Theory - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Technology Choice and Capacity Portfolios Under Emissions Regulation

Keywords: by David Drake, Paul R. Kleindorfer & Luk N. Van Wassenhove

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Overview of Research

My research examines approaches to improving the performance of our health care delivery system with a primary focus on health information technology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my program, my dissertation draws upon theories and insights from... View Details

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Output and asset price fluctuations

What are the sources of business cycles? How are these shocks propagated in the economy? Why are their effects so persistent? How can we explain asset price fluctuations? How are shocks transmitted internationally?To study these questions, I have developed a series... View Details

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

real exchange rates and the fallacy of composition, Mark Setterfield (ed), Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Growth, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Canuto, Otaviano, Mona Haddad, Gordon Hanson (2010), Export-led Growth v2.0,... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

01 May 2019
What Do You Think?

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

weren’t the only things producing engagement. Content such as hate speech and unsupported conspiracy theories were among the most popular viewer “draws” as well. A big step, for example, involved barring Alex Jones’ Infowars site and its... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

education and training have too often reinforced barriers between working and learning, rather than bridging the worlds of education and employment. This is an opportune moment to re-evaluate the country’s fundamental approach to human capital development. To... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

01 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

his work. A paper he’d written, using game theory to explore the liberalization of telecoms, was the ticket to his first job at Metropolitan Fiber Systems; an early project involved analyzing the best stock exchange for the company to go... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

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Supply Chain Inventory Planning

My work studies management decision-making in demand and supply planning contexts with a focus on forecasting and inventory planning decisions. I examine these decision-making processes from both a supply chain (i.e. across firm) and an... View Details

02 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

theories have been proposed to explain the gulf, including income and educational inequality, and bias—intentional or unintentional—among doctors treating patients of color. The new paper, Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

announcing that the disruptor's home market is a strategic priority is a clear signal of a growth-driven response. Our theories suggest co-option efforts will be fruitless when success requires different skills or motivation. But when... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

29 Jan 2021
Op-Ed

How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

innovations—a theory that typically applies to new products—offers a framework for increasing the number of people who are willing, if not eager, to get vaccinated. Based on the traditional diffusion model, the number and types of people... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

13 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

energy transition and to offer jobs and commercial opportunities to people and businesses that are currently dependent on the energy sector. What’s next for 44.01? How do you see it scaling? There is peridotite all over the world, so in View Details

August 1983
Article

The Social Psychology of Creativity: A Componential Conceptualization

By: T. M. Amabile

Considers the definition and assessment of creativity and presents a componential framework for conceptualizing this faculty. Including domain-relevant skills, creativity-relevant skills, and task motivation as a set of necessary and sufficient components of... View Details

Keywords: Theory; Social Psychology; Creativity; Cognition and Thinking; Motivation and Incentives; Personal Characteristics

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By: Charlotte L. Robertson

Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial markets. Her book manuscript and working papers shed light on the evolution of securities markets and the relationship between finance, governance, and society. Some of the topics she pursues include:... View Details

04 Aug 2011
What Do You Think?

How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?

"It is the combination of theory and common sense that makes a great leader and decision maker." Jeremy Pooley asked, "Could it be that planning and testing helps us better understand the questions we need to be asking and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Apr 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Making the Move to General Manager

to address idiosyncratic development needs. While the program's core content address issues, ideas, and theories relevant to the typical new general manager, the program actually involves eighty individual general managers. "Our goal... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer

existed, says Harvard Business School Professor Michael Toffel. “Management system standards require adopters to embrace best-practice processes, and the theory is that these processes will improve performance. Our study provides evidence... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

30 Jan 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Modularity and Intellectual Property Protection

Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin & Joachim Henkel

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Automotive Product Development

At present, my primary research focus is studying product development in the auto industry. I am working with Stefan Thomke (HBS) and Takahiro Fujimoto (University of Tokyo) on the 4th Round of the Global Automotive Development Study. The first round of this... View Details

23 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Overcoming Nervous Nelly

to switch from a negative to a positive valence, while remaining in a state of high arousal, an easier prospect. What better way to put this theory to the test than by asking participants to sing karaoke? In the study, Brooks surprised... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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