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- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
2018 Individual Creativity in the Workplace An Integrated Model of Dynamic Problem Solving within Organizational Constraints By: Cromwell, Johnathan R., Teresa M. Amabile, and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Rapid technological change,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
in engineering and infrastructure construction, its challenges in planning and innovation, and the special things that a firm must do to compete successfully in the Chinese market. We conclude with China's approach to the global economy... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
disciplines most often found in business schools. We have proposed that innovation in organizations be conceived of as a process of co-design: creative abrasion, creative agility, and integrated problem solving. We know much about the... View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
managers from pursuing value-destroying opportunities within the firm just for the sake of deploying capital or because they want to run larger companies. And, distributing cash through buybacks can help reward loyal shareholders who believe in the long-run View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
center and the units about the resource and performance tradeoffs involved in choosing a particular alternative. When you're clear on your strategic goals and have a process that integrates strategic View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
of entrepreneurs supported. Paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/wkerr/121212-Female1_Spatial.pdf For Mobile Devices, Think Apps, Not Ads Authors:Gupta, Sunil Publication:Harvard Business Review Abstract Many companies envision mobile ads becoming an View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Organizations Create Social Value
here. Although planning is considered a core competency of corporations, nonprofits were often more effective in planning their social actions. This is a difference in degree rather than kind. Corporations... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
the detrimental effects of each trigger. We conclude by discussing implications and recommendations for organizational scholars to take a more integrative approach to developing and evaluating theory about unethical behavior. Learning... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
variety of important domains, from education and business to law and societal discourse. An emerging research literature has revealed the many ways in which colorblindness shapes individual, group, and institutional efforts to handle issues of diversity. We offer an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
of developing its third set of 10‐year goals, with the aim of producing a plan that will ensure the viability of the company 50 years from now. With this end in mind, Dow's leaders understand their obligation to continue investing in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career
help young people from low-income communities launch promising careers. The applications provide an inside look at the interplay among short-term training providers, employers, colleges, and high schools. "Policymakers, employers, and educators must prioritize and... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and The Economist much more effectively than they could before. Those publications integrate macroeconomics with what we know about business and markets, often in the very same articles. Without... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 04 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them
Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
roadmap, in particular, plans to target small and medium-sized police departments. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817016-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-059 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson In June 2016,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
had already used a significant amount of the $40 million in funding committed by DaVita; the company's primary care clinics had not yet reached the number of patients necessary to sustain a profitable business; and it was in the midst of trying to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat
power of states. But the world is not flat, argues HBS professor Pankaj Ghemawat. Think of it as partly globalized, or "semiglobalized." "Strategies that presume complete global integration tend to place far too much... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
development is fragmented and lacks a coherent and integrated theory and method for developing an effective organization. A 20-year action research program led to the development and evaluation of the Strategic Fitness Process (SFP)-a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
conditions and the paramount importance of doing the right thing—some leadership teams have committed themselves to two guiding principles: act now to protect and run the business today, and plan now to retool the business for the... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
No one can be an effective leader in a crisis by attempting to go it alone. Leaders must be the first to recognize this reality and plan accordingly." The seven leadership lessons include: Face reality, starting with yourself. Don't... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace