Open Source Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?

is. “It will become less and less a mysterious thing and more of a regular topic taught in schools in 20 years,” says Teodorescu. “It will be something everyone learns.” For business, data science capabilities will become a source of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology

11 Aug 2014
News

The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)

it worked. "We saw an opportunity to bring the fragrance to the United States and to create a new innovative category—a fragrance with a function for the outdoor-chic lifestyle. Once we tracked down our supplier, we learned that the... View Details

22 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

(Editor's note: This is the last in a series of four articles based on a Harvard Business School working paper by Karen Mills that analyzes the current state of availability of bank capital for small business.) Banks are the principal View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

17 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - The Future of Green Building

as a pivotal point of discussion towards reducing global carbon emissions. The push to decarbonize the building sector stems from statistics compiled by sources such as Architecture 2030, which indicate that activities related to... View Details

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

Starting a new job often brings excitement and high hopes of mingling with colleagues, sharing innovative ideas, and making a positive impact on an organization. Soon, however, a new employee’s excitement may start to wane, if the person... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

01 Jun 2003
News

400 and Counting: Surge in HBS Cases with Women Protagonists

Hart, whose primary sources of female executives were The Committee of 200’s rolodex and the HBS alumni database. “There are many women in significant roles in industry.” Hart, who plans to continue to oversee the project next year, is... View Details

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

Blog

Lessons from Jazz in the Live Online Classroom

familiar? Barrett explained that business executives can keep their careers moving forward, expand their leadership potential, and support a culture of innovation by adopting some key principles of jazz improvisation. In addition to... View Details

13 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

not published in top-5 journals have low impact. In addition, a third type of error gets introduced as faculty pursue the research they perceive is favored by editors of top-5 journals, at the potential expense of more innovative and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 May 2013
News

Bridgitt Bertram Evans & Bruce Evans, both MBA 1986

“We invest in HBS because HBS embodies excellence. So much of what we have achieved is a direct result of our education at HBS. We learned to solve problems and to respect the opinions of others. We are grateful for the opportunities that our HBS experience View Details

11 Jan 2019
News

Case Study: Beating Bias

in his quest to help readers—particularly millennials and Gen-Zers—better understand how the news is spun. The launch product is a free daily newsletter that aggregates headlines from both the left and right, with analysis that underscores View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

24 Apr 2014
News

Meeting an essential health care need in India

increasing capacity (more beds in less space) without compromising revenue or the care, comfort, and safety of patients. Since 2010, when Sundaram won the first annual HBS Alumni New Venture Contest, the company has grown from a staff of four to 16, View Details

Feb 2014
Case

Flying High, Landing Low: Strengths and Challenges for U.S. Air Transportation

industry costs; types of airlines, including passenger and cargo (e.g., Delta, Southwest, Alaska, and Frontier); airport issues; and the role of technology. It reviews some opportunities for innovation that will solve the pain points and... View Details

05 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 5, 2007

for evaluating the different sources of uncertainty and their implications for various stakeholders of the firm when attempting a reorganization with creditors or considering opening a court-supervised... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Apr 2022
News

Home Grown

startups, the most innovative people of the country actually going to become entrepreneurs, and the capital actually moving [00:02:00] towards a lot more riskier kind of ventures, which is effectively going to change the face of the... View Details

14 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Weekend Sprint: Accelerating Climate Solutions

subject matter experts, including entrepreneurs, CEOs, founders, University lab leaders, tech transfer officers, and venture capitalists. Students explored sources of climate innovation with Emily Stoler,... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making

separating; companies with open floor plans create nooks where workers can isolate themselves when needed. Also, there are tasks well suited to constant interaction, like coordinating people or making sure everyone gets the same... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

03 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility

Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Battilana

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

Working PapersUser, and Open Collaborative Innovation: Ascendent Economic Models Authors:Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel Abstract In this paper we assess the economic viability of innovation by... View Details