Creativity - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

important if the no-action side wins. Grassroots support for actions that benefit cities and regions will help creative local leaders move forward even when national or state policies are unfavorable. 2. Quality and safety is crucial for... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

07 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

zoology, the Renaissance is praised as one of the most creative periods in human history. Yet in economics, it is simply discarded as an era of wrongheaded "mercantilism." My new book aims to look beyond that by analyzing the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

cases where founders were able to achieve Rich and Regal. In my current case writing, I'm looking at a couple of entrepreneurs who have been able to keep control of the CEO position for much longer than we might expect, along with more View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services

12 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

stock calls on the basis of creative data analysis. Now Cowen Inc. had opened a new subsidiary, Kyber, which would attempt to monetize new data science products. Robert Fagin, head of research, had to consider what Kyber’s risks were,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 2

PublicationsThe Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract The most effective managers have the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

drive-through restaurant with low prices that appealed to working-class families. “The company has built its brand around family dining, so that is especially important to its culture,” explains Paine. Despite its ubiquity, McDonald’s managed to inspire View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

24 Apr 2020
Op-Ed

Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19

stardom is a team sport. It is not enough to think about hiring talented individuals, companies need to think about how those stars fit into their organization as a whole. The War for Talent continues even during these uncertain times. And companies are becoming more... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Abbott , Boris Groysberg, Tali Groysberg, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

of Apple's iPad made clear the need to transition his company to a new cloud-computing era. But the company's roots in the manufacture of Windows-powered desktop and notebook PCs bounded the creativity of his design and engineering teams.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

without their consent. Yet, sometimes honesty does hurt and bad guys do win. Thus, the fact that creative managers can often come up with strategies that are fair to non-shareholder constituencies while still maximizing shareholder value... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

16 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience

research, started in the year 2000, was aimed at understanding how an innovative team working together in a creative act managed the process of knowledge transfer between the more experienced and less experienced members of that team. The... View Details