Smart - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

crucial, especially for managers trying to lead widely dispersed teams during difficult times, says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Julian Zlatev. Many managers believe in maintaining emotional boundaries with employees, but this may be a View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Jun 1997
News

Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field

achieved more effectively through creative combinations of available technologies and smart management than through radical technological innovations. He has also published on topics such as strategic management, international trade, and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

22 Nov 2017
News

How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team

here four years ago are wonderful and talented and smart and diligent and committed, but they couldn't make the leap to an organization that looked and acted very differently two years later. And so I think most organizations in heavy... View Details

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Nov 2016
First Look

First Look - November 1, 2016

facilitate innovation among its diverse subsidiaries. But when news reports surfaced revealing struggles within Alphabet companies including Nest, the smart thermostat maker, observers began to wonder if the reorganization made sense... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 May 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

traditional products are transforming into smart connected products and ecosystem platforms at a rate much faster than most organizations think. Schaeffer andSovie show how this reinvention is made possible: by AI and digital... View Details

31 May 2018
News

Finding Freedom from Eating Disorders

my self-worth. I was accepted to Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, and Kellogg, but I truly believed that I wasn't smart enough. And that was the eating disorder voice concocting these lies which were very persuasive and believable. And then... View Details

11 Oct 2016
First Look

October 11, 2016

their work experience better performance. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51712 Harvard Business School Case 617-007 Building Smart Neighborhoods at Bouygues Can a consortium of 16 organizations,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2015
News

Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

number of talented women attracted to the sector, Groysberg says. And he sees a moment of opportunity for smart tech businesses to turn inclusiveness into a competitive advantage when competing for talent and investments. Tech cofounder... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2004
News

Toy Story

about 80 percent of the games market. “We’re still a small percentage of the overall industry,” he says. “At the same time, Cranium is probably the hottest independent brand that’s hit the game world in the last twenty years. It’s a nice place to be.” View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets—a critical avenue for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Jun 2020
Book

Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System

be difficult, especially in the face of an entrenched duopoly. The transformation requires smart decisions and sustained effort from multiple actors across multiple states, each with its own unique history, political climate, party... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It

devices, such as smart phones and tablets. Another question to be answered: Where are people visiting when they are not on the top sites that most everyone looks at? With some 4 million URLs in the dataset, Greenstein wants to explore... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Web Services

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

Nokia lowered its guidance for Q2 2012, explaining in a press release that "competitive industry dynamics are negatively affecting the Smart Devices business unit to a somewhat greater extent than previously expected.")... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

11 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Non-competes Push Talent Away

couldn't treat employees like resources. I had to work to keep them excited to stay around." Marx is the coauthor of a yet-to-be-published paper that investigates whether states that allow non-compete agreements are driving high-tech talent away—creating a so-called... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology

18 Jul 2014
News

Team Players

Committee's state partners already had travel and tourism information on their own sites, the Host Committee's website simply included links to those specific resources. The website was also made mobile-friendly, which turned out to be a View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Mar 2010
News

How to Spur Prosperity

You can’t be that impatient. Another lesson from top-tier venture groups is the importance of a global perspective when it comes to best practices and competitive strategies. The smart venture firms make global connections. Too often,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. She is the author of Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time. Karen Gordon... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

easier answer than yes. The cynics and the critics can look really smart because it's possible to poke holes in anything. I decided to take a risk by being positive. It's possible to get attention by being negative, but that gets us... View Details