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- 26 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind
Business School, studies factors that affect consumer choice. Bollinger, an assistant professor at NYU's Stern School of Business, studies the marketing of sustainable products.) "There are all these... View Details
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
explanations for the phenomenon and its success or failure. These included such things as the nature of the industry or product, the way such goals are implemented, and the size View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Dec 2006
- Op-Ed
Investors Hurt by Dual-Track Tax Reporting
decipher from public filings. Their proposal, which will likely meet fierce opposition from accountants, lawyers, and managers, is a laudable first step in restoring sanity to U.S. corporate profit reporting. When the corporate tax was introduced, making the reporting... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
the cost of investment in developing countries by at least 20 percent. And yet, companies are mostly silent on the subject. "The thing that struck me is how little information there is on corruption because... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
disciplined in some areas but also more relaxed when things don’t work out.” The wisdom of Admiral Stockdale At this time, we can’t help but reflect on the dangers of optimism... View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
period—and so did in-store sales as well as sales of jigsaw puzzles and walkie-talkies. It’s not clear what we learn from panic buying. So let’s look at what was happening online before the virus of 2020.... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Nokia, H&M), we find that instead of choosing between conflicting outcomes such as long-term strategy or short-term performance drivers, top-tier managers argue that their role is to embrace such paradoxes to make both View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
management issues were not. So we took action on a series of things to move this along. There were really four prongs of the approach that we talked about. One was research.... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
Internet and of the international scope of Intel Capital's reach, currently encompassing more than 175 companies outside the United States. With stock markets floundering and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details
- 20 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks
Visibility of best practices. People are realizing the enormous amounts of money they've been leaving on the table in supply chain management because they have not been doing View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
about our interpersonal relationships, when people share things with us—as long as they don't overshare—we tend to like them better," Buell says. "We find it interesting that we're seeing evidence of the... View Details
- 29 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites
likely it was to end up in a press article early. The more people that are involved, the more people may be able to observe something funny going on as well. That shows when there's lower cost, the press is more likely to do this—which makes a lot View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
Summing Up "It is pretty clear to me to whom the board is accountable: the shareholders."—J. W. Penland "When the board deviates from long- and short-term shareholder interests as it has recently done in some instances, it creates a vacuum that no other... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Sorting Out the Patent Craze
The great thing about standards, tech industry pundit Andrew Tanenbaum once said, is that there are so many to choose from. In fact, standard setting organizations (SSOs) are the unsung heroes of the... View Details
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages
role that savings may play in a person’s decision to return to work, for instance. “It raises the question: What are the other things that are holding people back from employment?” Kluender says. “We're working on a number View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
that someone could start to discuss with his or her theologian? Nash: Let me back up and give you an example of the kind of thing that might cause them to say, "My... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This a Golden Era for Marketing Productivity?
will like what we experience, because it will involve such things as fewer irrelevant messages, better availability of products and services, and product performance geared to our real needs. Is this really... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?
industries, to name two, will be affected. And of how the Internet performed so dependably in spite of almost unimaginable demand. But what about more basic issues? Must we... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
begin? A: One of the most hopeful things we discovered in the course of this research is that the revolution, if you will, has already started. The U.S. [healthcare] system can... View Details