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- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
problem. Of course, it makes it easier that those companies are industry leaders with unique products customers want regardless of any inducements, says Healy. But he suspects another factor is also at work. "People know they are not... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
research and collaborate with the business and academic world. In addition, government officials and business leaders need to map out a long-term plan focused on efforts to keep important capabilities in the United States with the idea... View Details
- 14 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 14
political party dynamics, terrorist attacks, rising infrastructure and energy demands, and a global financial crisis. How can the nation's leaders implement economic reforms to ensure continued development? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team
presented in the Harvard Business Review article "Are Leaders Portable?" co-written with Andrew N. McLean and Nitin Nohria. The records of former GE general managers demonstrate that even skills widely perceived as generalizable... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective
today it's the CIO (chief information officer) and others spread throughout the organization. EE: One theme you address in DIS is how the relationship between the CEO and CIO is changing. How so? Nolan: This comes to light very clearly in the Cisco case, where the CIO... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 10 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists
this question whether childcare is available or not. And it's always a scramble to provide childcare,” Lakhani says. The pandemic gives university leaders a chance to examine whether the differences between male and female researchers... View Details
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308052 Monitor's Opportunities in India (B): Grail Research Harvard Business School Supplement 708-483 Supplements the (A) case. Describes the decision by leaders of a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
opportunities to use their new language skills. Q: What questions should a CIO or other company leader ask as they consider a Web services project? A: Who are we doing this with? Can we be sure that our partner is in this for the long... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking E-Leadership
can't be bothered with the details of their business is crazy. —Robert Hargrove in E-Leader Updated advice: Leaders must constantly push the boundaries of established ways of doing business—but they must also know which established... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
experience of industry leaders worldwide, and to integrate that learning in a way that advances the educational experience we offer through this and many of our other programs. Q: What managerial groups are likely to benefit most from... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
willingness to experiment. They’re seen as being psychologically safe, highly collaborative, and nonhierarchical. And research suggests that these behaviors translate into better innovative performance. But despite the fact that innovative cultures are desirable, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
recrafting the cases from multiple industries to include one industry; (3) integrating the key characters of monomyth hero's journey; and (4) writing the case dialogue for the protagonist, Jim Barton, hero's journey. The result was our novel-based Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
logic into the business process setting to find that leaders were far more likely to adopt the incremental innovation of internet-based e-buying. However, they were commensurately less likely to adopt the more strategically sensitive and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
and returns above their compatriots. Industry is not destiny. Elliot Ross: This should encourage business leaders not to accept low returns because it's a "price-driven" industry. Performance pricers make attractive returns in... View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
formed and changed by it. The tale of Walt Disney's roller-coaster journey from small-town paperboy to underage ambulance-driving serviceman to amateur animator and thrice-failed businessman to iconic leader is told against the backdrop... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
you wanted to attract more! Q: In the late 1980s and early 1990s, many developing countries sought outside infrastructure investments and even privatization of these operations. These initiatives were encouraged by world development View Details
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
Christine Lagarde from 2011 to 2018 as she takes the helm of a troubled multilateral organization during a time of deepening economic turmoil. As the first female leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and as a non-economist,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
characterized by underdeveloped institutions and frequent environmental shifts. Yet they also contain many firms that have survived over generations. How are firms in weak institutional environments able to persist over time? Motivated by 69 interviews with View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
visitors each year." For the past six years, UCCA had worked with more than 100 artists and designers to present 87 art exhibitions and 1,826 public programs to over 1.8 million visitors, including many important leaders from all... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
management in long-term strategic planning. Vanguard Corporate Governance Principles Source: Letter by F. William McNabb II to the independent leaders of the boards of directors, February 27, 2015, Vanguard.com. “The letters from the... View Details