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- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
more rapid learning from internal and external use of those technologies. Q: In days gone by, the great R&D labs were affordable only to the largest companies. Can smaller... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
A Vision for the Earth
snapshot, in an instant. From my perspective, most of the Earth looks beautiful—it’s in great shape—but you can really see some of the environmental challenges and impacts that... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
The School that Donham Built
aftermath of World War I, the Great Depression, and the beginning of World War II. In this turbulent era, he developed a distinctive focus and pedagogy that helped define... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
but one of teammates supporting each other through unprecedented times. The McKinsey guide recommends that leaders strive to “rebuild a common social identity and a sense of belonging based on shared values, norms, and habits. Research... View Details
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Exploring Trade Links in the Interior - A Chronicle of the China Trade
purchase of tea. “At first money went into the country to some extent in January, and more largely in February and March, and did not come back in the shape of tea till May,” Augustine Heard II wrote. “It... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- News
Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship
back. That's because of the interest shown in them and the great people they'd met during the year. This course has really transformed our rural... View Details
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Visit the HBS Executive Education Campus-Virtually
well-appointed residence halls featuring private bedrooms on the banks of the Charles River, you can explore the HBS campus in just a few minutes. And if it's been some time... View Details
- 29 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
The HBS Community - Student Initiatives
people who come from different backgrounds and to be truly globally educated leaders. Community MyTakes The depth of the lives and passions of our HBS peers goes well beyond where they might have worked... View Details
- 12 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Finance and Social Responsibility in the Informal Economy: Institutional Voids, Globalization, and Microfinance Institutions
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over
traditional marketing and advertising activities in conjunction with the Cup, as long as they don't impinge on the rights of the sponsors. But over View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- Web
The Case Method | MBA
how dedicated other people have been to my learning and my success. Lauren Buchanan MBA 2021 Play Case Method: Student Perspectives video Play Video duration: 2:31 Faculty Perspectives The world desperately needs better leadership. It’s... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership
Corporations are facing great uncertainty. For the world to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the United States eventually will have to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions, as has been done by Europe, parts of Canada, and California. To plan for the... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
heightened uncertainty? While we are still far from knowing what constitutes a “best practice,” there is already a great deal of experimentation emerging globally. To provide an early report of these emerging approaches, over View Details
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
case-method teaching, but that focus was actually the second of what he called "the two great adventures" of his career. Born in 1919 in Tyler, Minnesota, Christensen grew up in Iowa City, where... View Details
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
Microfinance—essentially small loans that help impoverished individuals create jobs, small businesses, and stronger communities—may offer a window on new methods for widening access to healthcare for the poor. Led by Harvard Business... View Details
- 06 Jan 2017
- News
Mental Illness and the Workplace
got great support from HBS in helping to return. They had heard that an HBS student had been checked into McLean and then, I reached out to the key person in the student... View Details
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
and McKinsey consultant, Aaron Pempel (HBS MBA '98) has lived full time in Mexico for nearly two years as a Nike executive. "I absolutely believe there are emerging global universal standards for work, driven to a great extent by... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- April 2012
- Article
Change Agents, Networks, and Institutions: A Contingency Theory of Organizational Change
By: Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro
We develop a contingency theory for how structural closure in a network, defined as the extent to which an actor's network contacts are connected to one another, affects the initiation and adoption of change in organizations. Using longitudinal survey data supplemented... View Details
Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Change Agents, Networks, and Institutions: A Contingency Theory of Organizational Change." Academy of Management Journal 55, no. 2 (April 2012).
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
great promise. "Long-run prosperity is by no means assured. The legacy of the war itself is a challenge," he says. "You are working with a displaced population,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 26 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Leadership Principles for Managing in the Time of Coronavirus
Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works Five Leaders Forged in Crisis, and What We Can Learn From Them How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business In a crisis, what do View Details