by Paul Gompers - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Team Success Starts with the Individual—and with Love

him, revealed him to be a master of using intrinsic rewards as motivational tools. Here are four ways to be a better coach of individuals based on his wisdom: 1. Boost self-confidence Inspired by the groundbreaking work of Timothy Gallwey... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Sports

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Digital Designs on the Inner City

the inner city will require a commitment not only by the government, but also by the private sector, a five-member panel, moderated by Randal Pinkett of the MIT Media... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Jul 2017
What Do You Think?

Can Innovation Save Us From Ourselves?

Summing Up Do We Need to Give More Attention to the Dark Side of Innovation? Innovation may be able to help us deal with problems such as famine, pollution, and even global warming. But unless it can prove to be just as effective in combating destructive human traits... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

30 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 30

theorists differ as to whether exploitation undermines or enhances exploration. The debate reflects a gap—the missing theoretical mechanism by which organizations break free of old routines and discover new ones. We propose that the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

Editor's Note: Christian Ketels wrote this paper for the World Bank's Development Debate, "What Do We Mean by Export Competitiveness and How Do Countries Achieve it in an Uncertain World?" held March 29, 2010. Ketels is... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

20 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono

members had not remained true to themselves and this larger purpose. For example, at various moments, Bono's commitment to the band was questioned by his colleagues because of all of the time he devoted to political causes. In Koehn's... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

Bloomberg: Harvard Case Studies Show ESG Can Also Generate Alpha

Harvard Business School Professor and former investment banker Vikram Gandhi discusses impact and sustainable investing. Hosted by Lisa Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney. View Details

06 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

Gompers, Paul A., and Sophie Q. Wang Abstract—With an overall lack of gender and ethnic diversity in the innovation sector documented in Gompers and Wang (2017), we ask the natural next question: Does... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism

personality. Something of a dandy, Schumpeter (1883-1950) was a hit with women, adored by students, and both made and lost a fortune in a matter of years. He also once initiated a sword fight with a librarian—and won. McCraw, the Isidor... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

04 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

The World Bank estimates that the equivalent of $1 trillion is offered in bribes every year. In the age of globalization, it's easy to see how giving into bribery might be competitively advantageous. In fact, research by Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jul 2020
News

20-30% of Small Businesses Will Fail Despite PPP

28 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

Earth Day Reflections

Management and author of Accelerating Innovation in Energy: Lessons from Other Sectors. The environmental challenges we face are among the most important issues facing business. If, as current scientific research suggests, it would be prudent to remove 80 percent of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

06 Sep 2004
What Do You Think?

How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?

What do you think? Original Article A newly-published book by Paul Roberts, The End of Oil, and a variety of observers remind us again that we either have seen or will soon see a peaking out of the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

Facebook’s vision and mission statement.” Brendan Coffey led the way in proposing that “FB needs a much more active strategy to place the user in a position of control with respect to how their data is used.” Bhanu Ramenani suggested one way this could be done is View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

04 Oct 2007
What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

Summing Up The clear consensus of those responding to this month's column is that managerial capitalism, as John Bogle terms it, has peaked. But what will follow it is less clear. Many doubt that the form of owners' capitalism represented View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

October 2021
Article

And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and Performance in Venture Capital

By: Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Calder-Wang

With an overall lack of gender and ethnic diversity in the innovation sector documented in Gompers and Wang (2017), we ask the natural next question: Does increased diversity lead to better firm performances? In this paper, we attempt to answer this question using a... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Diversity; Gender; Performance Improvement; Capital Markets

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27 Mar 2015
News

What Silicon Valley Learned From the Kleiner Perkins Case

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

journals. “Academic research can be helpful, but it tends to be overly complex, hard to digest, and not backed by real quantitative insights from customer populations or engagements,” says Neale-May, executive director of the Chief... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

01 Feb 2017
What Do You Think?

Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?

have in manufacturing). Joan, while commenting that “the issue is multi-dimensional and complex,” observed that: “Things seem to be changing faster than we as humans can adapt ” Paul injected some humor into an ominous-sounding comment... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

19 May 2015
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