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- November 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Omron: Sensing Society
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ethan S Bernstein
"Leading profitable growth is only part of the goal. We cannot live without breathing, but we do not live in order to take a breath,” said Omron's President and CEO, Hisao Sakuta, in 2008. Omron, a $7B global supplier of sensors, control system components, advanced... View Details
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
Its Stripes: Imprinting of Individuals and Hybrid Social Ventures By: Lee, Matthew, and Julie Battilana Abstract—Hybrid organizations that combine multiple, existing organizational forms are frequently proposed as a source of... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 02 Mar 2012
- HBS Seminar
Joe Lassiter/Gordon Jones, Harvard Business School/Harvard University
- 03 Dec 2014
- What Do You Think?
Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?
that "the true 'jerk' is the manager who is unable to fuse this talent into the organization The task of management would be simple if only 'easy' people were involved." A number of suggestions were put forth for ways to tap... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Cohen : Winner of the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Master's World Powerlifting Competition Championship (83kg). Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2022 Best Paper Award on Finance in Management Science from the Finance... View Details
- 04 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Middle East & North Africa Club
representing those diverse cultures and promoting them on campus. We aim to foster a better understanding of an often misunderstood part of the world through social, educational, and cultural events, and to provide a voice for MENA... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Your Employees Don’t Want to Be Facebook ‘Friends’
Organizations and Human Resources at Université du Québec à Montréal; and Wharton doctoral candidate Serenity Lee. "Sharing information about one’s personal lifestyle and beliefs online with the wrong colleague may expose employees to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
organization was not eligible to receive nonprofit status—which meant donations would not have been tax-deductible and likely caused many potential donors to not contribute. "The One Fund team made it known we would proceed without... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
investigates the design of incentives in firms, yet less is known about incentives in organizations that hire individuals to perform tasks with positive social spillovers. We conduct a field experiment in which agents hired by a public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
examples—GE, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hasbro, IBM, United Rentals, and Tata Consultancy Services—and testimonies of leaders who have successfully used this framework, this book solves once and for all the practical dilemma of how to align an View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
public research organizations, such as universities and hospitals, and private firms are an established policy tool around the world for the delivery of social or public services, and their use as a tool to foster the translation of basic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
opportunity to pivot and make changes that will allow our organizations to survive beyond the crisis?” Others are wondering if the crisis might contain opportunities: “How can we take advantage of COVID ... and think about emerging... View Details
- 09 Jun 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge
terms. One example is MPEG-2, a digital video compression standard used in products including DVD and high-definition television. The standard was developed by the International Organization for Standardization, but during the completion... View Details
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
difference between a great leader and a great follower in the business world is the opportunities they have had to better themselves." Eric Johnson Wildbear concurred, saying that "Followership ends up being the same as... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
fruitful new agendas for research on the political-economic nexus as it has developed in the Western world since the end of the Middle Ages. New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy brings together a select group of young and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Global Activities 2020
and research pursuits have markedly increased the internationalization of the School. This report features a selection of stories that highlight the School’s influence and impact around the world during the 2019–2020 academic year. Global... View Details
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
and engineering, reshaped the economy, and influenced society at large. But America is bogged down in thorny debates on immigration policy, and the world around the United States is rapidly catching up, especially China and India. The... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?
experimentation organization become the competitive gold standard? What do you think? References: Michael Luca and Max H. Bazerman, The Power of Experiments: Decision Making In a Data-Driven World... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
finite lives. “The less control you feel you have over your daily experience, the less happy you feel. Money is a tool that allows you to purchase that control.” “People save for vacations, personal experiences, going out for nice meals, and View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
manipulation of download counts is against site rules, and that the organization retains the right to ban anyone caught abusing the system.) Ramifications For Salary Managers The field evidence from the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel