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- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
this tribute to the 2007 recipient of the Jeffrey Z. Rubin Theory‐To‐Practice Award from the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), we celebrate Linda Babcock's contributions to diverse lines of research, her tireless... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Enron’s Lessons for Managers
five-legged cow; it doesn't really make sense. I think that Enron's pathologies are not unique, save in their collective occurrence and collective impact. Very few of us who engage in competitive endeavors have not in some way been... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Mar 2015
- HBS Case
Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum
"That means giving up control." As Avery explores in the new HBS case The Tate's Digital Transformation, the museum's response to that challenge was to jump in with both feet to craft an "interactive platform for engaging... View Details
- 17 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
jail. Notably, that’s even when they are engaged in the kinds of fraudulent behavior we send people to jail for. They think the people that go to jail are the people that didn’t go to the great schools, that weren’t the Stanford dropouts.... View Details
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
prowess. This narrative stresses that Britannica’s management faced organizational diseconomies of scope between supporting lines of business in the old and new markets, which generated internal conflicts. These conflicts hindered the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
people to lay off. If, on the other hand, you acquire a company because it is developing a hot technology, your challenge is to hold on to the acquisition's best engineers. These two scenarios require the acquiring company to engage in... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
capabilities” triggered a flood of debate and discussion on the topic. Unfortunately, the literature on dynamic capabilities has become mired in endless debates about definitions and has engaged in an elusive search for properties that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
no one knows which half. "On the Web, we can tell you which half isn't working," asserts Barry M. Salzman (MBA'89), president of the international division of New York-based DoubleClick, Inc. In just five years, DoubleClick has... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
Finance can be intimidating, and many business executives don’t even try to get their arms around it. But Harvard Business School Professor Mihir Desai says business leaders need to engage with the world of finance in order to succeed.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
attempting to fully control and micromanage their workforce, several companies try to influence and empower employee behavior by improving internal and external communication practices. Often, the stronger emphasis on communication... View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
before relaying them to consumers, pointing to respected health organizations, such as the WHO, as important sources. Consumers, increasingly skeptical as fake news proliferates online, are looking to brands to be the bearers of truth. He also recommends that brands... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
friends, and strangers, even when costly. Why do people devote their resources to helping others? In this chapter, we examine whether engaging in prosocial behavior promotes subjective well-being, which encompasses greater positive... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Real Cost of Bribery
It's a sad, quantitative fact that bribery runs so rampant in the world that it has become a Darwinian business tool. A July 2013 report from Transparency International finds that more than one in four people paid a bribe in the past... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 29 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Organizations Create Social Value
they do best and become increasingly engaged in a specific issue. Alignment. The nonprofit's challenge is to strengthen its economic value to match the efficacy of its social value. Corporations need to bring social value in line with... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
would not go to India. Q: The term "medical tourism" is fairly new, but how new is the phenomenon of going overseas for medical treatment? A: When I was a college student in the United States I discovered that dental care was very expensive. Even back then,... View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
remains a significant amount of empirical evidence that trade remains much stronger within countries than across borders (Mayer/Zignago, 2005), even when traditional tariff and non-tariff-barriers have been removed like in the EU's View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 30 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides
When booking an international flight, the choice often comes down to “expensive but direct” or “cheap with connections.” But what if an airline warned customers that the direct flight was frequently delayed? Would customers appreciate... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
were engaged in an experiment they called ‘school desegregation.’ Being born in the inner city, my younger sister and I were put on busses and sent to better schools that happened to be almost all-white schools. And I got a much more... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- What Do You Think?
Are We Ready for Self-Management?
decision that invites initiative and not followership." But John Inman's comments suggested a concern that was more strongly voiced by others, when he commented that "if you are a command and control manager keep away from self-management . However, if you... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett