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- 27 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 27
perspectives on how such networks of ties shape organizational behavior and performance outcomes, but they have paid little attention to the underlying mechanisms driving these effects. We propose reach, richness, and receptivity as three... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
flew off the shelves, the Neutrogena brand gained strong consumer loyalty. By 1994, its squeaky clean image, clever niche marketing, and high margins attracted the attention of health-products powerhouse Johnson & Johnson, which acquired... View Details
- 30 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 31, 2006
This paper examines accountability processes in a nonprofit organization serving immigrants and refugees, with special attention to their impacts on mission-based activities. The research finds that upward accountability requirements of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Get Off the Dime!
call-out process just needed a minor tune-up, or that they had always required five signatures to approve a purchase and they had to keep it that way to run their business. It went on and on and on and on. My attention was being diverted... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen
- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
Q+A on the Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force with Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) and Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020)
campus around people's access to finances. Were there any challenges in the process?Alexxis: Holly and I were very pleased by how many different offices were attentive to engaging with us on this topic. In the report development process,... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Courtesy Red Lobster Dan Morrell: Kim Lopdrup (MBA 1984) is a turnaround expert. Early in his career, he helped revive Dunkin Donuts’ American coffee business and then turned his View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
for 50 to 100 years and beyond. That’s where our attention lies. When is the economy going to bounce back to business as usual? Oh boy. I’m not going to try to predict that. I will say only that we are looking at a tough two years ahead.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
academics for an exploration of new economy themes ranging from getting back to sustainable business models to the emerging wireless landscape. “Over the past year, we have seen a flight to quality in the technology market, where MBA students are paying much more View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
management techniques to the bank his grandfather founded. In the process, he has gained international attention and praise. Cultural differences between U.S. and Thai organizations, Banthoon explains, run deep. In Thailand, he says, “it... View Details
- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
wearing a Groucho Marx mask and started smoking. Each professor finally noticed the smoke and moved the board, only to discover Rick. The rest of the section donned our masks while the professor’s attention was on Rick, so the professor... View Details
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
Bankruptcy at Caesars Entertainment (B) No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/217058 Harvard Business School Case 918-003 Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Rhodesia (A) In 1976, a growing crisis in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
fact that despite careful attention to the importance of neighborhood priority, Boston’s implementation of its 50-50 reserve–open seat split was nearly identical to the outcome of a counterfactual system without any reserves. Transparency... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
subsequent increases in firm value. We show that companies increase performance on immaterial issues because of agency problems, low awareness of the materiality of ESG issues, and attempts to divert attention from poor performance on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
attention to both the statutory rates of tax on corporate income and the specifics of the definition of corporate income when thinking about taxes. But they may also find it valuable to think about why these trends coexist and whether... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
It is a classic leadership challenge of the early twenty-first century: How do you steer your business and motivate your people to pursue breakthrough growth while giving proper attention to executing the here and now with the utmost care... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
business. The problem is that the success they might have in growing new businesses is uncertain, whereas the decline of the traditional business is inevitable. To succeed in becoming a hybrid company, business leaders must pay attention... View Details
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
votes receive relatively little media attention yet may foster investor risk perceptions. This research presents a multifaceted view of activists and their tactics and suggests that this approach in examining activists and their tactics... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
friction-often pay too little attention to it in their approach to talent management. By managing language carefully, firms can hire and develop the best employees, improve collaboration on global teams, and strengthen the company's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
Publications August 2013 Journal of Corporate Finance Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders By: Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—Golden parachutes (GPs) have attracted substantial attention from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
favorable to authors who have garnered other attention in the press (as measured by number of media mentions outside of the review) and who have won book prizes. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45339... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne