Research - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 May 2012
HBS Conference

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy Many companies preach and practice corporate social responsibility, but their efforts often lack an overall strategy that dilutes their effectiveness. Professor Kash Rangan and colleagues... View Details

Keywords: Professor Kash Rangan; Professor Michael W. Toffel; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2009
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HBS Working Knowledge offers a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change There’s nothing like a global recession to test one’s change-management skills.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Mar 2005
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Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors Your company’s scientists and investors can be antennas that bring great ideas into your company. The key, says Associate Professor Lee Fleming, is understanding small-world networks. The New CEO’s... View Details

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

01 Sep 2010
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The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact Donors are placing nonprofits on the hot seat to measure social performance. Problem is, there is little agreement on what those metrics should be. Associate Professor Alnoor Ebrahim discusses how nonprofit managers should... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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Advancing Leadership: Research and Teaching

By: Nitin Nohria

Despite the fact that most business schools' mission statement proclaim their commitment to developing leaders who can contribute in a meaningful way to the betterment of their organizations and society, research and teaching on leadership remains a fragmented and... View Details

28 Jun 2018
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Improving Health Care Through Research

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Research - Health Care

Faculty & Research Research November 2024 Teaching Material Martine Rothblatt and United Therapeutics: A Series of Implausible Dreams By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau Teaching Note for HBS Case No.... View Details

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SME research

What are the top databases to research small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)? ABI/Proquest Suggested search (copy and paste into database): (small & medium sized enterprises-SME) and (your keywords here) Business Source... View Details

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Defense Industry Research

Where would I find research reports on the defense industry? Frost & Sullivan
Reports covering technology and market trends in various technology, energy and manufacturing related fields. BCC View Details

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Top research analysts

Where can I find a list of the outstanding research analysts of the year? Go to Institutional Investor: Select the "Research & Rankings" tab at the top of the page Select "Leading Analysts" Go to Business... View Details

08 Feb 2017
HBS Seminar

Andrew Mao, Microsoft Research

13 Dec 2018
Video

The Research Associate Pre-Doctoral Experience

01 Jun 2007
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Faculty Research Online

development. What’s their motivation? The observations presented in research by Professor Marco Iansiti and Gregory Richards (MBA ’99) suggest some fundamental changes in strategy used by technology companies. Visit... View Details

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

01 Sep 2007
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Faculty Research Online

recording industry seriously compete against free downloads? Do iTunes and P2P help each other in some ways? Associate Professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell discusses recent research on competition in digital distribution. See... View Details

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

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Trends and Predictors of Biomedical Research Quality, 1990–2015: A Meta-Research Study

By: Maryaline Catillon

Keywords: Biomedical Research; R＆D; Innovation; Technology; Drug Trials; RCT; Health; Healthcare; Health Care And Treatment; Health Care Policy; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Research and Development; Technological Innovation; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

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Dissent in Organizations, Employee and Stakeholder voice, Social Movements and Organizations, Sociology of Work and Professions

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October 2007
Article

Methodological Fit in Management Field Research

By: A. C. Edmondson and S. E. McManus

Methodological fit, an implicitly valued attribute of high-quality field research in organizations, has received little attention in the management literature. Fit refers to internal consistency among elements of a research project--research question, prior work,... View Details

Keywords: Education; Framework; Projects; Quality; Research

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Strategy - Faculty & Research

[Research Summary]: Framing is critical for leaders who must build support for strategic renewal. While research has concentrated on renewal that replaces one set of capabilities with another, we explore a distinctive challenge: how... View Details