Attention - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

devote a good deal of attention to Grove's childhood, boyhood, and youth because I think an appreciation of the first two decades of his life is essential to understanding his development as a manager. Until 1945, anti-Semitism placed... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

13 Apr 2016
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Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

cognitive referent in the market. So they ended up actually undermining their own performance even while they helped the market take off.” The successful firms focused first on trying to solve a problem and then getting attention for... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

from one of Smith's earlier works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, that caught the attention of Harvard Business School professor Nava Ashraf and coauthors Colin Camerer and George Loewenstein. In "Adam Smith, Behavioral... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

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the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products

attention and were an integral factor in extending products’ market reach nationwide. Throughout the 1800s, black-and-white trade cards and business cards with fine detail were created through the process of engraving on wood, copper, or... View Details

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

the right questions," says Kaplan, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. "Most leaders spend a lot of their time looking for answers. Very often, they may feel isolated and alone. I want to help them refocus their View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

11 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Perfecting the Project Pitch

it's important for speakers to grab the audience's attention early. There are a number of tricks for doing so, such as posing a puzzle to capture the audience's attention. "I tell students that they have 30 seconds with an... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher

2019
Working Paper

Rehabilitating Corporate Purpose

By: Malcolm S. Salter

In this paper, I address how the ascendance of the theory of shareholder value maximization into the central consciousness of public corporations and its canonization as the only legitimate expression of corporate purpose has contributed to both a widening breach... View Details

Keywords: Capitalism; Justice; Corporate Purpose; Shareholder Value Maximization; Ethical Reciprocity; Economic Systems; Business Ventures; Mission and Purpose; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

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10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

at an urban charter school, where over 95 percent of the 500 students were minorities and more than 75 percent were low-income. They focused their attention on tutors—the employees with the closest and most extended contact with students.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

fields of sociology, economics, and business administration as well. All 3 books have received enormous attention and will continue to do so. But it should also be remembered that Al made contributions to business history throughout his... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
Case

Algramo

By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal

Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores... View Details

Keywords: Packaging-as-a-wallet; Plastic Waste; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Reusable Packaging; Alliances With FMCGs To Meet ESG Goals; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Value Creation; Goals and Objectives; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile

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14 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

to government estimates. And, in 2020, 3,142 people were killed in car crashes involving distracted drivers. With automation gaining more momentum, Sadun hopes car designers will double down on safety features. After all, commuters may pay even less View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

01 Dec 2009
News

One Man Crime Wave

bound for upper management. As the executive Johnny Maleska says in Clemmie (1958), “You’ve got to eat, sleep, live, and dream the work .I can’t keep that close a focus on attention and ambition. So I won’t get into the real gravy.” The... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Entrepreneurship” with Bernard Leca and Eva Boxenbaum ( Academy of Management Annals , 2009) was named by Science Watch as the August 2011 “Fast Breaking Paper” in Economics and Business. A Fast Breaking Paper is “a very recent scientific contribution that is just... View Details

01 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

refers to the amount of time and attention a person in a particular job must devote to interacting with others and nudging people where they should go, including collecting data, probing for new information, or attempting to influence the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Feb 2021
Book

How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

matter of dumping his work on others. “Some people actually view this as a good opportunity, not a burden,” he says. “So how do we get this away from a 50-year-old and onto the desk of a 27-year-old who will pay more attention and also... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

with managers is valuable—and it’s especially important for newly hired workers. In fact, Bojinov recommends: “Go to your remote workers first.” “Managers have to be careful of ensuring that their remote employees get as much attention... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

04 Jun 2018
What Do You Think?

Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?

senior executives who have lost their jobs for actual or alleged inappropriate workplace behavior. My attention was called to the sensitivity of these terms because of what is going on in Syria, Myanmar, and other places in the world. In... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

observe things, then question why. If you want to be an innovative person, when you see things, you have to pay attention and then wonder why. A good illustration of observing and questioning is Scott Cook (MBA 1976) and QuickBooks. By... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

broadened to include management dynamics in entrepreneurial and venture capital firms. Despite attention from the media, relatively little hard information exists on these companies; Wasserman is using data collected from two hundred... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

who devise new strategies but fail to underpin them with detailed plans for marketplace execution. Emergent strategies are only as good as their execution. Sound execution requires not only attention to detailed planning, but adaptability... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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