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- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
West: Origins, Evolution and Resilience The United States in Contemporary Perspectives: Evolving Forms, Strategy, and Performance By: Collis, David J., Bharat Anand, and J. Yo-Jud Cheng Abstract—In spite of surging interest in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2021
- Book
Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust
plays out in companies and industries from the 2019 Michelin Movin’ On transportation conference. It was held in Montreal, and business and government leaders and researchers and scientists who work on transportation came together to discuss ideas. Amid a colorful... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
How to Demotivate Your Best Employees
to a decrease in plant productivity by 1.4 percent, which added up to a cost of almost $1,500 a month for the plant. "Having your top performers demotivated for all eight hours on the job ended up creating a... View Details
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
Although CEOs hold positions of power, many can feel powerless in certain ways—particularly when it comes to influencing the behaviors and performance of their employees. Yet perhaps they aren’t taking the time to understand what drives... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
had ever been incarcerated. I didn’t offer any information, but I didn’t lie,” Miller says. Miller, a top performer at Campbell’s, rose through the ranks before moving on to senior positions at Kraft Foods... View Details
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
company's future. The good news is that in today's hypercompetitive global economy, certain countries offer distinctive advantages to help your business but you need to choose wisely. Understanding the competitive dynamics of the world's View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up and Listen
Employees with outgoing personalities may seem like they could charm their way to the top of any company. But there’s a down side to being the life of the party, according to new research: People often assume their extroverted colleagues... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
create institutional pressure to spur performance improvement. By examining how organizational characteristics moderate establishments' responses to a prominent environmental information disclosure program, we provide among the first... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 20, 2007
sales, inventory, and gross margin. We show that our model can be used to benchmark retailers' performance in sales, inventory, and gross margin simultaneously. Finally, we show that our model can be used to generate sales forecasts even... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
company's level of productivity (number of barrels), efficiency (cost per barrel), and reliability (production "up" time) came to exceed the industry's previous benchmark. Two of the company's newer platforms had been designed from the start to reflect the... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work
performance and are less assertive. “Sometimes we have the notion that the best candidates rise to the top and are going to throw their hands up and self-advocate, but that’s not always the case,” Coffman... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
While the risk functions of some organizations have a culture of quantitative enthusiasm and are dedicated to risk measurement, others, with a culture of quantitative scepticism, take a different path, focusing instead on risk envisionment, aiming to provide View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
New Video: Books@Baker Interview with Felix Oberholzer-Gee Click to watch. Some companies gain advantage by commanding premium prices. Others lean on their world-class talent. But, a small slice of companies manages to do both—and dramatically outperform peers. What... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 12 Sep 2023
- What Do You Think?
Who Gets the Loudest Voice in DEI Decisions?
practicing policies designed to increase inclusion and diversity, if not always equity, are more creative and productive than those that ignore such policies. Companies in the top quartile of gender and ethnic/racial diversity are 25... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent
business leaders need to step up their game to attract and retain the top talent they need to remain competitive, productive, and cohesive to get through this tumultuous period. "Leaders must realize that their workers are their greatest... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
opacity and agility. Clients find it very difficult to judge a firm's performance in advance, because they are usually hiring it for specialized knowledge and capability that they themselves lack. Price becomes a proxy for quality. And... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Do We Chase Stars?
said that "Management performance is 75% portable (but) today's tough environment has forced upper management to adopt a 'welcome to the team, good luck, here is the deep end of the pool, hope you survive'" approach. Guy Higgins... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 27 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11
design can be changed faster and mandated more easily by top leadership. As a result, an organization called on to change rapidly, because of an external crisis, is likely to adjust its design first and then act to bring its identity into... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
2006 NBA draft," Stern began, "the Houston Rockets select Rudy Gay from the University of Connecticut." The 4,000 Rockets faithfully erupted into euphoric cheers. Rudy Gay was a highly touted college prospect who some analysts projected could have been... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne