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- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
regulatory requirements. But it had yet to develop in-house capabilities in R&D. It had not established contacts with the universities and other research institutions that were so vital to building a learning base in the new sciences.... View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Workshop Encourages Corporate Reporting on Environmental and Social Sustainability
institution is living up to its commitments in each area. Still in its infancy, integrated reporting has been adopted by a few dozen companies including AEP, BASF, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Philips, Southwest Airlines, and United... View Details
- 10 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 10
inequality due to forces like skill-biased technical change. Exploring movements around these long-term levels, however, this study finds mixed evidence regarding the vicious cycle hypothesis. On one hand, larger compensation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53461 2017 Making Research Matter: A Psychologist's Guide to Public Engagement Government and Organizations: Transforming Institutions Using Behavioral Insights By: Dalton,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
rights (IPR) and technology transfer? Fritz Foley: Before going to graduate school, I spent a year living in Sri Lanka. I was affiliated with the Institute of Policy Studies, an economic think tank, where I conducted research on... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
resisters in their networks did not necessarily know one another and so were unlikely to form a coalition. Change agents with cohesive networks, in which all individuals were connected, were better at instituting minor changes. Their... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
surrounding management of creative ensembles. The topics discussed include: the nature and attainment of mastery (as opposed to technical competence); master and apprentice relationships; the details of collaborative work and workspace;... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
across geographies is a fool's errand. Best practices simply don't travel well across borders. That's because conditions not just of economic development but of institutional maturity, educational norms, language, and culture vary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
how, all the way through the 1970s, the U.S. not only failed to resist pressure to defend American investments, but also remained unsuccessful at altering internal institutions of other countries in order to make property rights secure in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
evolution of multinational banks over time and suggest a conceptual framework in which this development can be understood. In-depth analyses of the multinational banking strategies of selected countries and institutions extend from the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill
whole country." Suspecting she could help people better if she actually met them, Ashraf sought out field research volunteer opportunities, packed her bags, and flew to the Ivory Coast (where she helped found the Rural Women's Training View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
technical and management team members. Now running desperately low on cash, Perlman had to contend with many potential deal partners, including VCs, angels, and industrial partners (as potential sources of cash); consumer electronics... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
Layered Silicate Biopolymer Nanocomposites Author:Satish V. Joshi Publication:Journal of Industrial Ecology (forthcoming) Abstract Recent developments in nanotechnology, especially in the area of nanoclay composites, are improving the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
Manager Visibility No Guarantee of Fixing Problems
the negatively performing hospitals engaged in low levels of activity, but one poorly performing hospital in particular caught Tucker's eye. This institution had high levels of activity when it came to gathering information and acting on... View Details
- 06 Sep 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom
the teams have to do the technical research and explain it to the MBAs, who then have to think about the prospects for commercialization. They have to communicate back and forth extensively. Q: What were some of the projects? A: As an... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
structure, social history, and educational system, companies developed under a system of family management that emphasized personal relationships more than formal structures, and relied more on broad-gauged financial controls than on coordination of View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55659 Are ISS Recommendations Informative? Evidence from Assessments of Compensation Practices By: Albuquerque, Ana, Mary Ellen Carter, and Susanna Gallani Abstract— Using detailed information on View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
cost, serving as a national model. Failure, on the other hand, would have high institutional costs. Dr. Joaquin Montero, the head of Ancora and its intellectual father, must address the controversial project in the context of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
Working PapersHiring Cheerleaders: Board Appointments of 'Independent' Directors Authors:Lauren Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, Christopher Malloy Abstract We test the hypothesis that firms appoint independent directors who are overly sympathetic to management, while still... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Manufacturing Matters
we should have one. My answer is absolutely yes. If you look at the United States in the postwar period, there was a very strong national economic strategy around using science to drive economic growth. We created the National Science Foundation and the National View Details