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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
UNC's “Accidental” Dean
figured that his impressive business credentials and international perspective would serve the school well. “They were as open to a practitioner for the role as they were for an academic,” Jones told the Herald-Sun. Thrilled to be back home, Jones aims to lead the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet
Finding your passions. What tasks do your really enjoy? Which activities bring out your best? It is difficult to perform at a high level without having a passion for key elements of the job. Understanding yourself. What is your life... View Details
- 26 Mar 2018
- News
Funding Climate Change Solutions
need to go to the very local level to understand what are the challenges of this community and find the right instruments. I would say that the thing I applied at the local level is the understanding of the... View Details
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
the incentives of brokers, and brokers price discriminate based on a consumer's level of sophistication. The model estimates indicate that costly search is a key friction in retail financial markets, but the effects of search costs are... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
their willingness to pay for two product characteristics and marginal costs are increasing with the quality level chosen on each attribute. We show that while firms seek to manage competition through product positioning, their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Adapting to Meet Changing Needs
Margolis. “I’m already applying the insights we gained to my teaching in the classroom,” adds Mayo, who currently teaches leadership in the Executive Education and MBA programs. “The experience was energizing, exhilarating, exhausting, and frustrating—and ultimately it... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Kenneth A. Goldman
technology finance here in Silicon Valley or have moved on to different positions or industries, so I'm now one of the few CFOs in high tech with my level of experience." Throughout his career, Goldman has sought jobs that would allow him... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Career Wanted
swapping status, seniority, or a certain salary level for lifestyle considerations or the knowledge that they are giving something back to society. Both Carlson and Sullivan urge MBAs to use their training in analysis, risk-assessment,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Starting Off on the Right Foot
fairly stressful. “Switching jobs is hard work,” he says. “You’re processing a lot of new information, and anxiety is normal and even healthy in a situation like that.” After a few months, he relates, “your stress level should plateau,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
reached the executive level at his organization. Why did he make it when so many other minorities plateaued in middle management? First, Williams had the good fortune to be hired by Nathan Barrett, a white manager who continually expanded... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
Richard S. Reynolds, Jr.
After a successful, but brief career in investment banking, Richard Jr. joined his father's company in 1938. Under his leadership, Reynolds Corporation expanded tremendously, buying more government plants and establishing facilities across the globe in such countries... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
students went through the experimental session wearing 15-pound backpacks, while the other half wore 5-pound backpacks. The results showed that participants wearing a heavy backpack indeed experienced higher levels of guilt than the light... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
all levels is cutting programs. How will this affect the evolution of performance management? Morino: Relatively speaking, there's been remarkable progress in the nonprofit sector in the area of performance management, but the potential... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
Based on dialogue with all stakeholders, create an information gap analysis, develop and implement necessary methodologies for creating missing content, and consult with the board to determine an "optimal level of transparency." The... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
process at every level of the 17,320-employee company. "Most nonhuman resources, such as capital or equipment, can be acquired," he says. "What's more important is how a corporate strategy is executed and how people utilize resources." At... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
How the U.S. Army Develops Leaders
filled with peacekeeping, nation building, and a whole range of what we call "operations other than war." Not surprisingly, such confusion over roles and missions at the institutional level resulted in serious identity... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
low for financial defaults. So when someone asks whether we are going to have problems with increasing levels of defaults, I think it’s almost self-evident. Of course there will be higher levels of defaults... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
to be taken for granted, regardless of their efficiency implications. However, the institutional perspective does not address the fundamental issue of business strategy necessary to explain the persistence of substantially different strategies among firms that are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Dean Nohria: Business Schools have a Vital Role in Teaching Trust
expectations of business leaders demand such a focus, Nohria notes—and that isn’t asking too much. “Just as importantly, I believe that only by taking the lead on such issues will business leaders be able to maintain, or even expand, the View Details