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- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
Icebreaker, maker of merino-fiber activewear, thinks about the strengths and weaknesses of staying focused on his rapidly expanding U.S. and European markets versus broadening his attack to include China. If he enters China, should he continue his current strategy of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
now or wait a bit. Selection It’s not possible or even a defensible investment strategy to try to reinforce every asset everywhere, and forever. High value assets in high risk areas clearly merit investment in strengthening. Think of a... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
Jacoline Loewen agreed, saying that "private equity partnerships have a vested interest in the growth of the company and hence see it as a living, growing, evolving organism that they can help." A contrary view was put forth by K. Subramanian, who asserted,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Always Pay Off
the merit system was based on peer comparisons at the salaried level. There were no executive bonuses. Stock options were awarded as recognition. But there was also a lot of pressure in the company, said Beer. Managers of thirteen units... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get
representation of what people have done,” but believes there’s merit to examining a candidate’s record more closely. “You don’t just want to know if this person has a particular skill you need, but if they have skills similar enough to be... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
personal connection to the transformative power of education and an entrepreneurial mindset. His father grew up in the Mission Hill projects in Boston but was able to attend Boston College High School on a full merit scholarship. “That... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
Africa, inspired freedom movements in several African nations. Although Mittal says Bharti would have moved into Africa anyway, these long-standing ties no doubt eased the Indian company’s welcome. But from early on, Mittal points out, Airtel engaged with all its... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business
primacy of personal relationships and interpersonal reciprocity has been paramount in China. This poses a problem for those who want to use strictly commercial merit when choosing suppliers and employees and entering into contracts."... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- Web
1.13 Satisfactory Academic Progress | MBA
Program administrators appointed to ensure appropriate equitable application of program standards. On behalf of the faculty, the Academic Performance Committee (APC) analyzes the academic performance of MBA students to identify two key groups: Students whose academic... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
government on the reasoning that doing so would not solve the underlying issues, perhaps they can fund research that shows how increasing the capital gains tax would create economic growth and opportunity. This important matter merits... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
obtain patents of questionable merit that force other firms to pay a royalty, which in turn restricts the resources they have available for research. Similarly, some royalty demands are no better than extortion. For instance, someone has... View Details
- 14 Sep 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO
themselves and behave authentically. Add to that the need to judge all individuals on their merits and their performance, not making assumptions about them based on flawed stereotypes. Then companies can create true meritocracies where... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 12 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts
artistic merit therein. The crowd identified breakout theater hits the experts sometimes ignored, but also backed a box office bomb. ©iStock.com/jganser "Crowdfunding has enabled a democratization of access [to funding]," Nanda says in... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Recreation
- 23 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
burdens, like student debt or mortgages. One reason for that may be that medical debt is often involuntary and much less likely to be repaid than these other types of debt, Kluender suggests. Unexpected result merits more study Kluender... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Living the Legacy
not typically be part of his studies, yet his dad saw merit in it. “I see this program serving him as a line of defense, arming him with critical thinking and a basic understanding of how the world works,” says Ray. “After HBX CORe, I... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud
the cost-plus contracts granted by approximately 14 percent in the eight quarters following the allegation, suggesting that fraud allegations have a significant impact on contract design, but not dollar volume,” write Heese and Perez Cavazos. For cases that were found... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Connecting With Nonprofits
part of an effort to market the company as a caring, responsible institution and even to market the nonprofit as a credible organization meriting support. Transactional Stage. Significant numbers of firms and nonprofits are migrating into... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
botanic gardens, pet shelters, and arts organizations near their Miami home, the Stampses have partnered with some two dozen (and counting) universities around the country to offer more than 300 merit scholarships to the very best and... View Details
- 28 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews
and its reviews drop from three stars to two—does the rating system pick up on this change in a timely manner that is meaningful to diners? Is the same merit placed on old reviews as new ones? How will a diner know that the food and menu... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
Cost Economies in the Global Advertising and Marketing Services Business Levitt's work sparked debate on the merits of standardized versus localized advertising campaigns. But what are the economics of firms engaged in the production of... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors