Knowledge Sharing - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”

challenges them to accept responsibility for their own education and gives them first-hand appreciation of the application of knowledge and skills to practice." Nevertheless, Kathryn Aiken points out that "... studying other... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 May 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?

emphasis on services naturally accompany the growth of a knowledge society, representing an insurance policy for the continuance of innovation and progress necessary to maintain world economic leadership? What do you think? Original... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

01 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation

presidential election, won by Democrat Barack Obama, was 2 percent higher than patent activity by Republican inventors. But their relative patent productivity dropped by 3.8 percent around the 2016 election won by Donald J. Trump, a Republican, the study finds. ‘Too... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

17 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often

about five months after the CEO’s arrival, when the leader set expectations, redefined priorities, and shared a new strategy with the firm, employee uncertainty resolved and the alignment between managers and employees was restored. This... View Details

Keywords: by Ami Albernaz

05 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

billions of dollars invested in biotech in recent decades, most biotech companies do not turn a profit. He suggests that the industry needs a new "anatomy," one that can better cope with risk and uncertainty and increase collaborative problem-solving and... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

01 Oct 1998
News

Supplying Demand

whopping $5.2 billion. In creating Staples, Stemberg drew on the knowledge of modern distribution techniques he had acquired during his twelve years in the grocery business. As a vice president with the Jewel Companies' Star Market chain... View Details

Keywords: Paul Michelman

20 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

disproportionately affected by international financial integration, suggesting that foreign capital may improve access to capital either directly or through improved domestic financial intermediation. Second we find that entrepreneurial activity is higher in industries... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Oct 2012
What Do You Think?

Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

has fallen behind in the competition for a share of the "commons." Peter Sebregondi commented that "companies aim to have the least possible ownership of the capital or assets involved in the value chain," but points... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

04 Sep 2019
News

Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

who has raised $12 million for DZD, attributes the very existence of the company to the Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem and is happy to share his experience with other founders. “When we started the company, we asked ourselves whether... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

a joint venture and make sure that you can't buy those services or that knowledge through an arms-length contract that doesn't require sharing ownership. Most of what managers want from joint ventures is... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Web

How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters - Recruiting

students. Be honest about salary levels/grades, and timelines for interviews and decision making It may feel like you’re sharing a secret by talking honestly about salary, and you may worry about scaring away candidates if your interview... View Details

20 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

therefore implies to manage the interaction with these interpreters, in order to access, share and internalize knowledge on product languages and influence shifts in socio-cultural models. Second, we propose... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Business of Saving the Planet

"The fact that the benefits of addressing the problem of climate change almost certainly outweigh the costs ... does not make concerted global action to address the problem easy." —Climate Change in 2018: Implications for Business If there is one positive... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Green Technology

24 May 2017
News

Angie Hicks, MBA 2000

establish more apprenticeship opportunities so that tradespeople can share their knowledge with the next generation. Hicks, the public face of the company, is featured in many of its commercials, but she... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 Mar 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation

how to innovate if they are going to maintain their edge, or maintain their existence at all. Six Harvard Business School faculty share insights on the best ways to develop creative workers. Can An Alarm Clock Be Innovative? HBS Cases:... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

Profile

Debora Lehrer

sponsorship deals, I want to make a positive, lasting impact on the properties and brands I work with. More importantly, I am excited about one day taking the skills, knowledge and contacts I have acquired from HBS and my later career and... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

21 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax