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- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
the problem rather than a crucial part of the solution—and this is a mistake. The district office plays an important role in developing strategies, identifying and spreading best practices, developing leadership View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 27, 2009
individuals lower in inter-cultural capability are less likely to share new ideas in inter-cultural ties but not intra-cultural ties. This effect is mediated by tie-level affect-based trust but not cognition-based trust. Theoretical and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
and Kate Barasz Abstract—Data gathered on the web has vastly enhanced the capabilities of marketers. With people regularly sharing personal details online and internet cookies tracking every click, companies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’
organizations were able to: CollaborateEngage in discovery-driven learning Make integrative decisions Our leaders' uniform emphasis on fostering these three capabilities will not surprise anyone familiar with existing research on... View Details
- 03 Oct 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?
capability enhancement "an explicit goal in the strategy process." Including executives with deep knowledge of such things as "the company's technology, operating processes, culture on the... View Details
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
http://hbr.org/search/813018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 113-001 Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers This case illustrates the importance of choosing a primary customer as the basis for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
Business School Case 611-069 InterfaceRAISE is a sustainability management consulting firm created to leverage the capabilities of its parent company Interface, Inc., a carpet manufacturer recognized as a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
pledge to take one additional step beyond their current activities to strengthen the capabilities and business prospects of domestic enterprises. For example, they could promise to: Add a mentorship program... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Path to Economic Revival
industrial commons, which represents the collective capability to sustain innovation. Pisano: Is there a future? Yes. It’s not too late. There’s still a manufacturing base in the United States, and it’s quite large even though it’s a... View Details
- 30 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Harvard and HBS: The Next 100 Years
forefront of business education. As it contemplates how to educate future business leaders, it should aspire to go beyond just teaching students to make a living or be the best at their professions; HBS must create leaders who have the... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 03 Apr 2006
- What Do You Think?
Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?
manufacturers in particular face a decline in capability as a result of vigorous outsourcing initiatives. This seems to come at a time when outsourcing is still on the rise. I was reminded View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Jan 2008
- What Do You Think?
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
of the book, in discussing the importance of self-knowledge, it is posited that judgment capability (my italics) is a function of experience. At... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
process innovation. Prior research has focused on the alignment between new technologies and the internal capabilities of firms to pursue them. I extend the investigation to include external View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vika Wasyliw
had the opportunity to do engineering co-ops (longer-term internships) at three different companies. During these experiences, I noticed that the vast majority of technical leaders either had very strong business instincts and View Details
- 12 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get
begins by adjusting her own mindset to one of two possibilities: the search for an individual contributor with certain kinds of expertise, or the quest for managers capable... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
an additional factor: the degree of the top management team's (TMT) frame flexibility, i.e., their capability to cognitively expand an innovation's categorical boundaries and to cast the innovation as... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
new way of looking at the traditional organizational structure of cost and profit centers. Every unit, by contributing to effective strategy execution, has the opportunity to support and create profit. This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
knowledge of what sells and what doesn't, flexible manufacturing capabilities that can respond appropriately to demand, lean rather than fat and costly inventories, and the rapid replenishment View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
2020 Vision
to make a difference,” Hodgson told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (November 9, 2006), adding that for most elected officials, “it’s become job preservation instead of service.” A Georgia Tech alum with a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
books in the library (answer: very), to whether more space was needed (absolutely), to debates about how much of the original structure should be preserved (a good bit). A task force set out to investigate... View Details