Innovation Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

Working PapersDon't Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad (revised) Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

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O'Mahony discusses research into the concept of "stretchwork" and the increasing complexity of career management. The Accidental Innovator Many important innovations are the byproduct of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2024
News

From the Classroom to Casablanca

To put what they have learned in the classroom to the test in the field, more than 900 HBS first-year students embarked in May on the FIELD Global Immersion (FGI), a cornerstone of the MBA Program since 2012. This experiential learning opportunity dispatches students... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

23 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle

run: firms that persist in such a strategy will eventually achieve low returns and be unable to raise follow-on funds. The types of factors that will determine the long-run, steady-state supply of venture capital in the economy are likely... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner; Financial Services

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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

writes for the Atlantic . Sarah Kaplan Sarah Kaplan is Distinguished Professor, Director of the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), and Professor of Strategic Management, at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of... View Details

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An Emerging Entrepreneur | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

provide high-quality, relevant education and training in interpersonal skills to students who may not have planned to go to college,” says Bichara. “We want to prepare them to understand and play an important role in the 21st-century View Details

08 Mar 2016
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March 8, 2016

approaches can be reconciled through the Lean Strategy process, which ensures that startups innovate in a disciplined fashion and make the most of their limited resources by knowing "what not to do." Deliberate strategy sets the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2010
Case

Oral Rehydration Therapy

By: Nava Ashraf and Claire Qureshi

This case highlights the puzzlingly high rate of diarrhea-related child mortality in developing countries despite the existence of a simple, effective treatment: oral rehydration therapy (ORT). ORT treated extreme dehydration caused by diarrhea, which was a leading... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Developing Countries and Economies; Technological Innovation; Distribution Channels; Emerging Markets; Consumer Behavior; Performance Consistency; Performance Evaluation; Health Industry; Africa; Asia

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06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Circularity in Denmark

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

and the International Economy Unit. Elisabeth Kempf: Political views shape economic outlook Political views influence the perception of economic reality among finance professionals. In a study linking credit rating analysts to party... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Oct 2000
News

Books

Design Rules: The Power of Modularity (Volume 1) by Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark (The MIT Press) Today's fast-paced global economy often seems to operate as an independent force, but its products, firms, and markets are all derived... View Details

29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29

reaping the benefits of FDI (which relate to when FDI will generate growth) and (2) the mechanisms by which FDI creates positive externalities (which relate to how FDI generates growth). Technology and Innovation Management... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Sep 2015
News

Redesigning Schools for Today’s Learners

Through the NewSchools Venture Fund, Stacey Childress (MBA 2000) is bringing together teams of innovators and educators to reinvent the way schools work for today’s learners, to help the current generation of students gain access to what... View Details

10 Nov 2014
HBS Case

How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World

profit. How do these chefs express the full extent of their culinary innovativeness while at the same time as creating a return for investors? Two recent Harvard Business School case studies explore this tension through the experience of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

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Women's Leadership in Technology and Finance - Blog: RGE Report

are, and always have been, essential to shaping innovation and pioneering tomorrow’s world. Historical exclusion of women from these important industries did not go unacknowledged, and the panelists shed insight into how women can not... View Details

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Why Home Construction Has Slumped for Decades | Working Knowledge

Regulation and Compliance Why Home Construction Has Slumped for Decades Featuring William R. Kerr . By Rachel Layne on February 12, 2025 . New housing lags behind the speedy growth achieved by other parts of the economy. William Kerr explains why. Productivity and... View Details

28 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home

take actions that demonstrate to the public how they can contribute to a better economy that creates jobs for today and innovation for tomorrow. Because the concept does not require every company to do the... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

08 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Education Sector Opportunities at HBS

Technology Innovations in Education, Managing Human Capital, and an independent project through the Social Innovation Lab. She was also able to examine the economic forces around teachers unions through her... View Details

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John Oxtoby

fundamentals.” In addition, an MBA would help John better coordinate the efforts of public and private players. “While the Jobs Council is a good example of supporting public/private partnerships, ultimately, a robust economy requires... View Details

16 Sep 2015
News

Built for Speed

efficiency? What if cars weren’t made up of 25,000 different parts? What if, instead of giant factories that operate on economies of scale, forced to produce millions of the same cars to make a profit, we produced cars in small batches,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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