reflection - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

important for review sites such as Yelp to post chronological reviews that reflect current conditions, since hygiene can vary wildly based on new management and staff, the research team says. “Review sites should be careful in making sure... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail

14 Apr 2022
Op-Ed

Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

without empathy, cumbersome administrative processes, and an inability to change. Reflect on the blind spots. When leaders realize where their organizations are falling short, they can reflect on their... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

25 Aug 2014
News

Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981

face rejection are job requirements for entrepreneurs. “No one person can build a company,” says Dahod, reflecting that one of the most difficult moments in his career was when he sold Starent to Cisco and decided to build a new team. “I... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

Web

Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

Phases of Business Development OnStar Applying Managing the Strategy Development Process to You Featured Exercises Reflection: Examining How to Align Your Organization’s Profit Formula and Stated Strategy Reflection: Identifying “Hardened” Companies Conclusion View Details

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

of itself will do little to improve general social conditions Education and family are key ingredients in lasting income generation " Don Powell's suggestions reflected Hiller's concerns: "'Inequality' is a concept of relativity... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

feel a sense of ownership," Carter says about Lady Gaga's fans. "They rally around her." For entertainment executives reflecting on how the digital age is changing the ways they market their clients, Lady Gaga might... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

15 Sep 2022
Blog Post

6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

Projects, internships, and fellowships. HBS’s efforts reflect Harvard-wide sustainability and climate goals Back in 2014, Harvard launched a five-year Sustainability Plan which set clear University-wide goals and priorities in five areas:... View Details

25 Jan 2017
HBS Case

How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?

fairer, while many European and American women prefer a dark tan. “This is an issue that manifests in many different societies,” Deshpandé says. “Although this case study originated in India, the issues it deals with are universal issues that business leaders have to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Beauty & Cosmetics

01 Apr 2022
Blog Post

The Africa Business Conference at HBS: Reimagining the Road Ahead

"Alone, I am nothing, I have nothing. We have power, but we will never see it work, unless we come together to make it work." - Ayi Kwei Armah, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born Ayi's exquisite words summarize my reflections from the... View Details

Web

Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

direction. He then learned that by coating a thin sheet of plastic with microscopic crystals, he could stretch and align the crystals before the material dried. This synthetic polarizing material could be used to block out reflective... View Details

Web

Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

retail drugstores and 215,000 employees operating in 47 states in 2015. Since 2006, the company had been expanding its role in health care, moving beyond traditional drugstore alone. In 2014, reflecting its new approach, the company... View Details

02 Mar 2016
News

David Moss is Rewriting History

her presentations filled with motion and funny sound effects, and the students reflect that enthusiasm back to her. The case is complex in its details—focusing on the legislative and judicial machinations over New York State’s 1849 Free... View Details

Keywords: April White

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

in your research? Does the HSX accurately reflect a movie's predicted and actual profitability? A: The Hollywood Stock Exchange is an online market simulation that revolves around movies and movie stars. It is a game—no real money is... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

Web

Dean Nitin Nohria | About

provides a venue for the exchange of ideas among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and leaders of organizations from across the globe. 2018 AASU 50 The 50th anniversary of the founding of the African-American Student Union was used as a year-long opportunity for View Details

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

perspective on the organization. Since our focus reflects the preeminence of the Balanced Scorecard as the vehicle through which strategy is described and executed, an OSM is typically an outgrowth of a good scorecard program. Such a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Web

HBS Fund Council - Alumni

gift or pledge in recent years (pledge payments not reflected here). Please consider making a gift today using our online giving form . Thank you in advance. Find A Classmate Be found. Update your profile Search the Alumni Directory... View Details

15 Jan 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: A Generalized Theory Calibrated to Survey Evidence on Normative Preferences Explains Puzzling Features of Policy

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

Research Summary

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

2020
Working Paper

Cutting the Gordian Knot of Employee Health Care Benefits and Costs: A Corporate Model Built on Employee Choice

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Barak D. Richman

The U.S. employer-based health insurance tax exclusion created a system of employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) with limited insurance choices and transparency that may lock employed households into health plans that are costlier or different from those they prefer to... View Details

Keywords: After-tax Income; Consumer-driven Health Care; Health Care Costs; Health Insurance; Income Inequality; Tax Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Cost; Insurance; Employees; Income; Taxation; Policy; United States

Citation

SSRN

Read Now

Article

Moving Beyond Schumpeter: Management Research on the Determinants of Technological Innovation

By: Gautam Ahuja, Curba Morris Lampert and Vivek Tandon

Schumpeter's conjecture that large monopolistic firms were the key source of innovation in modern industrial economies has been the underpinning for much work on the topic of innovation. In this review paper we consciously move beyond the Schumpeterian tradition of... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Management; Strategy