Observability - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Apr 2001
What Do You Think?

Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?

cases be greater than the benefits? Thomas Davenport and Laurence Prusak suggest in their book, Working Knowledge, that such costs may exist, particularly in organizations relying heavily on the transfer of tacit knowledge — knowledge that is "not teachable, not... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

felt incredibly passionate about the work and strongly believed in its impact, I also began to observe the risks, limitations, and skewed incentives foreign aid creates within local governments. I began taking a longer-term view of the... View Details

12 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Electric Mobility in India

established players transition from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric vehicles, it will be intriguing to observe Ather Energy's progress and how they respond to evolving market dynamics. Tarun Mehta, CEO of Ather Energy Log9... View Details

20 Nov 2019
News

Lifting Fallen Families

kind of personal support is a big part of our mission.” Seven of the organization’s current employees have benefited as students, just like Lemon. They are now in a unique position, observes Kim, to provide not only financial support but... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Oct 1997
News

A Message from Dean Clark

I know you will join me in congratulating the Class of 1972 as they observe this important milestone. This is an exhilarating time to be associated with HBS. The mission of the School - to educate leaders - has never been more important,... View Details

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

innovation qualities, and firm size affects innovation incentives. This framework allows us to analyze how different types of innovation contribute to economic growth and how the firm size distribution can have important consequences for the types of innovations... View Details

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

years required to bring a drug to market—and the potential for failure looming every step of the way—the business of biotech is one of managing uncertainty over time. HBS professor Gary P. Pisano, a longtime observer of the industry,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

03 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

one emerging economy. Based on an exploratory field study of medical device development projects in India, we observe the frequent, iterative testing of prototypes in clinical settings and investigate the related learning process. The... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

16 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 16

experiment, in that we observe products that fulfill the same function being developed by very different organizational forms. At one extreme are commercial software firms, in which the organizational participants are tightly coupled,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 1997
News

New Releases

may still lose market dominance. Drawing on observations from a variety of industries, HBS associate professor Clayton Christensen argues that otherwise sound business practices - such as concentrating investments and technology on the... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

What’s Next for You?

to sustain.” Once that internal motivation is identified, the transition to a new role — whether in the corporate world or in areas such as academia, government service, or the nonprofit sector — can still be tricky. “As an MBA, you have an incredibly rich skill set,”... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

29 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Research Papers of 2014

It's better to look good than to feel good. That was the observation of Billy Crystal's SNL character Fernando, and it seems to be born out in two articles from this year's most popular list. In The Manager in the Red Shoes, we learn that... View Details

31 Jan 2018
Blog Post

Tiffany Nida’s Amazon Journey: “I Continue to Grow Because They Keep Giving Me Responsibility.”

Most importantly, Amazon has “an environment in which ‘general athletes’ can succeed. We switch hats a lot, and we’re cross-functional owners - that’s why my MBA is so effective here.” To MBAs who wish to “move up and around” within their organizations, Tiffany... View Details

Keywords: Technology

Web

Israel - Global Activities 2020

observes Joshua Margolis, the James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration. Both the California Research Center (CRC) and the Israel Research Office (IRO) supported Margolis with the case, which he wrote with... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Flying High

(debt and equity) to $104.5 million. “We’ve demonstrated substantial success both in the United States and Europe,” observes Pelet. “Now we need to double down and expand further in those markets.” As Aero does that, attention to customer... View Details

Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation

19 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Here Comes Internet2—Time to Shed Dot Vertigo

came straight out of the industrial age, he said. "We even called computers 'machines,'" observed Nolan. The whole concept of computers was that they were stand-alone objects. Now, when people can do collaborative work spanning... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Jan 2016
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

company. I applied my newfound knowledge on process flow to help senior staff redraft their procedures for receiving incoming property, among several other key operations. I worked to understand the existing process by shadowing and interviewing warehouse staff, and... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entertainment / Media / Sports

12 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent this Summer Coding

techniques myself that I grasped how biases can get trained into a neural network unintentionally. Being able to recognize these biases and observe how they take form helps to not only understand the problem but also brainstorm probable... View Details

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

of such historical accounts but observing that they can (1) bring to light complex realities and subtleties that parsimonious analytic models may neglect; (2) suggest overlooked, non-obvious aspects of the process that merit deeper, more... View Details

Profile

Mengwen Zhao

you form effective relationships with auditors? HBS gives us the big picture for managing our career paths." She recalls an observation from a HBS career coach. "He said that the purpose of this school is not to teach you skills... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; CPG; Healthcare/Biotech

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