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August 2009 (Revised August 2009)
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Intel NBI: Radio-Frequency Identification

By: Willy C. Shih and Thomas Thurston

The Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) group was a start-up that was part of Intel's New Business Initiatives. It sought initially to develop and sell a high performance Rf fast read rate module targeted at fixed position readers that might be found in loading docks... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Organizational Structure; Failure; Diversification; Integration; Semiconductor Industry

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

two books about love and relationships. In this live recording of the Skydeck podcast, Greenwald gives expert advice on how to talk about money with loved ones, shares research that applies to the workplace, and reveals insights into the... View Details

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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

the role of multinational enterprises in addressing grand societal challenges, emphasizing the need for integrating environmental and social aspects into business models. It offers an analysis of how principles and values can guide engaged... 2025 View Details

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

where the next left-field idea could be the next big thing. This book explores this culture of psychological safety and provides a blueprint for bringing it to life. The road is sometimes bumpy, but succinct and informative scenario-based... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace - Recruiting

significant impact on the company’s bottom line, is psychological safety. WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY? In her book The Fearless Organization , Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson describes psychological safety as “a climate... View Details

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

this market at the bottom of the economic pyramid (BOP) must look beyond just selling products—they must find ways to create social and economic value, according to the editors of a new volume, Business Solutions for the Global Poor. The View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 May 2019
Blog Post

What is FIELD Global Immersion?

logistics and project content for both the RC FGI course and the EC Immersive Field Courses (IFCs). Our staff handles everything from flight and hotel booking to identifying the Global Partner companies who will work with our students.... View Details

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Skydeck - Alumni

Michael Horn (MBA 2006) and Associate Professor Ethan Bernstein —coauthors of the new book Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career —on how to make sure your next career move is the right one Tracking Modern Air Travel’s... View Details

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

02 Mar 2019 | Business Insider Axiom Business Book Awards 2019 Results 20 Feb 2019 | Axiom Business Book Awards Global Migration & Offshore Outsourcing William R. Kerr 19 Feb 2019 | Stanford Social... View Details

11 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One

It sounds almost paradoxical. A quiet leader? Yet quiet leaders—managers who apply modesty, restraint, and tenacity to solve particularly difficult problems—are more common than we think, says Harvard Business School professor Joseph L. Badaracco. In his new View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 May 2015
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First Look: May 19

owned. This book explores the political logic of reforms to land ownership and control, accounting for how land development and real estate have become synonymous with economic growth and prosperity in China. Drawing on extensive... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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General Management - Faculty & Research

Case A Tiger in The Tank: Exxon Sues Investors By: Clayton S. Rose , Sarah Sasso and James Weber 2020 Book Capitalism at Risk: How Business Can Lead By: Joseph L. Bower , Dutch Leonard and Lynn S. Paine More Harvard Business Publishing... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

consequences of a range of alternative policies. 2015 Book Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective By: Rebecca Henderson , Ranjay Gulati and Michael Tushman The business case for acting sustainably is becoming... View Details

04 Sep 2013
What Do You Think?

How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

employee and customer mind sets, and innovations, evolve at a rapid rate. The conversation was stimulated (can it be 16 years ago?) by Clayton Christensen's work leading to his book, The Innovator's Dilemma. In one sense, the book was... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

anymore; it’s a bunch of relationships. If we don’t understand that, then all we’re doing is just running nameless, faceless factories. Morrell: Your new book focuses on how people can reorient the second half of their lives for optimal... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

16 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management

Caitlin C. Rosenthal didn't intend to write a book about slavery. She set out to tackle something much more mundane: the history of business practices. But when she started researching account books from the... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

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U.S. Competitiveness

Re: Michael Porter 22 Jan 2021 Fast Company The 14 most important books for designers to read right now Re: Michael Porter 19 Jan 2021 USA Today Big businesses say they are responsible, but too often they fuel conspiracy theories By:... View Details

07 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

testimonies in court documents, sources that were not yet available for earlier books on Enron. In addition, he interviewed former Enron executives and acquired internal Enron documents, which extended and deepened his research.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

government decisions. This book documents the many realms in which we miss the opportunities to increase the resources available to society. Here are a few examples: People who die in automobile accidents are often buried with their... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk

09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9

reflect the predominant opportunities pursued by social entrepreneurs focused on public education in the United States over the last decade. The book offers an overarching framework for creating and evaluating social ventures as well as... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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