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- 05 Jul 2004
- What Do You Think?
Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance?
Summing Up This month's column sought to pose a trade-off between improved work-life balance and productivity. In general, many among the large number of respondents rejected the notion. As Brian O'Leary put it, " ... finding a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Ordinary Practices
second is the trade-off myth. I have found over and over again that, for complex work in organizations, there is no trade-off between creativity and productivity, efficiency, or work quality. NB: How does... View Details
Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
PublicationsConcentrating on Governance Authors:Dalida Kadyrzhanova, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract This paper develops a novel trade-off view of corporate governance. Using a simple model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Clear Eye for Innovation
the firm. Working closely with Bradley, Hunter carefully managed the trade-offs and conflicts between the old business and the new units. All the leaders of the innovation projects, moreover, were asked to sit in on Bradley's executive... View Details
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
capital and risk. But the trade-off is that the manufacturer frequently runs short on its medium and especially its high-variability items. That means lost sales and maybe a canceled contract with a prized customer. In the third test, the... View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
operations. Thus, the key distinctions between the two organizational forms, affiliates and branches, are ownership, governance, and control. Nonprofits choosing the branch approach should consider the potential trade-offs between... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
trade-offs between product variety and flexibility.” Read the paper: Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World: Companies Need to Make Their Networks More Resilient. Here's How. Willy C. Shih. Harvard Business Review 98, no. 5... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2013
alleviate congestion, and can actually increase it. Research by Jillian Berry Jaeker, Anita L. Tucker, and Michael H. Lee. Applying Random Coefficient Models to Strategy Research: Testing For Firm Heterogeneity, Predicting Firm-Specific Coefficients, and Estimating... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 31 Oct 2014
- Op-Ed
Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness
Ebola. Furthermore, in the interest of efficiency, we've decreased the number of beds available for extreme cases, leaving ourselves unable to admit patients in the face of an epidemic. There's a constant trade-off between efficiency and... View Details
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Credit Flowing to Consumers in Need
identified, and it appears that statutory deadlines for new regulations will not be met. The challenge will be to balance the trade-offs between preserving affordable credit to low-income families, protecting consumers, and ensuring the... View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
for the development and the smooth functioning of capital markets. At the same time, they are often motivated by their own private incentives. This, along with the trade-offs they face and the at-times unintended consequences of the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
trade-off between distribution and inventory costs. The faster, more dependable (and more expensive) the distribution method employed, the lower the inventory cost incurred. If only we had more dependable and lower cost distribution based... View Details
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
certain fairness constraints can be as high as 30%) and also pursue the design of policies targeted specifically at remedying criticisms leveled at the recent point system proposed by U.S. policymakers. On the Efficiency-Fairness View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
thought. However, that wasn’t that case, according to the study, Creating Exercise Habits Using Incentives: The Trade-off Between Flexibility and Routinization, published by the journal Management Science in October. Rigid exercise... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Tech Investment the Wise Way
market focus is needed to begin the process in order to know what technological attributes to target in the development, and how to resolve the many trade-offs that arise in the course of development, e.g. cost vs. performance, or weight... View Details
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
to cumulative world-wide CO2 emissions. Nuclear While rich countries can afford to do whatever they wish to do, policymakers in poorer countries consistently make the trade-off in favor of the certain benefits of electricity to their... View Details
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
planning for the long term, however, good judo strategists must also be prepared to "pivot," as Rob Glaser (chairman and CEO of RealNetworks) says. "When we make trade-offs between short-term gain and long-term... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
made in the context of significant trade-offs among these criteria that may lie ahead. Will this prompt a continuation of the proliferation of board committees on sustainability or its first cousin, risk? If so, will this just confuse... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 12 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing of a President
funding, McCain ended up having to make some tough trade-offs regarding where to go and where to spend his money. Obama did not. Finally, Obama chose an excellent marketing and campaign team, and managed them well. From start to finish,... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
success hard-wired to results achieved by the machines. The trade-off between service levels, revenues, and profitability became less obvious, particularly given the intense price competition from foreign manufacturers experienced by the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett