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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Scientific Discovery
development of a course that could enhance decision making by providing participants with the knowledge and skills to better manage, fund, and commercialize scientific discoveries that could potentially cure... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- April 1989 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Technology Transfer: Anti-Inflammatory Discovery (A)
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Technology Transfer: Anti-Inflammatory Discovery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 189-165, April 1989. (Revised May 1993.)
- 16 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Phenomenological Assumptions and Knowledge Dissemination within Organizational Studies
- 25 Mar 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Incompatible Assumptions: Barriers to Producing Multidisciplinary Knowledge in Communities of Scholarship
- Article
Fast Generalized Subset Scan for Anomalous Pattern Detection
By: Edward McFowland III, Skyler Speakman and Daniel B. Neill
We propose Fast Generalized Subset Scan (FGSS), a new method for detecting anomalous patterns in general categorical data sets. We frame the pattern detection problem as a search over subsets of data records and attributes, maximizing a nonparametric scan statistic... View Details
Keywords: Pattern Detection; Anomaly Detection; Knowledge Discovery; Bayesian Networks; Scan Statistics; Analytics and Data Science
McFowland III, Edward, Skyler Speakman, and Daniel B. Neill. "Fast Generalized Subset Scan for Anomalous Pattern Detection." Art. 12. Journal of Machine Learning Research 14 (2013): 1533–1561.
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
his research, few managers know how to channel innovative thinking into practice by making sense of the overwhelming amount of market, financial, and technical data now available and then sharing discoveries and strategies with other... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
can include small “lifestyle” businesses, multi-generational family businesses, high-growth, venture funded technology businesses, and new ventures designed to commercialize breakthrough discoveries in life sciences, clean tech, and other... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
- November 2019 (Revised April 2020)
- Technical Note
The Life Sciences Revolution: A Technical Primer
By: Gary P. Pisano, William J. Anderson, Amitabh Chandra, Clarissa Ceruti and Stephanie Oestreich
For more than two decades, scientific advances have been driving profound changes in drug discovery and the drug industry itself. This case provides an overview and description of these technical and scientific advances. Written for the nonscientific reader, it may be... View Details
Keywords: Science; Technological Innovation; Technology; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry
Pisano, Gary P., William J. Anderson, Amitabh Chandra, Clarissa Ceruti, and Stephanie Oestreich. "The Life Sciences Revolution: A Technical Primer." Harvard Business School Technical Note 620-054, November 2019. (Revised April 2020.)
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
experienced scientists, engineers, and managers from large organizations. These people take their knowledge and experience with them into the small company. Another thing they do is to work closely with universities and one or more of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
National Innovation Systems in the Life Sciences
This is an international comparative study of how institutional contexts shape the process by which science is leveraged into commercial technology. The study explores how variance in corporate governance systems, knowledge- and skill-formation systems, and... View Details
- Winter 2020
- Article
The Economics of Maps
By: Abhishek Nagaraj and Scott Stern
For centuries, maps have codified the extent of human geographic knowledge and shaped discovery and economic decision-making. Economists across many fields, including urban economics, public finance, political economy, and economic geography, have long employed maps,... View Details
Nagaraj, Abhishek, and Scott Stern. "The Economics of Maps." Journal of Economic Perspectives 34, no. 1 (Winter 2020): 196–221.
- October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Background Note
Running and Growing the Small Company: Course Overview
Addresses challenges facing managers, presidents, and owners in generating and sustaining superior performance, especially as a company broadens its mix of goods and services, increases the volume of its sales, and enlarges the size of its workforce. The critical... View Details
Spear, Steven J. "Running and Growing the Small Company: Course Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-077, October 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
Harvard MBA students visit the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town, May 1, 2017 (Photo credit: Caroline Elkins) Recently, a first-year MBA student at Harvard Business School was overheard gushing to a friend about a professor’s deep knowledge of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
PublicationsHigh Commitment, High Performance: How to Build a Resilient Organization for Sustained Advantage Authors:Michael Beer Publication:Jossey-Bass, 2009 Abstract Integrating knowledge from strategic management, performance... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
Overview
In examining the competitive dynamics of R&D strategy, Josh has become particularly interested in how the introduction of new knowledge generated by rivals impacts the direction of R&D efforts. Understanding how new information alters project portfolio decisions is... View Details
- 09 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Solving the Complexities of the Biotechnology Industry
Azita Sharif (MBA 2000) is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DSI- Precision Medicine Biobanking & BINDS (Bio-Informatics Network for Discovery Science). Her goal is to positively impact human and public health using... View Details
- March 2013 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
Building Innovation at Terrapin Bright Green
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Sydney Ribot and Mary Saunders
Describes Terrapin Bright Green, an environmental consulting and strategic planning firm, and its approach for creating integrative, systematic solutions to green-building conundrums through consulting, research, and policy-related activities. Emphasis is placed on the... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Design; Entrepreneurs; Creative Industries; CONSULTING Firms; Energy; Design; Governance; Growth and Development; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge; Labor; Organizations; Problems and Challenges; Research; Strategy; Value; Consulting Industry; New York (city, NY)
Edmondson, Amy C., Sydney Ribot, and Mary Saunders. "Building Innovation at Terrapin Bright Green." Harvard Business School Case 613-053, March 2013. (Revised May 2013.)
- Web
MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences | MBA
duration: 2:50 The 21st Century will be the century of transformational discoveries in the life sciences. To bring these discoveries to patients, the world needs business leaders working at the intersection... View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Learning to Use: Stack Overflow and Technology Adoption
By: Daniel Jay Brown and Maria P. Roche
In this paper, we examine the potential impact of Q&A websites on the adoption of technologies.
Using data from Stack Overflow – one of the most popular Q&A websites worldwide
– and implementing an instrumental-variable approach, we find that users whose questions... View Details
Brown, Daniel Jay, and Maria P. Roche. "Learning to Use: Stack Overflow and Technology Adoption." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-001, July 2023.