Edmund P. Learned - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 1, 2008

Working PapersCollaborative Architectures for Innovation Authors:Gary P. Pisano and Roberto Verganti Abstract Collaborative innovation has become a hot topic in innovation today. Scholars, consultants, and the business press all urge... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 May 2017
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May–June 2017 Harvard Business Review Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage By: Austin, Robert D., and Gary P. Pisano Abstract—Many people with neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and dyslexia have extraordinary... View Details

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March 2023 (Revised March 2025)
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Accelerating AI Adoption in the U.S. Air Force

By: Maria P. Roche and Alexander Farrow

In August 2022, the Pentagon tasked U.S. Air Force Captain Victor Lopez to launch a new office for AFWERX, an Air Force innovation unit that leveraged commercial developers and military talent to acquire advanced technologies. This task was particularly arduous because... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Organizational Design; AI and Machine Learning; Adoption; Technology Adoption; United States

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26 Mar 2006
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The Office of Strategy Management

"Why is there such a persistent gap between ambition and performance?" ask Robert Kaplan and David P. Norton in "The Office of Strategy Management" in the October 2005 Harvard Business Review. "The gap arises, we... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

March 1960
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Midway Foods Corp. (B4)

By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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March 1960 (Revised November 1968)
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Midway Foods Corp. (B2)

By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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November 2023
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Copilot(s): Generative AI at Microsoft and GitHub

By: Frank Nagle, Shane Greenstein, Maria P. Roche, Nataliya Langburd Wright and Sarah Mehta

This case tells the story of Microsoft’s 2018 acquisition of GitHub and the subsequent launch of GitHub Copilot, a tool that uses generative artificial intelligence to suggest snippets of code to software developers in real time. Set in late 2021, when Copilot was... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Product Launch; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; California

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27 Apr 2020
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How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding

to learning new skills that will serve their organization well when remote work becomes more the norm. About the Author Boris Groysberg is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg

01 Mar 2004
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Music, a retailer based in the Midwest. “Its biggest profit drivers were rap and hip-hop,” he remarks. “I remember thinking that there was a real opportunity to cater more directly to that customer base.” To learn more about the business,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Kanter : Winner of the 2019 Hutchens Medal from the American Society for Quality (ASQ). Rosabeth M. Kanter : Winner of the 2019 Thinkers50 Lifetime Achievement Award. Rosabeth M. Kanter : Winner of the 2019 Thought Leader Award from the ISA-Association of View Details

03 Dec 2020
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Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

ways in which organizations met the challenges of 2020. What strategies and actions worked better than others? What can we learn from these? While many companies reduced payor headcount, some pledged at the outset of the crisis to do... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

March 1960
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Midway Foods Corp. (E2)

By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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March 1960 (Revised May 1983)
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Midway Foods Corp. (B1)

By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott

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06 Jan 2016
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Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

our ability to act that delays decisions. It is our ability to learn ” Edward advanced the notion that "too many (leaders) are blissfully out of touch with what really goes on in business maybe because they are slaves to the P&L... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

22 Jun 2010
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Eccles and Michael P. Krzus Publication:The Huffington Post, Blog, May 28, 2010 There is no abstract available at this time. Read the article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-g-eccles/going-green-in-annual-rep_b_593957.html Working... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Jan 2021
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How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

leaders of listed companies in Germany.1 Is Big Change always the right action to revitalize a dispirited organization? Could “Small C” retooling work better in some instances than an exhaustive, complete turnaround? What we’ve learned in... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

18 Nov 2013
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Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

When Harvard Business School Associate Professor Francesca Gino invites high-powered business leaders to address her class, she often observes an interesting phenomenon. The guest speakers announce that they are just as interested in View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

fellowship funding, and more. 1978 The George P. Baker Minority Fellowship is established to honor Dean Baker’s contributions to increasing African Americans’ access and admission to graduate business schools, and specifically to HBS,... View Details