Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2017
Research Event

The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy

marketplace, who defines the winner? It’s all perception–you think you’re the leader, and you’re really not,” he said. “For me, it’s all about conversion [monetizing existing goods and potential services] in the platform.” Discouraging... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Service

21 Mar 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)

says. “Digital technology has the potential to completely disrupt the kinds of channels they’re used to. Take the music industry: new technologies allow someone like Beyoncé to have a direct route to the consumer, which has all kinds of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports; Media & Broadcasting; Education

23 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?

The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through that state) are any indication,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Richard H.K. Vietor; Energy; Utilities

11 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet

league's partners include Nike, Monster Energy, and Fox Sports, indicating the sport's potential to drive both consumer advertising and new media rights. "There's a rabid fan base," Higgins says of the skateboarding league.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Financial Services

04 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter

constituencies within their organization, making the identity of the leader unimportant as long as the internal dynamics of the organization remain constant. Leader selection systems. The process by which leaders come to power homogenizes the pool of View Details

30 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

India’s Ambitious National Identification Program

registered. Other countries, including Australia and Indonesia, are studying the UIDAI system with thoughts of potentially pursuing similar programs of their own. And the impressive scale of the project has attracted the attention of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?

When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology; Information; Technology

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

to actually mobilizing the resources required to stop it. We term this the "RPM process": recognition, prioritization, mobilization. Failure at any of these three stages will leave a company vulnerable to potentially devastating... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

20 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak

days has been advising Congressional and business leaders about potential aid approaches. “Money in the door allows you to put money out the door.” A cash crunch with no end in sight The JPMorgan Chase Institute estimates that the average... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Service; Food & Beverage

01 Jan 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

system (largely intended to identify the attractiveness or special needs of a potential immigrant) used in Canada and some other countries.” Do you agree with David Wittenberg regarding the adoption of a Canadian-style system for sorting... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

09 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm

useless, but some will be useful,” Koning says. “If the person is open, they will take in the good and the bad and potentially find ways to recombine them to generate a great idea.” On the other hand, people who were closed didn’t... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery

benefits from regulatory and enforcement agencies if something goes amiss. For example, showing that a firm took pains to educate employees on legal regulations can potentially reduce fines by up to 95 percent. Ideally, the code of ethics... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Jun 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

economies.) Is our obsession with technology creating new kinds of potential hazards in the workplace? Is there something wrong with the way we work? What can we do about it? What do you think? To Read More: Leslie A. Perlow, Sleeping... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting

04 Jan 2012
What Do You Think?

Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?

concentration of wealth is very high. Others view inequality as a potential drag on the economy, a deterrent to the development of a strong, large middle class, which in turn is considered essential to economic growth and development.... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 May 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Denial Endemic to Management?

odds, particularly for entrepreneurs nurturing start-ups. It is not to be confused with willful behaviors designed, for example, to shield potentially dispiriting information from others. Denial is described here in degrees, as on a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

08 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care

screening participants in drug trials and make it possible to track and troubleshoot unexpected problems that show up after a drug is introduced into the general population, like what happened with Vioxx. The potential of this technology... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Health

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation

remain in place, and give them both an equitable financial payoff. She had a number of alternatives and wanted input from the group, which she received. Not all participants' issues are this monumental. Sometimes executives just need to air their concerns about... View Details

Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery

10 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017

economic development of host countries and what is the role of local financial markets in mediating the potential benefits? We first define FDI and discuss general theories on types and drivers of FDI. This review takes a host-country... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 11, 2009

comparative benefit of moral rules versus cost-benefit analysis (CBA). Many of their specific comments are accurate, useful, and insightful. At the same time, we believe they have misrepresented CBA and have reached a set of conclusions that are misguided and, if... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 29

explore how individuals process failed experiences as a potential source of learning. Drawing on attribution theory, we conceptualize the differential impact that internal (self-focused) and external (factors outside of one's control)... View Details