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  • 20 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

and so forth. I have conducted a study about motivations in open source communities. People talked about feeling part of a community and being intellectually challenged. In fact, the strongest correlate between time spent on a project and other factors was how a person... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 17 Nov 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Decoding the Artful Sidestep

question. One of the positive results that come from our inability to detect the shifting of a conversation is that we can move seamlessly from one topic to another semantically similar topic. In my experience, some of the most interesting and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 05 Feb 2024
  • Research & Ideas

The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding

driven economy, suggests new research from Harvard Business School, and managers who can collaborate—not just supervise and discipline—are reaping the rewards. To support more autonomous, creative workers, organizations want managers to... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • Program

Growing as a Purposeful Leader

work Increase employee engagement and commitment, and in turn generate new levels of contribution Uncover untapped creativity and innovation as employees strive to do their job better Expand your personal and professional network Extend... View Details
  • 08 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 8

functions under affine cost functions. We first characterize the equilibrium behavior of this class of models in the case where each product in the market is sold by a separate, independent firm, and customers share a common income level.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

Authors:Sharon Horsky, Steven C. Michael, and Alvin J. Silk Abstract The common perception appears to be that vertical integration of advertising services is more the exception than the rule in the U.S. advertising industry. This study... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power

discusses common assumptions about pre-revolutionary China, from both an economic and a political perspective. (Footnotes have been deleted.) Economics At mid-century, Chinese revolutionaries and many foreign scholars believed that China... View Details
Keywords: by William C. Kirby
  • 22 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

2019 New York: PublicAffairs Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation By: Pisano, Gary P. Abstract— Creative Construction tackles the myth that larger enterprises are inherently incapable of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 09 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Called Back to the Office? How You Benefit from Ideas You Didn't Know You Were Missing

Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “They have a tendency to reproduce one another's work, and so they get the feeling that they're making progress. But in reality, there's not enough independence in the system.” While that may seem like... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 26 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 26

professionals. New roles and responsibilities must be clearly defined in advance, and teamwork models that include factors common in successful redesigns such as leadership, shared objectives, and training should be promoted. The focus... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2008
  • Working Paper

The Internalization of Advertising Services: An Inter-Industry Analysis

By: Sharon Horsky, Steven C. Michael and Alvin J. Silk
The common perception appears to be that vertical integration of advertising services is more the exception than the rule in the U.S. advertising industry. This study investigates the extent of such outsourcing and examines inter-industry variation in the use of... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Service Operations; Creativity; Perception; Vertical Integration; Information Technology; Advertising Industry; United States
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  • 25 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 25

examines, in particular, Dior's innovative strategy to combine a high-fashion business in Paris with a ready-to-wear business in New York, and his subsequent pursuit of licensing opportunities in jewelry and other luxury products. The case provides an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Jun 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

It Is Okay for Artists to Make Money…No, Really, It’s Okay

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Lee Devin; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 08 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

distribution, where new startups fail within the first three years following entry. This churning emphasizes a new mechanism through which financial sector reforms impact product markets. It is not exclusively better ex ante allocation of capital to qualified projects... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jun 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams

points to differences in the instincts and baseline soft skills of men and women when they approach managerial roles and responsibilities.” The research team chose Latin America because men and women hold both frontline and managerial positions in substantial... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Food & Beverage
  • Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

cheaper approach to separate substances, a common step in many industrial processes. Shreya talks about her company's journey, the challenges of market adoption, and the strategic partnerships that have been pivotal. She also shares some... View Details
  • 08 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 8

the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-093.pdf Componential Theory of Creativity Author:Teresa M. Amabile Abstract The componential theory of creativity is a comprehensive model of the social and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

The Imposter Among Us

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 01 Feb 2001
  • News

What Makes a Good Leader

whose next book is tentatively titled The Leading Change Companion, is intrigued by a leader's ability to thrive in the context of change. Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision... View Details
Keywords: Management
  • 18 Jul 2023
  • News

The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

ideal. But there were actually many silver linings. Among the biggest was the extended time I was lucky to spend on Zoom with industry leaders over those years. What’s a typical day like for you at Forby Entertainment? It varies greatly. Always a mixture of View Details
Keywords: Robert Bochnak