Social and Collaborative Networks - Publications - Faculty & Research

Hassina Bahadurzada

Hassina is trained as physician and psychologist in Amsterdam and completed a postdoctoral appointment at Stanford University before coming to Harvard to further pursue a scholarly career in healthcare management. At Stanford, Hassina studied social and functional... View Details

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

diagnosis. The Big Ordeal, written in collaboration with a psychologist and two oncologists, tackles the emotional side of the experience head-on, to help newly diagnosed patients View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

18 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

co-financier. So in the end, being able to raise the co-financing capital is critical. Raising capital depends on specific factors such as social networks the entrepreneur has access to, or the level of... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

Turkey. Second, it focuses on the corporate actors, entrepreneurs and business enterprises that have led the national economic growth. Third, it explores the ethical foundations and View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Connecting people and policymakers in a conversation online

address a social problem. Sze accomplished this by founding The Agora, “an online town hall for all” to give more people a louder voice—one heard directly by elected officials and other policy makers.... View Details

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

this period of renaissance, and the fiercest labor market in recent memory, companies should take steps to redefine the purpose of the office as a tool rather than a destination. For example, the office can become a tool to enhance... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

08 Dec 2015
Research Event

Research Trends Discussed at India and South Asia Conference

Scholars from around the world discussed the history and current business trends in India and Southeast Asia at Harvard Business School. The Business History of India and South... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

08 May 2025
Blog Post

Startup Roots and Engineering Ambitions: Lizzie Matusov (MS/MBA 2022)

constantly searching for ways to optimize how our teams collaborated to solve problems. On weekends, I’d bring home ideas and think about whether they could be applied more broadly across different... View Details

2009
Working Paper

Innovation Communication in Multicultural Networks: Deficits in Inter-cultural Capability and Affect-based Trust as Barriers to New Idea Sharing in Inter-cultural Relationships

By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Michael W. Morris

Innovative solutions to pressing global problems require effective inter-cultural communication. We propose that a barrier to the sharing of ideas pertinent to innovation in inter-cultural relationships is low affect-based trust, which arise from individuals' deficits... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Sharing; Trust

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01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

finance. Wilson then addresses issues central to the present-day political discussion, such as the fairness of US tax policy, the social safety net, health care, and income inequality. Faculty Books... View Details

14 Feb 2017
News

The Value of a Facebook Fan: Does “Liking” Influence Consumer Behavior?

Frank Nagle

Frank Nagle is an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Professor Nagle studies how competitors can collaborate on the creation of core technologies, while still competing on the products and services built on top of them - especially... View Details

27 Sep 2011
News

On the Silk Road again

15 Nov 2016
News

HBS and SEAS Explore Opportunities for Innovative Thinking

Professor Lauren H. Cohen (photo by Eliza Grinnell) Professor Lauren H. Cohen (photo by Eliza Grinnell) Professor Karim R. Lakhani (photo by Richard Howard) Professor Karim R. Lakhani (photo by Richard Howard) Collaboration between... View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

Africa's Way

Development: The African Renaissance." The conference, to be held in Cape Town in March, will be a two-day intensive seminar on the economics, politics, and investment opportunities of southern Africa. It will also provide a chance to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

May 2011 (Revised March 2012)
Supplement

Global Knowledge Management at Danone (C)

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Ruth Dittrich and Daniela Beyersdorfer

The (C) case provides an update on the B-case decision and describes the introduction of Dan 2.0, an internal social virtual network for the purpose of knowledge sharing in a company that was only used to face-to-face networking. View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Knowledge Sharing; Information Infrastructure; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Networks; Employees; Motivation and Incentives; Knowledge Management; Management Practices and Processes

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11 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers

platforms that other developers have already joined or will join. Then they can benefit from network effects,” Wu says. “Without seeing other developers at a hackathon, it would be hard to know how many developers are excited about a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

Jeffrey T. Polzer

Jeff Polzer is the UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He studies how people collaborate in teams and across organizational networks to accomplish their individual and collective... View Details

17 Apr 2024
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures

support 10k+ social intrapreneurs to drive sustainability and equity initiatives within their corporations. We have completed our first pilot program supporting 21 fellows from 11 countries through capacity... View Details

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