Collaboration - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Jun 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Leading and Creating Collaboration in Decentralized Organizations

Keywords: by Heather M. Caruso, Todd Rogers & Max Bazerman

March 2010 (Revised May 2012)
Case

Myelin Repair Foundation: Accelerating Drug Discovery Through Collaboration

By: Karim R. Lakhani and Paul R. Carlile

This case presents the Myelin Repair Foundation's accelerated research collaboration model for drug discovery. It highlights the challenges of building a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research collaboration that is attempting to create a treatment for... View Details

Keywords: Research and Development; Intellectual Property; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategic Planning; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Health Disorders; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry

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4. Collaborative Brokerage, Generative Creativity, and Creative Success

Joint work with Lee Fleming (Technology and Operations Management Unit, Harvard Business School) and David Chen (Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Business School and Harvard School of... View Details

May 15 2018
Testimonial

Putting Collaboration Ahead of Competition

26 Aug 2018
News

New Study: Too Much Collaboration May Be Bad

17 Jun 2008
Conference Presentation

Economics of Collaborative User Innovation

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

Keywords: Economics; Collaborative Innovation and Invention

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December 2022
Article

Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations

By: Eva Flavia Martínez Orbegozo, Jorrit de Jong, Hannah Riley Bowles, Amy Edmondson, Anahide Nahhal and Lisa Cox

To address complex social challenges, it is widely recognized that leaders from public, for-profit, and civic organizations should join forces. Yet, well-intended collaborators often struggle to achieve alignment and fail to gain traction in their joint efforts. This... View Details

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Social and Collaborative Networks; Goals and Objectives

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10 Apr 2008
Conference Presentation

Social Structure of Wikipedia Collaboration

By: Andreea Daniela Gorbatai

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Article

How to Build Collaborative Advantage

By: Morten T. Hansen and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Opportunities; Cooperation

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Aug 2013
Conference Presentation

Cultural Brokerage in Cross-Cultural Collaborations

By: Sujin Jang

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2002
Book

Meeting the Collaboration Challenge Workbook

By: James E. Austin and The Drucker Foundation

Keywords: Cooperation; Problems and Challenges

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07 Nov 2022
News

When Does Collaboration Become Collusion?

14 Apr 2016
News

The Secret Weapon For Collaboration

Mar 20 2018
Testimonial

Collaborating To Create More Value

July–September 2012
Article

The (Un)Hidden Turmoil of Language in Global Collaboration

By: Tsedal Neeley, Pamela J. Hinds and Catherine D. Cramton

Companies are increasingly relying on a lingua franca, or common language (usually English), to facilitate cross-border collaboration. Despite the numerous benefits of a lingua franca, our research reveals myriad challenges that disrupt collaboration and contribute to... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Loss; Spoken Communication; Performance Productivity; Research; Global Range; Problems and Challenges; Diversity; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

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04 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

Got a problem? Throw some collaboration software at it. It's a common strategy among today's managers: Organizations spend a lot of money on technology that enables employees to tackle problems collectively. Hence, the market is rife with... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services