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- Article
Entrepreneurial Ventures and Whole-body Donations: A Regional Perspective from the United States
By: Michel Anteby and Mikell Hyman
Human cadavers are crucial to medical science. While the debate on how to secure sufficient cadavers has focused primarily on donors' behaviors, procuring organizations' roles in increasing donations remain less explored. The United States offers a unique setting in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Behavior; Programs; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Ventures; Health Testing and Trials; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; For-Profit Firms; Organizations; Training; United States
Anteby, Michel, and Mikell Hyman. "Entrepreneurial Ventures and Whole-body Donations: A Regional Perspective from the United States." Social Science & Medicine 66, no. 4 (2008): 963–969.
- Article
State Activism and the Hidden Incentives Behind Bank Acquisitions
By: Christopher Marquis, Doug Guthrie and Juan Almandoz
A number of studies have shown that, as a result of the ambiguity of U.S. legal mandates, organizations have considerable latitude in how they comply with regulations. In this paper, we address how the different agendas of the federal and state governments increase... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Opportunities; Government Legislation; Acquisition; Forecasting and Prediction; Banks and Banking; Motivation and Incentives; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Management Practices and Processes; Research; United States
Marquis, Christopher, Doug Guthrie, and Juan Almandoz. "State Activism and the Hidden Incentives Behind Bank Acquisitions." Social Science Research 41, no. 1 (January 2012): 130–145.
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Robin Abrahams is a research associate at HBS. [Image: iStock Photo] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 01 Nov 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?
to define ‘right’ and realized the value of embracing the concept of ‘situational management.’ A dictator may well be right in a crisis situation.” Is De Cumbria right? What do you think? Related reading from the Working Knowledge View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Jul 2022
- HBS Case
How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)
Might Also Like: Why Digital Is a State of Mind, Not Just a Skill Set Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups Related reading from the Working Knowledge View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 2007
- Book
From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools and the Unfulfilled Promise of Management as a Profession
By: Rakesh Khurana
Is management a profession? Should it be? Can it be? This major work of social and intellectual history reveals how such questions have driven business education and shaped American management and society for more than a century. The book is also a call for reform.... View Details
Keywords: Social History; Business Education; Moral Sensibility; Profit; Leadership; Managerial Roles; United States
Khurana, Rakesh. From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools and the Unfulfilled Promise of Management as a Profession. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. (Winner of Association of American Publishers Best Professional/Scholarly Publishing Book in Business, Finance and Management. Winner of Max Weber Award for Distinguished Scholarship for the book which makes an outstanding contribution to scholarship on organizations, occupations, and/or work presented by American Sociological Association.)
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
attracted a flock of competitors: NordicTrack and Bowflex, established home equipment providers, along with SoulCycle and Exxentric’s Flywheel, began marketing their own interactive workouts. Dolan says Peloton also hurt itself by offering its whole View Details
- 05 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It
Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
officer of RANE, a risk intelligence company. Emily Tedards is a research associate at HBS. [Image: iStockphoto/Krzysztof12] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives The IT Leader’s Hero Quest What qualities do leaders need... View Details
- 17 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve
Entrepreneurial Management Unit at the Harvard Business School. [Image by: iStock Photo ] Other stories by Julia Austin Making the Right Technical Hire How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You? Related reading... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 03 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives How to Sink a Startup Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/mevans View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2022
- Book
When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career
STRENGTH TO STRENGTH: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks, published on February 15th 2022 by Portfolio, an imprint of the Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Copyright © 2022 by... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 23 Nov 2021
- Book
What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins
will be a mistake.” Adapted from Win from Within by James L. Heskett. Copyright (c) 2022 James Heskett. Used by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved. [Image: Unsplash/Jason Leung] Related reading from the Working Knowledge View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
Emily Tedards is a research associate at HBS. [Image: iStockphoto/VitaliyPozdeyev] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult What sets digitally transformed companies apart? Share your... View Details
- 11 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?
course of their lives.” You Might Also Like: Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security Related reading from the Working Knowledge View Details
- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
company. Emily Tedards is a research associate at HBS. [Image: iStockphoto/defun] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult What sets digitally transformed companies apart? Share your... View Details
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Ethan C. Rouen
Relying on empirical archival methodologies—as well as techniques in data science—to develop and structure new sources of data by which to approach questions of looming disclosure changes, Professor Rouen has focused on one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Book
Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence
explanation. Excerpted from Legacy of Violence. Copyright © 2022 by Caroline Elkins. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission from the publisher. Related reading from the Working Knowledge View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Andy Wu
How can technology entrepreneurs build competitive advantage from the ground up? Professor Andy Wu conducts scholarly research and develops course materials that document how technology entrepreneurs can (1) organize for innovation to create new market opportunities... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Technology Platform; Technological Innovation; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Video Game Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States; China; Southeast Asia; South Asia
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together
that over time, rituals themselves become meaningful to us—a sense of ‘this is how we do things around here.’ And that meaning is then linked to find more meaning in the work that we do.” [iStockphoto/Diego Cerro Jimenez] Related reading from the Working Knowledge... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz