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- 13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015
James Heppelmann looked at how this shift is changing the structure of industries and forcing firms to rethink their strategies. In this companion article, the authors look at the effects inside firms, examining the impact that smart, connected products have on... View Details
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
New World are becoming much more knowledgeable about wines. At the same time, I think that New World wineries in countries such as Australia have learned to sell to consumers in the U.S. much more effectively than French vineyards, for... View Details
- 23 Aug 2016
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August 23, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51502 forthcoming Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings Organizational Decision-Making and Information: Angel Investments by Venture Capital Partners By: Wu, Andy Abstract—We study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
exhibits, which help to illustrate the firm's value proposition, its innovation-oriented culture, and its evolving organizational design. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409047 The Canada... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
organizational mechanisms can help: guardrails that protect the weaker of the two goals, dynamic decision-making that treats high-level goals as sacrosanct but tactical decisions as provisional, and leaders dedicated to “both/and”... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016
emphasize users over producers. Large parts of the knowledge economy now routinely rely on users, communities, and open innovation approaches to solve important technological and organizational problems. This view of innovation, pioneered... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008
display promotions away from smaller revenue brands and toward larger ones following periods of poor financial performance, indicating the behavior is being driven by parties higher in the firm than the brand managers. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
They also tell me that the problems we discuss in class force them to integrate and apply many of the concepts they learn at HBS—strategy, governance, leadership and organizational behavior, operations,... View Details
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
practice but that contradicts earlier empirical work in academics. Relevance and Rigor: Executive Education as a Lever in Shaping Practice and Research Authors:Michael L. Tushman, Amy Fenollosa, Dan McGrath, Charles A. O'Reilly, and Adam Michael Kleinbaum... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
idea with the San Francisco SPCA, she learned that somebody else had approached the organization with a similar thought. This was Elena Battles, a Stanford MBA graduate and the former COO of the Humane Society Silicon Valley. Exley and... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
forthcoming Journal of Political Economy CEO Behavior and Firm Performance By: Bandiera, Oriana, Stephen Hansen, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract— We measure the behavior of 1,114 CEOs in six countries parsing granular CEO diary data through an unsupervised... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
priorities?; (3) Do I give subordinates timely and direct feedback they can act on? Have I developed a succession roadmap?; and (4) Is my leadership style still effective, and does it reflect who I truly am? This highly readable and practical guide helps you View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
of logic to the problems we see in the economy as a whole. That is, we need individuals who, through their experiences, have learned how to internalize high standards and principles. They in turn need a system of governance—of checks and... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
Every firm has two strategies, we learn early on in the pages of One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making. "Explicit" strategy is the one you read about in your company's planning memos and PowerPoint slides.... View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
Facebook. Enron's Lessons for Managers Published: July 12, 2004 Like the Challenger space shuttle disaster was a learning experience for engineers, so too is the Enron crash for managers, says Harvard Business School professor Malcolm S.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 14, 2009
Working Papers The Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds Authors: Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar Abstract This paper examines the direct private equity investment strategies across sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and their relationship to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18
Abstract—Innovation has traditionally taken place within an organization's boundaries and/or with selected partners. This Chandlerian approach to innovation has been rooted in transaction costs, organizational boundaries, and information... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52652 Learning to Manage: A Field Experiment in the Indian Startup Ecosystem By: Chatterji, Aaron, Solene Delecourt, Sharique Hasan, and Rembrand Koning Abstract—Management styles and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Dec 2015
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December 22, 2015
several years of phenomenal commercial success in France, Europe, and Japan, and in 2008, Mauboussin entered the U.S. market where the brand did not meet the expected success. It eventually closed its flagship store in NYC in 2014. Mauboussin's leadership is... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth . Both books marry a focus on performance with a look at leadership and organizational change—how to enable, support, and empower positive team and... View Details