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  • March 2024
  • Article

Investigation of Divergent Thinking among Surgeons and Surgeon Trainees in Canada (IDEAS): A Mixed-methods Study

By: Alex Thabane, Tyler McKechnie, Vikram Arora, Goran Calic, Jason W Busse, Ranil Sonnadara and Mohit Bhandari
Objective: To assess the creative potential of surgeons and surgeon trainees, as measured by divergent thinking. The secondary objectives were to identify factors associated with divergent thinking, assess confidence in creative problem-solving and the perceived effect... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Cognition and Thinking; Surveys; Health Industry
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  • May 2020
  • Case

Schlumberger's WesternGeco Division

By: John R. Wells, Sneha Biswas and Benjamin Weinstock
In October 2017, Maurice Nessim, President of WesternGeco, a business unit of Schlumberger, faced a difficult decision. In the face of falling oil prices and increasing pressure on costs, did it make sense to sell off the company’s specialized fleet of seismic survey... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Decision Making; Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
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  • January 1986 (Revised March 1997)
  • Case

Horizon Group

By: William A. Sahlman
Contains a description of a situation confronting the co-founder of a company planning to produce software for microcomputers. The company has just completed raising money from some wealthy investors by forming an R&D Limited Partnership. Development of the program (an... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Venture Capital; Partners and Partnerships; Business Plan; Outcome or Result; Research and Development; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry
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  • 2009
  • Chapter

Creativity, Improvisation, and Organizations

By: Colin M. Fisher and Teresa M. Amabile
Although the literatures on both organizational creativity and organizational improvisation have been expanding in recent years, the links between these literatures have not been deeply explored. This chapter explores those links to create a conceptualization of... View Details
Keywords: Body of Literature; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Culture; Research; Creativity; Theory
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  • August 2014
  • Article

The New Empirical Economics of Management

By: Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, Daniela Scur and John Van Reenen
Over the last decade the World Management Survey (WMS) has collected firm-level management practices data across multiple sectors and countries. We developed the survey to try to explain the large and persistent TFP differences across firms and countries. This review... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Microeconomics
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  • 23 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 23

Principles that Matter: Sustaining Software Innovation from the Client to the Web Author:Marco Iansiti Abstract Economic analysis often reviews the role of principles—such as respect for intellectual property rights—in driving innovation. Given the interdependent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
  • Case

Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright, Charles A. Holloway, Nicole Tempest and Christian G. Kasper
Describes the procedures and processes used by Cisco Systems in its acquisition of high-technology firms. Its goal is to retain key engineering talent and to leverage existing product development efforts, but to quickly merge acquired companies its own systems and... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Leveraged Buyouts; Acquisition; Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Production; Activity Based Costing and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; England
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  • 21 Jan 2014
  • First Look

First Look: January 21

avoid information about their relative ability. August 2013 NBER Volume on African Economic Successes Evaluating the Effects of Large Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative By: Ashraf, Nava,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2008
  • Article

The Survey of Industrial R&D—Patent Database Link Project

By: William R. Kerr and Shihe Fu
This paper details the construction of a firm-year panel dataset combining the NBER Patent Dataset with the Survey of Industrial R&D conducted by the Census Bureau and National Science Foundation. The dataset constitutes a platform that offers an unprecedented view of... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Patents; Surveys; Research and Development; Innovation and Invention; Performance Productivity; Projects; Management Practices and Processes; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
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  • January–February 2020
  • Article

Competing in the Age of AI

By: Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani
Today’s markets are being reshaped by a new kind of firm—one in which artificial intelligence (AI) runs the show. This cohort includes giants like Google, Facebook, and Alibaba, and growing businesses such as Wayfair and Ocado. Every time we use their services, the... View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Algorithms; Technological Innovation; Business Model; Competition; Competitive Strategy; AI and Machine Learning
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  • Web

Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

United States and Ireland measured and compared their ambulatory care costs. The clinicians selected three strata of patients (0–11 months, 1–5 years, and 6–17 years of age). Process maps were developed for each of the age cohorts at each... View Details
  • Program

Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

that deliver results Inspire others and foster their development and impact Take charge of your career growth Become more agile at navigating organizational politics Develop strategies for identifying and overcoming common obstacles to success Create and nurture formal... View Details
  • 02 Aug 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

J. Richard Hackman (1940-2013)

Keywords: by Ruth Wageman & Teresa M. Amabile

    Teaming

    New breakthrough thinking in organizational learning, leadership, and change

    Continuous improvement, understanding complex systems, and promoting innovation are all part of the landscape of learning challenges... View Details

    • Program

    Senior Executive Leadership Program—China

    your business as a whole—to look outward and craft local, regional, and global strategies and to look inward and lead organizational changes that create value and drive performance. Developing these skills on the job can take years—but this program speeds the View Details
    • April 2017
    • Case

    The Future of Patent Examination at the USPTO

    By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Tarun Khanna and Sarah Mehta
    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal government agency responsible for evaluating and granting patents and trademarks. In 2015, the USPTO employed approximately 8,000 patent examiners who granted nearly 300,000 patents to inventors. As of April... View Details
    Keywords: Machine Learning; Telework; Collaborating With Unions; Human Resources; Recruitment; Retention; Intellectual Property; Copyright; Patents; Trademarks; Knowledge Sharing; Technology Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Productivity; Performance Improvement; District of Columbia
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    • Web

    Help - Alumni

    Help Account Information 8ms Frequently Asked Questions HBS Account & Login HarvardKey Login HBS Email Two-step verification (Duo) Spam Email & Phishing Profile Updates & Subscriptions LinkedIn Alumni Directory Directory Mapping Alumni... View Details
    • 2014
    • Working Paper

    Mobilizing Culture for Public Action: Community Participation and Child Rights in Rural Uttar Pradesh

    By: Akshay Mangla
    Community-based initiatives that work to empower the poor and promote their participation have gained strong support among scholars and practitioners of development. Yet the questionable assumptions about culture and development that inform these initiatives render it... View Details
    Keywords: India; Culture; Child Rights; Caste Relations; Child Education; Child Health; India
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    Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks: Cross Registration 2024 Fall

    By: John D. Macomber

    HARVARD | BUSINESS | SCHOOL

    CITIES, STRUCTURES, AND CLIMATE SHOCKS

    Senior Lecturer John D. Macomber

    HBS 1487

    Fall, 2024

    Cross... View Details

    • Web

    FAQs - Alumni

    to make the best hiring decisions. To secure, vet, and arrange childcare, it is recommended that the process begin at least one (1) month in advance. Boston Best Babysitters www.bostonsbestbabysitters.com Care.com www.care.com UrbanSitter... View Details