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- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
out in a way that is consistent with how the new leader plans to govern, illustrates his or her values, and signals some of his or her later moves. It’s pretty demoralizing to live inside a situation needing a turnaround. To renew people’s energy and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
problem. As Deming told us long ago, poor outcomes are more often the result of bad processes than bad people. The weak shareholder/board relationship creates an untenable situation for directors. If we expect them to do their jobs, we must View Details
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
the federal level. Would government be better served by having more business leaders in office? A: I don't think that a business school professor can offer unbiased advice on who should run government. However, it is clear that most... View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
- 11 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups
change,” he says. “So changes in behavior were driven mostly by changing beliefs or changing expectations of the job seekers.” Using cash to weather a talent drought So, what’s a job seeker with dreams of working for a startup to do? Bernstein offers the View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
says. “Suddenly entrepreneurship is not about who can build a better mousetrap, but who can better ignore the law and develop a corporate advantage for ignoring the law. So what advice do we give students,... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
generator for the shareholders. Basically you are managing to create an attractive annuity for shareholders. Lal: It's not just about eliminating the stores, but managing the business to maximize cash-flow. If done intelligently this can generate a lot of value. Q: One... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
begin with the basics. Rekhi's approach is to give novices advice, often as rules of thumb, such as "focus"—and then send them out to put the rules into practice. If they are smart enough to act on his View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 23 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs
potential appeal of the product,’” Koning says. “When you are trying to grow a startup, the people you are getting advice and feedback from are overwhelmingly men.” This gender gap is hardly limited to Product Hunt. Men also comprise 75... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?
ideas, empowering team members to make decisions, taking advice and implementing feedback, giving actionable feedback, and sharing credit for team success.” "There are others ... who apparently fear... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
recipients' actual trustworthiness. This lax approach gives rise to adverse selection: the sites that seek and obtain trust certifications are actually less trustworthy than others. Using an original dataset on web site safety, I... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both
his teaching career at Wharton. As a newly minted twenty-nine-year-old professor there, he said, he found himself the recipient of a steady stream of practical advice from the senior faculty. Don't hang back by the blackboard when... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC By: Kerr, Sari Pekkala, and William R. Kerr Abstract— Networking and the giving and receiving of advice outside of one’s own firm are... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
About Malls? An audience member asked what advice panelists would give to an entrepreneur launching a retail business in India. "Don't try to copy any Western model," said Biyani. "India might... View Details
- 16 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report from China: The New Entrepreneurs
in times of change, chaos, ambiguity, adversity, and unclarity. China is certainly a "work in progress." Q: What advice would you give HBS Working Knowledge readers who are thinking of creating new... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Best Place for Retirement Funds
tax-deferred account gives an investor a potential subsidy from the government, in the form of a tax deferral, Bergstresser continues. "The magnitude of this subsidy depends on how heavily the assets in the account are taxed. An... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
issue facing firms, that the business press has outlined a recurring set of prescriptive advice about the topic to practitioners, and why (despite its recurring nature) that advice seems to have limited... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
help companies with fundamentally viable businesses become financially stronger and more competitive. The Bankruptcy Code achieves this by giving companies a "safe harbor" while they restructure their liabilities, buying time... View Details
- 28 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Meeting China’s Need for Management Education
practices in management education. "Overall, we were delighted to see the impact that PCMPCL is having in the area and on these leading schools of business," Wheelwright says. Report: Q: What general advice would you View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
There is a mismatch between what many scholars assume is the purpose of taxes and what most people believe for themselves. That mismatch means that the advice experts offer to policymakers and citizens debating American tax policy can... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
list of academic achievements. The irony here is that Pfeffer, a Stanford Graduate School of Business professor, and others of us, including me, are part of the leadership industry he criticizes. Give him credit, then, for seeking the... View Details