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- 25 May 2015
- Blog Post
RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition
directly into 911’s existing system. The technology is universally compatible with every dispatch center across the United States. The result is a system that dramatically increases the information available to dispatchers, accelerating... View Details
- 05 Sep 2008
- What Do You Think?
Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
were nevertheless raised for our further consideration. For example, Joe Violette left us with the assertion that "The Case Method ... develops a structured management approach ... not ... leaders." Others, such as Jacoline Loewen, asked about how View Details
- 28 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
Because you may be competent and compatible, but if you don’t send signals that you are committed, your manager could worry that you will quit. Or you may be compatible and committed, but if you can’t do the job, none of that matters. Ng... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
"If you come up with a strategy that the workforce is not going to buy, you will have a very tough time implementing that strategy," Serafeim says. "The strategy needs to be compatible with what employees are expecting, the... View Details
- 16 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation
In the high-tech industry, it's common practice for a governing body to develop technical standards for any given technology. The goal is to promote widespread adoption and compatibility among various devices. The Bluetooth standard lets... View Details
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
be demonstrated that this approach yields more profit, why doesn't the leadership of more organizations pursue profit through "indirect" means? Or is it, as Kay might ask, as simple as this? Can this philosophy be carried too far? Is it View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
than how well capitalized they are, said Constantini. He said he walked away from a seven-figure transaction after realizing the ethics of the other parties involved were not compatible with his. "There's always the next deal,"... View Details
- 01 Aug 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’
"called it 'creative destruction'" many years ago, the inevitable result of competition and entrepreneurship at work. Others pointed that whether size and success are compatible may rely on a number of factors. Usman Ghani... View Details
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
shared platform, such as Visa, DVD, or Linux, multiple firms collaborate in developing the platform's technology then compete in offering users different but compatible versions of the platform. This article examines factors that favor... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
that are compatible with Zoom backgrounds, could be sharing living space with limited private quiet areas, or managing multiple responsibilities including child or elder care. None of these factors impact how well a candidate could do the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Be an Angel Investor
subscribers every month. The system was extremely complicated. Computers were not using the same operating systems so there were a lot of protocol compatibility problems. There were no databases that could be accessed. So the... View Details
Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
products were designed to work with IBM systems and with those of other high-end systems suppliers, as well as those of Xerox. This compatibility with such systems was inconsistent with Xerox's preferred strategy to develop and sell... View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- 31 Oct 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers
diversity training programs aimed at attitudes are less effective than putting men and women together to accomplish tasks, which makes both competence and compatibility salient. FOSO is reasonable for some women in circumstances where... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
unobserved characteristics of origin and host countries. We further show that egalitarianism correlates in a conceptually compatible way with an array of organizational practices pertinent to firms' interactions with non-financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting
the background may be the candidate’s home. As remote work has become more common, you may have experienced the distraction of where your colleagues are and what noises you may hear in the background. The same will be true in hiring. Candidates may not own computers... View Details
- 15 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem
up with a new platform and trying to become the new dominant design." Other companies that have attempted mobile payments have run into similar problems. Google Wallet was limited by its compatibility with different types of phones... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
Customer Compatibility and Service Performance By: Buell, Ryan W., Dennis Campbell, and Frances X. Frei Abstract—This paper investigates the impact of customer compatibility—the degree of fit between the needs of individual customers and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design
circular design to be embedded within its design, engineering, and manufacturing processes so that pumps can be separated and broken down into subcomponents. To enable easier recycling, the company embeds sustainable design, and their product engineering teams work to... View Details
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?
consumer's expected welfare. One way to think of this is to ask whether a better-informed consumer would move in the directions suggested by prescriptive models. Generally, I predict that as a consumer received more information, they would behave more View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- Web
4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA
by free expression, free inquiry, intellectual honesty, respect for the dignity of others, and openness to constructive change. The rights and responsibilities exercised within the community must be compatible with these qualities. In the... View Details