- 15 Jun 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Slack Time and Innovation
This study combines data about projects posted on Kickstarter with the timing of school breaks of top US colleges to find that slack time can lead to an increase in creative projects, particularly those that are relatively complex and high quality. Managers in corporations that emphasize innovation should consider providing their employees with coordinated slack time particularly to advance development of novel ideas.
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
Understanding technology diffusion one tractor at a time ... Is leaning-in always the right answer for women? ... Welcome to the team.
- 03 Dec 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Planning Change: Lessons from the World of Retail
Professor Das Narayandas examines Johnson’s career trajectory and discusses the importance of personal accountability and creative planning in the rapidly-changing world of retail. Open for comment; 0 Comments.
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
Sarcasm: Does it incite conflict or ignite creativity? ... The changing state of advertising services ... Addressing gender discrimination in the work place. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 20 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Entrepreneurship and Business Groups: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey
origins of such groups, but in their subsequent growth as large businesses. In this case study, there is evidence of entrepreneurship that was alert both to the new opportunities offered by the Republic, and prepared to disrupt and create new opportunities. The founder, Vehbi Koç, was creative in his Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 03 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean
Situations vary greatly between countries. What works in one LAC country may not succeed in another, forcing fund managers to be particularly flexible and creative to add value in their portfolio companies. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 25 Jun 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Does ‘Could’ Lead to Good? Toward a Theory of Moral Insight
to "What could I do?" generates moral insight, defined as the realization that ostensibly competing values are not entirely incompatible. Moral insight allows for exploration of more possible solutions beyond the apparent constraints of the problem provided, and for the formulation of creative Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
Big Box prohibitions don't protect indy shops ... Internet age disperses innovation ... Making YouTube a good home for brands. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘The Art of Negotiation’
Great jazz musicians are a model for negotiators, says Michael Wheeler in his new book, The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World. Creativity at the bargaining table starts with disruption of familiar routines and old assumptions. Open for comment; 0 Comments.
- 25 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Can China Lead?’
Creativity and innovation can be nurtured in different educational and institutional settings, but does China have a good institutional framework for innovation? An excerpt from Can China Lead? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
Remaking the company before it's too late ... Incentivizing online collaborators ... Freemium pricing at Dropbox. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 04 Feb 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
From Crowds to Collaborators: Initiating Effort and Catalyzing Interactions Among Online Creative Workers
communities. This paper asks: What factors most inspire online teams to begin to collaborate and to do so creatively and effectively? The authors analyze a data set of 260 individuals randomly assigned to 52 teams tasked with developing working solutions to a complex innovation problem over 10 days, with Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 23 Jan 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Tommy Koh: Background and Major Accomplishments of the ’Great Negotiator, 2014
practice. Key concepts include: A native of Singapore, Koh's early interest in law and diplomacy led to his appointment as the youngest ambassador in the history of the United Nations. As a representative of Singapore and the United Nations, Koh has been instrumental in crafting creative agreements on Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 09 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity
Managing cultural friction not only creates a more harmonious workplace, says professor Roy Y.J. Chua, but ensures that you reap the creative benefits of multiculturalism at its best. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
What England's health care redesign teaches the US ... Do patents foster technological innovation? ... Potatoes in Peru for Frito-Lay. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 25 Oct 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Management: Theory and Practice, and Cases
oversight. In particular, the creative and analytical process of writing the novelAdventures of an IT Leader is examined. The book's "hero's journey" foundation continued in a second Harvard Business Press book, Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader, focusing on CEO Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
Encouraging Creativity to Increase Profits...Baby, You Can Drive My Car...Are Public Wages Fairer Wages? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 24 May 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Improving Store Liquidation
performance to how retailers are financed and how investors are compensated. Further, store liquidation is fundamental to innovation in the retail sector, since extracting value from defunct stores and firms is a key step in the process of creative destruction. In this paper, the authors introduce methods Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
A world-class restaurant at one-third the price ... A history of Wall Street equity analysts ... Barnes & Noble meet the e-book. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
Conversational Peers and Idea Generation: Evidence from a Field Experiment
To develop a theory of innovator capability, this study extends existing research linking personality and creativity to take into account the social nature of idea generation. Using data from an experiment embedded in a bootcamp for aspiring entrepreneurs, results show that better ideas are