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- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
$200 billion of registered capital in September 2007 to diversify China's foreign exchange holdings and increase risk-adjusted returns on those assets. CIC was unusual in that it had a strictly commercial orientation and market-driven...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
instructor, and later as a strategist for the Pentagon: O: Observe O: Orientate D: Decide A: Act Boyd's insight came from the need to develop a strategic approach—simple in nature, easy to execute and communicate—that made up for the fact...
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by Euvin Naidoo
- 15 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Free Software
dynamics that are less investment-oriented than a traditional deal and more oriented toward indirect tools to make money." The Payoff Sometimes the strategies software companies employ are so complex that it isn't immediately evident...
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- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?
climate, innovativeness and market orientation measures are all below average in Hong Kong," concluded Deshpandé and Farley. Thailand, an industrializing nation with a market-oriented economy, "reflects a strong Buddhist...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
couples and individuals from a variety of backgrounds, ages, and sexual orientations to build families. This case examines Circle Surrogacy (CS), one of the premier surrogacy agencies in the world, as its president and founder, John...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
in our sample had developed a strong, locally oriented culture. Examples include Cummins and Herman Miller. Their respective cultures were rooted in the values of the small towns in which they were headquartered. Building a global culture...
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by Martha Lagace
- 09 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
How to Revive Health-Care Innovation
the most profitable customers. When a disruptive technological enabler emerges, the leaders in the industry disparage and discourage it because, with its orientation toward simplicity and accessibility, the disruption just isn't capable...
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- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
organizations are certainly economic instruments, but they also have an immense impact on human development and the well-being of society. Sustaining research attention on both the ethical and economic responsibilities of business, and on the tensions between them,...
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by Manda Salls
- 03 Feb 2011
- What Do You Think?
Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?
leading virtually and globally." Other suggestions were for more investigation of topics such as "ethical leadership and inclusive growth" (Praveen Zala), the impact of more globally oriented and younger leaders (Jack...
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Re: James L. Heskett
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49869 October 2015 Harvard Business Review Case Study: Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are? By: Ramanna, Karthik Abstract—A manager decides whether he should hide his sexual orientation...
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- 13 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Life of Leaders
Managers are oriented to process, while leaders are attuned to substance. Process is concerned with establishing procedures for solving problems, while substance deals directly with the problems at hand. Process is soon related to...
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by Martha Lagace
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
travel abroad freely, and it still doesn't allow many ideas to cross its borders. Consequently, while it may be true that multinational companies can invest in China more easily than they can in India, managers in India are more inclined to be market View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
individual organisation's approach to its marketplace, brand resources, and strategy may to varying degrees be brand oriented. This study suggests that brand orientation also applies to a network of brands. Separately, the extended...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
promoting these individuals when looking to fill executive jobs. Managing diversity is also one of the core competencies used to assess managers' performance, and it's included in the mandatory training and orientation of new managers...
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by David A. Thomas
- 14 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism
cooperation among countries, as we've seen in some of these post-Soviet cases. Q: You've written about how different countries in the former Soviet Union have reacted toward or against Russia. What about Russia and its own orientation and...
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by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2024
- Book
Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead
Listen Better What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
short-termism is associated with various proxies for earnings management, suggesting that our proxy partially captures opportunistic behavior. We also show that firms focusing more on the short-term have a more short-term oriented...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
When North Carolina governor Pat McCrory recently signed into law the Public Facilities Privacy & Securities Act, in response to a Charlotte city ordinance that, among other things, would have prohibited discrimination based on sexual View Details
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
participants understand how to orient their businesses in increasingly dynamic markets and provides strategies to help them recognize and respond to threats in the marketplace. Simons and Professor Michael Tushman share the topic of...
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- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
resources and regulatory effort goes into ensuring that the public has access to these financial opportunities; in fact, much of American social policy oriented toward the non-indigent operates through structured opportunities for saving...
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