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- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?
Bazerman The consumer decision-making literature has paid great attention to the information processing and decision making (or choice) of consumers. In the vast majority of this literature, the dependent variable is some variation of a... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Argentina: A Historical Exploration of Information Sharing Mechanisms in Credit Markets, 1892-c.1935 Authors:Andrea M. Lluch Publication:Investigaciones de Historia Económica (forthcoming in fall 2008) Abstract During the last decades, economic theory has devoted... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?
attentiveness to trivial details,” as defined in a recent research study, can drag down relationships, result in recriminating behavior, and ruin the good intentions behind very generous donations. On the flip side, leaving room for error... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
the CEO of this collective enterprise was the need to focus the attention of the work force on performance issues. "His task was to create a value system that favors personal accountability, emphasizes product quality, and centers on... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
One-on-One Meeting The one-on-one meeting between supervisor and staff is an invaluable tool for managing, but requires much attention to detail. Julia B. Austin explains best practices for getting the most out of the 1:1. Why Brexit is a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?
attention paid to this kind of research by corporate leaders? And what does it say about the true nature of effective leadership? If the essence of leadership is, as my colleague John Kotter maintains, the ability to achieve... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jun 2003
- What Do You Think?
What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?
approaches to instruction will place heavier emphasis on values—individual, organizational, or both. Here, more attention will be paid to the careful development of, and adherence by managers to, what in the past often have been... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Relationships are Building Biotech
that potential investors pay special attention to the career histories of all involved. Careers Count So what career factors gave biotech a boost? Higgins found three specific advantages in chief executive officers who led a successful... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
- 05 Feb 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
students." In his words, this behavior should characterize well-respected programs. He asks, "Isn't 'adapting to change' almost a synonym for learning?" Little attention was given to the influence of alumni in shaping... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
particular companies in each country. To catch students' attention immediately, they chose companies with name recognition, such as Toyota, Wedgwood, Ford, and IBM. The companies were also selected to include functional areas of interest... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Mead Treadwell
and there’s something for everybody to be concerned about. If people care about what’s in their gas tank, or biodiversity, or national security, they need to pay attention to the Arctic. What tends to get overlooked amid media View Details
- 21 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Going Negative in Political Advertising
For more details, see Greater Good: How Good Marketing Makes For Better Democracy by John Quelch and Katherine Jocz (Harvard Business Press 2008). Choice sells, in politics and in the supermarket. Distinct choices on the shelf attract our View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 18 May 2023
- News
Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes
Black students from lower-income families in struggling neighborhoods—hope for a successful future. The kids were attentive as the assembly concluded, but, Wilfong later learned, they didn't expect this stranger to follow through on her... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
Reflections and learnings
incredibly smart, have short attention spans and just want to get things done. People work for people: This is not a new one, but it’s one that gets hammered in with each new job experience. When looking for a job or internship, don’t... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Navigating Success in Volatile Times
Citigroup's Global Investment Management and Private Banking Group, prefaced his opening address on Friday evening with a moving account of his return to Lower Manhattan following the destruction of Citigroup's offices at 7 World Financial Center. Attendees then turned... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
students were 100-percent students of color, and 60 percent of them were more than two years behind in reading and math—eliminated a barrier to scaling it. Some suggested making it a charter school. That way, you wouldn't have to pay View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
Capital, both companies he co-founded. The case outlines the technology—first brought to widespread attention by Tesla and SpaceX executive Elon Musk—then follows Pishevar as he builds a team, develops prototypes, recruits investors and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
lays policies that have been proposed to deal with either the consequences or the causes of the crisis. These include policies for reforming the supervision of the financial system, changing bankruptcy rules and regulating mortgage finance. Some View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
about the gap between ideology and practice and the legitimacy problems that spring from that gap. So when I retired from active teaching it seemed like a good idea to write a book combining these two interests, drawing attention to the... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
"We got into the investing side of the business primarily because the opportunity was there to buy nonperforming loan portfolios from the RTC," recalls Slaughter. From a merchant banking standpoint, Wall Street barely paid View Details