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- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
democratic history and an immediate, practical exercise for anyone looking for a way to strengthen our common civic commitments. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52134 2017 Academy of Management Annals...
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Carmen Nobel
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
suited for a young, entrepreneurial organization. Start-up joiners need to do three things well: manage uncertainty, push the limits, and think like an owner. He then outlines four steps for choosing the right company: Pick a domain (find...
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Carmen Nobel
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
alternative investment strategies. Finally, did the institution have sufficient resources to manage such a portfolio, and was the investment committee providing sufficient oversight. Purchase this case:...
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers
included the least selective schools. Students accepted into top programs generally have the choice of going to any school they like, but usually choose the most selective school that accepts them. (Education is free in France, so expense...
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- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
leadership and management is to prioritize among competing accountability demands. This involves deciding both to whom and for what they owe accountability. This paper provides an overview of the accountability pressures facing nonprofit...
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
2017 Washington, DC: American Public Health Association Public Health Preparedness: Case Studies in Policy and Management By: Howitt, Arnold M., Dutch Leonard, and David W. Giles, eds. Abstract—This book provides detailed accounts of a...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
compensation committees for large corporations, sign lengthy public proxy statements, and are already under intense public scrutiny. Pay for performance, in theory, should be a win-win proposition for investors and managers alike. It is...
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens
Participant-Centered Learning, it was a program for 60 Latin American academics on case-method teaching, field-based research and case writing, especially with an eye to tailoring materials for unique management issues of Latin America.)...
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by Martha Lagace
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’
spatial—that would normally separate them from their employees. They do so by cultivating the art of listening to people at all levels of their organization, and by learning to talk with those people in ways that are personal, honest, and authentic. Conversational...
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- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working prototype (and maybe even View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
progress in the public sphere of work, making it difficult to expose and undermine the social and cultural bases of inequality. Workers were warm and welcoming, generous with their time, conscientious in their responses to our questions,...
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- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
retailers rely on temporary workers during the holiday season, so training and managing frontline staff becomes essential. Finally, retail executives should be highly focused on customer service. Consumers who shop in person will likely...
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- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
saw—that's a ton of fun," he said. There was general agreement on this point, but land and buildings aren't always part of the equation when it comes to calculating the industry's appeal, added Vincent J. Constantini, founder and...
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- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
muscle with plenty of available resources. Regarding the strengths and weaknesses of women business leaders, Lewis remarked, "I've worked for terrible female bosses and terrible male bosses. I always used to generalize along gender...
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by Julia Hanna
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
forthcoming Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Revolutionizing Innovation: Users, Communities, and Open Innovation By: Harhoff, Dietmar, and Karim R. Lakhani, eds. Abstract—The last two decades have witnessed an extraordinary growth of new models of View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
leaders will report new lessons on the art of building trust during a time when it looks remarkably difficult. Sandra J. Sucher is the MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice in the General View Details
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by Rachel Layne
- 02 Mar 2016
- What Do You Think?
Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?
can access contents on an alleged terrorist’s iPhone has generated a vigorous debate with daily developments. As they say, this is a big deal. It raises critical questions. Apple argues that doing what the FBI demands would potentially...
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- 20 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 20, 2007
poultry chicken he bred to address the nutritional and income needs of some of the poorest people on earth: India's rural villagers. As of November 2006, Keggfarms was supplying chicks to about 4 million poor villagers, generating incomes...
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Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
passed, often twelve to twenty-four months. Such a clause, for instance, sparked a public legal battle two years ago when Google hired away a top Microsoft executive, Kai-Fu Lee. But disputes and tensions over noncompetes are not isolated instances. As most View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 28 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business
restaurants awarded five stars on the popular Yelp review service managed to carry on business as usual, despite a $1 increase in the minimum wage. But restaurants with a mediocre 3.5-star rating didn’t fare as well; the same $1 wage...
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