Information And Transformation Function - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 25

concerning whether patents are a creative or a destructive influence on the process of technological development. In this paper I examine the basic patent tradeoff between incentives and monopoly distortions in light of recent... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2000
News

Vivek Ranadivé

software bus and plug applications into that." As simple as it sounds, this insight had a dramatic impact on the financial services institutions that were among Ranadivé's first customers. (TIBCO is an acronym for The View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

time-consuming, a lack of information has hampered the oversight process, and institutional investors have been slow to recognize the power their votes could wield. However, as we have seen, the corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008

which can be large in some cases. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-054.pdf The Small World of Investing: Board Connections and Mutual Fund Returns Authors:Lauren Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters

based on who communicates with whom. A large, multidivisional information technology company (referred to in the paper as "BigCo") agreed to let the researchers have access to internal e-mails among more than 30,000 employees... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

availability of high quality information on corporate performance is critical to the effective functioning of the exchanges and maintaining their reputations for listing... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

01 Feb 1999
News

New Releases

Bartlett and Ghoshal presented in their earlier work have become realities for today's global business firm. As deregulation, privatization, and information technology are... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

28 May 2019
News

Broken Link

internet was in the computer lab,” Marwell says, “and it was really hard for teachers to integrate technology into their curriculums.” While the American economy was being transformed by 21st-century high-speed internet, Wi-Fi, View Details

Keywords: Nicole Torres; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

24 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

transformation was in the early 2000s, and the future is bright." Trevor Hill (MBA 2020), Associate at Nomura Greentech "From both an industry perspective and a View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Faculty Research Online

Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager It’s not lonely at the top anymore. Today’s CEO has an average of 10 direct reports, according to new research by Associate Professor Julie Wulf, Maria Guadalupe of Columbia Business... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores

12 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors

sells used furniture. The bank, like the auction house, prepares sales documents which are intended to do two things: first, to persuade the potential buyer to buy by putting forward positive information while suppressing negative data;... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

01 Apr 2002
News

Emerging Research on Emerging Markets

asserted at the third annual HBS Workshop on Emerging Markets, held on campus last December. The two-day workshop, which attracted an impressive group of scholars from as far away as Sweden and as nearby as MIT, provided a forum to... View Details

Keywords: Yasheng Huang; Information; Information

01 Sep 2003
News

Alumni Navigator Takes Off

functionality and information contained in the current MBA student online class cards. Gifts from Chantal and Michael Jennings (MBA ’68) View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

25 Aug 2022
News

Labs Enable Large-scale Research

opportunities to use new technologies for enhancing financial inclusion. By working with communities of crypto business practitioners, the researchers aim to help shape the way this industry evolves, inform regulators, View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Africa on the Move

In February, nearly 1,200 participants from twenty countries gathered at HBS for the Africa Business Club’s 11th annual conference, “Africa on the Move: Transforming Quick Wins into Lasting Change.” With some countries experiencing growth... View Details

Keywords: clubs; Information

16 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience

informants said, anyone who could power up a PowerPoint presentation could get funded. And by 2001 you had people talking about having to train the entrepreneurs to make do with what they had. I have a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2000
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

bureau whose members would include alumni qualified to speak on timely topics. It was also recommended that clubs identify information technology officers, who would tackle both internal and external... View Details

20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20

Publications Market Reaction to and Valuation of IFRS Reconciliation Adjustments: First Evidence from the UK Authors: Joanne Horton and George Serafeim Publication: Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 2002 (Revised May 2005)
Case

GE's Digital Revolution: Redefining the E in GE

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Glinska

This case details the implementation of the e-business initiative--the last of Jack Welch's four company-wide strategic thrusts. First, it summarizes the 20-year change process that Welch led, detailing the initiatives he put in place. It then traces how Gerry Podesta,... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web

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07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

physiological state of the human body. A much better method is to get information about the DNA, RNA, and proteins. Understanding that information will help us detect a disease... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

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