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- 09 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 9
communication and engagement practices, can encourage frontline workers to conduct problem solving. We test our hypotheses in the health care context, in which the use of incident reporting systems to highlight operational failures is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
industrial and energy services—and was close to defaulting on its financial obligations. Some managers felt the company was also bankrupt in terms of ideas. There was insufficient communication across the company, including few common... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
relationships, with communicating verbally as well as reading gestures, and with using their imagination. Many ASD sufferers prefer routine to novelty, and exhibit steady focus and repetitive behavior patterns. If employed, they... View Details
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
HBS Center Focuses on Europe
has gained importance particularly at the European level; and the European corporate world has to work with the public sector at regional, national, and European levels, and that adds complexity to conducting business. You should know... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
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IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities - Blog - Business & Environment
vulnerable populations face due to climate change, while showcasing the resilience of local communities working to address these challenges. During our visit to Mumbai, we explored two impactful sites as part of our visit to Hindustan... View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
farm refers to a complex of rights and duties secured by contract in which a sovereign transferred the temporary exploitation of a holding for rent in advance. It was one of four tenurial complexes under... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
their first year in the role. I reveal the complexity of the transition, highlighting the expectations of these managers, their subordinates, and their superiors. I hear the new managers describe how they reframed their understanding of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
also present a panoply of challenges for communities and states. Surprisingly, federal laws are chief among those challenges despite the fact that online marketplaces facilitate transactions traditionally regulated at the local level. In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
field and the central research questions that it sought to answer. However, the commitment to engage with the complexities of business and the disinclination to rely on models with simplistic assumptions about business behavior also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces By: Shore, Jesse, Ethan Bernstein, and David Lazer Abstract—Using data from a novel laboratory experiment on complex problem solving in which we varied the network structure of 16-person... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
reason is that college graduates who can’t secure college-level employment often settle for non-college jobs. According to U.S. Census American Community Survey data, millions of college graduates with at least a bachelor’s degree work... View Details
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Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Miami - Blog - Business & Environment
wind turbines off the coast of Massachusetts. This ambitious offshore wind farm exemplifies how large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects need to have actively supportive stakeholders throughout the process. Vineyard Wind won over View Details
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
"advanced leadership" in a complex social system such as a community or region. There was no central leader; instead there was a collection of coalitions and collaborative activities that... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
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Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
New Venture Competition Winner, Social Enterprise Track: Lexi Lexi is an AI-powered medical interpretation platform that enables instant, accurate, and HIPAA-compliant communication between providers and patients across the care... View Details
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
took the form of new community bank creation by local bank professionals. Our results show that acquisitions in communities lead to new bank foundings, and that this pattern is particularly pronounced when... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia
been called upon to show. I learned to tread lightly and respectfully in a land that was not my own. I learned about a complex and often contradictory culture with a glorious past and an uncertain future. And I have made dear, dear... View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
risks they present for brands. The case allows students to grapple with the strategic and tactical decisions that accompany marketing communications strategy and to combine information on consumer behavior with an understanding of brand... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
of entrepreneurs supported. Paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/wkerr/121212-Female1_Spatial.pdf For Mobile Devices, Think Apps, Not Ads Authors:Gupta, Sunil Publication:Harvard Business Review Abstract Many companies envision mobile ads becoming an integral part of their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
Obstacles facing companies in today's hyper-competitive global markets are seemingly more complex than ever, to the point that managers must rethink many of the basic principles of good operations management, says Robert Hayes. In a new... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Commencement 2019 Address | About
than it has in the past. Around the globe, people are wrestling with growing inequality, increasing divisiveness, and the rising threat of systemic challenges such as climate change. They are living with the terrifying insecurity that their jobs may vanish and their... View Details