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- 2021
- Chapter
Governing for Growth in Scope: Cultivating a Comparative Understanding of How Peer Production Collectives Evolve
By: Rebecca Karp, Amisha Miller and Siobhan O'Mahony
One of the early challenges for any peer production collective is how to govern the growth of new members or contributors. Scope growth was not a topic of concern when scholars were focused on understanding the emergence of peer production collectives as a phenomenon... View Details
Keywords: Peer Production Collectives; Scope Growth; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Governance; Growth Management
Karp, Rebecca, Amisha Miller, and Siobhan O'Mahony. "Governing for Growth in Scope: Cultivating a Comparative Understanding of How Peer Production Collectives Evolve." Chap. 11 in The Handbook of Peer Production, edited by Mathieu O'Neil, Christian Pentzold, and Sophie Toupin, 137–152. John Wiley & Sons, 2021.
- September 2024
- Case
Leadership for Stretch Goals: Inspiring Employees to Achieve the Impossible at Charter Next Generation
By: Ethan Rouen and Elisabeth Powell
In 2023, Kathy Bolhous, CEO of Charter Next Generation (CNG), set out to achieve an ambitious "Moonshot"—increasing profits by $100 million within three years, purely through internal innovations and efficiency gains, without layoffs or new revenue streams. After years... View Details
Keywords: Profit; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Growth Management; Mission and Purpose; Employee Ownership; Motivation and Incentives
Rouen, Ethan, and Elisabeth Powell. "Leadership for Stretch Goals: Inspiring Employees to Achieve the Impossible at Charter Next Generation." Harvard Business School Case 125-025, September 2024.
- 2009
- Chapter
Should Central Banks Maximize Happiness? Happiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks
By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Should Central Banks Maximize Happiness? Happiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks." Chap. 6 in Policymaking Insights from Behavioral Economics, edited by Christopher L. Foote, Lorenz Goette, and Stephan Meier, 309–355. Boston, MA: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2009.
- Web
Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care, Q2 - Course Catalog
Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care we want to collaborate with teams that serve markets of all sizes. Q: If I take Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating... View Details
- Web
Charting Tariff Pain: Small Businesses Brace for Job Cuts, Falling Sales | Working Knowledge
government will support them through tariff-related changes. Most respondents say they wouldn't be able to secure price reductions from suppliers abroad. Image by Yoav Aziz for Unsplash. Featured Faculty and View Details
- February 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 1997, The: Defining a Market Exit Strategy
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 1997, The: Defining a Market Exit Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 397-092, February 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- Web
Providing Scholarships for Impact on a Sector | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
sector. In addition, their shared experience has enhanced their collaboration and commitment to driving broader sector reform. They are the leading advocates for the once-in-a-generation changes occurring in... View Details
- 2008
- Chapter
The Importance of Default Options for Retirement Saving Outcomes: Evidence from the United States
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
This paper summarizes the empirical evidence on how defaults impact retirement savings outcomes. After outlining the salient features of the various sources of retirement income in the U.S., the paper presents the empirical evidence on how defaults impact retirement... View Details
Keywords: Saving; Financial Condition; Retirement; Investment Funds; Microeconomics; Outcome or Result; Government and Politics; Financial Institutions; Macroeconomics; United States
Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "The Importance of Default Options for Retirement Saving Outcomes: Evidence from the United States." In Lessons from Pension Reform in the Americas, edited by Stephen J. Kay and Tapen Sinha, 59–87. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
- 2023
- Article
Building the Business Case for an Inclusive Approach to Digital Health Measurement with a Web App (Market Opportunity Calculator): Instrument Development Study
By: Mitchell Tang, Yashoda Sharma, Jennifer C. Goldsack and Ariel Dora Stern
Background: The use of digital health measurement tools has grown substantially in recent years. However, there are concerns that the promised benefits from these products will not be shared equitably. Underserved populations, such as those with lower education and... View Details
Keywords: Demographics; Product Development; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Tang, Mitchell, Yashoda Sharma, Jennifer C. Goldsack, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Building the Business Case for an Inclusive Approach to Digital Health Measurement with a Web App (Market Opportunity Calculator): Instrument Development Study." JMIR Formative Research 7 (2023).
- January 2016
- Case
Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
This case study examines a market-based approach to economic development through the eyes of NGO TechnoServe's project manager, implementing a US$9.5 million five-year public-private partnership between Coca-Cola, IDB, and USAID. The case ends at the beginning of the... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Economic Development; Corporate Social Responsibility; Emerging Country; Teaming; Public-private Partnership; Inter-organizational Relationships; Collaboration; Strategy Implementation; Agricultural Commodity; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Public Sector; Supply Chain Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Learning; Partners and Partnerships; Private Sector; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Enterprise; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Haiti
Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey. "Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain." Harvard Business School Case 616-040, January 2016.
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Losing Passion for Your Job? Why Quitting Might Be the Right Move | Working Knowledge
Are Evaluated for Disengaging from Passion Pursuit." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (forthcoming). (Pre-published online.) Access the article Featured Faculty and Collaborators Jon M.... View Details
- 20 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)
in diverse urban public schools, which forged my passion for racial equity. After graduating from college in Washington, DC, I was founding director of the DC Community Anchor Partnership (DCAP), a public-private network, in partnership... View Details
- spring 1983
- Article
A Financial Planning Model for an Analytic Review: The Case of a Savings and Loan Association
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Finance; Planning; Financing and Loans; Saving; Financial Institutions; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "A Financial Planning Model for an Analytic Review: The Case of a Savings and Loan Association." Auditing (spring 1983): 52–65.
- 2011
- Article
Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation
By: Ethan S. Bernstein and Frank J. Barrett
How can leaders adopt a mindset that maximizes learning, remains responsive to short-term emergent opportunities, and simultaneously strengthens longer-term dynamic capabilities of the organization? This chapter explores the organizational decisions and practices... View Details
Keywords: Dynamic Capabilities; Strategic Change; Jazz; Jazz Mindset; Improvisation; Innovation; Change Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Leadership; Management; Management Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizations; Creativity; Strategy; Auto Industry; Banking Industry; Bicycle Industry; Computer Industry; Consulting Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Education Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Music Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Retail Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Japan; Taiwan; Europe; Asia
Bernstein, Ethan S., and Frank J. Barrett. "Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation." Research in Organizational Change and Development 19 (2011): 55–90.
- 02 Jun 2022
- Video
Embracing a Digital Approach
- 10 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
A New Case at Harvard Business School Highlights the Real-World Issues for Latinx Considering an MBA
“We’ve always seen this as a broader mandate,” says Alvarez. “How do we change the look and feel of the corridors of power in the US and around the world? You change the people sitting in those seats by changing the look and feel of many View Details
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The Early Evolution of Business Groups: A Study of Diversification and Spinoffs by Vietnam's First Generation of Entrepreneurs
This study, done in collaboration with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Central Institute for Economic Management, examines the experience of 95 successful Vietnamese entrepreneurs first surveyed in 1999. The project aims to build and analyze... View Details
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
essence, collaboration can help firms improve their bottom and their top lines. For a few, it provides a real source of competitive advantage. Q: You mention in the paper that many efforts at innovation... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne