Best Practices Transfer - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jun 2016
News

JetBlue Chairman on How to Handle Betrayal

have to address and move on and just say this is a betrayal I’m not going to try to fix.” The worst thing to do? Marinate on the betrayal. The best thing? Get over it. “The way that I’ve done that is I really realized that when I’m... View Details

22 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

createdwealth in their lifetime. "They look at how they created value in thefor-profit marketplace and want to take a similar approach withphilanthropy," Emerson says. Joining this group are baby boomers, who will be recipients of an unprecedented... View Details

Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh

01 Feb 1999
News

Volunteers Convene at HBS

correspondents, career liaisons, club officers, Fund agents, and reunion program volunteers returned to Soldiers Field November 13-14 to get an update on the School and discuss best practices pertaining to... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

The Military and the MBA: Maura Corby Sullivan (MBA/MPA 2009)

business or the military Gene Markowski Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Lance Batchelor Similarities between submarines, the classroom, and the boardroom Similarities between submarines, the classroom, and... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Feb 2002
News

Leading Quietly

instance. "Preparation, caution, care, and attention to detail are usually the best approach to everyday challenges," writes Badaracco. "What usually matters are careful, thoughtful, small, practical efforts... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

30 May 2019
What Do You Think?

Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?

says, ‘I left my heart in San Francisco,’ but it wasn’t the ‘little cable cars climbing half-way to the stars’—it was the willingness to follow a long path of discovery and try and fail repeatedly until one succeeded. And the best... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

31 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Improving Fairness in Flight Delays

For fliers, the RBS-EP proposal would help those whose flights would have been given unfair assignments based on the current approach: based upon a new metric for defining fairness, they would receive earlier (and therefore more advantageous) departure slots. The View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation; Air Transportation

17 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

Political Economy Costly Concessions: An Empirical Framework for Matching with Imperfectly Transferable Utility By: Galichon, Alfred, Scott Duke Kominers, and Simon Weber Abstract—We introduce an empirical framework for models of matching... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 1997
News

New Releases

evaluate and stimulate continual improvements in performance, and convey best practice information throughout the organization. Matsushita Leadership by John P. Kotter (Free Press) Born to poverty, Konosuke... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Ruling from the Bench

time. The decision was practical and personal: Her goal upon graduation was to land a well-paying job to support her fiancé through law school; once he’d completed his degree, it would be her turn to attend. The engagement ended, but... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

10 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

decision, based on incomplete information, where there is no obvious "right answer." The focus of the class is more practical than strategic – in other words, students develop the practical tools... View Details

02 Apr 2001
What Do You Think?

Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?

other…Technology robs us of the close contact we seek, and are reinforced by, in the learning cycle." But respondents who telecommute don't see it that clearly. Alan Carswell points out that: "One main characteristic of tacit knowledge View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

accountability. But partners are not paid until after their work is complete, and advertisers can extend this delay both to improve detection of improper partner practices and to punish partners who turn out to be rule-breakers. I capture... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers

competitive challenges facing software companies. Their market success depends largely on persuading the above-mentioned developers to write for their platforms. A new research paper suggests that the two sides can serve their own best... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

01 Dec 2003
News

Business Answers the Call

Louis, Illinois, “one of the most impoverished cities in the country, where the children have been neglected for far too long.” A People-Intensive Business One HBS graduate with broad experience in both the practical and the research... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Apr 2000
News

Books

of uncertainty and where assets are often difficult to value. Second, because the various stages of the venture capital process are related, the entire function is best viewed as a cycle. Finally, unlike most financial markets, the... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

18 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Recruiting HBS MBA Students in 2017-2018

partners to consider: Transferable skills over previous job titles – The majority of our students are looking to apply their skills in a new industry. I’ve noticed quite a few positions have requirements along the lines of ‘previous... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”

The best ideas and innovations are probably not invented by your company. But learning to find and work with leading partners in R&D calls for a massive cultural change, beginning with getting past the "not invented here"... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2017
Blog Post

How to Partner With a Student Club: Join a Club Panel

to engage in Q&A with students and see what sector specific questions they have and how they are hoping to make an impact in that space. Employers can also network with peers that work in their sector and discuss best View Details