Open Source Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

and team learning, in organizational behavior, and technology and innovation to offer insights for research on new product development teams. Building on prior work, we summarize the organizational benefits of NPD teams, and identify five... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Aug 2022
News

Clean Slate

For the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), the pandemic opened up the rare opportunity to rethink “everything we do and how we do it,” says CEO Lisa Wieland (MBA 2001). The independent public authority that owns and operates 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

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

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

internal sources of revenue that can then finance their public goods and services – which means a strong local private sector that creates jobs and generates tax revenue. This interest in private sector development in Africa is what... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Jun 2015
News

3-Minute Briefing: Rehito “Ray” Hatoyama (MBA 2008)

think Hello Kitty is just for kids, but it’s for all ages. For example, a lady might want a Hello Kitty golf bag or jewelry for herself. We also have a licensing partnership with the hard rock band KISS. We don’t believe this is a dilution—it’s really about making... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Hello Kitty; Arts, Entertainment; Special Design Services; Professional Services

25 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

high-beta stocks. An Empirical Analysis of Innovation Contests: Strategic Incentives, Problem Uncertainty and Independent Experimentation along Parallel Paths Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Nicola Lacetera, and Karim R. Lakhani... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jan 2021
News

New Menu

imports 90 percent of its food supply, considered the uncertainties climate change is introducing into the global food market and set a target of fulfilling 30 percent of its nutritional needs domestically by 2030; alternative protein View Details

05 May 2017
News

Barnes & Noble Names Demos Parneros CEO

ambitious push into physical retail, with six new stores around the country and six more scheduled to open this year. James McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester, said Barnes & Noble needed to innovate to... View Details

Web

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience - Blog - Business & Environment

Environmental & Energy Law Program (EELP), hosted a panel and networking reception during San Francisco Climate Week at the University Club of San Francisco focused on how communities, businesses, and governments can respond to climate-driven disasters through View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Alumni Books

entrepreneurs, he explores how to evaluate innovative ideas and the entrepreneurs behind them (drawing lessons from Yahoo!, Baidu, Tesla Motors, Measurex, and more). He also discusses the value of political leadership in creating... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Luxe Redux

refreshing their product lines and extending their brand to more affordable items. Pressure to innovate is intense, says HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn, a business historian and author of Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers’ Trust... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; luxury; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

today's global economy, knowledge and other resources critical to innovation may lie far outside a company's home territory. This distance makes it harder to obtain and integrate these resources, eating away at a firm's competitive edge.... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2016
News

Off Script

public health” mandate; and extending patent life proactively in areas such as Alzheimer’s to help open up the supply of new drugs. Is there a framework in another country—could be a hybrid model of multiple developed or developing... View Details

Keywords: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

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

20 Jul 2017
News

Life Lab Nurtures Early Stage Startup Day Zero Diagnostics

Harvard Life Lab when the facility opened in November 2016, appreciates the state-of-the-art lab space and the community of innovators who are tackling important life science problems. “The question is... View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

05 Dec 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Growth Good?

decline"? Growth at the organizational level opens up opportunities for new customers, new hiring, acquisitions, increased profitability, and generally more liberal policies as a result of the removal of constraints associated with... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Apr 2002
News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

brokers to talk to Internet customers in real time, cautioned that advances in quality and service should be introduced over time. "It's important to stay on the leading edge with customers without falling off," he concluded. "Technology has always been a major View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 22

Using Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Firm Survival, Employment Growth, and Innovative Performance Authors:Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract Scientific research and its translation into commercialized technology is a driver of... View Details