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- September 2016 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
Transferring Knowledge Between Projects at NASA JPL (A)
By: Dorothy Leonard and Christopher Myers
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a federally funded research institution within NASA, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has played a large role in many space and planetary explorations, particularly to the planet Mars. As a project-based... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Management; Employees; Experience and Expertise; Aerospace Industry; United States
Leonard, Dorothy, and Christopher Myers. "Transferring Knowledge Between Projects at NASA JPL (A)." Harvard Business School Case 917-404, September 2016. (Revised July 2017.)
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
questions: "What resources do I control to accomplish my tasks?" "What measures will be used to evaluate my performance?" "Who do I need to interact with and influence to achieve my goals?" "How much... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- March 2011
- Case
Seven-Eleven Japan: The Tanpin Kanri Retail Practice
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Carin-Isabel Knoop
This case focuses on Tanpin Kanri, which uses both store-level human knowledge and product information sharing. View Details
- October 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Robin Bienenstock at Sanford C. Bernstein
By: Linda A. Hill and Dana Teppert
Robin Bienenstock, a senior sell-side equity research analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, considers how to build her research franchise given the changing nature of the industry and the firm. A collaborative research paper called "Computer in Your Pocket" was recently... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Knowledge Dissemination; Knowledge Sharing; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Research; Cooperation; Financial Services Industry
Hill, Linda A., and Dana Teppert. "Robin Bienenstock at Sanford C. Bernstein." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-053, October 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
- July 2012
- Supplement
How Much? (C)
By: Clayton Rose
The leader of a small business team must deal with an employee who is unwilling to reveal to him the profitability of a transaction for the firm and client. View Details
Keywords: Culture; Client Responsibility; Leadership; Employees; Ethics; Communication; Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Culture
Rose, Clayton. "How Much? (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-006, July 2012.
- 22 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs
period between 1995 and 2008. In jobs closely linked to innovation and technology, the share of immigrants was even higher, closer to 24 percent. "Skilled immigration is important for the United States, where we do have a large Baby... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
strategy of continuous education and continuous engagement to serve you through the many different phases of your career and life. How will we do that? By evolving the toolkit of programs, activities, and resources we provide as well as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ink: Alumni Book Recommendations
what equality really means. It means rethinking everything.” Recommended by Marketing expert Kathleen Harrington Clark (MBA 1990) Stretch by Scott Sonenshein Sonenshein on recognizing your abilities: “We routinely overestimate the importance of acquiring View Details
- 01 Feb 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?
sponsored. Is this something that the best managers are doing now? Do senior managers have enough responsibilities without adding to them? Is concierge management an answer to the “Big Quit”? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2023
- Working Paper
Mapping Organizational-Level Networks Using Individual-Level Connections: Evidence from Online Professional Networks
By: Shelley Xin Li, Frank Nagle and Aner Zhou
Organization-level networks facilitate the flow of information and business activities in the
economy. Prior research relies solely on high-level connections to measure these networks. Therefore, to
understand the role of employee connections at all job levels in... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Value; Social and Collaborative Networks; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Sharing; Employees; Social Media
Li, Shelley Xin, Frank Nagle, and Aner Zhou. "Mapping Organizational-Level Networks Using Individual-Level Connections: Evidence from Online Professional Networks." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-010, August 2023.
- April 2017
- Case
The Future of Patent Examination at the USPTO
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Tarun Khanna and Sarah Mehta
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal government agency responsible for evaluating and granting patents and trademarks. In 2015, the USPTO employed approximately 8,000 patent examiners who granted nearly 300,000 patents to inventors. As of April... View Details
Keywords: Machine Learning; Telework; Collaborating With Unions; Human Resources; Recruitment; Retention; Intellectual Property; Copyright; Patents; Trademarks; Knowledge Sharing; Technology Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Productivity; Performance Improvement; District of Columbia
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Tarun Khanna, and Sarah Mehta. "The Future of Patent Examination at the USPTO." Harvard Business School Case 617-027, April 2017.
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
and managers from three companies. Masked by the pseudonyms Acme Industries, Gant Electronics, and Advanced Technology, these firms represent very different industries, products, and cultures, but they all share a commitment to diversity... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 30 Aug 2006
- Op-Ed
The Compensation Game
of board membership, combined with the small size of the overall director community, results in a closed culture among people who share many relationships: those with whom board members are economically involved are the same as those with... View Details
Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
burnout. Amid the uncertainty, Harvard Business School faculty share some research-backed insights for leaders, people managers, and job seekers. Sandra Sucher: Tech layoffs—It doesn’t have to be this way Tesla earned a Wall Street... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Ready for Takeoff: Web Portal Enters Second Phase
last spring, sees these additions as the evolution of an already solid resource that combines talent from all over the School. "We'll always be a collaborative effort," he remarks, acknowledging the critical support that the portal... View Details
- Career Coach
Hillary Mann
Professional Development resources to support students in achieving their unique career goals. As a career coach, Hillary partners with students to define their career vision and leverage job search strategies such as creatively... View Details
- 14 Sep 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO
them to open up and share their authentic selves, life stories, crucibles, and their hopes and dreams enable them to flourish and grow as leaders by feeling fully accepted. The real danger of labeling people by their external... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 05 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’
Editor's note: How does an organization hold on to its wealth of accumulated knowledge when the knowledge-holders depart? It's a very real dilemma made even more critical as Baby Boomers begin their mass exit into retirement. The new book Critical Knowledge Transfer:... View Details
- September 2016 (Revised July 2017)
- Supplement
Transferring Knowledge Between Projects at NASA JPL (B)
By: Dorothy Leonard and Christopher Myers
At the conclusion of the (A) case, Jennifer Trosper needed to decide whether or not to throw her support behind the training and outreach represented by the ROV-E program to build small rovers like the ones used on the surface of Mars by NASA JPL. The (B) case... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Management; Employees; Experience and Expertise; Decision Making; Aerospace Industry; United States
Leonard, Dorothy, and Christopher Myers. "Transferring Knowledge Between Projects at NASA JPL (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 917-405, September 2016. (Revised July 2017.)
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller