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- 12 Nov 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Walking Through Jelly: Language Proficiency, Emotions, and Disrupted Collaboration in Global Work
- 2009
- Working Paper
Walking Through Jelly: Language Proficiency, Emotions, and Disrupted Collaboration in Global Work
By: Tsedal Beyene, Pamela J. Hinds and Catherine Durnell Cramton
In an ethnographic study comprised of interviews and concurrent observations of 145 globally distributed members of nine project teams of an organization, we found that uneven proficiency in English, the lingua franca, disrupted collaboration for both native and... View Details
Keywords: Spoken Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Globalized Firms and Management; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Emotions; Social and Collaborative Networks
Beyene, Tsedal, Pamela J. Hinds, and Catherine Durnell Cramton. "Walking Through Jelly: Language Proficiency, Emotions, and Disrupted Collaboration in Global Work." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-138, June 2009.
- October 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
What Will Best Serve Humanity? Accelerating Uses for CRISPR at the Broad Institute
By: Amitabh Chandra, Matthew C. Weinzierl, Lisa Marrone and Spencer Lee-Rey
Chandra, Amitabh, Matthew C. Weinzierl, Lisa Marrone, and Spencer Lee-Rey. "What Will Best Serve Humanity? Accelerating Uses for CRISPR at the Broad Institute." Harvard Business School Case 721-018, October 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- July – August 2005
- Article
Prospects for Organizational Theory in the Early 21st Century: Institutional Fields and Mechanisms
By: Gerald F. Davis and Christopher Marquis
Davis, Gerald F., and Christopher Marquis. "Prospects for Organizational Theory in the Early 21st Century: Institutional Fields and Mechanisms." Organization Science 16, no. 4 (July–August 2005): 332–343.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Marketplace Institutions Related to the Timing of Transactions
By: Alvin E. Roth
This paper describes the unraveling of transaction dates in several markets, including the labor markets for new lawyers hired by large law firms and for gastroenterology fellows, and the market for post-season college football bowls. Together these will illustrate... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Market Timing; Market Transactions; Marketplace Matching; Competitive Strategy
Roth, Alvin E. "Marketplace Institutions Related to the Timing of Transactions." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 16556, November 2010.
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Height Taken but Worth Unknown: Valuation as an Institutional Process
By: R. Daniel Wadhwani and Mukti Khaire
Drawing on research from organizational studies, sociology, history, and anthropology, we develop a framework for understanding valuation as an institutional process in markets. We posit that three institutional elements—categories, criteria, and standards—are integral... View Details
- April 2017
- Supplement
Q&A with Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation
By: Linda A. Hill and Allison J. Wigen
In this video supplement to the HBS case study "Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation," case protagonist Tom Kalil discusses leading a team of policy entrepreneurs at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2008-2016. View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Government; Government Innovation; Leading Teams; Collaboration; Cross-sector Collaboration; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Leadership Development; Groups and Teams; Policy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Allison J. Wigen. "Q&A with Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 417-712, April 2017.
- November – December 2011
- Article
Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation
By: Carliss Baldwin and Eric von Hippel
In this paper, we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two increasingly important alternative models: innovations by single-user individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation. We analyze the design costs and architectures and... View Details
Keywords: Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Design; Cost; Communication; Competition; Economy; Research; Policy; Practice
Baldwin, Carliss, and Eric von Hippel. "Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation." Organization Science 22, no. 6 (November–December 2011): 1399–1417.
- September 2022
- Article
Energy Innovation Funding and Institutions in Major Economies
By: Jonas Meckling, Clara Galeazzi, Esther Shears, Tong Xu and Laura Diaz Anadon
Accelerating energy innovation for decarbonization hinges on public investment in research, development and demonstration (RD&D). Here we examine the evolution and variation of public energy RD&D funding and institutions and associated drivers across eight major... View Details
Keywords: Research and Development; Innovation and Invention; Energy Policy; Government Legislation; Energy Sources
Meckling, Jonas, Clara Galeazzi, Esther Shears, Tong Xu, and Laura Diaz Anadon. "Energy Innovation Funding and Institutions in Major Economies." Nature Energy 7, no. 9 (September 2022): 876–885.
- October 2013 (Revised April 2016)
- Case
StriveTogether: Reinventing the Local Education Ecosystem
By: Allen Grossman, Ann Lombard and Noah Fisher
StriveTogether aimed to improve education outcomes by coordinating the actions of diverse community stakeholders—nonprofit service providers, school districts, government, parents, businesses and others. StriveTogether had an intense focus on collective impact—"the... View Details
Keywords: Education Reform; Not For Profit; Communities; Collaboration; Collective Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; United States
Grossman, Allen, Ann Lombard, and Noah Fisher. "StriveTogether: Reinventing the Local Education Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Case 314-031, October 2013. (Revised April 2016.) (available here.)
- Jul 2004 - 2004
- Conference Presentation
Foundations for a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship: Solving the Paradox of Embedded Agency
By: Julie Battilana
- 07 Jun 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Institutional Logic of Great Global Firms
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- December 2016
- Article
Corporate Sponsorship in Culture—A Case of Collaborative Marketing by a Global Bank and a Major Art Museum
By: Ragnar Lund and Stephen A. Greyser
This paper examines cultural sponsorship from a partnership perspective. It studies the collaboration between two international institutions, a bank and a museum, and their value co-creation with customers and audiences. This in-depth case study of a sponsorship... View Details
Keywords: Sponsorship; Co-marketing; Partnerships; International Marketing; Arts Marketing; Relationship Marketing; Museums; Resource Integration; Marketing; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Institutions; Arts
Lund, Ragnar, and Stephen A. Greyser. "Corporate Sponsorship in Culture—A Case of Collaborative Marketing by a Global Bank and a Major Art Museum." Journal of Business and Policy Research 11, no. 2 (December 2016): 156–177.
- May 2013
- Teaching Plan
China Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research: Building a Sustainable, Globally Integrated Research Enterprise
By: Vicki Sato and Annelena Lobb
Sato, Vicki, and Annelena Lobb. "China Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research: Building a Sustainable, Globally Integrated Research Enterprise." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 613-103, May 2013.
- Apr 2004 - 2004
- Conference Presentation
Foundations for a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship: Solving the Paradox of Embedded Agency
By: Julie Battilana
- 1989
- Chapter
Collaborative Product Development and the Market for Know-How: Strategies and Structures in the Biotechnology Industry
By: Gary P. Pisano and Paul Mang
Keywords: Product Development; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Management; Industry Structures; Biotechnology Industry
Pisano, Gary P., and Paul Mang. "Collaborative Product Development and the Market for Know-How: Strategies and Structures in the Biotechnology Industry." In Research on Technological Innovation, Management, and Policy. Vol. 4, edited by Richard S. Rosenbloom and Robert A. Burgelman. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1989.
- Article
How Actors Change Institutions: Towards a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship
By: Julie Battilana, Bernard Leca and Eva Boxenbaum
As well as review the literature on the notion of institutional entrepreneurship introduced by Paul DiMaggio in 1988, we propose a model of the process of institutional entrepreneurship. We first present theoretical and definitional issues associated with the concept... View Details
Keywords: Change; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Framework; Research; Theory; Organizations; Management Practices and Processes
Battilana, Julie, Bernard Leca, and Eva Boxenbaum. "How Actors Change Institutions: Towards a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship." Academy of Management Annals 3 (2009): 65–107.
- 2021
- Working Paper
No-fault Default, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and Financial Institutions
By: Robert C. Merton and Richard T. Thakor
This paper analyzes the costs and benefits of a no-fault-default debt structure as an alternative to the typical bankruptcy process. We show that the deadweight costs of bankruptcy can be avoided or substantially reduced through no-fault-default debt, which permits a... View Details
Keywords: No-fault Default; Chapter 11; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Borrowing and Debt; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Institutions; Contracts
Merton, Robert C., and Richard T. Thakor. "No-fault Default, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and Financial Institutions." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 28341, January 2021.
- Research Summary
The Design of Mechanisms and Institutions
Professor Coughlan's research also investigates the design of public policy and collective choice institutions. His research publications have applied game theory, mechanism design, and laboratory experiments to explore incentives and outcomes under alternative legal,... View Details
- September–October 2017
- Article
GE's Global Growth Experiment: The Company Pushed Cross-Business Collaboration
By: Ranjay Gulati
Like many other companies, GE under Immelt had to figure out how to balance serving local needs with the economies of worldwide scale. Harvard Business School’s Ranjay Gulati looks at how it tackled the challenge. He identifies several important takeaways for other... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay. "GE's Global Growth Experiment: The Company Pushed Cross-Business Collaboration." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 5 (September–October 2017): 52–53.