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- 30 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 30
research. Design/methodology: We explore this proposition through a review of 55 empirical studies of social enterprises published in the last 15 years, in which we examine the mix and trajectory of research methods used and the research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business
conducted a series of experiments in cooperation with her PhD advisor at Dartmouth College, psychology professor Thalia Wheatley. (They detail their findings in The Tipping Point of Animacy: How, When, and Where We Perceive Life in a Face, View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
equity in their own companies. Bias, underrepresentation, and work-family conflict Analysis of the articles published over nearly two decades in the US business press gave the authors an opportunity to trace shifts in the media's framing... View Details
- 17 Apr 2013
- Research Event
Conference Challenges Gender Conventions
spoke about how glass ceilings don't apply to black women—when they look up, they see a concrete wall. And she argued for another conference on changing academic roles, to combat what she sees as fear among more junior professors to View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 08 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace
Roth discusses these and other markets in his reflective paper What Have We Learned from Market Design?, which draws from decades of his fieldwork. In the paper, published in 2008 and updated in September 2010, Roth discusses how issues... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
volunteers trained by Time to Read. Instead of financial grants, Time Warner supplies reading materials (especially magazines published by the company), classroom space, and tutors at its various offices around the country. Even when a... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
federal laws to monitor competitive practices. Ultimately, her vision for American capitalism bridged a populist preference for proprietary ownership and a progressive impulse toward the modern regulatory state.” Currently, Sawyer is working on a book on the topic,... View Details
- 07 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 7, 2006
weight of published management advice, recommends that management teams engage task conflict but avoid relationship conflict. Implicit in this advice is the premise that it is indeed possible to separate the task and relationship aspects... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
economy and thus engendered earnings volatility. Finally, cable provided an outlet for cash flow generated by diversified media companies. During the 1960s, television broadcasting had grown into a very profitable business. 26 At the same time, margins were rising in... View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15
published field studies of men doing dangerous work, to induce a model of how organizational cultures equip men to "do" and "undo" gender at work. Breakthrough Inventions and the Growth of Innovation Clusters... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 23
archival and published sources. Similar to recent studies that emphasize the importance of income, political decentralization, and the level of political voice to the spread of primary education in developed economies, we also find these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Teaching Interest
General Management: Processes and Action
General Management: Processes and Action (GMPA) focuses on implementation and the way that general managers get things done. Typically, they work through processes—sequences of tasks and activities that unfold over time, like strategic planning,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Management; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Strategic Planning; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; China; India; United States
- 29 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial
the company. Sales increased but losses skyrocketed. A&P lost the price war it started, proving only that it could give away the store. The most puzzling aspect of the price war is why A&P initiated it. During 1971, published... View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 13
on Balanced Scorecard Commentaries Author:Robert S. Kaplan Publication:Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 8, no. 4 (2012) Abstract This paper provides the author's insights about five papers written in this volume about his View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
Broad definitions of the scope of information subject to disclosure; An obligation to publish proactively key documents and categories of information, even in the absence of a specific request; Clear, accessible mechanisms for the public... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
professor he continued to write, teach, and serve as case-method éminence grise for a number of years. His influential book Education for Judgment, edited with David Garvin and Ann Sweet, was published in 1992. Until the closing months of... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015
2015 Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing The Impact of Globalization on Argentina and Chile: Business Enterprises and Entrepreneurship By: Jones, G. Abstract—This book compares the effects of globalization on two Latin American... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18
on practical measures that businesses can implement to create shared value. Originally published in an online forum hosted by Harvard Business Review, it offers valuable advice about how CEOs, other senior executives, and boards of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28
people to buy forecasts? Does the act of forecasting set in motion unforeseen events that can counteract the forecast made? Publisher's link: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10057.html August 2013 Edward Elgar Publishing Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21
competitor. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811032-PDF-ENG AdMob (A) Mikołaj Jan Piskorski, Samuel Cohen Mobily-Guitta, and Nithya VaduganathanHarvard Business School Case 711-406 AdMob's CEO is deciding between international expansion and... View Details