Best Practices Transfer - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Clinical Trials as a setting for Health Policy and Management Research

The clinical trial marketplace is in flux. A decade ago, pharmaceutical firms almost exclusively conducted the study of their novel drug compounds within major academic medical centers. But today, industry-sponsored clinical trials are increasingly using community... View Details

04 Sep 2013
What Do You Think?

How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

conclusions resulting from a reading of responses to this month's column. In defense of strategic planning, Greg Martin said, "Same story, different day: in times of change it is practically irresistible to not throw the baby out... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

four-drive ecosystem Acquire/Achieve On the organizational level this drive is usually met through the compensation and rewards system. Best practices include: Pay as well as competitors. There can be... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About

Policy The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines and best practices for students, alumni, and/or other community members participating in Instagram Takeovers of HBS-related Instagram accounts.... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Integrated Reporting and Investor Clientele By: George Serafeim In this paper, I examine the relation between Integrated Reporting (IR) and the composition of a firm's investor base. I hypothesize and find that firms that practice IR have... View Details

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

and unfunded firms. Because randomization of the sample was not feasible, we address endogeneity around selection bias using a sample of qualitatively similar firms based on a funding decision score. This allows us to observe the local effect of samples in which we... View Details

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Leverage LinkedIn - Alumni

putting your best foot forward. Importance of Social Networks Social networks have given us the ability to connect with almost anyone in the blink of an eye, making it much easier to expand, nurture and maintain our relationships. Learn... View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

services could better assist SMBs by offering templatized models and best practices for profit-sharing plans, open-book management, and structured employee participation. The paper aims to broaden the... View Details

29 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side

employees, and how difficult was that process to manage? A: We wanted to do what few researchers have ever attempted: "trap creativity in the wild" in organizations, by observing it as it was happening within teams who are supposed to be doing creative work.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Fine Arts

12 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 12, 2008

Development (TvT) of Amsterdam, Holland, was deeply worried about the status of his largest ongoing project: the Amsterdam World Trade Center (WTC). As the discretionary developer, van Tartwijk needed to present his firm's recommendations to WTC owners and municipal... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

cares about their well-being. Many realize that this needs to change. Practicing active, habitual kindness can transform the remote workplace and it can start today. A little reassurance, compassionate listening, a conscious effort to... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

31 Oct 2018
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What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

up saving the life of the potential victim The trigger for achieving the desired outcome: instilling the sense of fear in the subordinate. Accordingly, can an argument be made that at times and under certain circumstances fear might be the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Sep 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Optimal Value and Growth Tilts in Long-Horizon Portfolios

Keywords: by Jakub W. Jurek & Luis M. Viceira

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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

treatment;... 01 Jan 2021 Integrated Practice Units: A Playbook for Health Care Leaders by Michael E. Porter, PhD, MBA, Thomas H. Lee, MD, MSc The playbook for assembling and integrating a successful Integrated View Details

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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Institute for Racial Reconciliation "I have a small cohort of colleagues and friends from the program. We meet virtually every other month to encourage one another to complete our stated goals (developed before completing the program), share View Details

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

determine which version of HBS Online's CORe program best aligns with your career level and experience, learning objectives, and schedule. Access Your Free Flowchart Our Difference The Most Engaging, Interactive Way to Master Business... View Details

27 Jul 2020
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Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity

Instead, they practice the art of reflection “in the cracks and crevices of their everyday lives” to help them make better decisions day by day and problem by problem. Badaracco recommends four design principles for reflection. Like... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

2015
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Build It, Buy It or Both? Rethinking the Sourcing of Advertising Services

By: Alvin J. Silk and Marta M. Stiglin

This paper provides an update on the current state of in-house agencies. Whereas traditional consideration of internalizing advertising services was framed as a binary choice of build or buy, today's advertisers frequently pursue hybrid policies of build and buy to... View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Advertising

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10 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 10

time and markets. Specifically, we build a model in which two firms that differ in their capabilities enter sequentially into two markets with different potentials for profit. The model is solved using game theory under three learning scenarios that capture the ability... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 24

achieved higher profits when employees were passive (proactive). Study 2 constructively replicates these findings in the laboratory: passive (proactive) groups achieved higher performance when leaders acted high (low) in extraversion. We discuss theoretical and View Details