design process - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008

on the process and methods that lead to better understand user needs and to foster creativity, and much of the business and design press focus on the role played by designers... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Feb 2017
Blog Post

share the career criteria that drove their internship searches and how their respective organizations aligned with their passions. An effective onboarding process can have many benefits for both employers and their new hires, including... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Diversity on Boards - Race, Gender & Equity

Diversity Network as Members. Disseminating Insights Join the Board Diversity Network Women on Boards HBS Executive Education Designed specifically for top women executives, this program provides insight into navigating the board... View Details

October 2001 (Revised January 2002)
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Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas

A week after becoming country manager of eBay's recently acquired German auction site, Philipp Justus must steer the company through a massive technical integration with eBay's Web site. Throughout the seven-month project, Justus and his team must master the challenge... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Design; Leadership; Internet and the Web; Globalized Firms and Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Management Practices and Processes; Auctions; Retail Industry; Information Technology Industry; Germany

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10 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table

sessions to integration and distillation of insights. Principle 3: Breakthrough Negotiators Are Masters Of Process Design Control of the process yields control over outcomes.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

06 Sep 2024
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Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

that is deeply aligned with my core values, particularly those emphasizing leadership and innovation in social enterprise.” Matthias Argenyi. Matthias began his career at Garde Capital, where he designed and built an ESG strategy to... View Details

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Future leaders start here. View Brochure Join Our List Who Are We Looking For? Class Profile Joint Degree Programs Application Process Application Portal 2+2 Deferred Admission Applicants International Applicants Next Application Deadline... View Details

01 Dec 1999
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Negotiating in 3-D: An Overarching Way to Get to Yes?

dynamics of successive counteroffers. The second dimension moves beyond process to substance, with a focus on designing sustainable agreements that create value. While a one-dimensional negotiation,... View Details

Keywords: Anita M. Harris

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

different manufacturers could not talk to one another. PCs would cost $10,000 because each company would have to design its own software, as well as craft proprietary storage, memory, and display components. But standards do not evolve... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

operations. While joint ventures were always fragile entities, they appear to be both more fragile and less rewarding. This puts enormous pressure on the infrastructure of global multinationals to support these myriad transactions. How do you View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

30 Apr 2001
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Why Evolutionary Software Development Works

industry in which the need for a responsive development process has never been greater. The researchers analyzed data from 29 completed projects and identified the characteristics most associated with the best outcomes. (See "Four... View Details

Keywords: by Alan MacCormack; Technology

21 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 21, 2008

on an Emerging Field Authors:Sandeep Purao, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Alan Hevner, Veda C. Storey, Jan Pries-Heje, Brian Smith, and Ying Zhu Abstract The boundaries and contours of design sciences continue to undergo definition and refinement.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Aug 2002
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Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?

Summing Up Platform leadership, the process by which base technologies are developed and on which innovations created by many entrepreneurs can be based, may be characteristic of the knowledge economy. But it isn't new, at least to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity

design, and diversity work. In our design track, we highlight the importance of radical curiosity, humility, and an approach to engaging with underrepresented community members as partners and co-designers, among other fascinating topics.... View Details

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Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog

and the importance of systems thinking as an intuitive lens to achieving long-lasting impact. Designing for Systems Change : The process of developing and testing effective solutions to enduring problems... View Details

07 Sep 2021
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Green House

task. The process began with a lot of education. Her Cambridge neighbors, unfamiliar with the Passive House concept, were initially skeptical of Harper’s plans, but two historical commission meetings and nine neighborhood meetings later,... View Details

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

interaction, coordination, communication, and decision making employees use to transform resources into products and services of greater worth. A company's processes determine its skills and strengths as well as its limitations and... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

01 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 1

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45468 August 2013 Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing Where Not to Eat? Improving Public Policy by Predicting Hygiene Inspections Using Online Reviews By: Kang, Jun Seok, Polina... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar - Course Catalog

to a real-world public-market investment setting. Students will partner with an investment firm to work directly and deeply on an investment theme or question. In conjunction with their sponsor, students will develop a process and plan... View Details

February 2014 (Revised January 2024)
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Go Mobile: Aligning District Managers and Store Teams

By: Tatiana Sandino

Indian cell phone retailer Go Mobile had implemented high-powered incentives to motivate its store employees to behave as owners and provide exceptional service. As the company scaled up, it faced multiple challenges in building a layer of district managers that were... View Details

Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Salesforce Management; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Telecommunications Industry; India

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