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      How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More ProblemsHow Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems   

      Public entrepreneurship can bring agile thinking and new ideas to governments. Mitchell Weiss explains in his new book, We the Possibility. 
      18 Jan 2021  |  Book

      How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

      by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr
      • 13 Jan 2021
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      • Research & Ideas

      Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups

      by Kristen Senz
      • 11 Jan 2021
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      How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?

      by James Heskett
      • 04 Jan 2021
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      The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 29 OCT 2020
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      • Research & Ideas
      To promote the greatest safety, public health officials should target their pandemic messaging to men differently than to women. Research by Vincent Pons and colleagues.

      Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

      by Staff
      • 13 JUL 2020
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      • Research & Ideas
      VIDEO: Ken Frazier, one of only four Black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, speaks with Professor Tsedal Neeley about the search for a coronavirus vaccine, how racism at the workplace holds back America’s progress, and his own upbringing just one generation from slavery.

      How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

      by Julia Austin
      • 17 FEB 2020
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      • Sharpening Your Skills
      Identifying a customer's pain points is the first step for entrepreneurs in developing a new product. Julia Austin offers tips for choosing the right "job to be done."

      How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 25 FEB 2019
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      • Research & Ideas
      Researchers believe gender stereotypes hold women back in the workplace. Katherine Coffman's research adds a new twist: They can even cause women to question their own abilities.

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      Dog Eat Dog: Measuring Network Effects Using a Digital Platform Merger

      by Chiara Farronato, Jessica Fong, and Andrey Fradkin
      • 14 JAN 2021

      Accounting for Product Impact in the Airlines Industry

      by George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
      • 11 JAN 2021

      The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?

      by Alberto Alesina and Marco Tabellini
      • 11 JAN 2021

      Aggregate Advertising Expenditure in the US Economy: What's Up? Is It Real?

      by Alvin J. Silk and Ernst R. Berndt
      • 06 JAN 2021

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      Articles about recent books written by Harvard Business School faculty.

      Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 05 OCT 2020

      From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 20 AUG 2020

      Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 27 JUL 2020

      Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

      by Martha Lagace
      • 30 JUN 2020
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