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- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
two questions. First, when (and why) should a company’s strategy be developed by its CEO versus by some outside analyst or other insider? Second, how does strategy interact with vision (in the sense of a strong belief about the right... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
not what Starbucks' brand is all about. It had to be the right fit. He helped us figure that out." Over their four-plus years of working together, Beeninga kept a notebook of Lopez's more memorable comments. For a Christmas gift one year,... View Details
- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
EVENTUALLY GO OUT OF BUSINESS? For 20 years these changes were hugely successful; but beginning in 1958, it all began to unravel. Given human nature, it may be inevitable: Success in one era leads to paralysis in the next, and the greater... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
right out of business school," Sahlman says. "They don't yet know enough about hiring and firing or managing. They don't know enough about selling and marketing or production and operations." He advises freshly minted MBAs with... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
moving upmarket to challenge the industry leaders. They point out that Uber, commonly hailed as a disrupter, doesn’t actually fit the mold, and they explain that if managers don’t understand the nuances of disruption theory or apply its tenets correctly, they may not... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
In 2017, Sarah Bond’s boss, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox Gaming, warned her that working in the industry would be very difficult. Not just for the usual reasons that corporate America can be tough, but also because, as a Black woman in gaming—an industry with a... View Details
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
that technology diffuses slower to locations that are farther away from adoption leaders. This effect is stronger across rich countries and also when measuring distance along the south-north dimension. A simple theory of human... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
moment Vescovo was the only one who knew that—at 10,928 meters below sea level—he had traveled deeper than any human before him. His name would go in the record books alongside others who had pushed themselves to the extreme: Roald... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
looking at the past, we’re more able to see both large forces at work and the impact of individual human action and endeavor. When we look back at a time not our own, our line of sight is clearer and more incisive. Add in the fact that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
"affordability" of the Affordable Care Act is questionable, but some aspects of the initiative are pushing companies in the right direction. I'm glad I've stuck around long enough to see it. Perspectives on Progress Four distinguished... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
is set inside IBM Research's efforts to build a computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2025
- News
Challenge Accepted
the world. How’s this possible? So I went in and they said, well, yes, you haven’t been back in domestic investment banking that long so we felt this was the right decision. I thought, well they’re wrong. And I went to some of my other... View Details
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
all states, have decreased very modestly between 1990 and 2005, and cannot be attributed to broad differences in access to physical or human capital. Open Innovation and Firm Boundaries: Task Decomposition, Knowledge Distribution and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Blog
Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School
we have the right balance between process and progress. Doing this has helped our team gel and get to know our individual strengths and weaknesses and what issues are important to each of us. We're excited to share our mission, vision,... View Details
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How an Order Views Your Company
changes are human beings and so the psychology and sociology of change and who wins and who loses has to be designed into the system. Simply put, our concept of OMC is not simply a tool or methodology to measure customer satisfaction... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 15 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS
ultimately the Dean. I did a summer fellowship through the Office of Innovation in Boston Public Schools, and ultimately was offered a full-time role in the Office of Human Capital. I am just wrapping up the Broad Residency program now.... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
imperative. (photograph by Jamie Tanaka) "At IBM," Gerstner said at the ceremony, "we're diverse by design, not mandate. With customers in more than 160 countries, our workforce has to reflect the rich array of cultures, perspectives, and View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
and hazards. Several techniques can enhance the power and efficacy of queries: Favor follow-up questions, know when to keep questions open ended, get the sequence right, use the right tone, and pay attention to group dynamics. Publisher's... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
leadership style, or need to aggressively claim, saying, "You should give me more money and resources," that this doesn't feel right coming from a woman. There's some research that shows there's a backlash to women stepping into... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
Practices of Trade: Jurisdictional Disputes in the U.S. Commerce in Cadavers Author:Michel Anteby Publication:Administrative Science Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2010) Abstract This study examines the U.S. commerce in human cadavers for medical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne