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- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
makes a huge difference in loans and grants going to the home countries of the directors—that developing countries can expect a doubling of their funding levels when they sit on the board. You also noticed...
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by Martha Lagace
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
companies in France, India, or Russia, for example. “It seemed to me to be an amazing finding if it were true” Because culture is subjective, however, it is notoriously difficult to test in a research setting. "Everyone knows culture is important, but no one can tell...
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by Michael Blanding
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
more basic factor has been holding back investment: remote work. Lockdowns and rising COVID-19 cases prompted many venture capitalists to literally head for the hills, decamping to vacation homes in Wyoming and Idaho. Even with its close...
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- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
It's the dream business location. Vital infrastructure feeds the area. A committed workforce lives nearby. A large number of potential customers are packed around you. And it's the last place you thought to look: the inner city. But the...
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by Martha Lagace
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
services. In health care, nursing services, community social services, mental health services, and home health-care services are on the rise. One executive recently told me that his firm's business training services were up over 400...
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by Staff
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
board matters,” Norton says. “When you don’t see the inequality, you’re still aware of it, but it’s less immediately salient. But when you see the blankets and champagne, it brings it View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
who doesn’t understand the nuances of the business or how to effectively manage its people. In recruiting Bob Nardelli from GE, Home Depot’s board failed to choose someone who understood the retail business enough to recognize that the...
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by Bill George
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
happened in natural gas in the late 1980s and early 1990s. And, there's always money to be saved in industrial sourcing. If management really focuses on purchasing and puts effort into it, you can always save money by creating more...
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- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
businesses and economies. Lessons from history for the US You might be questioning the relevance of these studies; they focus on immigration at the height of manufacturing and industrialization, unlike the artificial intelligence-driven...
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by Marco Tabellini
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
are younger. Most of the women I have interviewed say, "The time that I most want flexibility in my work, the time I most want to be staying at home instead of traveling, is when my children are teenagers." And so View Details
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by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
and behaviors—not just your words—communicate the need for change; How to keep fanning the flames of urgency even after your transformation effort has scored some early successes. Written in Kotter's signature no-nonsense style, this concise and authoritative guide...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
they're world leaders in the field." Is Verganti a consumer of design himself? "If you come to my house you will find a lot of semiotic pollution," he laughs. "Having many different...
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- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
of the Case Research and Writing Group. “No one believed that you could create a brand in tomatoes—a commodity!” The case details how, during an economic downturn, a small business in its fourth generation of family ownership became one...
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- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
it imposes limitations and stifles innovation, as I argue in my new book Think Outside the Building. In companies, turf wars between departments and divisions hinder organizational performance. Silo-busting often consists of moving people from their View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
of one of the largest semiconductor clusters in Europe. Contrary to conventional wisdom in the semiconductor industry, the Dresden team only copied from its home corporate locations in the United States those processes and practices that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time for More Reverse Mentoring?
rest of us. An imaginative, tech savvy caregiver we employ in our home dreamed up a business based on an unsatisfactory personal experience. Despite her lack of formal training, resources, and investment, she devised a way to test her...
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by James Heskett
- 12 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
The New Real Estate
some of the best real estate market returns anywhere. Green real estate development in dense locations in our urban centers could have an enormous impact on our energy use. The average home owner in the U.S. suburbs today, according to...
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- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
Newton, Philip Rivers, Teddy Bridgewater, Dak Prescott, Jameis Winston, Ryan Tannehill, Marcus Mariota, and Case Keenum amongst others. Many have already found new homes—Tom Brady signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philip Rivers signed with the Indianapolis...
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- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
business leader, not just a technical specialist. By inviting you to "walk in the shoes" of an IT leader, this book will help you better understand the role of IT in your organization and navigate...
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Martha Lagace
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199552863.do One Report: Are You Ready? Authors:Robert G. Eccles Publication:IESE Insight: Business Knowledge Review An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the paper...
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Sean Silverthorne