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- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
conditions. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508034 PublicationsMexico Since 1980 Authors:Noel Maurer, Stephen Haber, Kevin Middlebrook, and Herb Klein Publication:Cambridge University Press, forthcoming Abstract This... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 31, 2007
management's goals and that of academics in the prospective management enterprise. Finally we review and evaluate the efforts of Fenix, an academically based applied research institute, and TruePoint, a U.S. research based consultancy, in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
organization, says Paine, a Baker Foundation Professor. In fact, the fault often lies with managers who set unrealistic deadlines, production targets, or other objectives that lead decent people to take shortcuts to achieve the goal without recognizing the downstream... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
July–August 2017 Harvard Business Review Finding the Platform in Your Product: Four Strategies That Can Reveal Hidden Value By: Hagiu, Andrei, and Elizabeth J. Altman Abstract—Five of the 10 most valuable companies in the world... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2024
- What Do You Think?
Have You Had Enough?
Southwest Airlines Cofounder Herb Kelleher, and leadership scholar Warren Bennis. All of this has required the review and appraisal of hundreds of books and an even larger number of academic papers and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
mistakes, says Beer in his new book Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations about Your Company’s Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy. Beer, who has spent 45 years working with hundreds of companies to execute organizational... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
States as one of the 15 “safe countries” whose citizens may enter freely. Meanwhile, many leaders are reporting that their teams—or they themselves—have crashed into a wall of demotivation and despair. The Stockdale Paradox, made famous in Jim Collins’s bestselling... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
an upcoming meeting with the group that made new product decisions within the firm. The objective of the meeting was to review the backtesting and real-time investment results of a new minimum-variance strategy within the framework of a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=909007 Copyright Law in the U.S. and EU Harvard Business School Note 309-052 This note reviews the basic rules for copyright protection in both the U.S. and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
forthcoming Harvard Business Review Press Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work By: Badaracco, Joseph L. Abstract—Part of a manager's job is making tough calls, and the hardest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
political views aside to address the impediments to housing and homeownership at the state and local levels. This volume is a compilation of bipartisan recommendations from the authors and success stories from all corners of the country. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007
gives firms discretion to manage impairments. We test this argument in a sample of firms with market indications of impairment (firms with book goodwill and market-to-book ratio below one). We find that the frequency of non-impairment in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
& Private Equity: A Casebook, 5th edition provides an understanding of the ways in which private equity groups work. The casebook builds an understanding of the key distinctions in the industry and reviews and applies key ideas of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 29, 2008
necessitate that professionals from different functions work together on development projects to create the highest-quality product in the shortest time. Understanding the conditions that facilitate teamwork has been a pursuit of researchers for nearly a half-century.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
December 13, 2017 Harvard Business Review What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager By: Austin, Julia Abstract—As an aspiring product manager (PM), there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
those traditions. This book will be essential reading for academics, researchers, students, and anyone looking for a comprehensive reassessment of political economy. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54712... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
September–October 2017 Harvard Business Review GE's Global Growth Experiment: The Company Pushed Cross-Business Collaboration By: Gulati, Ranjay Abstract—Like many other companies, GE under Immelt had to figure out how to balance serving... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
Oberholzer-Gee, the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration. “No wonder these businesses end up receiving rave reviews and loyal customers.” "If a US company that ranked 50th today jumped to 40th next year, its return on... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007
Review 48, no. 2 (winter 2007): 29-36 Abstract Many technology-intensive companies today depend on employees with specialized technical skills, and managers may not fully understand the work these employees do. Moreover, managers and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2013
- What Do You Think?
How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?
employee and customer mind sets, and innovations, evolve at a rapid rate. The conversation was stimulated (can it be 16 years ago?) by Clayton Christensen's work leading to his book, The Innovator's Dilemma. In one sense, the book was... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett