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- August 2014
- Article
Friends in High Places
By: Lauren Cohen and Christopher Malloy
We demonstrate that personal connections amongst U.S. politicians have a significant impact on Senate voting behavior. Networks based on alumni connections between politicians are consistent predictors of voting behavior. We estimate sharp measures that control for... View Details
Keywords: Vote Trading; Networks; Legislation; Logrolling; Earmarks; Voting; Government Legislation; Social and Collaborative Networks; United States
Cohen, Lauren, and Christopher Malloy. "Friends in High Places." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 6, no. 3 (August 2014): 63–91.
- 2006
- Chapter
Dynamics of Trust in Guanxi Networks
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and M. Morris
Chua, Roy Y.J., and M. Morris. "Dynamics of Trust in Guanxi Networks." In National Culture and Groups. Vol. 9, edited by Ya-Ru Chen. Research on Managing Groups and Teams. JAI Press, 2006.
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
When You Speak, This Group Listens
SHIRAZI A question that Alumni Board members are often asked is, “What exactly is the HBS Alumni Board, and what do you do?” Ironically, although the board isn’t widely known, many of the HBS services alumni use and value came about through its work. Lifelong Learning... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”
2019, draws on a cross-sector collaboration between residents, government, nonprofits, and the business community to coordinate action on the city’s initiatives. “Homelessness is a harsh reality in Albuquerque,” says Keller. “We’re... View Details
Keywords: homelessness
- 13 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Is HBS Cutthroat or Collaborative?
you travel to Cambodia, Cipro may become your new best friend.) While my experience in Cambodia was unique in many ways (crickets became our favorite evening snack), the the collaborative spirit demonstrated by my team is commonplace... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Entrepreneurship Program in Fourth Year
globalizes, we need to give back, and pedagogy happens to be something we’re good at,” observes HBS professor Howard Stevenson, who cochaired the program with HBS senior lecturer Mike Roberts and professor Youngme Moon. Stevenson adds that a number of case View Details
- February 2011
- Article
When the Social Structure Overshadows Competitive Incentives: The Effects of Network Embeddedness on Joint Venture Dissolution
By: Francisco Polidoro Jr., Gautam Ahuja and Will Mitchell
The embeddedness of interfirm relationships in a social structure can engender order in new tie formation, but competitive incentives may undermine the order that firms seek to achieve and lead to tie dissolution. We examine how relational embeddedness (history of... View Details
Keywords: Social Structure; Business Enterprises; Strategic Alliances (Business); Business Networks (Research); Competition; Joint Ventures; Alliances; Social and Collaborative Networks
Polidoro, Francisco, Jr., Gautam Ahuja, and Will Mitchell. "When the Social Structure Overshadows Competitive Incentives: The Effects of Network Embeddedness on Joint Venture Dissolution." Academy of Management Journal 54, no. 1 (February 2011): 203–223.
- 2015
- Organizational Change
Don Tomaskovic-Devey
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Reunited
Photos by Stu Rosner Spring reunions at HBS saw two notable milestones achieved. First, the more than 3,500 alumni and their families who returned to campus to catch up with friends and take in the program of faculty presentations, special guest lectures, and class... View Details
- 13 Oct 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Shopping for Confirmation: How Disconfirming Feedback Shapes Social Networks
- 2020
- Working Paper
Iterative Coordination and Innovation
By: Sourobh Ghosh and Andy Wu
Agile management practices from the software industry continue to transform the way organizations innovate across industries, yet they remain understudied in the organizations literature. We investigate the widespread Agile practice of iterative coordination: frequent... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Goals; Specialization; Coordination; Field Experiment; Software Development; Organizations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Goals and Objectives; Integration; Software
Ghosh, Sourobh, and Andy Wu. "Iterative Coordination and Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-121, January 2020.
- March 2008 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Blogging at BzzAgent
BzzAgent is a word-of-mouth marketing firm. The founder, Dave Balter, sees blogs as an important way to communicate BzzAgent's unique positioning: transparency. He sees the firm's blog--the BeeLog--as a way for the firm to participate in conversations with clients,... View Details
Godes, David B. "Blogging at BzzAgent." Harvard Business School Case 508-102, March 2008. (Revised May 2008.)
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Spring Reunions
Spring Reunions Photographs by Neal Hamberg And Adam Hunger Related Links Facebook photo gallery Read summaries and view videos from Spring Reunion presentations Spring is the season for pitching tents at HBS, signaling the arrival of class reunions. More than 3,000... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Fall Reunions
Reunion photography by Stuart Cahill, Thomas J. Fitzsimmons, and Neal Hamberg Old friendships were renewed and new ones made during the fall reunion weekend September 30–October 3, when more than 1,400 graduates and guests from the MBA Classes of 1959, 1964, 1969,... View Details
- Web
Protect HBS | Information Technology
Protect HBS There are many ways you can protect Harvard Business School information and data. The following will help you think through the best ways to do that, based on the types of information you dealing with. Cloud Storage A great way to View Details
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Experiments in Open Innovation at Harvard Medical School
By: Eva C. Guinan, Kevin J. Boudreau and Karim R. Lakhani
Harvard Medical School seems an unlikely organization to open up its innovation process. By most measures, the more than 20,000 faculty, research staff and graduate students affiliated with Harvard Medical School are already world class and at the top of the medical... View Details
Guinan, Eva C., Kevin J. Boudreau, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Experiments in Open Innovation at Harvard Medical School." Art. 3. MIT Sloan Management Review 54, no. 3 (Spring 2013): 45–52.
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Harvard’s Future in Allston
chairs the task force on professional schools. The group has three key responsibilities: to explore the potential of collaboration on educational programs among the University’s professional schools; to develop a concept for a... View Details
- 09 Aug 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
Productivity Tips You Probably Haven't Considered Before
taking breaks help or hinder getting things done? The researchers also address questions you've likely never considered, such as how weather affects productivity and why collaboration may make you less able to solve problems. Hiding From... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne