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- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
work to do, the best tools, and a feeling that they'll be successful. Help them learn, and they will want to work in your company. Secondly, membership. Make people feel like members of the community, not... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
political ends, such as higher employment. "Typically in research on regulatory capture, special interests put pressure on politicians, for example, firms pay money; in my story it comes because a politician wants View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
consumers were that deregulation: (1) unleashes the power of a self-correcting free market (Jeff Struck), giving customers services at prices they are willing to pay and quality levels that they are willing... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
what business can properly be supposed to support. "I am inclined to think that this intense market pressure keeps most managers in most companies meeting what they have committed View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
Lawrence (MBA '87), a marketing consultant and professor at Boston University, says, "Spirituality should not be confused with 'religion.' To me, spirituality is simply having a sense of inner calm and a View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
bankruptcy calculations last week, most people were prepared for the $3.5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. Many people were surprised, however, to see the much larger amount of $6.4 billion in other post-employment benefits ( OPEB... View Details
- 26 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Clear Eye for Innovation
its own R&D, finance, and marketing functions, and he chose the project leaders for their willingness to challenge the status quo and their ability to operate... View Details
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down
action, Levy triggered an open, emotional debate, then worked with the participants and their bosses behind the scenes to resolve the differences. At the next staff meeting, he praised the participants' View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
good ideas with potential buyers willing to pay in advance to get the products made. “The field has grown quite a bit,” Lakhani says. “This book provides a concentrated view of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
they pay little attention to the social contract, or the spirit of the deal. So while the parties agree to the same terms on paper, they may actually have very different... View Details
- 16 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable
turns waiting tables. (In fact, when Pisano first dined there, Oldani was his waiter.) This leads to a significant reduction in labor costs, even while allowing Oldani to pay... View Details
- 25 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity
starts paying attention to something or someone, it happens in one of two ways: executive control (that person deliberately chooses what to focus on) or attentional capture... View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
is "dilutive" if the buyer's eps goes down. Describes why managers are concerned with accretion and dilution; how to tell if a deal is accretive; why high P-E buyers can pay a premium and still... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
former Bain associate Persistency Pays Kelly Cook had wanted to work at Continental Airlines for as long as she could remember. As a young, recently divorced mother of one, she began temping in the Houston... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 03 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The State of Customer Service Leadership
Good and bad service experiences die hard. Who can forget the hotel receptionist who went above and beyond the call of duty to accommodate a last-minute change in travel plans in contrast to the sulky server... View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
Kraft's offer, as the Foxboro stadium was poorly designed and in terrible condition, and depended on the Patriots for most of its income. Kraft and his partner were astute enough, however, to spot obscure provisions in the lease that not... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
and relatives in Greece lead better lives than they can afford. Their wages are high, their benefits even higher, and their taxes are low (because, he claims, they avoid paying them). Banks in other countries have View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
the best market data. But not anymore, says Dubrowski. Overpricing, not overbuilding, is the market's biggest problem. Today, his twenty-two-person firm pays upward of $400,000 a year for subscription data services, the same services that... View Details
- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
permitting expropriation and the Czech people paying a large price for the misbehavior of Železný and politicians. Is there a silver lining to the case? Also, could you expand upon the "uneven playing... View Details
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
healthcare allows you to do something that means a great deal to the consumer. In a September speech, FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan said that low drug prices charged elsewhere in the world results in U.S.... View Details