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- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
gotten involved in serious marksmanship understands that there is a difference between the intended target and the 'aiming point.' " In a pessimistic and somewhat lamenting tone, Tom Dolembo ventured another reason: "I suspect... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
leaves us with questions concerning just how these lessons are put into practice. Remedies obviously involve individual behaviors. For example, what do you do when the real issue of the next meeting you attend is addressed in the hallway... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
emphasis, that 'fits' the situation and the people involved." Ryan Jones pointed out that most successful applications of stretch have involved the "presence of a strong and visionary leader." Given the long-term nature of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
that design innovation often involves a high degree of uncertainty in terms of market success. "It's very hard to understand what people want," he says. "If I make a car that can brake in 10 yards instead of 50, that's a... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Looking Behind Bad Decisions
cities. The net result is that we make welfare payments from taxpayers to rich owners of sports teams. Society would be better off with those scarce tax dollars being used for schools, hospitals, etc. The U.S. government should be View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 02 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Leading Professional Service Firms
the complexities involved in delivering professional services, we want participants to emerge from the course with an understanding how all the components fit together. View Details
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
the workgroup. We test our hypotheses in a study of 23 hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) involved in a quality improvement collaborative. We find that using deliberate learning activities is associated with better workgroup... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?
developing products created by hard-to-find customer-centered software engineers. But now Microsoft's proposed settlement of its dispute with an even bigger sumo—government—would involve giving computers equipped with its operating system... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
consumers make choices: We like to talk about the latest films we've seen, or the latest books we've read, which makes us converge on the same choices. Finally, big bets become self-fulfilling prophecies in that they attract the best efforts from people who are View Details
- 23 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t)
inaccuracies, such as a biography of journalist John Seigenthaler Sr., who, according to the anonymous contributor, "was thought to have been directly involved in the Kennedy assassinations of both John and his brother Bobby." Not so. A... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the U.K., is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
and to an institutional breakdown where the rule of law was shattered in the country, thus posing challenges not just related to the current situation, but also to the future of the operation. The crisis bore consequences for Tetra Pak Argentina on both ends of its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
controversial) shift in its business model from "retail" projects involving individual volunteers to "wholesale" projects with for-profit partners from the San Francisco Bay Area. Its CEO has to decide whether and how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
information revelation v. concealment at different stages of the campaign. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-046.pdf What Makes the Bonding Stick? A Natural Experiment Involving the U.S. Supreme Court and Cross-Listed... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
effect is also greater for firms with financial restatements, especially for those involved in fraudulent misreporting. In addition, we find that institutional ownership weakens the relationship between the insider excess control rights... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
Working PapersStrategy-proofness versus Efficiency in Matching with Indifferences: Redesigning the NYC High School Match Authors:Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak, and Alvin E. Roth Abstract The design of the New York City (NYC) High School match View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
safe but sacrificing the tax partners involved in the shelter sales. Further, the case describes the government's prosecution of former KPMG tax partners and asks students to determine whether prosecutorial tactics during the government's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
trades involving similar goods. It draws on archival, interview, and observational data mainly from New York state to analyze market participants' efforts to legitimize commerce and resolve a jurisdictional dispute. Building on literature... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009
should not delay splitting the equity and whether they should involve an attorney or accountant when they do; the importance of considering intellectual property (IP) issues when splitting the equity and the need to do so consistent with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009
directors had conflicts of interest because they were involved with the CEO's non-Friendly business activities. In 2003, Blake filed a lawsuit against the CEO and the company. In 2006, Sardar Biglari, a hedge fund manager who had invested... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace