Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

and mentored a bevy of other scholars who explored and explained the coming of managerial capitalism through their research, writings, and course development. Thirteen View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

04 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 4, 2007

employee communication about operational failures. Doing so may result in higher levels of frontline system-improvement efforts and ultimately improved work processes. Cases & Course MaterialsAllianz... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

communications readers used by Apple Pay unless consumer demand is high. First off, Apple must convince merchants to adopt its service, says Willy Shih, the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail

04 Mar 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar

growing a business, for better or for worse. “I tell my students that they'll get a better framework in this 14-week course than I got in 14 years at the school of hard... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

warm shareholders to the benefits of the risk management tools you suggest? A: Whenever the firm is undertaking new strategic directions,... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

19 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

services that are friendly to the environment (a 1993 US executive order) and to "stimulate the use of green standards in private procurement" (a 2008 View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

Two years ago, talking about how the Internet changed absolutely everything was the height of fashion. Today it's hard to conceal a smirk when... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

08 May 2020
In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

accelerate through the crisis. We are finding that there are three stages of addressing a crisis: Stabilize and defend your core business by engaging employees, customers, suppliers and members View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Build a Better Board

inside. Q: You have studied boards of directors for a number of years. How would you like to see boards evolve in the next ten years or so? A:... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Apr 2008
Research Event

Venture Capital

and panel discussions and engaging in dialogue will stimulate further discussions, generate new ideas, and nurture the community of HBS graduates and others in View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

03 Dec 2008
What Do You Think?

Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

smaller." John Homan suggested, "... that the Federal Government give a 10 percent tax credit to the purchaser of a house and the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients

and hospitals are starting to learn these lessons, experimenting with new models of care that emphasize more talking up front. Kaplan mentions Oak Street Health, a network of clinics serving a poor, elderly... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

01 Apr 2019
What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

huge deficits stretching back and forward for a decade,” according to Kautz. “I believe that an emerging disinflationary era, driven by more intelligent machines and continuing globalization, is why they are right. Most importantly for... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

fulfillment of community needs. (Of course, Friedman's formulation leaves the manager with two problems: the sum View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

06 Jan 2011
What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

possible. Next time the target may not be Iran.) Getting back to my misstated question, none of you aimed your criticism at the technology, even lauding it, as Mark O'Connor... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

the full stack of technology infrastructure to find out if your business could support continuous operations during an actual disruption. Are there clear roles and responsibilities for business continuity?... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

22 May 2020
In Practice

Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

squeezed. In a month’s time we went from the lowest level of unemployment in 50 years to the highest unemployment in 80 years. I expect this... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

29 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Research Symposium 2014

intrusive, and negative." That wariness is costly, because feedback from the front lines is often vital to improving business practices and safety measures. With that in mind, Edmondson discussed how to foster a workplace culture View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting; Health

01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

lagging expansion plans for its Supercharger EV station network. The number of new charging ports opened from May through August tumbled 28 percent from the same period a View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

IT Links for Boundaryless Companies

presentation and application activity. "The levels at which computers communicate have been formalized," said Upton. "This is important as we begin to understand what's happening on the 'Net... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

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