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- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
prices determine organizational design by studying how trade policy affects vertical integration. Property rights theory asserts that firm boundaries are chosen by stakeholders to mediate organizational goals (e.g., profits) and private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
"denial" on the other. Further, Tedlow maintains that it happens as part of a pattern of behavior (like "deferred maintenance"), not as an isolated event. The lessons he takes from his examples are that: (1) "the time to deal with denial is... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 08 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care
[Massachusetts General Hospital], for example, and you make them available at lower-cost, focused hospitals, that saves money. And as the technology evolves and becomes more portable, some procedures that took place in a focused hospital might move View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
positively by Visa cardholders became the basis for a cause-related marketing collaboration in which Visa donates to RIF a percentage of charges during certain periods when the reading program is promoted. Another unexpected fit is that between the human View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
are constructed. How is the notion of broadly guaranteed human rights impacted if we are increasingly divided into multiple publics? “Ads are not being sold. Audiences are being sold,” said panelist David Carroll, Director of the MFA... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 18, 2016
exclusionary effects. We then assess Google’s practices under competition law and, where appropriate, suggest remedies to right the violations we uncover. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51607 Global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
pressure from existing licensees. Further, as the company advanced one of its newest technology developments, a cooling technology for portable devices, it had to contend with markets where there were not strong property rights regimes.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
conditions and competing forms of entertainment that is displacing legitimate sales." The industry is rethinking its position, although change occurs slowly. Q: Let's talk strategy. What have been the recording companies' strategies to date for combating their... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
new ideas and approaches within certain zones of privacy. Organizations allow them to do that by drawing four types of boundaries: around teams of people (zones of attention), between feedback and evaluation (zones of judgment), between decision View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
occupied, preferably using demand control ventilation. Select the right filter for the location of your building. (Check out the terrific report by Brent Stephens, Terry Brenna, and Lew Harriman, “Selecting Ventilation Air Filters to... View Details
- 01 Aug 2019
- What Do You Think?
Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?
assumes that some people get it right while others get it wrong and that it is better to imitate those that ‘get it right’ than to try things for yourself, learn from mistakes, and create your own approaches to dealing with issues. It is... View Details
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
his career, Christensen channeled his time, talents, and energy into researching and writing cases designed to help teachers become more proficient at the distinctive skills—organization of course material, preparation for class, opening a class, gauging student... View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
enough that they might be able to listen to more complex arguments. Relationships matter. Silverthorne: Words from leaders are important: some soothe, others inflame. What’s your advice to new leaders for setting the right tone? What... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
and several other teams are expected to fire head coaches on Black Monday. Every team spends significant time and money on hiring the right coach, in the belief that who you hire is what you become. There are usually two types of teams... View Details
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
because it has not plenty of the right kind of brains behind it." In explaining the purpose of the firm, its founders were unusually honest, admitting up front that failure was part of their financial calculus. "While all... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair
family business partner or an entrepreneurial partner. Local partners can be very helpful, but you have to find the right partner who really believes in entrepreneurship. If you get sucked into a traditional, hierarchical organization it... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman
- 20 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for Japan
Vogel clearly viewed deregulation as the right direction for Japan, he said that in most industries, especially communications and finance, the country is not ready. "There are a lot of politicians who are going to slow down that... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
rights and are less involved in terms of corporate governance, being particularly underrepresented on boards of directors. Having to carefully manage their own liquidity pushes mutual funds to require stronger redemption rights,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
like to pay you to come back and teach someone who's still employed how to do what you did, because what you did was actually really important for the company," Sucher says. "If I had to rank-order bad situations handled poorly, that situation would rank... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
insufficient) risk, forgo profitable projects, and ignore the cost of capital. We describe the causes of the problems associated with widely prevalent executive bonus plans and offer our recommendations for fixing them. We focus on choosing the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne