Professor Robin Ely - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Placement - Doctoral

Zhuo Business Economics, 2023 Placement: University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, Post-Doctoral Fellow (2023-2024); Assistant Professor (2024) Dissertation: Three Essays on Economics of Innovation, Technology, and Policy Advisors:... View Details

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

analyzing failure benefit in two ways. First, analyzing a failed drug sometimes reveals that the drug may have a viable alternate use. For example, Pfizer's Viagra was originally designed to be a treatment for angina, a painful heart condition. Similarly, View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

08 Feb 2000
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Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad

Setting up a home-base-augmenting site—one designed to gather new knowledge for a company—involves certain skills. And launching a home-base-exploiting site—one established to help a company efficiently commercialize its R&D in foreign markets—involves others. The... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

http://www.hbs.edu/research/facpubs/workingpapers/papers0910.html#wp10-070 When the Name Is the Game Authors:Marco Bertini, John Gourville, and Elie Ofek Publication:Business Strategy Review 22, no. 3 (2011) Abstract In Romeo and Juliet,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

Address 10:00–10:30 a.m. EST Speakers: Srikant Datar , Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration and Robin Ely , Baker Foundation View Details

03 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 3

authors provide a checklist that managers can use on a daily basis to monitor their progress-enhancing behaviors. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/05/the-power-of-small-wins/ar/1 The Best Way to Name Your Product 2.0 Authors:Marco Bertini, John Gourville, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Sep 2023
Book

Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential

In the 1990s, after drugmaker Eli Lilly spent more than a decade and millions of dollars developing the new drug Alimta to treat lung cancer, the medication came up short in effectively treating cancer in expanded trials. While the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Organizational Behavior Faculty - Faculty & Research

Battilana Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration Ethan S. Bernstein Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration Anjali M. Bhatt Assistant View Details

24 Jan 2005
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Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model

roll out a similar model beyond India—maybe even into Europe and the U.S. What's the secret? According to HBS professor Tarun Khanna, the success of the hospital, called Narayana Hrudayalaya, is due to the vision and tireless work of a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

equality in business and society at large. Leadership Robin J. Ely Initiative Co-Chair, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emerita View Details

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Stories

Stevens Associate Professor of Business Administration); By: Jennifer Gillespie 11 Jul 2025 HBS Clubs Utah Club Dives into Great Salt Lake’s Challenges; Colorado Alumni Talk Defense Over Breakfast By: Margie Kelley 26 Jun 2025 Skydeck The... View Details

09 Nov 2023
HBS Case

What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?

As a finance specialist, Harvard Business School Professor Lauren Cohen works to understand the dynamics that make businesses thrive. In his recent research on family companies, he has found one common thread among successful firms: They... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Health

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Community Values | About

that this is a collective endeavor and that we can ’ t really accomplish our mission without relying on each other. Robin J. Ely ; Baker Foundation Professor Diane Doerge... View Details

06 Mar 2013
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HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School

McGinn, the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, established a set of field studies in which female second-years researched the reasons behind differing academic performances between male and female students. View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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Finance Faculty - Faculty & Research

Professor of Business Administration Daniel W. Green Assistant Professor of Business Administration Robin Greenwood George Gund Professor of... View Details

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Marketing Faculty - Faculty & Research

Lecturer of Business Administration Das Narayandas Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration Demi Oba Assistant Professor of Business Administration Elie Ofek... View Details

13 Jan 2003
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Making Biotech Work as a Business

No matter how you slice the numbers, all arrows in biotechnology's financial performance after twenty years are still pointing downward, said HBS professor Gary P. Pisano recently. Despite the great promise of the sector—to improve the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

12 Jan 2015
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Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits

because of what they did, but because of what they are? That's the question that intrigued Jonas Heese, who recently joined Harvard Business School as an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management unit. While earning his PhD in... View Details