Internet Of Things - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Leadership Lessons From Outer Space

be a problem. But the good news is that space is a big place and there aren't a lot of things the size of this microphone floating around there." For effect, he spun the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Aerospace

16 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation

Harvard Business School and coauthor (with Jean Tirole of the Toulouse School of Economics) of the paper Standard Essential Patents. "In the free market, where there's a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Legal Services

11 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business

results showed that some brain areas prioritized the shape of the face, grouping humans with dolls, while other brain areas prioritized whether the face was alive, grouping humans with dogs. "Even though they look nothing alike, there are... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Aug 2010
What Do You Think?

What Is Customer Opinion Good For?

something new and different is worthless." Ron Kurtz noted that (customers) "are better at reacting to things and defining their 'problems' that they would like to see resolved or alleviated." Some commented on the limits View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Technology

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside

talent." Robert Latoff, a leader of the Growth and Business Building Center at McKinsey & Company, said big companies often have to rethink the way they do things when starting new businesses.... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

11 Jun 2020
In Practice

Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

pays to be nuanced here. A large portion of the challenges facing businesses are industrywide (and worldwide). For instance, hotels have government-imposed limitations on the services they can offer. These restrictions bind equivalently... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

03 Dec 2008
What Do You Think?

Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

Summing Up The current global recession has, judging from responses to this month's column, many origins, among them housing and credit. All, of course, are traceable to human responses to both perceived opportunities and calamities,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

07 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?

imagine it. On Election Day, Brand Trump will mean different things to different people but that doesn't matter if he gets their votes. Imagine you are looking at a box of Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes.... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

29 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks

that friction in the market between what the price is and what it should be, Cohen and Malloy stress the importance of identifying a "catalyst" that will cause the market to catch up. "It's one View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

specialization of capital, the domination by institutions instead of entrepreneurs, all these things have produced lower risks. If you have lower risks, you should not expect... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

21 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them

digital platform, and the increased fiscal pressures created by the worldwide economic crisis. Unfortunately, the educational programs for future health care leaders fail to provide many of the needed skills, according to a survey View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health; Education

23 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia

that." Protecting Workers Peter Yu, an assistant professor of law at Michigan State University, argued that while it's true that labor is cheaper in other countries because workers are not protected, the cost View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses

months some compelling data have been released that give us more insight into cash flow dynamics of America’s small businesses. This month’s JPMorgan Chase Institute’s Cash is King: Flows, Balances and Buffer Days report showed that on... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills

05 Jul 2022
Op-Ed

Hear Me Out: Introverts Can Be Loud and You Might Like Microsoft Teams

we care about. Care about the sound of our own voice (E or I) and we don’t listen. Care about the other person too, and things shift radically.” Alan ArnettLondon, UK Re: "Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Apr 2019
What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

growth in the economy is ending.” JohnfrmClevelnd argued that “MMT is merely a better, more accurate description of the existing economic system, not any fundamental change in how we do business. Mainstream economists have been getting... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

offered in the lounges—showers, spa, Internet connection, appetizing free food and drinks, along with the opportunity to rest during a layover—is exceptional value to members. There is even a higher class of... View Details

Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products

07 Jan 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs

interesting and important thing." Another question: Do leaders in these industries give the audience what they want, or something new and different? Of course, the safe thing to do is to sell work that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Food & Beverage; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

02 Jul 2024
Book

Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead

share the stories of others doing the same thing so that you can see different ways to apply each C to your own situation. Each of the 5 Cs plays some role in every leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

What Wall Street Doesn’t Understand About International Trade

there's a correlation, and yet one thing does not cause the other." Establishing scientific proof required a situation in which the team could exogenously change the ethnic population of metropolitan areas... View Details