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- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
communities, but just this issue and question around communities I think is pervasive. It’s everywhere. I read The Life and Death of American Cities, and that was about changes in city communities, and I’m reading Anxious Generation now,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
It’s a sunny May afternoon in LA. Søren Bjerg, a slender and pale 21-year-old with chunky glasses and a black hoodie, is sitting in the den of the house he shares with a half dozen other guys. It’s decorated the way you might expect it to be: lots of technology and... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
the evaluations given (and consequent resource allocation). We empirically evaluate effects in data collected from a grant proposal process at a leading research university in which we randomized the assignment of evaluators and proposals to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
up equity crowdfunding to the general public. Currently, the agency is considering allowing companies to raise up to $1 million from crowdfunding, and allowing individuals with an annual income or net worth of $100,000 or more to invest... View Details
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
humor, however, is a no-nonsense approach to business performance that stems from Fisher’s upbringing as the daughter and granddaughter of rural central Pennsylvania entrepreneurs who taught her that great ideas can be backed with the best of intentions, but they still... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?
prosperity that has been generated by the functioning of market capitalism. Across the board, however, the primary concern was that the way the system currently functioned was associated with a great disparity of wealth and income in many... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences
Elliott Management, and Jonathan Rose Companies. The issues they tackled ranged from crowdsourcing and e-commerce, to renewable energy generation and development of buildings for use by charter schools. IFCs... View Details
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
turnaround of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 2002-2003 season? Was it Paul Pressler as head of Disney Sports, because he got investment funds from Disney CEO Michael Eisner and then hired Bryan Murray? Was it Bryan Murray as the general... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’
mix. Organizational conversation, by the same token, calls upon employees to participate eagerly in the work of generating the content through which a company tells its story, both internally and externally. People in frontline and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
how to change it? Designate distraction-free time for ‘deep work’ The first rule is to assign generous periods of time to important tasks exclusively, isolated from distraction (welcome or not). Workers capable of performing what... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
following question: how can data and analytic tools be used to create new value? The authors have explored that question with many clients. In their work, they've seen IT create new value in five patterns: using data from sensors in objects to improve offerings (think... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
Importantly, these past track records also predict divergent future real outcomes in patents, patent citations, and new product innovations. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/lcohen/pdffiles/dimalco.pdf Paying It Forward: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Past Issues - Alumni
new generation of investors—and what happens when finance becomes a common language Happy Returns HBS celebrates reunions on a grand scale Complete Table of Contents June 2022 Alumni Achievement Awards 2022 This year’s recipients of the... View Details
- 18 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation
key take-aways that may shape how they approach the remainder of their time at HBS and their careers going forward. Here’s what they said: Angela N. Son I decided to take this SIP because I realized that I’ve been hearing a lot about climate mitigation (e.g., carbon... View Details
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Commencement 2015 Address | About
has as you choose how to spend your working lives. Let me be clear: It’s possible to work and succeed in—and even enjoy—a job that gives you no deeper sense of meaning. But in my experience, it’s easier to sustain energy and enthusiasm in... View Details
- 05 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
What You Need to Know about SVMP
significant for me. Under their leadership, there was never a dull moment in the classroom. They guided every class with deep passion, high energy and profound knowledge. With their stimulating questions and insightful expertise, they... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
common in the last century. What did the leaders tell you? All were impressed by the remarkable prosperity that has been generated by the functioning of market capitalism. Across the board, however, the primary concern was that the way... View Details
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
direct investment (FDI) flows arise endogenously when monitoring is nonverifiable and financial frictions exist. The mechanism generating MNC activity is not the risk of technological expropriation by local partners but the demands of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
analytical research posits that low-powered incentives can motivate employees to generate creative ideas by diverting their attention away from fixating on performance measures associated with their standard tasks included in the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
innovation, as well as its generative potency. Finally, implications for theory, practice, and future research are offered. April 2015 Institutions and Ideals: Philip Selznick's Legacy for Organizational Studies What's So Institutional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne