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- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
from a high-end watchmaker that will do just one thing—tell time—but do it in style. "Features…don't always get you there," Tyneski said. Several panelists argued that the cell phone of today is not the ideal platform for View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
key problem for organization design will be the management of distributed innovation in such dynamic ecosystems. Specifically, how should diverse entities be integrated into a coherent network that generates goods in the present and new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
leaders fit in? The group's recently published work identifies three areas that capitalize on business's strengths and result in the greatest returns: Influencing policy. "We know that policy often stands in the way of innovation and... View Details
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’
to spur innovation and creativity, and to improve the branding and reputation of their organization. Intentionality: Even in the most casual two-person chat, the two people in question will each have some sense of where they want the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
after 1989. Also describes the various options open to coffee producers, including recartelization, diversification, fair trade, and selling to boutique markets, the strategy of the Thousand Hills Coffee Co. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
assets, including customer relationships; innovative products and services; high-quality and responsive operating processes; skills and knowledge of the workforce; the information technology that supports the workforce and links the firm... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
Common Pitfalls So That Your Organization Can Collaborate, Learn, and Innovate By: Leonardi, Paul, and Tsedal Neeley Abstract—Workplaces have adopted internal social tools—think stand-alone technologies such as Slack, Yammer, and Chatter,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
Using Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Firm Survival, Employment Growth, and Innovative Performance Authors:Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract Scientific research and its translation into commercialized technology is a driver of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
are crucial to understanding Mexico's current economic and political challenges. Why did the opening up of the economy to foreign trade and investment not result in sustained economic growth? Why has electoral democracy not produced rule... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
risks, which threaten the achievement of the firm's strategic objectives, into the open and under control. Its organizational significance is that, by providing a process to identify, measure, monitor, and manage uncertainty in strategic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
up providing the inspiration for his next business opportunity: a tech business that put “justice-involved” individuals to work. “Tech startups are so concentrated in a small number of places with a small number of types of people, so there’s View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
U.S. corporations, which enjoy ready access to the deepest capital markets in the world. Venture capital, for example, and the public equity markets that support it, has channeled money to innovative ideas that have transformed industries... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 12, 2008
with strategy-proofness and stability, and direct attention to some open questions. Does Individual Performance Affect Entrepreneurial Mobility? Empirical Evidence from the Financial Analysis Market Authors: Boris Groysberg, Ashish Nanda,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
line. Not surprisingly, therefore, the class has no shortage of members involved in the sort of entrepreneurial ventures that demand innovative thinking. While many classmates started out in more traditional settings, within a decade of... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
competitiveness, because innovation and entrepreneurship are the source of our strength, not low-cost labor. And innovation and entrepreneurship require open minds. They... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
point to the shift to more open systems perspectives on organizations, the conceptions of organizations being embedded in larger social contexts, and recent developments in the study of individual cognition. Why the World Isn't Flat... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
very ecumenical, flexible, and open to new ideas and people. It learns from best practices in other countries, and it adapts accordingly. A prime example is America's absorption of Japanese manufacturing techniques in the 1980s."... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
Case 608-016 Cambrian House builds Internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas for new products and services and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Groupon Good for Retailers?
practical steps that merchants can take to prevent multiple purchases? A: In practice, it's not easy to prohibit the purchase of multiple vouchers. A voucher service can configure its systems so that a single account only lets a user purchase a given offer once. But... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
fulfillment that uses centralized inventory management. We ask whether, and if so, how, showrooms benefit the two most basic retail objectives: demand generation and operational efficiency. Using quasi-experimental data on showroom View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne