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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 companies use the concept View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’
Editor's note: The credit crisis and subsequent recession has thrown many financial and business institutions into, if not chaos, then at least a sense that the landscape underneath has shifted significantly. One institution undergoing such self-review is the corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Lorsch
- 13 Oct 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Coerced Confessions: Self-Policing in the Shadow of the Regulator
Keywords: by Jodi L. Short & Michael W. Toffel
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
research. Dorothy Leonard: There are two streams of research that are coming together here. One stream is the research that Brian and I started a couple of years ago: the use View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Excellence At The Intersection Of Disciplines
Across Harvard University, rapid innovation and technological change, among other factors, are prompting important collaborations that enhance learning and deepen understanding. Under the mantle of “One... View Details
- January 2017 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
IBM Transforming, 2012–2016: Ginni Rometty Steers Watson
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
To transform IBM for the next technology wave, Ginni Rometty, who became CEO in 2012, led divestment of declining businesses, made acquisitions in digital innovation and cloud computing, formed partnerships with former competitors such as Apple and tech startups, and... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Technological Change; Artificial Intelligence; Data; IBM; Watson; Internet Of Things; Innovation and Invention; Management; Sales; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Transformation; AI and Machine Learning
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "IBM Transforming, 2012–2016: Ginni Rometty Steers Watson." Harvard Business School Case 317-046, January 2017. (Revised March 2017.)
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
and who already has several California contacts, says the Center will still be of great service. "Chris is really plugged in," says McGahan. "She has one foot in the business community and the other in the academic world, so she can help... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 2022
- Working Paper
Passing the Mic: Career and Firm Outcomes of Executive Interactions
By: Wei Cai, Ethan Rouen and Yuan Zou
We exploit a unique feature of conference calls to study one type of interaction among executives—directly inviting colleagues to respond to analysts’ questions. We find that the frequency of initiating interaction is positively associated with an executive’s ability,... View Details
Keywords: Conference Calls; CEO Succession; Executive Interactions; Promotion; Interpersonal Communication; Personal Development and Career; Retention
Cai, Wei, Ethan Rouen, and Yuan Zou. "Passing the Mic: Career and Firm Outcomes of Executive Interactions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-069, May 2022.
- 31 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
5 Things on My Mind in the Second Year of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
lessons from both engineering and business. Upon realizing that I will learn how to build the product, as well as how to launch a venture based on the product, I knew I wanted to be part of the first cohort... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
attention to the old business. As managers learn to frame innovations in a more nuanced, balanced way, they can unlock the potential of both the old and the new. View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 01 Nov 2017
- What Do You Think?
What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?
Duke do when she becomes chairman of Wells Fargo on January 1?” What do you think? ORIGINAL COLUMN Case studies used in business schools portray dilemmas faced by managers. Students diagnose the problem and recommend actions. They are... View Details
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
resources to have a serious impact anywhere. I was no longer thinking only about how what I learned could be applied in Spain.” Over his last decade as the head of Competitiveness.com, Duch found himself... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
It looks better to be using a car than a taxi.” From Baker Library: Thinking of entering a new market? Use the Doing Business and Going Global databases on eBaker to better understand business regulations and environments in different... View Details
- 03 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Business of Animal Protection Club
focused clubs to learn about the history of the club, the impact and mission, and the types of programming that members can participate in. What if we told you that there is an... View Details
- June 2022
- Article
The Use and Misuse of Patent Data: Issues for Finance and Beyond
By: Josh Lerner and Amit Seru
Patents and citations are powerful tools for understanding innovation increasingly used in financial economics (and management research more broadly). Biases may result, however, from the interactions between the truncation of patents and citations and the changing... View Details
Lerner, Josh, and Amit Seru. "The Use and Misuse of Patent Data: Issues for Finance and Beyond." Review of Financial Studies 35, no. 6 (June 2022): 2667–2704.
- 2024
- Article
Neyman Meets Causal Machine Learning: Experimental Evaluation of Individualized Treatment Rules
By: Michael Lingzhi Li and Kosuke Imai
A century ago, Neyman showed how to evaluate the efficacy of treatment using a randomized experiment under a minimal set of assumptions. This classical repeated sampling framework serves as a basis of routine experimental analyses conducted by today’s scientists across... View Details
Li, Michael Lingzhi, and Kosuke Imai. "Neyman Meets Causal Machine Learning: Experimental Evaluation of Individualized Treatment Rules." Journal of Causal Inference 12, no. 1 (2024).
- 16 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
Out of PE, Into Africa
63 days, we had experiences that will last a lifetime: close encounters with wildlife, interactions with aboriginal cultures, road trips through stunning landscapes and so much more. We all got outside of our comfort zone, View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Shape of Things to Come
constantly looking for opportunities to say, “How can I improve my course? What are some new things I’m learning about that I want to introduce?” That produces a certain dynamism that’s constant in our programs. In the second year, we... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
problem going up or down those stairs, you know? You don't have to be programmed to learn that particular set of stairs. So, they said to us, "Look, if you could help this snake climb these stairs without us... View Details
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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910
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