Giving and Philanthropy - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

short term. To address the root of their problems, they should follow the counsel they would give their clients: Take a step back to reassess. Consulting firms should hone back in on the fundamentals, reset around the core principles of... View Details

Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting

05 Aug 2015
What Do You Think?

What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

use of new information technologies in medicine is a favorite piece of evidence cited in support of this argument. Brynjolfsson and McAfee cite the importance of changes in the workforce alongside the introduction of new technologies if... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

13 Apr 2016
Research Event

What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?

do some serious self-reflection. Rather than give the idea lip service, they should take a hard look at where the organization currently stands and ask themselves: Why aren’t we already there? “The reason... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Nov 2014
HBS Case

Marketing Marijuana

On Tuesday, the family of deceased musician and celebrated marijuana user Bob Marley announced what it claimed will be the first global cannabis brand, Marley Natural. Suddenly, marijuana is a growth industry—and increasingly, a legal... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

The Organizational Model for Open Source

Programmers contribute to free software and open source projects for many reasons—some for the fun of it, some to improve their skills, others for a paycheck. Many people have wondered why these people give... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

you put the two together, perhaps a lot of households just throw up their hands and give up. I do think that optimal asset location is simple enough that it could be explained to most households who have... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy

case, product divisions). And just as obviously, no one likes to give up power. Leadership from the top, aimed at promoting a "one-company" mentality, is often the only way forward. One of... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

19 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

individual customers of such firms. The experience of this case study merits further investigation of the use of different types of activity configurations depending on a given industry's underlying value creation logic. It provides insights into the types of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 May 2020
Research & Ideas

We’ve Now Been Asking “What Do You Think?” for 20 Years

This month marks the twentieth anniversary of the beginning of my “What do you think?” column. The Working Knowledge website was the brainchild of a faculty and staff committee organized in 2000 by then Dean Kim Clark to communicate the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

counsel. "Sometimes they'll be a little more subtle and say, 'My wife's going to be in Hong Kong next week, and she's going shopping.' Either you say, 'That's nice,' and you... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

aspirations and expectations; it is the belief that "I can do it." Team confidence: This is having confidence in each other, counting on each other, giving and... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

25 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Developing the Global Leader

insatiable need to learn about other cultures." A knack for cross-boundary partnering. "You need to feel comfortable engaging a team in India and giving them as much power as a team in Germany or... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

04 Feb 2015
What Do You Think?

Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?

passionate about something, To do it, they first create a culture designed to attract them, then give them the latitude to explore their creative ideas. These creatives come from all kinds of backgrounds, especially liberal arts View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

flow to reforming countries as a consequence of reforms and may give policy makers working at agencies like the U.S. Trade Representative's Office some helpful facts to bring to the negotiating table.... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

23 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far

SolStock As of this July, what do Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Associate Professor Ethan Bernstein have in common? They’ve all published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Bernstein’s new paper, The Impact of the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein

04 Mar 2002
What Do You Think?

Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?

"People need something that gives them safety and answers to their questions." On another note, Roseanne Landay attributes the current supply of writing on leadership to the fact that during a slow... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

option that is often more convenient than a traditional taxicab service—not to mention less expensive. With these benefits, consumers and investors are also tempted to give these companies a pass for... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance

26 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations

(make sure that you do before you go into a negotiation), you're not then giving away resources just to be equalizing the relative power. Instead, you're increasing the likelihood that you and your... View Details