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- 11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony
unconnected, just as you do in writing,” he says. “It’s making metaphors in business. The creativity of that is appealing.” “In Harmony” is the story I wrote to better understand what that looks like for Kim—on and off the page. It’s... View Details
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
million within five years. "The creative side, which is what matters in the advertising business, can't be fully explored until the technology has improved," says Silk. Judging by the numbers, that technological improvement will... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
evidence base, prototyping, and testing, building users’ skill sets and channeling their creativity through an interactive, exercise-oriented format. The book draws on design thinking as well as other practical business approaches to... View Details
- 07 Feb 2019
- Book
How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption
“Larger companies are rarely seen as fountains of innovation,” says Harvard Business School professor Gary Pisano. Yet scale, if properly exploited, can still be an engine for transformation. In his new book Creative Construction: The DNA... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Jennifer Wilson DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Boston Photo Imaging Harvard Library Imaging Services A-V PRODUCTION Northern Lights Productions PRINTING Ram Printing, Inc. LENDERS TO THE EXHIBITION Alabama Department of Archives and History Barclays Group Archives John Broderick... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Leveraging Generative AI
they should and shouldn’t be used for.” In making GenAI available to students, both the University and the School have established guidelines to preserve the rigor and integrity of the educational experience while fostering creative and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 29 May 2023
- News
Nurturing Breakthrough Ideas
As a center for creativity where innovation and entrepreneurship are intertwined, the Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem encourages the development of novel ideas, approaches, and technologies that inspire new ventures or ways of thinking... View Details
- 03 Jan 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?
but he will always be remembered for causing all of us to think more creatively about management.” Katherine Lawrence, formerly of the DuPont organization, provided a thought-provoking observation that, “When workers become fungible, a... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- Blog
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
these tasks will enable knowledge workers to concentrate on value-adding activities where human expertise is indispensable, such as interpreting context and nuance, exercising emotional intelligence, addressing moral and ethical considerations, and fostering View Details
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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
head of it, and he was more than anything else a teacher." 37 Doriot championed the interplay of new ideas and creative individuals, the same principles he espoused at HBS. "Creation of processes and products, of ideas and industries,... View Details
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Kiran Gandhi
turning to her for leadership. She would have answers because of the flexibility and creativity that an MBA can teach you – the ability to pull from different hard and soft skill sets and apply them to dynamic problems. My goal at HBS is... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment/Media
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
everything from working out at the gym to turning off the lights at home. Yet, despite the brainpower devoted to devising creative rewards and fine-tuning offerings, employees don’t always buy in. “All this money and time and smart people... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 28 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)
"It's possible to think about this in a global context," says Datar. "If my organization is operating in the United States and in China, that demands a very creative response in organizational structure." View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
buyers? And in an interesting plot twist, Elberse decided to design her research not around actual box office receipts, but rather around a Hollywood simulation game that has over half a million players. The results were published in her working paper, "The Power... View Details
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Schwartz Common & Pavilion | About
American Boards. Dedicated philanthropists, Gerry and Heather pledged a $100M gift to the University of Toronto in March 2019 to spur Canadian innovation and explore the intersections of technology and society. Rooted in his belief that the presence of provocative art... View Details
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- May 1994
- Article
The Work Preference Inventory: Assessing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientations
By: T. M. Amabile, K. G. Hill, B. A. Hennessey and E. M. Tighe
The Work Preference Inventory (WPI) is designed to assess individual differences in intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientations. Both the college student and the working adult versions aim to capture the major elements of intrinsic motivation (self-determination,... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Measurement and Metrics; Higher Education; Employees; Personal Characteristics
Amabile, T. M., K. G. Hill, B. A. Hennessey, and E. M. Tighe. "The Work Preference Inventory: Assessing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientations." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 66, no. 5 (May 1994): 950–967.
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The Business Case for Curiosity
By: Francesca Gino
Although leaders might say they value inquisitive minds, in reality most stifle curiosity, fearing it will increase risk and inefficiency. Harvard Business School’s Francesca Gino elaborates on the benefits of and common barriers to curiosity in the workplace and... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Employees; Creativity; Cognition and Thinking; Learning; Decision Making; Performance Effectiveness
Gino, Francesca. "The Business Case for Curiosity." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 5 (September–October 2018): 48–57.
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What Really Motivates Workers
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
This essay appears in "The HBR List: Breakthrough Ideas for 2010," which is compiled by this journal in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The ten problems and the innovative solutions are discussed in each essay. This particular essay describes research... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Innovation and Invention; Research; Performance Improvement; Managerial Roles; Motivation and Incentives; Creativity
Amabile, Teresa M., and Steve J. Kramer. "What Really Motivates Workers." Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 1/2 (January–February 2010): 44–45. (#1 in Breakthrough Ideas for 2010.)
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Award for the best article in Harvard Business Review for "The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures" (January–February 2019). Gary P. Pisano : Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation was selected by Strategy+Business as one... View Details