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- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
adherence to the latest laws. Second, the person should be capable of working with technical talents of privacy protection. There are many professionals, such as privacy engineers, who specialize in privacy technologies. The executive in... View Details
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
development of new products, but was also indispensable for the constant upgrading and renewal of brands. Unilever's main problem was the time it took to turn scientific knowledge into successful branded... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
in leading his 2,000-person organization. This case will be relevant for those interested in what it takes to lead for sustained innovation, particularly of knowledge workers like engineers. It also sheds light on how to develop leaders... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 29
develop a conceptual and an empirical framework to explain how this challenge is addressed in a software and scientific context. What is shown is that the process of innovation is a cycle where actors develop a novel course of action and,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55004 Shifting Centers of Gravity: Host Country versus Headquarters Influences on MNC Subsidiary Knowledge Inheritance By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Mike Horia Teodorescu, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
we had no real idea what would prevail. So, this is where the scientific mystery lies,” he says. Applying dating algorithms to other industries, cautiously Platonic platforms could follow similar, industry-appropriate revelation models.... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
staff are well positioned to conceive improvement opportunities based on first-hand knowledge of what works and does not work. The innovation contest may be a relevant and useful vehicle to elicit staff ideas. However, the success of the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
And it is changing fast. Its size and importance to human, environmental, and economic health means that no system is viewed with as much suspicion by so many people around the globe. Changing societal expectations and scientific and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Mar 2022
- Op-Ed
Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services
drive costs down and benefit from specialization because of its high volume of activities. "With growth, the way a firm is managed has to change, and that change is not easy." Among law firms, Wachtell Lipton maintains a premium market... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
of typical businesses (undertaking commercial activity) and not-for-profit organizations (pursuing a social mission). In this essay, I discuss my research, as well as that of others, on social enterprises with the objective of tracing my perspective on the current... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
values, it can also neglect the unit managers’ knowledge of which individuals would best match local conditions. We use difference-in-differences analyses to examine the effects of a switch from decentralized to centralized hiring at our... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech
research shows non-competes might impair innovation? The answer is likely lobbying and influence from special interests, particularly the established businesses that want to continue enforcing non-competes. These businesses can justify... View Details
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
DeckingerHarvard Business School Case 110-035 This case illustrates a comprehensive valuation of a firm specializing in the "speed dating" niche of the dating/entertainment industry. The founders of HurryDate, a small, privately... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/818043-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 618-044 ZBJ: Building a Global Outsourcing Platform for Knowledge Workers (A) ZBJ.com (ZBJ), an online platform that connects View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Mar 2023
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Should Leave
rounds. Be sure to have a special word with staff members who have joined your team in the last six months; some signed on because they especially wanted to work with you. In these personal meetings, it’s important to thank your team... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
The analysis finds no impact of financial incentives on learning but significant effects of both goal setting and counseling on real financial outcomes. These results identify important complements to financial education that can bridge the gap between financial View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
prom queen means capturing your special aura by explaining where you have come from and where you are going to guide other people to understand your value. And that value doesn’t have to be the same as everyone else’s. In meetings with... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
of companies that are helping create the conditions for the industry’s growth by amassing knowledge about best practices, influencing the development of regulations, exploring new uses for drones, developing a professional workforce, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922
don't blame you one bit for thinking so, because you lack experience and the knowledge of what our register will do." ... Frequently, in the course of my talk, I will tell the PP. that I don't want to sell him a register, and will... View Details
Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
organization theory. Theoretical consilience will enable the accumulation of empirical research into a cohesive body of knowledge on entrepreneurial resource mobilization. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman