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- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
by Danielle Kost
businesses are turning to AI for its efficiencies and revolutionary potential, but its proliferation has sparked widespread skepticism and questions about equity, privacy, liability, transparency, and security. William Kerr talks to AI expert and entrepreneur Manoj Saxena, who parses the business, policy,
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- 05 Jul 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
- Working Knowledge
How Unilever Is Preparing for the Future of Work
Re: William R. Kerr
...transformation across several geographies while accounting for local context? Harvard Business School professor and faculty co-chair of the Managing the Future of Work Project William Kerr and Patrick Hull, Unilever’s vice president of global learning and future of work, discuss how rapid advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are changing the nature of work in the case, “Unilever's Response to the Future of Work.”...
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- 08 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs
by Scott Van Voorhis
When public anxiety about immigration surges, Black, Asian, and Hispanic inventors have a harder time raising funds for new ideas on Kickstarter, says research by William Kerr. What can platforms do to confront bias in entrepreneurial finance?...
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- 01 Mar 2023
- What Do You Think?
- Working Knowledge
How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?
by James Heskett
before purpose, you get an Enron. Ranjay Gulati, the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, recently identified this quest as a search for “deep purpose.” Gulati considers deep purpose not just another management tool, but “a foundational
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- 03 Jan 2023
- What Do You Think?
- Working Knowledge
How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?
Re: James L. Heskett
of General Motors because of her skills at turning around a large organization. My colleague Regina Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, knowing that I was preparing materials for a course in service management, arranged for an
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- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
- Working Knowledge
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
by James Heskett
reasoned, rational approach to this opportunity that its business community is best equipped to provide. Why aren’t business leaders more vocal about immigration policy? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. References: William R. Kerr, The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration
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- 10 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay
by Jay Fitzgerald
Working for yourself might bring freedom and autonomy, but it increasingly comes with a major risk: low pay. Research by William Kerr explores the shifting sands of self-employment.
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- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
by Rachel Layne
Software invention spurred the rapid ascent of six American tech hubs, helping them draw talent from even larger cities. Will the rise of remote work shake the status quo? Research by William Kerr.
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- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
- Working Knowledge
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
by Kathryn Haviland
Indeed, the book I co-wrote with Marco Iansiti, Competing in the Age of AI, is partially inspired by the writings of Iain Banks and the (so amazing) Culture series, Ann Leckie and the Ancillary Justice series, and anything that William Gibson and Neal Stephenson writes. "I will be dreaming about the
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- 30 Mar 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
- Working Knowledge
Whose Job Is It Anyway? Co-Ethnic Hiring in New US Ventures
by Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
The impact of immigration has been particularly sharp in entrepreneurship, yet there is remarkably little evidence about how immigration in the workplace connects to the creation and scaling of new firms. The economic consequences of greater workplace and...
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- 07 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
Market Investors Pay More for Resilient Companies
by Kristen Senz
During a market collapse, investors will pay up for companies considered resilient in their response, according to George Serafeim.
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- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
- Working Knowledge
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
by Danielle Kost
service centers, which are primarily owned by physicians. Regina E. Herzlinger is the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration. Amy C. Edmonson: New ways to balance prevention and sick care Those on the front lines of COVID care, working impossibly long hours, taking on tasks and roles
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- 12 May 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
- Working Knowledge
Autonomous Vehicles Are Ready to Disrupt Society, Business—and You
Re: Elie Ofek & William R. Kerr
The rise of autonomous vehicles has enormous implications for business and society. Professors William R. Kerr and Elie Ofek explore the factors influencing their development and commercialization.
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- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
- Working Knowledge
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
by William R. Kerr
At this time of crisis, America risks signaling to global innovators and entrepreneurs that they have no future here, says William R. Kerr.
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- 02 Mar 2020
- What Do You Think?
- Working Knowledge
Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?
by James Heskett
rarely will one end up on the wrong side of right with these values.” Rod R. said, “Comeback? These have always been essential and valued if you are strolling through life as a not trustworthy person that is arrogant and doesn’t listen to others, you’re probably living off of someone else’s
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- 01 Jan 2020
- What Do You Think?
- Working Knowledge
Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?
by James Heskett
talented workers of the world? What do you think? Original Column The talented people of this planet “are the world’s most precious resource,” writes William Kerr in a recent book. They are highly mobile, benefit from association with other talented people, and are “shaped by the environment” that
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- 28 Dec 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
- Working Knowledge
Tech Clusters
by William R. Kerr and Frederic Robert-Nicoud
We are witnessing a major transformation of business to achieve strategic positions in powerful tech hubs, but most workers and consumers will always be far away. The authors describe the spatial concentration of tech activity in the United States and explore the...
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- 07 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits
by Martha Lagace
Government spending on bridges, roads, and other infrastructure pieces does not always ignite economic good times, say William Kerr and Ramana Nanda. The key question: Are financiers nearby?...
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- 07 Jul 2019
- HBS Case
- Working Knowledge
Walmart's Workforce of the Future
by Julia Hanna
A case study by William Kerr explores Walmart's plans for future workforce makeup and training, and its search for opportunities from digital infrastructure and automation.
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- 29 Jun 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
- Working Knowledge
Infrastructure and Finance: Evidence from India's GQ Highway Network
by Abhiman Das, Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover, William R. Kerr, and Ramana Nanda
In India, the Golden Quadrilateral highway network connects four major cities. This study of the relationship between the infrastructure project and development of the local financial sector finds that, in districts along and near the GQ, initial levels of financial...
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