Product Sharing Agreement - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2019
News

Case Study: Off to a Fine Art

Launched in 2017, Clay is an artisanal ceramics startup for the sharing economy. Founder and CEO Rukmini Giridharadas (MBA 2014) has partnered with potters in the Bay Area to offer their wares online to the chefs, caterers, and florists... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

29 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019

You Can Still Be Productive Commuters who listen to music or talk radio might be increasing their chance of a stressful workday. Here are better ways to cope with a bad commute. Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading When salespeople become... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Foreword | Baker Library

J. Diener (HRPBA 1963, MBA 1964, DBA 1974), Elizabeth “Betsy” Latimer Jaffe (HRPBA 1962), Judith Prior Lawrie (HRPBA 1958), and Lloyd Adams Mitchell (HRPBA 1957) also shared their memories. All these women’s personal stories and memories... View Details

13 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative

As health insurance reform is hotly debated in Washington, DC, what strategies should be central for the benefit of patients' health? HBS faculty with expertise in business administration, economic development, and operations strategy View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13

can TV advertising remain an effective means of promoting and selling products and services? In this article, the author draws upon his research to argue that TV advertising remains a powerful vehicle for capturing people's attention,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

GET WORK DONE." Just how flexible should companies be? That’s a question many business leaders are wrestling with as they try to balance the needs of the business with the preferences of their employees. Applying lessons gleaned from decades of research, along with the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

12 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs

financial management advice. But startups often run into issues outside those categories, everything from what to ask potential hires in a job interview to analyzing sales funnels. Experienced investors have likely run into those issues many times over and are happy to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

04 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 4

Abstract—What is the relationship between product prices and vertical integration? While the literature has focused on how integration affects prices, this paper shows that prices can affect integration. Many theories in organizational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009

Deborah L. Soule and Lynda M. Applegate Abstract This paper examines virtual team learning in new product development situations. New product development activities manifest novelty, uncertainty and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Feb 2016
News

Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

helped create tens of thousands of products representing more than 150 countries. The designers share in the revenues and the company offers literacy programming to its manufacturers. “For me, what I wanted... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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Frequently Asked Questions - Alumni

emphasized enough. Commitment to consistent attendance at monthly Circle meetings for one year is important for building relationships and effective group dynamics. Shared commitment will give members the time and space needed to bond and... View Details

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A Day in the Life: IT Business Analyst | Information Technology

A Day in the Life: IT Business Analyst By Annie Harrison on May 22, 2025 Ryan Conwell, manager of the IT Business Analysis team, shares how business analysts play a crucial role in ensuring IT projects meet their goals and serve the HBS... View Details

17 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

country's lead in innovation. “R&D is a critical part of the innovation process, but it is not the whole thing” In this excerpt, Pisano and Shih discuss the concept of the "industrial commons." In the past a commons—a shared farming... View Details

Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing

01 Jun 1997
News

Entertainment Moguls Ponder the Future at HBS Conference

recent HBS conference on the media and entertainment industries. Sponsored by the HBS Entertainment and Media Club and Price Waterhouse, the March event - "A View from the Top" - brought together senior executives from several leading media and entertainment companies... View Details

Keywords: Paula Maute

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

An Organization Your Customers Understand

If customers were unhappy, they reasoned, the product should be changed. Militant demands displaced an environment of mutual respect and shared learning. Needless to say, the practice of telling students... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

04 Mar 2025
Blog Post

WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley

friends and made new connections over group dinners. The excitement built into the evening at the alumni mixer in Palo Alto, where HBS graduates with years of industry experience shared insights into how Silicon Valley has evolved.... View Details

Keywords: Technology

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

On a journey that began 17 months ago, General Motors entered and emerged from bankruptcy to become a private company with Uncle Sam as its largest shareholder. The company reaches another milestone today by offering an initial public offering, the first time GM View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy

sharing of resources and knowledge across product divisions within the region. Ultimately, however, he aimed to help develop an Asia Pacific strategy for the company. So although the new Asian regional... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria

seemed obvious. Q: Customers are ruled by these four drives, just like everyone else. So what product, or product strategy, is needed to attract the four-drive customer? A: Those who study brands have found that great brands are based on... View Details