Knowledge Sharing - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

so, then nobody will begrudge their due share of profits. Even when companies do carefully consider the economic and social impacts of their products on the poor, they may still face reputational threats if their BOP ventures are seen as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Content & Community for Students | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

arrived on campus, as I wanted to find like-minded classmates to discuss career goals, further my knowledge of the space, and share experiences of the challenges of balancing financial, social, and... View Details

17 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking

them, first, requires in-depth knowledge of a given work setting. Quantifying them, next, requires multiple managers and employees answering questions that could get them fired if the company decided to apply its rules to the letter. This... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for James Austin

In an email interview, Harvard Business School professor James Austin spoke with HBS Working Knowledge managing editor Carla Tishler about his work on collaboration and his ongoing research.Tishler: You talk about companies transitioning... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

21 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them

or as major employers of graduates of professional education programs. The survey assessed their views of the future, the core skills and knowledge needed by future leaders, and their assessment of how well current academic programs in... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health; Education

15 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 15

with whom we can examine our beliefs and share our lives. For the past thirty-five years, Bill George and Doug Baker have found the answer in True North Groups—small groups that gather regularly to explore members' greatest challenges.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

Resource Management Review Cross-boundary Teaming for Innovation: Integrating Research on Teams and Knowledge in Organizations By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Cross-boundary teaming, within and across... View Details

02 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 2

Abstract—General Motors was once regarded as one of the best managed and most successful firms in the world, but between 1980 and 2009 its share of the U.S. market fell from 62.6% to 19.8%, and in 2009 the firm went bankrupt. In this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Nov 2017
Blog Post

What You Need to Know about SVMP

of sharing perspectives that allows the classroom to come alive. I was surprised by the extent of knowledge and confidence that I gained in such a short period of time. By the end of the week, I was so... View Details

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

patient-assistance programs were likely to be profitable even if a small share of eligible patients used the manufacturer’s drugs as a result. This contributes to conditions that keep prescription drugs pricier for Americans than people... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

18 Oct 2016
Op-Ed

Why Business Should Invest in Community Health

million grant to scale a successful medical knowledge sharing and collaborative practice platform pioneered by Project Echo in 2003 to expand specialty care access and quality at the centers. Long involved... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch, Howard Koh, and Pamela Yatsko; Health

11 Jun 2020
In Practice

Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Ariel D. Stern: For leaders, digital tools expand and enhance services Some of the most successful organizations will use digital... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

20 Oct 2022
News

Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion

Lebanon Ingea introduced Ambassador Shea, and noted her broad knowledge of the region and career path starting at the State Department and including multiple postings in the Middle East. Ambassador Shea summarized the situation in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Apr 2022
News

Book Smart

was, what do we know something about?” The former executive at Amazon and Microsoft knew plenty about tech and business. Risher’s abundant experience and knowledge helped him build out the foundational Worldreader app. He also had... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

From Das’s Desk

experience and perspective and are in a position to share their knowledge with peers and mentees. Cutting across all the stages are “next act” alumni. They are in transition. They could be first-time... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

22 Jul 2021
News

Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women

to share knowledge and experience, and contribute to the development of Singapore’s startup ecosystem,” says HBSCS board member Prashant Pundrik (PLDA 9), who developed the War Room concept with fellow board... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Business of Emerging Markets

my doctoral thesis for publication, and shared my findings on Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge website with a more general audience, which has generated interest for future collaboration with... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Global Leadership Initiative's Director Focuses on Technology

incubators at the School experimenting with electronic distance-learning models, the Global Leadership Initiative has already launched a number of key research projects. The first, an interactive Internet survey available on the HBS Working View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Oct 2000
News

Hawes Hall Groundbreaking

the School in creating a truly magnificent educational facility." Beverly Hawes expressed the family's enthusiasm for the project and the hope that the students who will be educated in Hawes Hall will use the knowledge that they gain "to... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

09 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Addressing Inequities in Education: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Amal Tariq (MBA 2025)

evaluating ways to better support their nonprofit partners across the country, specifically by improving knowledge sharing across their nonprofit partners and identifying focus areas where City Fund can... View Details

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