Project Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

expertise to improve the lives of children and youth of low-income families in the Washington, D.C., region. Morino is the author of Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity. Alnoor S. Ebrahim is an associate professor... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

08 Nov 2013
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Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

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Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy

By: Isabelle Ferreras, Julie Battilana and Dominique Méda

What happens to a society—and a planet—when capitalism outgrows democracy? The tensions between democracy and capitalism are longstanding, and they have been laid bare by the social effects of COVID-19. The narrative of “essential workers” has provided thin cover for... View Details

Keywords: Democratic Capitalism; Essential Workers; Sustainability; Equality and Inequality; Climate Change; Social Issues

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13 Mar 2012
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simulate a risk management workshop based on the description of an innovative capital project in the energy sector. Students will discuss, assess, and vote on the riskiness of the Smart Meters View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jan 2012
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Most Popular Articles of 2011

the trends of yesteryear, we ask that you also turn your thoughts to 2012. What do you think will be the top areas of concern for managers in the coming months? Please share your thoughts in the comments section, and have a happy new... View Details

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Events - Business History

History in Business and Management Studies 6 February 2023 (8:30AM-12PM EST) on ZOOM: Using Oral History in Business and Management Studies The Creating Emerging Markets (CEM) View Details

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Innovation Science at Harvard Managing the Future of Work Private Capital Project Public Education Leadership U.S. Competitiveness Insights Working Knowledge More HBS Working Knowledge Harvard Business... View Details

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

future and advance her career. Sheneka Balogun Director of Recruitment and Project Accountability at Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workplace (GMACW) Get ready for your MBA or other graduate program with the online courses... View Details

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Team - Entrepreneurship

Director of Rock and Foundry Thara Pillai, Director Emily Cronin, Associate Director LAURIE BISHOP, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MARY ROSE SAINT-CYR, COMMUNITY MANAGER- ALUMNI PROGRAMS Ben McLarey, Community Manager VIRGINIA SHANNON, SPECIAL View Details

16 Mar 2021
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)

dedicated to mobilizing capital to drive social progress. In my role, I work on our strategy and social investment teams. I’ve helped develop our impact management and field building strategies and contribute to firm-wide fundraising... View Details

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Working Paper

Are Experts Blinded by Feasibility?: Experimental Evidence from a NASA Robotics Challenge

By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Zoe Szajnfarber, Jason Crusan, Michael Menietti and Karim R. Lakhani

Resource allocation decisions play a dominant role in shaping a firm’s technological trajectory and competitive advantage. Recent work indicates that innovative firms and scientific institutions tend to exhibit an anti-novelty bias when evaluating new projects and... View Details

Keywords: Evaluations; Novelty; Feasibility; Field Experiment; Resource Allocation; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Decision Making

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08 Nov 2011
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PublicationsHow Much Is a Reduction of Your Customers' Wait Worth? An Empirical Study of the Fast-Food Drive-Thru Industry Based on Structural Estimation Methods Authors:Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen, and Margaret P. Pierson Publication:Manufacturing and Service... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Mar 2019
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Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

upfront take-it-or-leave-it demands run higher rejection risks than more back and forth negotiations.] The frequent failures of DAD-style negotiation have led some project advocates to seek consensus among all stakeholders. In a city like... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

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AOM PDW 2014: Being There/Being Them: Entry, Exit, and In-Between in Organization Ethnography

Co-Organizers: Michel Anteby, Harvard; Curtis K. Chan, Harvard; Julia DiBenigno,... View Details

20 Apr 2011
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Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

situations. When you are able to project yourself into a future situation, almost as if you were actually in it, you can better anticipate which motivations will be most powerful and prepare to manage them.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Nov 2016
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Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University

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Research & Teaching - Creating Emerging Markets

Uses for Research & Teaching Research Guidelines Teaching Guidelines Research Guidelines The Creating Emerging Markets project provides a unique and freely accessible resource for scholars and researchers. In his Oral History in Latin... View Details

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Career Histories and the Biotechnology Industry

Professor Higgins' other major project focuses on the consequences of individuals' career experiences for firms and industries. This second research stream centers on the careers of executives in the biotechnology industry.

Professor Higgins has written... View Details

13 Aug 2012
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When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

research, Cole is studying the link between a firm's compensation programs and the personalities of its employees. "We're conducting a project to see how the incentive schemes you choose affect the type of workers you get," he... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

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Faculty & Research - Business History

Business History in Emerging Markets By: Geoffrey Jones This article describes the motivation, structure and use of the Creating Emerging Markets (CEM) oral history-based project at the Harvard Business School. The View Details

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