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15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

by transforming" the existing business or creating a new one. An effective e-leader, Hargrove continues, must shift from "being a productivity and efficiency junkie to being an opportunity seeker and innovator who quests for... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807026 PublicationsProphet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction Author:Thomas K. McCraw Publication:Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2007 Abstract Pan Am, Gimbel's,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

racial discrimination. In Digital Discrimination: The Case of Airbnb.com, Benjamin G. Edelman and Michael Luca investigate the possibility of racial discrimination against people who advertise properties on Airbnb, a popular online... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising

02 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 2, 2010

data and then thinking about the potential complementarities of strategies from a portfolio construction context. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211025-PDF-ENG News in the Digital World: Who Pays? Stephen P.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 6, 2007

technology was used illegally on 70-80 percent of the soybean area in southern Brazil. Under pressure from U.S. soybean growers, who were paying to license the technology, the firm implemented an innovative delivery-based collection... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jul 2019
What Do You Think?

Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?

products. “The tech industry in general, young or old, can accommodate stretched goals, simply because digital can reach millions of people worldwide in one second, and all that they have to do is to create the product once [versus] other... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Devices: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Regulators and Innovators By: Gordon, William J., and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract— Software has become an increasingly important component of medical device technology. Through legislation like... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

03 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry

was developed elsewhere, such as a digital form of DNA. The goal now is to redefine disease based on the underlying biological mechanisms, Lander said. By that token, diseases are going to surprise us. Reclassifying them means that some... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

to low single digits during layoffs. Tackle this challenge head-on by describing the future in vivid, specific, and optimistic language—and make a data-driven case for why the company is likely to get there. Finally, repeat this story—all... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

Africa, Nike has decided to change its target market focus and to use digital and social media platforms to connect more extensively with consumers. In addition, Nike plans to launch innovative new boots and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

missed this opportunity in the aftermath of the financial crisis, let’s hope that we will not miss this opportunity this time around. Julie Battilana (@julie_battilana) is the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at HBS and founder of the Social View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

successful agreement. Following Robert Putnam's (1988) two-level games schema, I characterize such "behind the table," or "Level II," barriers more broadly, offer several innovative examples of how each side can help... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

June 2016 (Revised August 2019)
Case

Numenta: Inventing and (or) Commercializing AI

By: David B. Yoffie, Liz Kind and David Ben Shimol

In March 2016, Donna Dubinsky (co-founder and CEO) and Jeff Hawkins (co-founder) were struggling with a key question: Could Numenta be successful in both creating fundamental technology and building a commercial business? Located in Redwood City, CA, Numenta was... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Machine Intelligence; Machine Learning; Strategy; Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Information; Technological Innovation; Research; Research and Development; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Commercialization; AI and Machine Learning

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12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

Joy M., Liana Victorino, Ryan W. Buell, Michael J. Dixon, Susan M. Goldstein, Larry J. Menor, Madeleine E. Pullman, Aleda Roth, Enrico Secchi, and Jie Zhang Abstract—The purpose of this article is to present exciting and innovative... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

led cities to digitize more of their own information, putting everything from tax records and public health inspection scores online. “They take a dataset that used to be in an obscure database or on paper, and now it’s available for the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

business owners to understand their own cash flow and prospects. Now the fintech innovation cycle is at an inflection point—new streams of data have the power to illuminate the opaque nature of a small business’s finances. The playing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 23, 2007

these periods of uncertainty as motivation to innovate, taking digital technology into new territory. Pixar Studios, MSNBC, the Xbox, and the phenomena of "infotainment" all arose from the ashes of the corporate controversies.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

clear-cut. “A problem with megatrend predictions is that, even if they turn out to be generally accurate, they’re not managerially useful.” In the first month of social distancing in the United States, online sales at Walmart and Target indeed surged by double View Details

Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes

12 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 12

Publication:Wiley Encyclopedia of Management Abstract Now in its third edition, this multi-volume Encyclopedia of Management has been revised and updated to chart the major developments that have occurred in digital technologies, ethics... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Rethinking E-Leadership

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Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

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Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

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Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

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Numenta: Inventing and (or) Commercializing AI

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

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Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

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