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- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
you are able to grow helps reduce the demand on essential workers and contributes to your family’s health,” Zmick says. “And it’s a great way to relax when you are struggling with isolation and uncertainty.” About the Authors Howard... View Details
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
billions of dollars invested in biotech in recent decades, most biotech companies do not turn a profit. He suggests that the industry needs a new "anatomy," one that can better cope with risk and uncertainty and increase... View Details
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
for their unique capabilities and operating in a coordinated manner. This collaborative model demands that firms develop different skills, yet despite this need, there is little guidance on how to develop these abilities. Based on a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
companies, which in turn are linked to the overall performance of the economy. There is an inherent uncertainty about the future prospects of these companies and the economy which does not go away at any investment horizon. Thus stocks... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
Eleanor W., and Christopher T. Stanton Abstract—Small business owners and others who are self-employed have the option to transition to paid work. If there is initial uncertainty about entrepreneurial earnings, this option increases the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
with oversupply and declining demand and to New World winemakers faced with rising costs and a deteriorating image. But changing Chinese market conditions and consumer preferences required both sets of players to devise new strategies to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
from consumers shopping at the more popular store. Second, the intermediary may have an incentive to degrade the quality of search even further when its design decision influences the prices charged by stores. By altering the composition of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
pension and life insurance arrangements) to GDP, suggesting that preferred-habitat demand by the P&I sector for long-dated assets drives the long end of the yield curve. We draw on changes in regulations in several European countries... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
unemployed, and demands for police reform and racial justice. But in the wake of one of the most tumultuous presidential elections in US history—marked by outgoing President Donald Trump claiming the election was stolen, deadly violence... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
transformation in the music and television industries as well. Their audiences are fragmented and people are demanding mobility, immediacy, and control over their media consumption. This makes some industries' traditional business and... View Details
- 23 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2007
these periods of uncertainty as motivation to innovate, taking digital technology into new territory. Pixar Studios, MSNBC, the Xbox, and the phenomena of "infotainment" all arose from the ashes of the corporate controversies.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
recent past. Even when the supply faltered, the demand never went away. And in the year that was just ending, Sahlman had taught first-year Finance to some 180 students—two sections of 90—who had rated him highly as a teacher. This wasn’t... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
resulting currency position tends to rise in value when equity markets fall. This strategy works well for investment horizons of one month to one year. In the past 15 years the risk-minimizing demand for the dollar appears to have... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
origins of the social psychology of creativity, trace its arc, and suggest directions for its future. Demand and Capacity Management in Air Transportation Authors:Cynthia Barnhart, Douglas S. Fearing, Amedeo Odoni, and Vikrant Vaze... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
Prior research suggests that stress is a function of the difference between job demands and job resources. Even with high job demands, if employees feel they have the resources to meet these demands, they are likely to feel less stressed... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
accountability are not new. Leaders of organizations, be they nonprofit, business, or government, face a constant stream of demands from various constituents demanding accountable behavior. But what does it... View Details
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
Deborah L. Soule and Lynda M. Applegate Abstract This paper examines virtual team learning in new product development situations. New product development activities manifest novelty, uncertainty and complexity, presenting an extreme need... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
their resources-knowledge of each other and knowledge of their work-into superior performance. We develop and test theory linking these resources to communication quality. We demonstrate that interpersonal familiarity is a critical resource for teams to overcome the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
Experimentation By: Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—The fundamental uncertainty of new technologies at their earliest stages implies that it is virtually impossible to know the true potential of a venture without learning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
traditional means such as raises and team outings. Uncertainty around the pandemic itself, and its effect on industries and governments, have increased people’s comprehension and defensive drives. The implicit, almost unconscious ways we... View Details
Keywords: All Industries