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- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
Working PapersManaging Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning Authors:Rogelio Oliva and Noel Watson Abstract To date, little research has been done on managing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008
represent strategic research sites for understanding the formation of economic practices and representations. This article draws on historical material to analyze the changing place of economics in American business education over the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
"Big labor unions are trying to achieve at the board table what they cannot achieve at the negotiating table, under the guise of shareholder protection," said David Hirschmann, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Center for Capital View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 07 Feb 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course
school!" "I'm still in school, and I'm not bringing in a paycheck yet!" "We have two kids! You should wait until they are out of the house!" "Even if the market is crying out for you to solve a particular... View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
editors at Harvard Business Press, suggested the Times project to me; and as a historian I thought it would be a terrific opportunity to gain deep exposure to the primary source reporting that newspapers afford. When I was doing research... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
famously said that, because it's nigh impossible to do both, leaders should opt for fear. Research from Harvard Business School's Amy Cuddy and consultants Matthew Kohut and John Neffinger refute that theory, arguing that leaders would do... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
(see Figure 2-3) and several new internal business objectives. Mobil U.S. Marketing and Refining, like Rockwater, moved to a new "customer intimacy" strategy that would offer a superior buying experience for consumers. Mobil's... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
practitioners. Researchers have built upon the work in behavioral decision theory, examining the ways in which negotiators may deviate from rationality. The 1990s brought a renewed interest in social factors, as work on social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
creativity. These findings have theoretical and practical implications for research in workplace diversity and creativity. The Microwork Solution: A New Approach to Outsourcing Can Support Economic Development—and Add to Your Bottom Line... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
market through a thicket of government regulations. Beyond diversity, note the authors, the group also has to be encouraged to develop several creative options to a problem that has been clearly framed by a leader who has carefully... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
August 5, Bazerman documents a decade of research showing how and why many leaders fail to detect critical information in their midst. "This book will help you recognize when to seek more useful information and apply it to your... View Details
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
most interesting one there is. And so the chance to write about him was an opportunity I didn't want to give up. Q: HBS is famous for field-based research where faculty members go out into the field and observe a company or workers or... View Details
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
Sucher: Dust off that COVID playbook After the June 27 debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, 64 percent of 1,024 US workers surveyed reported suffering—or seeing others suffer—poor treatment at work for their political views, according... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
domestic partners. In order to illuminate the interplay between these two levels, we review literature from two separate bodies of literature. Research in psychology and organizational behavior on candidate-employer negotiations sheds... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
do well to consider it as an opportunity instead. An employee who is ready to move on is no longer the best match and there’s no point standing in the way of their dreams. Instead, focus on what you can do to turn your company into a place that develops employees into... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
managers' influence activities. An explicit focus on toolmaking extends accounting research that has hitherto focused attention on the structural arrangements and interpersonal connections when explaining the emergence of the influential... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
device maker Research in Motion, said he saw niche opportunities for Wi-Fi, but questioned the practicality of extensive wireless Wi-Fi networks. "It would take 10,000 hot spots to cover Waterloo [Ontario]," Balsillie said.... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
market but at a position that is the most critical leadership position for an NFL team. Tom Brady, the six-time super bowl champion widely considered the NFL’s Greatest of All Time (GOAT), signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after the... View Details
- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
Burnham Lambert's Michael Milken carved out new ways to restructure large amounts of publicly traded debt. Gilson's research suggests that the total costs associated with Milken's method of reorganizing troubled companies were as little... View Details