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Eduardo Avalos

to navigate an academic and professional environment where representative leadership does not always exist, I have used this as my guiding light. What has changed about your understanding of leadership? A leader is not only an architect... View Details

11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

evolution of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in host countries over time. We argue that a change in the policy environment in a host country presents an MNE with two sets of interrelated decisions. First, the MNE has to decide whether to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Student Research - Doctoral

frequency and net rates of change for general pediatric inpatient (GPI) unit closures and openings nationally and by state; (2) how often closures or openings are caused by GPI unit changes only or caused... View Details

04 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs

to stars when they change jobs. Equity analysts are an ideal population to study: Their performance is objectively measured every year, there is a lot of demographic and organizational data on them and their employers, and many things are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

16 Jul 2020
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Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

the one that existed in early March. How will the COVID-19 crisis change the landscape of the industry, and what do restaurants need to do to survive? And, what should consumers, desperate to return to their favorite restaurants but wary... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

10 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

McKinsey, Goldman Sachs and Toyota, says Beer. Yet any company can change for the better, no matter the industry. GE, Becton Dickinson, Campbell Soup, IBM, and ASDA, a U.K. grocery chain, are examples of companies that were transformed by... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

ensure the AI factory could continuously refine the technology to improve decision-making in dental practices. Keywords: AI ; Adoption ; Diagnostics ; Organization Design ; Change Management ; Disruption ; Transformation ; Health Care and... View Details

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

effectively lead an agile enterprise—can be aptly applied to the type of leadership required in the current environment. The authors highlight the importance of a rapid feedback loop, such as a brief daily check-in to give and receive feedback. These sessions can be... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

12 May 2023
Blog Post

Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

included varies by source and will change over time In the U.S., 17% of homes have an electric heat pump installed. In the South – in states such as North Carolina and Alabama – this number is above 40% [1]. It is clear that electric heat... View Details

16 Apr 2001
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Strategy and the Internet

complex Internet-based procurement application in just sixty days. As the fixed costs of developing systems decline, the barriers to imitation fall as well. Today, nearly every company is developing similar types of Internet applications,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, business leaders vowed to change organizational culture to increase diversity and inclusion. Some companies established more robust employee affinity groups, others diversified the voices on... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

08 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work, allows organizations to get at the underlying drivers of inequity and build new structures to close gender—and other—gaps. Much has changed in the... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

05 Jul 2016
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July 5, 2016

Influencing Human Behavior By: Reddy, Sheila M., Jensen Montambault, Yuta J. Masuda, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth Keenan, William Butler, Jonathan R. Fisher, and Stanley T. Asah Abstract—Behavioral sciences can advance conservation by systematically identifying behavioral... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees - Recruiting

Leadership echo the same message: Race not only still matters in the American workplace, but it remains a powerful barrier that prevents African Americans from ascending to leadership roles. The data is indeed bleak. While an increasing... View Details

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

in addition to valuable connections that will move it in a strong direction. In a collaborative learning environment, attendees gained access to the latest thinking around rapidly changing global dynamics affecting entrepreneurship and... View Details

16 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

period 1999 to 2007, the results are even more striking: These companies delivered shareholder returns of over 130 percent while the S&P delivered 0.6 percent. They grew their sales 233 percent while the S&P 500 has grown just 10 percent. Q: What are some of... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products

09 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration

left to their own devices, many White people create barriers to limit intergroup contact. The fact is that we’re all doing this one way or the other, and we’re all responsible for the outcome. As a result, we all need to make View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

12 Dec 2005
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Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

affects each of Porter's Five Forces as well as the resources and capabilities of the firm. The availability of patents may be key to deciding what barriers to entry exist. The enforceability of covenants not to compete and assignments of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

04 Jun 2020
Book

It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

leading them. And so, if we can make better leaders, we can get to that beautiful, operational Nirvana. Senz: What are some of the biggest and most common barriers to effective leadership? Frei: The first one is thinking that leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

other policies to change relative prices can provide a countervailing force by subsidizing exports. But they increase the costs of imports, hurting both domestic consumption and export-oriented industries with high import content. More... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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