jobs creation - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

majority of votes cast to be elected; mandates the creation of a board risk committee; and forces companies to split the CEO and board chairman positions. "The leadership at some of the nation's most renowned companies took too many... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

trust through warmth and understanding. Most leaders today approach their jobs by emphasizing competence, strength, and credentials. But without first building a foundation of trust, they run the risk of eliciting fear, resentment, or... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

19 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 19

development, wealth, and job creation in the inner city. The advisory component of its mission seemed well underway, but raising a fund to directly finance client companies had proved challenging. As Next... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 24

We drew on theories of knowledge-intensive firms, communities of practice, and professional service firms to analyze multiple cases of new practice area creation in management consulting firms. Our qualitative analysis identified four... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 May 2009
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First Look: May 5, 2009

reforming countries are directed towards other reforming countries. Analysis of firm-level responses to the creation of the ASEAN free trade agreement yields results that are consistent with these predictions. Download the paper from SSRN... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

resolved it. Since past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior, the board should ask candidates what concrete steps they took in their prior job to ensure that senior and lower-level managers were conducting the business with... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

Competitive Advantage Authors: Alan MacCormack, Theodore Forbath, Peter Brooks, and Patrick Kalaher Abstract Many recent studies highlight the need to rethink the way we manage innovation. Traditional approaches, based on the assumption that the View Details