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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
Cathy Barrera (PHDBE 2014), cofounder of the economic consulting firm Prysm Group, was looking for something new to do. She had just left a tenure-track position at Cornell, where her research focused on the intersection of economics and... View Details
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
research on organizational learning, human resource management and operations management are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-002.pdf Lean Principles, Learning, and Software Production: Evidence from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
sold for $5,000 in a boutique might cost as little as $200 in labor and supplies. By working directly with the factories, Anomalie can produce a custom gown for about $1,200. In the first two months that it was open for business, Anomalie View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
plan. A key component of the REP is the hiring of a chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO) to advance many aspects of the plan. How is the search proceeding? We’ve narrowed the field to several terrific candidates and will have the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
being created, while in others, the stock of technical knowledge that can potentially be transferred into new ventures is locked up in companies. The best example is Japan, where most innovations are generated within research laboratories... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
Harvard Business School professor Stuart Gilson fielded some questions regarding his new book in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean SilverthorneSilverthorne: When should a company consider a major restructuring? Are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
(AMP 94, 1984) (iUniverse) Simple Sabotage: A Modern Field Manual for Detecting and Rooting Out Everyday Behaviors That Undermine Your Workplace by Robert Galford (MBA 1976), Bob Frisch, and Cary Greene (MBA 1994) (HarperOne) Inspired by... View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
individual. Of course it does. But it also depends on creative thinking as a skill that involves qualities such as the propensity to take risks and to turn a problem on its head to get a new perspective. That can be learned." “Our View Details
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Race, Work & Leadership: Learning about & from Black Experience Race, Work & Leadership: Learning about & from Black Experience 08–09 MAR 2018 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Arthur P. Brief Arthur P. Brief is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Utah. His View Details
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Morse and Polaroid’s Creative Ethos | Baker Library
Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers for her contributions to the field of photography. Two months later, on July 29, Morse died from cancer at age 46. In August of that year, James Harnett, a View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
funding last March and is ready to scale. “We’ve gone from having a couple of robots in the field to showcase their autonomy to having a fleet of them running miles every day,” Andersen says. And it’s just the beginning of Burro’s... View Details
- 05 Aug 2016
- News
Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier
“Billions of dollars in research funding is pouring into the space. We have tools that are unprecedented in their power, their ease of use, their accessibility, and their cost. The number of neuroscience articles published in academic... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
increases individual productivity by eliminating potential cognitive distractions resulting from good weather. When the weather is bad, individuals may focus more on their work rather than thinking about activities they could engage in outside of work. We tested our... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
point out in our book, the provider group doesn't create any value. Value is not created by breadth of services but excellence in particular medical conditions. Zero-sum competition was a natural evolution given the historical roots of the field. In some ways, the... View Details
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
disparity in the start-up ecosystem, Pelluru asked Garg and Saigal what they thought of research by Harvard Business Review that found male and female entrepreneurs get asked different questions by VCs, which affects how much funding they... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
Business Around Medical Conditions The starting point for developing strategy in any field is to define the relevant business or businesses in which an organization competes. Health care delivery is no different. Health care providers do... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
professional French-horn player, Brooks came to the subject of happiness by way of art. His early research focused on why people produce and consume art and beauty as well as the motives behind human generosity. He discovered that... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 07 Mar 2005
- What Do You Think?
Should Business Management Be Regarded as a Profession?
type of system is not new to the financial services field." And Kim Osorio reminds us, "Within my field of human resources we already have a certification program... ." Will recent events lead to a more intense debate, as... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Syngenta Tomato Vision
In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of their Immersive View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side
successful capital campaign, as the dean who has steered HBS Publishing through a challenging digital transition, and as a committed and engaging teacher — that it’s easy to forget that Howard is first and foremost a brilliant scholar. He’s changed the way that our... View Details