 17 apr 2013 hbs working knowledge Conference Challenges Gender Conventions A recent conference at Harvard Business School addressed the on-the-ground reality of women... View Details

2010
Working Paper

A New Paradigm of Individual, Group and Organizational Performance

By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and The Barbados Group

"The committee is therefore unable to draw conclusions, based on scientific evidence, on what does or does not work to enhance organizational performance" —Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance of the U.S. National Research Council Commission... View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Performance Improvement; Research; Opportunities

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Article databases: Which to choose?

regulations, and other government information. ProQuest TDM Studio Yes Yes Yes TDM Studio is a text / data mining tool Allows researchers to run... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Remembered

sociologist Talcott Parsons. Chandler was also influenced by his participation in the Research Center in Entrepreneurial History at Baker Library. Chandler taught at MIT from 1950 to 1963, where in addition to writing Strategy and... View Details

18 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education

How can schools around the world educate their students better? What does the future hold? Most researchers who study these questions in the field of education peer through the lenses of sociology and public policy. HBS professor Clayton... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

18 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!

The law, which is still being hashed out in court, requires manufacturers to say sugary drinks can lead to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay. New research from Harvard Business School suggests that even if San Francisco wins its court... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Public Relations

24 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 24, 2009

PublicationsExploring Positive Identities and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation Editors:Laura M. Roberts and Jane E. Dutton, eds. Publication:Psychology Press, forthcoming Abstract No abstract is available at... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

such as through leading African-American Student Union’s (AASU’s) Black New Venture Competition. Rea: In the near term, Solara is exploring pilot opportunities in three to four localities with key research institutions and private... View Details

29 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 29

mitigate this exposure? How can they extend this thinking to other cities and countries? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210085-PDF-ENG A Note on Real Estate Research Arthur I Segel, Griffin H. James, and Ann... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Dec 2014
What Do You Think?

Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

and some of the most successful projects in the world have been accomplished by 'jerks.'" Todd's comments prompt the questions: Have we failed to take appropriate notice of research and accumulated experiences that would help... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

legalizing cannabis has been growing steadily over the years. According to the Pew Research Center, as of April 2021, 91 percent of adults in the United States supported legalization; 60 percent supported legalization for both medical and... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

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Medium-term Business Cycles

By: Diego Comin and Mark Gertler

Over the postwar period, many industrialized countries have experienced significant medium-frequency oscillations between periods of robust growth versus relative stagnation. Conventional business cycle filters, however, tend to sweep these oscillations into the trend.... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Fluctuation; Information Technology; Research and Development; Resource Allocation; Framework; Trends; Performance Efficiency; Performance Productivity

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