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Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture - Course Catalog

discussion into when and how to effectively innovation, and when and how to renovate. MODULE 2: Sensing and Assessing Market Opportunity. In this model, we will set out to understand useful approaches to judging the opportunity for success as well as familiarize... View Details

12 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

produces slower learning in human subjects than the standard second price auction mechanism. Our results also serve to highlight differences in behavior between simulated agents and human bidders that mechanism designers should take into View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 1996
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Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

human brain is defective," says Jensen, whose life's work has reached out beyond his research in economics, finance, and accounting to include psychology, sociology, neuroscience, and history. Jensen explains that upsetting information... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

25 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

of enthusiasm for the Internet was just cresting. Rhyne's old-economy idea was the only nontechnology concept to make the semifinals. Her teammates moved on to other things, but she decided to try to build a business. And then began her... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

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Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog

(ii) designing incentive systems, broadly defined, that motivate both individual performance and organizational behavior. Students will learn to apply these concepts to enhance their own productivity while also developing skills to... View Details

28 Apr 2008
HBS Case

Negotiating with Wal-Mart

perspective. There are numerous media accounts of the corporate monolith riding its suppliers into the ground. But what about those who manage to survive, and thrive, while dealing with the classic hardball negotiator? In "Sarah... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

into account the role of contextual features. We conclude with a discussion of key themes, unresolved issues, and promising research directions. Effects of Description of Options on Parental Perinatal Decision-Making Authors:Marlyse F.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

broader conception of what went wrong. I believe that business schools have a responsibility to help deal with these problems, and therefore the challenge has a very strong personal dimension for me. This is not a theoretical exercise.... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

25 Aug 2022
News

Open Market

and changing market dynamics, all while still launching new products and services to remain competitive. Robinhood has adapted to many changes and, if anything, has proven to be a disruptor in how it has taken the concept of investing and... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Keith Negley; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

08 Aug 2018
News

Getting Life Back in Balance

wife also tend to 20 sheep, two alpacas, three dogs, and a cat. The couple grow their own produce and are awaiting the spoils of a recently planted truffle orchard. Gower says his time at HBS gave him the clarity to take that leap and change his career and life paths.... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

18 Feb 2021
Blog Post

SIPs in 2021

absence. She built trust with us early on and we were able to go so much deeper as a result.” Startup Bootcamp Over at Startup Bootcamp, which in 2017 pioneered the concept of short January courses (SIPs), organizers Allison Mnookin,... View Details

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”

more rapid learning from internal and external use of those technologies. Q: In days gone by, the great R&D labs were affordable only to the largest companies. Can smaller companies use the concept of open innovation to boost their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Apr 2005
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?

that "those companies that are in the hands of accountants will shrink from ... [preserving deep smarts] because they will not be able to quantify the benefits in business terms." C. J. Cullinane elaborates on this in commenting... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Feb 2014
News

Stick with Plan A

redefine the concept of banking and financial access in the future." Ezuza is preparing to launch its service after six years of business development, putting partnerships together and building the technology platform. "To some people,... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Waleed Iskandar (MBA 1993); Telecommunications

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

the concept that results are the most important factor in evaluating performance, if someone leaves early or comes in late in order to take care of a family matter, it's a non-issue—as long as that person is getting their work done and... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

people, society and government is required." David Cawlfield, citing his experiences in what he believes is a high-identity organization, credits this to "Consistent discussion and communication of 'corporate values' (that) help our management to consistently... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Podcast - HBS Online

faculty members Sunil Gupta, Anthony Mayo, Christina Wallace, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and V.G. Narayanan–all on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI). V.G. Narayanan on How Accounting Connects the Business World 13 JAN 2025 | The Parlor... View Details

26 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?

the things they cleverly do is ask users to sign in using their Google account (or by establishing a new account). When you use something like Google Maps, Google keeps records and can mine that data to see where you’ve been and what... View Details

Keywords: Re: Willy C. Shih; Video Game; Entertainment & Recreation

04 Mar 2002
What Do You Think?

Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?

... leadership of (especially people) assets." The timing of this "bull market," Chris Wolfington writes, may be accounted for by "the wave of managers who were hired at fast growing startups into leadership positions... View Details