Seattle Times Company - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Jun 2004
What Do You Think?

How Important are Big Ideas?

big ideas guide us to put our brain to work." And Don Martin added, "Management concepts provide a benchmark against which the desired direction within a company both externally and internally can be measured." Others... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

were not realized. Four years later, another company working on the same technology went public to great acclaim and fanfare. The firm? Netscape Communications, under the leadership of Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark. 2 Because its new... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

05 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 5, 2008

Ostrovsky, and Schwarz. We prove that convergence occurs with probability 1, and we compute the expected time until convergence. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-056.pdf Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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 as a bean counter can ever know... View Details

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan & Shannon O'Donnell; Aerospace

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute

potential long-term consequences for a company that gets involved in international disputes? A: Absolutely. Disputes at the WTO take a long time to resolve, and managers must avoid the temptation to focus... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

take the following proactive steps: I ask my clients to answer the question "Why wouldn't our company want to be that competitor?"— Liam Fahey,Leadership Forum Find your competitive comfort zone. Your obligation to maximize... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

09 May 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

May 2017 Journal of Financial Economics The Value of Trading Relations in Turbulent Times By: Di Maggio, Marco, Amir Kermani, and Zhaogang Song Abstract—This paper investigates how dealers’ trading relationships shape their trading... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution

at risk? Alvarez: In the worst shape are the stores that said: I can fix that. Maybe it's not fixable—maybe 80 percent of your products are now going to be sold online or in a digital format, like books. Barnes & Noble and Staples are two View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

07 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

working to expand a fledgling business operating in a new, as yet largely undefined, market. Heinz and Noble believed that they had no time to lose. To make the most of the opportunity they saw before them, they would have to use their... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn

19 Jan 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis

companies lose when they cut corporate giving? How Do I Lead In A Crisis? 7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm Leading in crisis requires a combination of skills and behaviors—personal and professional—that can be mastered, says HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

18 May 2021
Book

Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.

for a company that's hiring like crazy More than a year into the pandemic, as the economy improves and recruiters begin to ramp up hiring again, Ng advises job seekers to zero in on companies that are... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

10 Feb 2014
HBS Case

Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

him, he and his research team ended up with enough material for a three-part case. Part A opens in June 2007, when the newly appointed Carroll faced a spate of fatalities at the Rustenburg mines. (Anglo American Platinum, which runs the mine, is majority-owned by Anglo... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

09 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

EU regulations were in step with sound international practice. Remainers, on the other hand, have spent little time explaining what the UK can do better within the European Union to address the very real competitiveness challenges Great... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

Maryland professor at the time of his death in 1998, Olson believed that big corporations and industry organizations wielded control over policy. Diffuse groups could not effect policy change because individuals within the group did not... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

companies in a variety of industries. Each worker kept a daily diary during the course of a project, answering open-ended questions such as, "Briefly describe one event from today that stands out in your mind." Each diary lasted... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

short-term price volatility of U.S. Treasury bonds has been about 5.5 percent per year in real terms—that is, after correcting for inflation. This volatility is certainly small when we compare it to the volatility of stock returns, which has been about three View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

14 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 14

Harvard Business Review Putting Sales at the Center of Strategy By: Cespedes, Frank Abstract—Research indicates that relatively few firms execute their strategies effectively, and, on average, companies deliver just 50% to 60% of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

messages sent to all employees. The result: Continental changed its culture, energized employees who felt, "We are all in this together," and achieved its goal within one month. The company then raised the bar on its goals year... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

07 Jun 2019
Book

Are You a Digital Manager?

themselves. If they cannot leverage themselves, they have no time to build relationships with their peers and bosses to get access to the resources their teams need to deliver. And let’s face it, reaching out and cultivating relationships... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?

solo travelers or small groups. You step inside, press a button for your destination, the door closes, and off you go down a narrow track. Two minutes later—presto, the door opens again and you alight at your destination. You've arrived for your meeting on View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Transportation

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