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  • 05 Sep 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Will Business Management Save US Health Care?

In this regard, Donald Shaw commented that "We are nowhere close to concerning ourselves with controlling healthcare when we have not defined adequately what it should accomplish and can accomplish for those who are asked to pay for... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health
  • October 1994 (Revised April 1996)
  • Case

Patricia Ostrander

By: Nancy F. Koehn, Donald J. Edwards and Antonio F. Weiss
Analyzes the career of former money manager Patricia Ostrander. Focuses on Ostrander's purchase of stock warrants issued in connection with the 1985 leveraged buyout of Storer Communications and on her later indictment and conviction for accepting unlawful... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Ethics; Capital Markets; Managerial Roles; Outcome or Result; United States
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  • 1997
  • Working Paper

Managerial Commitments and Technological Change in the US Tire Industry

By: Donald N. Sull, Richard S. Tedlow and Richard S. Rosenbloom
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  • November 1989 (Revised November 2002)
  • Case

American Dream, The

By: Donald A. Brown, William J. Poorvu and Richard E Crum
Explores the process of purchasing a single family house through the eyes of a young couple. The couple is trying to determine what type of home to buy as well as how to finance it. View Details
Keywords: Personal Finance; Financing and Loans; Decisions; Real Estate Industry
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  • December 2004
  • Article

Prevalence and Incidence of Androgen Deficiency in Middle-Aged and Older Men: Estimates from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study

By: Andre B. Araujo, Amy B. O'Donnell, Donald J. Brambilla, William Simpson, Christopher Longcope, Alvin M. Matsumoto and John B. McKinlay
Keywords: Information; Health; Gender Characteristics; Massachusetts
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  • 19 Jan 2021
  • In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

unemployed, and demands for police reform and racial justice. But in the wake of one of the most tumultuous presidential elections in US history—marked by outgoing President Donald Trump claiming the election was stolen, deadly violence... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Aug 2015
  • What Do You Think?

What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

technology is being diverted to the creation of more variations on basic ideas faster instead of “an economy based on new products/platforms/ideas.”  Donald Shaw cited “problems in finding qualified people to hire.”  He also said that,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology
  • 27 Jan 2016
  • Research & Ideas

A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

Re-entering the political sphere, Minor’s research begs the question of how this could apply to the current presidential race. The paper does not make claims in this regard, but Minor says the two-front running candidates have already been associated with financial... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
  • 08 Dec 2015
  • Research & Ideas

You Won't Make It If You Fake It

is essential to surround yourself with more experienced leaders as Zuckerberg found with Sandberg. Google founders Page and Sergey Brin followed a similar course by recruiting Eric Schmidt as CEO. It is also important to seek out wise mentors, as Zuckerberg did with... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 10 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

as Egyptian and Syrian disengagement accords with Israel following their 1973 war. Along with diverse political leaders, diplomats, and business executives, every U.S. President since John F. Kennedy—including President-elect Donald Trump... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

there has been enough volatility in recent days to bring that number slightly below 20,000 again. But I think what brought us all the way to 20,000 from about 18,000 just three months ago reflects the impact of the election of Donald... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 23 Jul 2024
  • In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

When former President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports in 2019, the economic dynamics between the world’s two biggest economies forever shifted. American businesses hoping President Joe Biden would return to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications
  • 09 Apr 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

regulations. Dean Donald K. David of Harvard Business School; Merrill Griswold, the President of Massachusetts Investors Trust; and several other prominent industrialists and lawyers mounted a successful campaign to relax the laws of... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
  • 07 Oct 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President

shifts are apparent in the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump, a Republican, has recently been trying to soften his anti-abortion position amid signs he may be losing support from women.... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • Article

Determining Our Destiny: Do Restrictions to Collective Autonomy Fuel Collective Action?

By: Frank J. Kachanoff, Nour Kteily, Thomas H. Khullar, Hyun Joon Park and Donald M. Taylor
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  • 08 Jan 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

growth. One respondent turned the topic on its head, posing a more interesting question of whether equality fosters productivity. Several felt that innovation and productivity increases are leading to inequality. As Donald Shaw put it,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 24 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

back in vogue in Washington D.C. House Republicans will start to fill in the details on a tax proposal ultimately expected to reach a thousand pages. The goal is to get the bill signed into law by President Donald Trump by the end of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Pride Goeth Before a Profit

not a recommendation to manufacture a false enthusiasm to gloss over problems. Speaking about and to employees' pride has to be authentic; employees will quickly sniff out managerial insincerity, and the manager's communication will backfire. As View Details
Keywords: by Theodore Kinni
  • 31 Jul 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

books about leadership. First, Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World by Donald Sull and Kathy Eisenhardt distills years of research down to several core principles, accompanied by a wealth of real-life examples, to help us all... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing
  • 05 Dec 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?

Summing Up Can Managers Afford to Ignore Predictions in Planning? There is a healthy skepticism when it comes to the reliability of predictions as a basis for planning. Donald Kortalon, commenting on this month's column, cites a number of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett

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