Essentialism - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Jan 2014
News

Body, Heal Thyself

check—ideally a patient can be injected with Moderna's mRNA, which offers directions, or a specific recipe, to individual cells, which then use it to produce the protein or antibody needed to tackle the problem. In other words, mRNA Therapeutics offers a little help to... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; biotech; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services

27 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams

ED into four pods, which were essentially bays with the necessary equipment to treat any type of patient. One senior or attending physician, one or two residents, and three nurses were assigned randomly to a pod at the start of their... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

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Renovating Democratic Capitalism

By: Malcolm S. Salter

This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

choosing which tools are best for a discussion, teams should also be sensitive to the fact that real-time video chat—while an essential tool for virtual teams—is not the same as face-to-face interaction. When communicating through a... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

clusters are most prevalent in advanced economies, you say that they're one of the essential steps for countries moving in that direction. How are clusters nurtured in emerging nations? A: Many developing countries have free-trade zones... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

Public Accountants. Yet women make up less than 20 percent of partners in accounting firms. To address the stubborn gender gap, a growing number of companies have adopted formal sponsorship programs, in which a seasoned manager officially takes on a junior protégé.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 Jun 2008
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?

inside and outside the organization? What do you think? To read more: Gerald Zaltman and Lindsay H. Zaltman, Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers (Boston: Harvard Business Press, 2008); Gerald Zaltman, How Customers Think: View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

The Business of Life

a successful family as it is in building a successful business. He disagrees strongly with the widely-cited concept known as agency theory, which essentially posits that people work in accordance to how you pay them, and that external... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Emily Schlichting

issue," she says. "I'm somebody who's really good at managing processes and getting things done. The HBS curriculum is designed to explore all the different business functions, giving you a strong foundation in general management that's not only View Details

Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

outside facilitators, can help keep the process productive. Next, skills for managing a group process of analyzing a failure with a spirit of inquiry and sufficient understanding of the scientific method are essential inputs to learning... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

fabricated or real crisis is an essential ingredient for effective change management, as an existential threat breaks down many barriers to change. With such an unprecedented crisis, it is stretching and breaking apart even the strongest... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Globalization: The Strategy of Differences

go so far in melding the two strategies. Like CEMEX, GEMS was able to pursue both approaches because it could organize its operations into relatively autonomous bundles of activities (like product development) in which economies of scale and standardization were View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

best aligns with your career level and experience, learning objectives, and educational goals. Access Your Free Flowchart You May Also Be Interested In Leadership & Management Business Essentials Strategy Entrepreneurship & Innovation... View Details

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to develop leadership skills critical for modern governance. The program is designed to build on the HBS commitment to lifelong learning while contributing to the impact of the nonprofit sector through rigorous examination of the View Details

18 Apr 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Emerging Markets

relocating to Africa full-time to work within an innovative organization in the investment field. To facilitate this transition, I intend to leverage the HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA, which will provide essential support... View Details

18 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

Gino and her colleagues found that individuals in some situations aren't always so easily cowed. For this study, in which individual team members held different clues essential to solving the mystery, the researchers used two variables—in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

Collaboration with suppliers to dramatically increase supply of green shipping fuels. Maersk’s massive scale means that they can essentially create a new market for sustainable shipping fuels, which they are doing in biomethanol. While... View Details

19 May 2022
Blog Post

HKS Policy Analysis Exercise Showcase

For MPP and joint MBA/MPP students, the Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) is the culmination of the Harvard Kennedy School experience. In fact, many of our MPP graduates consider it to be one of the highlights of their HKS education. During the PAE, second-year MPP... View Details

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

vulnerable areas more resilient and decide when to rebuild, restrict development, or retreat Economic development and innovative technologies have contributed to climate change—and are also essential to address it. Government policies can... View Details

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