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Use of Connected Digital Products in Clinical Research Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Clinical Trials

By: Caroline Marra, William J. Gordon and Ariel Dora Stern

Objectives: In an effort to mitigate COVID-19 related challenges for clinical research, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new guidance for the conduct of ‘virtual’ clinical trials in late March 2020. This study documents trends in the use of... View Details

Keywords: Connected Digital Products; Telehealth; Remote Monitoring; Health Testing and Trials; Research; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information Technology

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2019
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Overcoming Cultural Resistance to Open Source Innovation

By: John Winsor, Jin Hyun Paik, Michael Tushman and Karim R. Lakhani

Purpose: This article offers insight on how to effectively help incumbent organizations prepare for global business shifts to open source and digital business models.
Design/methodology/approach: Discussion related to observation, experience and case studies... View Details

Keywords: Open Source Innovation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Collaborative Innovation and Invention

31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Since he left HBS in 1990, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) has built a full and varied portfolio career. Early on, he was a partner at McKinsey and then a tech executive, founding Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Today,... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

02 Mar 2016
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David Moss is Rewriting History

participation and encourages questions and debate. But what she saw during the on-campus workshop was something different. Moss and his team have spent a great deal of time considering exactly what it is about the case method that makes it a different and effective... View Details

Keywords: April White

21 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Common Strategy Mistakes

internationalize without understanding the true economics of their business. The value chain is the principal tool to delineate the geographic boundaries of competition, to determine how local or how global that business is. In a local... View Details

Keywords: by Joan Magretta

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

tool for achieving strategic alignment. How Fixed-performance Contracts Ensure Underperformance At its simplest, a company's budget process consists of each unit producing a sales forecast (assuming it's a profit center) and a capital... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

21 Jun 2022
HBS Case

Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams

launched Slack in 2014 as a work-team communications tool he hoped would be an “email killer,” as he put it. Slack made it easy for new customers to use, with a three-click signup and a bot driven by artificial intelligence that guided... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Information Technology; Technology

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Logging In - Research Computing Services

desktop, launch Tweak Tool and click on the Desktop left tab (1) and turn on the Icons on Desktop option (2): More information about configuring NoMachine and the Gnome desktop are available in our NoMachine Interface Changes guide .... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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Multimedia Martha: Sharon Patrick Cooks Up A Winner

jealous, they feel inadequate. But people also love her because she organizes life for the rest of us in very helpful ways from which we can pick and choose what works for us. She offers tools and techniques and tips that are doable. How... View Details

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

tools needed. Graduates will be well-positioned for roles that demand a deep understanding of leading and scaling social enterprises and designing and implementing solutions that drive measurable systemic change. Featured Research... View Details

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Environmental Quality - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

issue is best addressed with the tools of the strategist, not the philanthropist. View All Related Resources The Porter Hypothesis “Strict environmental regulations do not inevitably hinder competitive advantage against foreign rivals;... View Details

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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni

career? What problems do I enjoy solving? What is my unique value proposition? Then, utilize assessment tools available through your company, leadership transition firms, or the CEO Genome Project to provide further clarity on your... View Details

24 Oct 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Manufacturing

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

fence-sitters. It’s important to know who’s who. First, determine who holds the power tools you need—the resources, information or expertise, and support or legitimacy, and then persuade them to invest in the effort. They will also be... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Oct 2018
Blog Post

2 Tips to Beat Imposter Syndrome

positive, fairer statement next to it. The more I did it, the easier it got. In the end, changing our thoughts is the most powerful tool we have to changing our behaviors and finding true confidence! Keep an Accomplishment Journal At... View Details

03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

people in the room to guess what prompts he had provided to the AI tool DALL-E2 to create the image. People in the audience were stumped. After about 40 seconds, Turner—a visiting fellow at HBS’s Institute for the Study of Business in... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

productivity. Moss also includes numerous tools for interpreting big-picture economic developments. We asked Moss to talk about the book and some of the events now taking place on the macroeconomic horizon. Sean Silverthorne: What's the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?

will ask what needs to be done to foster a culture of creativity in an organization. Specifically, how do managers avoid "the temptation to apply simplistic process management tools to the discovery process?" One feature of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

25 May 2021
Research & Ideas

White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the Racial Gap?

Airbnb began offering a free tool to help all hosts set reasonable rates. The real-time, “smart pricing” program uses machine learning to automatically adjust the property’s nightly fees by considering a rich set of factors that influence... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Accommodations

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) Find an incubator near you, using this tool from the NBIA. + – Organizations for Women & Multicultural Entrepreneurs Urban Entrepreneurs Network Networking group for Women & Multicultural... View Details

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