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- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
even cartels treat them as valid and often successful forms of business enterprise rather than inferior options to large, vertically integrated firms. Q: Is there a major theme running through the book? A: For me, a major theme is the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 29, 2006
standard deviation of demand, one that has been employed successfully in the recent literature uses dispersion among experts' forecasts. However, there has been limited empirical validation of this methodology. In this paper we provide a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist
shareholders and owners. I first presented this concept (see chart below) at the Academy of Management in August 2001, shortly after I concluded my ten years as CEO of Medtronic. It is as valid today as it was then. This is the rigorous... View Details
- 06 Nov 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?
allocation." The detailed work was still bottom up, but true change had to be driven by the top in a sustained entrepreneurial effort. Bower teamed with Clark Gilbert and others 37 years later to report studies suggesting that while the initial ideas were still... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Jan 2007
- What Do You Think?
Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?
restrict the validity of findings for some time to come." Biju Dominic offered the opinion that "I strongly believe that fMRI-led research into the brain is a top-down, far-too-simplistic approach . But a bottom-up approach that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?
managers in whom they can have some degree of confidence? Judging from the large proportion of those accused of wrongdoing as part of the "Enron syndrome" who possess MBAs from leading business schools, this is a valid question.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch
includes both stockholders and stakeholders]. It should, and can, rest on valid assumptions and fundamental values that allow us to build a more inclusive and sustainable economic future—one in which we don't have to bribe executives to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 06 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School
says. "The argument in the 1970s was that we just didn't have enough examples of female protagonists in business. I don't think that's a valid argument in 2013." Descriptions of life after HBS in the case reveal a stubborn... View Details
- 06 Dec 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
Although this interview dates back to 1999, Porter's points about the importance for companies to establish "home bases" in the countries they operate, and take advantage of local knowledge clusters, are still valid today. Key concepts... View Details
- 06 May 2002
- What Do You Think?
What’s Driving the “New Marketing?”
tangible features) of the product." He concurs with Balu Rajagopal who wrote, "The marketing 4 Ps are still a valid framework but the Internet has added a new dimension—interactivity. ... If there is a case to be made for a new... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
Beyond what we can do as individuals to reduce our risks of exposure, are there objective measures employers can use to validate what is effective? The answer, fortunately, is yes. Many claims will be made over the next few weeks and... View Details
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
time reading that information carefully. I've worked with a number of high-school students, and what I tell them about writing is just as valid for managers: begin with an outline. It keeps you from getting halfway through and not knowing... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 10 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Groupon Good for Retailers?
program like Groupon? What steps can they take to mitigate those risks? A: Stories abound of consumers who try to game the system. Consider a customer who wants to dine on a weekend using a voucher valid on weekdays only. Some consumers... View Details
- 08 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime
for ad revenue. Instead, the research findings contradict this notion, offering validation that the press is keeping vigilant watch and is exercising the fundamental rights assigned to them by the US Constitution. “I was surprised to see... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 09 Jan 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?
students. Manohar Kamath put it this way: "We need to extend transparency. If grades do not predict work performance, then there is a problem in the design of management education." Michael Robbins wrote, "We need schools to lead the way to View Details
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
process of inferential learning. Drawing on the notions of knowledge reliability (the creation of shared meanings) and validity (understandings of cause and effect), we explore how organizations learn inferentially in dynamic... View Details
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
through on 20 reservations, a diner receives a $20 discount, valid at any OpenTable partner restaurant. Essentially, diners receive a buck per meal for reserving a table through OpenTable. "You might know the restaurant isn't going to be... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Peeling Back the Global Brand
Hans-Willi Schroiff, vice president of market research and business intelligence for the German company Henkel, described why detergent has made a valuable case study for new and edgy marketing. (They cautioned that they are not ready to claim any View Details
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
of the criteria for psychometric validity, and 14 showed significant relationships to non-self-report outcomes. Conclusions: Evidence of psychometric validity is lacking for many teamwork survey instruments. However, several... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
or expensive. We validate our findings through observational data on hosts’ recent experiences with African-American guests, finding host behavior consistent with some, though not all, hosts discriminating. Finally, we find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne