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- 14 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?
developing in-house advertising capabilities, especially in technology-oriented and creative industries. Working with Silk on the study were Sharon Horsky of Bar-Ilan University and Steven C. Michael (HBS PhDBE '93) of the University of... View Details
- 11 Jun 2019
- Book
These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway
says Tarun Khanna, is that startups must create their own trust. Fintech, Small Business, & the American Dream Karen Mills describes how technology is opening up new capital for entrepreneurs. Creative Construction: The DNA of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Brand a Next-Generation Product
significant changes and improvements for each successive model. Even though participants had no information about the actual features of the products, participants predicted much greater change when the latest version was named MagiColor... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
consider what other institutions, such as companies, might do. In addition, companies are sometimes more responsive than governments to the populace. Our aim is to encourage creative theory and research that considers the conditions under... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
disciplines most often found in business schools. We have proposed that innovation in organizations be conceived of as a process of co-design: creative abrasion, creative agility, and integrated problem... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
From Crowds to Collaborators: Initiating Effort & Catalyzing Interactions Among Online Creative Workers By: Boudreau, Kevin J., Patrick Gaule, Karim R. Lakhani, Christoph Riedl, and Anita Williams Woolley Abstract—Online collaborative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 17 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018
through an industry’s vertical chain. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54706 The Creative Consulting Company By: Kaplan, Robert S., Richard Nolan, and David P. Norton Abstract—During the past 50... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
to organizations seeking to improve creativity and innovation. Researchers and businesses want to know what factors facilitate or inhibit creativity in a variety of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Research Summary
Designing Productive Zones of Privacy
A common theme that integrates my research and course development is how increasingly transparent workplaces can improve productivity and performance by putting up certain boundaries to observation. While the research above empirically and theoretically explores the... View Details
Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time
One of the leading business thinkers in the world offers a bold, new theory of advanced leadership for tackling the world's complex, messy, and recalcitrant social and environmental problems.
Over a decade ago, renowned innovation... View Details
Over a decade ago, renowned innovation... View Details
- 22 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle
explains McFowland. “People in the lower half of that distribution had a much larger productivity bump. But on average, everyone seems to do better.” Surprisingly though, says McFowland, certain solutions using AI yielded a more limited variety of answers, suggesting a... View Details
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The Women's Leadership Forum
success. Key Benefits Offering exceptional opportunities for feedback, networking, and learning from peers, this program will help you lead with lasting impact and build strategic advantage for your company. Equipped with new perspectives, View Details
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-093.pdf Componential Theory of Creativity Author:Teresa M. Amabile Abstract The componential theory of creativity is a comprehensive model of the social and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
idea is formally evaluated as the basis of a commercial venture. Users also tend to engage in collective creative activity prior to firm formation—often within the social context provided by user communities—that results in the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting
The importance of naming and addressing institutional racism has many people focusing on what can be done—as individuals and as employers—to improve diversity, inclusion, and understanding in an organization. Below are several resources... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
drive-through restaurant with low prices that appealed to working-class families. “The company has built its brand around family dining, so that is especially important to its culture,” explains Paine. Despite its ubiquity, McDonald’s managed to inspire View Details
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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
research on happiness, dispel the myths about finding unrealistic, perfect bliss, and share ways to improve your life right now by making finding greater happiness a choice. Video Recording Perspectives on Harvard Climate Leadership:... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
emissions. Domestic firm profits, on the other hand, can increase, decrease, or remain unchanged due to a carbon tariff, which suggests that carbon tariffs are not inherently protectionist as some argue. Rather, results here suggest that carbon tariffs View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2011 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear!
By: Willy Shih
This case is set inside IBM Research's efforts to build a computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a seemingly simple question during the... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Standards; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mathematical Methods; Research and Development; Information Technology
Shih, Willy. "Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear!" Harvard Business School Case 612-017, September 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
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Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation
and innovate again and again. This lab-style leadership program immerses you in every stage of the innovation process. You'll roll up your sleeves and experience first-hand what it really takes to build the culture and capabilities required to encourage collaborative... View Details