Publications

March 2018
Case

IBM: Watson and the Internet of Things

By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson

IBM has recently launched a business unit devoted to the Internet of Things. The group's leadership team needs to figure out the best way to quickly scale its business in a fragmented and nascent market. View Details

Keywords: IBM; Internet Of Things; Watson; Artificial Intelligence; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Industry

Educators

1995
Other Unpublished Work

User's Guide for KEYS: Assessing the Climate for Creativity

By: T. M. Amabile, R. Burnside and S. S. Gryskiewicz

Keywords: Creativity; Surveys

November 22, 2022
Article

Is Novel Research Worth Doing? Evidence from Peer Review at 49 Journals

By: Misha Teplitskiy, Hao Peng, Andrea Blasco and Karim R. Lakhani

There are long-standing concerns that peer review, which is foundational to scientific institutions like journals and funding agencies, favors conservative ideas over novel ones. We investigate the association between novelty and the acceptance of manuscripts submitted... View Details

Keywords: Research; Journals and Magazines

Read Now

February 2013
Teaching Note

Monocle (TN)

By: Eugene Soltes and Sara Hess

Keywords: Media And Publishing; Monocle; Tyler Brule; Media; Journals and Magazines; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry

February 2007
Article

Here Comes XBRL

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Liv A. Watson and Mike Willis

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information

2002
Book

Building Public Trust: The Future of Corporate Reporting

By: Robert G. Eccles and Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr.

Keywords: Trust; Reports

April 2002
Background Note

Reflections on the United Electric case discussion Persuasion, Induction, and Grounding in the Specifics

An MBA classroom discussion revealed the perils of learning in which "theories-in-use" are not challenged and suggests strategies for more reflective learning. Two groups of students presented their positions at a conceptual level without grounding their conceptual... View Details

Keywords: Perspective; Cases

June 2003
Article

How Open Source Software Works: "Free" User-to-User Assistance

By: Karim R. Lakhani and Eric von Hippel

Keywords: Information Technology; Applications and Software

April 2006
Article

A Progress Report on U.S. Corporate Governance

By: Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Reports; United States

1979
Book

Nutrition Intervention in the United States: Cases and Concepts

By: James E. Austin and Christopher Hitt

Keywords: Nutrition; Programs; Cases; United States

August 1981 (Revised September 1985)
Background Note

How to Avoid Getting Lost in the Numbers

Provides some hints and tips to students who encounter difficulty in performing quantitative analyses of case studies. Describes how to approach the numbers and suggests devices they can use to overcome their problems. View Details

Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Cases

Educators

March 1990
Article

Technology, Organizations and Innovation: An Introduction

By: Michael Tushman and R. Nelson

Keywords: Information Technology; Organizations; Innovation and Invention; Information

01 Dec 2019
News

From Das’s Desk

A central tenet of lifelong learning today is “anywhere, anytime.” The more learning opportunities can be delivered whenever you—the user—want them, wherever you are, the way you want them, and when you most need them, the more valuable they’ll be to you—and the more... View Details

Keywords: podcasts; lifelong learning; alumni; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Jan 2015
News

Fostering discussion in the MBA classroom

Robert Steven Kaplan (MBA 1983), a former HBS professor who now serves as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, has a passion for teaching that inspires his own desire to continually learn how to be a more effective professor at HBS. (Published... View Details

01 Mar 2005
News

Faculty Research Online

Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors Your company’s scientists and investors can be antennas that bring great ideas into your company. The key, says Associate Professor Lee Fleming, is understanding small-world networks. The New CEO’s... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy

Consumers are increasingly wary about sharing personal information with firms. Yet when they benefit from providing information in exchange for lower prices or better services, many consumers will gladly... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

January 2017 (Revised April 2017)
Supplement

Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen

In late 2016, Bridj was expanding its digital platform to help address urban mobility problems faced by cities across the country and the world. Its founder and CEO, Matt George, weighed up several possible strategies for growth as he aimed to responsibly build the... View Details

December 2003
Teaching Note

Capital One Financial Corporation (TN)

By: Bharat N. Anand and Michael G. Rukstad

Teaching Note to (9-700-124). View Details

Keywords: Customization and Personalization; Industry Structures; Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy; Information Management; Financial Services Industry