Open Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2003
News

All in a Day's Work

results in a short period of time. One of the biggest surprises at HBS, Oakes remarks, was learning about the creative aspects of financing — an important tool in her current role at BCC. “Part of our focus is on crafting innovative... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Boston Community Capital; Samsung; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Real Estate

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Build Winning Streaks

plural," Mike Krzyzewski, Duke's men's basketball coach, liked to repeat. Winning streaks are associated with not just one but many leaders—a nested series of leaders, like the Russian dolls in which each doll opens to reveal another... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

06 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

at maximum efficiency because they didn't have much competition from abroad, but given the environment within South Africa, the strongest ones had come to survive and existed in the form of large conglomerates. When the economy opened up... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 26, 2008

Working PapersApplicant and Examiner Citations in U.S. Patents: An Overview and Analysis Authors:Juan Alcacer Abstract Researchers studying innovation increasingly use indicators based on patent citations. However, it is well known that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

sense of purpose could use that to guide innovation. One of the exciting parts of SuperCorp and the rise of this company model is that it's actually a way to develop products and services faster, to get more innovation, and to showcase View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2015
Research & Ideas

A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure

Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

to invest but to grow our platform, which is a bit of a startup itself.” Pathipati: “I am a member of the founding team and lead the investment effort at North Island, an innovative private equity firm established by Glenn Hutchins (MBA... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

startup itself.” Pathipati: “I am a member of the founding team and lead the investment effort at North Island, an innovative private equity firm established by Glenn Hutchins (MBA 1983) (previously cofounder of Silver Lake and a fellow... View Details

01 Oct 1996
News

Leading In a New Era

cooperation among divisions, more innovative fashions, more effective business strategies, and sales and profit growth. "We're also striving to foster a more creative environment for our associates," Charron continues. "Our designers, in... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

missed this opportunity in the aftermath of the financial crisis, let’s hope that we will not miss this opportunity this time around. Julie Battilana (@julie_battilana) is the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at HBS and founder of the Social View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Sep 2016
First Look

September 6, 2016

Final-Offer Arbitration Challenge Gives Negotiators a Valuable New Tool By: Bazerman, Max H., and Daniel Kahneman Abstract—In legal disputes, contested insurance claims, and similarly adversarial negotiations, one party is likely to open... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

enabled ships to sail the open sea rather than hug the coast. To solve that problem, governments responded by enacting laws of the sea. It then became clear to me that it was almost impossible to understand the Internet by thinking of it... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

31 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 31

successful agreement. Following Robert Putnam's (1988) two-level games schema, I characterize such "behind the table," or "Level II," barriers more broadly, offer several innovative examples of how each side can help... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 3

do, provides actionable access to the source of performance. This actionable access to the source of performance opens up a new realm of opportunity for study and research and for new and more effective interventions, applications, and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

teachers, and employees.” The university pivoted quickly, moving 91 percent of scheduled courses to remote learning. “As with any crisis, new opportunities have been created. This situation has helped us develop an innovative impulse in... View Details

16 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 16

cultural fit with JLL. Staubach paid its brokers with a commission model, which accelerated JLL's decision to let go of its long-standing salary and bonus approach. The merger also surfaced two interesting business opportunities. First, local brokers were now empowered... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

Washington The People’s Republic of China is more open to foreign investment and trade than it has ever been. Beijing has recently removed restrictions on foreign investment in the manufacturing sector and given unprecedented access to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

new world. Typical approaches used by legacy players such as using technology to improve efficiency, encouraging business units to do digital experiments, or launching independent units to spur innovation have met with limited success.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard, and a core faculty member in the new MS/MBA joint degree program. He is an expert in the management of innovation and new product development, with a focus on the design and deployment of... View Details

25 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 25

an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the U.K. We then match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that... View Details