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- 02 Jul 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are Today’s Business Heroes Challenging Our Ideas About Leadership?
Jossey-Bass, 2003). Robert Greenleaf, Servant Leadership (Mahwah, N. J.: The Paulist Press, 1977) Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011). Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr., In View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Feb 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
recruiting mistakes." Now Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers) has come forth with the proposition that there may be some jobs for which it is impossible to hire with any confidence. As he puts it,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
proposed that "the board could tie the CEO's exit package with the grooming of a successor." B.V. Krishnamurthy said that "the ultimate solution may be similar to the job rotation concept of the Japanese companies in their... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
problems." Nevertheless, there was enthusiasm for disclosure, perhaps using a system of disclosing "pay bands" within which holders of specific jobs are compensated. Pete described a specific example this way. "Back in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
socioeconomic disparities in health and mortality is a well-established fact. Many pathways have been adduced to explain inequality in life spans. In this article we examine one factor that has been somewhat neglected: people with different levels of education get... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought
down this job before they found someone dumb enough take it. The fact that the guy agreed to do it speaks unflattering volumes about his judgment. Yes, I realize Barton is an SMA board member. That he "knows the company"-at least as much... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
résumé audit study, we examine racial minorities’ attempts to avoid anticipated discrimination in labor markets by concealing or downplaying racial cues in job applications, a practice known as "résumé whitening." Interviews with racial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
Let’s face it: 2020 was a tough year, as COVID-19 surged across the world, killing more than 1.5 million people, shuttering companies, causing widespread job losses, and fundamentally altering the way people work and live. Given the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
offerings that people truly want to buy, firms instead need to home in on the job the customer is trying to get done. Some jobs are little (pass the time); some are big (find a more fulfilling career). When... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
this point before. But we want to review the key differences briefly from the perspective of the CEO because the implications are crucial: for how the job of the senior leader is defined, and for what successful performance in the View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
a very good record which are the LBOs, almost never go for that sort of CEO. They look for an industry figure who really knows a lot about the business and that company—often a retired CEO. Q: Is it easy to predict who's going to be the next Lou Gerstner, who did such... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
option leads to a fourteen-fold increase in the ex-post licensing rate. Two additional experimental interventions are designed to reduce search costs for (i) price and (ii) product information. Both intervention—immediate price comparison... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Sep 2014
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Choose Your Boss?
factored in." Walter P. Blass noted that in academia the search is usually run by a search committee, but the nomination needs the approval of the next level to that position. "That way, you get... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
conference, Carroll had introduced the audience to the term “Ad Tech Duopoly,” which refers to the current dominant twins of the online advertising environment: Facebook and Google. Both have linked user profiles to search histories in... View Details
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
developments in a changing market. Says Cespedes: “Value is created or destroyed with customers, and good leaders know that interpreting market data is not just a search for truth and insights. It’s also about actionable dialogue with the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
companies are already starting to find ways to combine incentives for performance with measures to create more loyalty and employee affiliation with the company. Japanese companies created a very extreme version of such affiliation. The company provided a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
by passively while these great companies imploded? Why did they fail to select CEOs who could run these vaunted companies more successfully? Choosing the right person for the job Before examining the root causes of these succession... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
for hiring, the concept of a slot is absent from virtually all of economics. Macroeconomic studies of vacancies and search come closest, but the implications of slot-based hiring for individual worker outcomes has not been analyzed in a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery
may not be illegal, but can cause enormous amounts of reputational damage.” A good code can also help workers do their jobs better. Most employees want to follow the rules and do the right thing, but may not understand how to comply with... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Nov 2011
- What Do You Think?
The Ultimate Question in Management
continuously inspire the passion and confidence for every employee to perform their role at the expected level or better?" (from Barry Cohen), "Will the world be a better place if I do my job well?" (from Mo Bjornestad),... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett