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- 30 Mar 2011
- News
Is This Tech Boom Different?
- January 2020
- Article
Jack of All Trades and Master of Knowledge: The Role of Diversification in New Distant Knowledge Integration
By: Frank Nagle and Florenta Teodoridis
We consider the role of individual-level diversification as a mechanism through which skilled researchers engage in successful exploration—recognizing and integrating new knowledge external to one’s domains of expertise. To approach an ideal experiment, we (1) employ a...
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Individual-level Knowledge Diversification;
Novel Knowledge;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Diversification;
Innovation and Invention;
Research
Nagle, Frank, and Florenta Teodoridis. "Jack of All Trades and Master of Knowledge: The Role of Diversification in New Distant Knowledge Integration." Strategic Management Journal 41, no. 1 (January 2020): 55–85.
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
million people—to make donations to efforts to organizations like Turkey’s AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority), Red Crescent of Kazakhstan, and the National Volunteer Network. “Kaspi.kz’s...
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- 08 Dec 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
The Industry R&D Survey: Patent Database Link Project
- 10 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice
summer and going forward. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON THIS SUMMER? Allie O'Shea (MBA 2021), Hack.Diversity: Hack.Diversity is focused on improving Black and Latinx representation in Boston's View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Watching the Brain Think and the Surprises of Science
“ One unstated objective of science is to make a difference: to learn something, or make something, that changes the way people think or behave. Many of the biggest discoveries — the most important scientifically View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
companies will continue to seek out ways to enter into the emerging market segments that place a premium on the social dimensions that accompany the inherent attractiveness of the innovative products. The social entrepreneurs have...
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- March 2024
- Case
Hippo: Weathering the Storm of the Home Insurance Crisis
By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan
Rick McCathron, CEO of Hippo, considered how the firm’s underwriting model could account for the effects of climate change. Along with providing smart home packages, targeting risk-friendly customers, and using data-driven pricing, the Insurtech used technologically...
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Fintech;
Underwriters;
Big Data;
Insurance Companies;
Global Warming;
Business Model Design;
Weather And Climate Change;
Weather Insurance;
Earnings;
Business Model;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Green Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Natural Environment;
Natural Disasters;
Weather;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Business Earnings;
Insurance;
Social Issues;
Insurance Industry;
United States;
California
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
diversification strategies. The article concludes by suggesting a research agenda for dynamic capabilities. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53220 Carbon Tariffs: Effects in Settings with Technology Choice...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
adopting business practices. Helping students, alumni, outside business leaders, and nonprofit managers develop skills and innovations they can apply to the social sector is...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 23 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
A Summer of Peaks and Swells: Interning at Patagonia
the Insights and Innovation team, whose objective is to deepen the understanding of the Patagonia customer, drive business decisions using feedback and insights, View Details
- 03 Oct 2022
- News
Real-time Data, Machine Learning, and Results: The Evidence Mounts
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Meg Whitman and Quibi Announce $750-million Fundraising Round
Roberto Verganti
Roberto Verganti is in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Design Theory and Practice for the double degree program MS/MBA conducted jointly by the Harvard Business School and the... View Details
- May 2012 (Revised September 2012)
- Case
HTC Corp. in 2012
By: David B. Yoffie, Juan Alcacer and Renee Kim
After 15 years of remarkable achievements, Taiwan-based HTC Corp. faced difficult times by 2012. CEO Peter Chou, who drove HTC's transformation from an unknown manufacturer of PDAs for other companies to a well-known global player in smartphones, faced an uncertain and...
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Corporate Social Responsibility;
Telecommunications;
Brand Management;
Economies Of Scale And Scope;
Market Positioning;
Intellectual Property Management;
Technological Innovation;
Information Infrastructure;
Competitive Strategy;
Innovation and Invention;
Patents;
Product Positioning;
Telecommunications Industry;
Taiwan
Yoffie, David B., Juan Alcacer, and Renee Kim. "HTC Corp. in 2012." Harvard Business School Case 712-423, May 2012. (Revised September 2012.)
- 20 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20
more calculations are needed to determine the relative effectiveness of nudging. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52754 The Rise of American Ingenuity: Innovation and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- October 2023
- Teaching Note
Timnit Gebru: 'SILENCED No More' on AI Bias and The Harms of Large Language Models
By: Tsedal Neeley and Tim Englehart
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-085. Dr. Timnit Gebru—a leading artificial intelligence (AI) computer scientist and co-lead of Google’s Ethical AI team—was messaging with one of her colleagues when she saw the words: “Did you resign?? Megan sent an email saying that...
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Andy Wu
Andy Wu is the Arjun and Minoo Melwani Family Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the MBA and Executive Education programs. He researches, teaches, and advises managers... View Details