Capability - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

WTO, World Bank, and the OECD. Or they could be related to lagging capabilities of domestic companies, either in understanding foreign markets or in their own products, services, or value chains. Another large body of thinking is devoted... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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of Harvard Business School, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), this online certificate program is designed for experienced professionals who wish to expand their knowledge and View Details

June 2012
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Buro Happold (Abridged)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Ryan Johnson

In 1996, Ted Happold, the founder of the engineering services firm Buro Happold, passed away, and Padraic Kelly became the firm's new managing director (MD). One of his first initiatives was "Aim for Growth," which was intended to help the firm grow beyond its current... View Details

Keywords: Learning And Development; Managing Growth; Organizational Design; Diversification; Client Management; Leadership Skills; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Leadership Development; Management Skills; Training; Programs; Customer Relationship Management

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10 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

measures, and capabilities that are aligned with a focused, winning strategy. Psychological alignment: Managing with their heart, leaders create a firm that provides employees at all levels with a sense of higher purpose, meaning,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

of backlash fostered by a long period of neglect of globalization’s effect on labor markets worldwide. Globalization takes many forms: common markets; free flows of workers including refugees and migrants; and multinational organizations View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

04 Mar 2019
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What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?

than how businesses use it That same monitoring capability (used to fight terrorism) could be turned against American citizens if the regime ever lessened or abandoned its commitment to personal civil liberties.” Asher Rospigliosi... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products

15 Jun 2021
News

Zone Defense

self-driving technology on larger, unmanned aerial vehicles this year, partnering with leaders in both the defense and technology industries to bring their AI capabilities to a wider range of vehicles. The future of the US military isn’t... View Details

Keywords: April White; drone technology; military; security; entrepreneurship; leadership; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Mar 2024
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On the Radar

Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

09 Dec 2019
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Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase

School. By incorporating data most companies discard, Ascarza and her co-researcher devised an algorithm capable of quickly analyzing more than 40 variables to create a “first impression” of the customer after the initial transaction. The... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail; Service

06 Sep 2004
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The Innovator’s Battle Plan

When companies have the same capabilities and motivation, they care about the battle and have the necessary skills to fight it. Skills in execution make the difference here—and because other scholars have addressed these challenges quite... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

15 Jan 2014
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Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village

depends, to a surprising extent, on capable leaders. If boards of directors of public, anonymously-owned companies didn't believe that leadership mattered so much, they wouldn't pay such huge salaries to their CEOs. (By the way, I don't... View Details

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

https://www.ctpublic.org/environment/2015-01-08/toxic-communities-and-the-fight-for-environmental-justice. “Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program.” Loan Programs Office. Department of Energy. Accessed August 10, 2023.... View Details

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

prudent approach for knowledge workers is to harness the potential of AI as a complementary tool, amplifying their capabilities and adapting to the evolving landscape of work. Iavor Bojinov is an Assistant Professor of Business... View Details

18 May 2023
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India's New Money Managers

will happen when she puts her money in a product, she is capable of making an informed choice. If she doesn't understand a product, she will not put money in." And that's what LXME strives to do: inform women of their options and give... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

November 2023 (Revised March 2024)
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Infarm: Betting the (Indoor) Farm on Food Security

By: Elie Ofek

In the summer of 2023, the co-founders of Infarm, a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company, were contemplating a major pivot going forward. While Infarm had successfully shown it could grow over 75 products—mainly herbs, leafy greens and mushrooms—in modular... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Model; Market Entry and Exit; Science-Based Business; Business Strategy; Transition; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; North America; Toronto; Northeastern United States

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Times . Jan W. Rivkin : Finalist for the 2019 Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Conference Best Paper Award for “Cognitive Framing and Capability Development at the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” with Tiona Zuzul, Ranjay... View Details

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem

technologies that offers solutions to others in the ecosystem. The platform can be a physical asset, like the efficient manufacturing capabilities that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing offers to those computer-chip design companies that... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

26 Nov 2001
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How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

to become so skilled as problem solvers, they had to be led through their training by a capable team leader and group leader. The team leader and group leader were capable of teaching these skills in a... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

28 Mar 2012
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Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

for many years, warns that R&D and product development capabilities will be lost along with the loss of such jobs. While examining the closing gap between developed and developing economies, Nobel Prize economist Michael Spence has... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2024
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Leveraging Generative AI

Four decades after HBS became the first business school in the country to require the use of personal computers in the MBA Program, the School is undergoing a different kind of technological transformation, one that leverages generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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