Advice Taking - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

succeeding generations have an easier time adapting to their environment. My advice to families in business is to run a very professional business. Take pride in your traditions; at the same time encourage... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

08 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Four Questions Fundraisers Must be Prepared to Answer

In his book Getting to Giving: Fundraising the Entrepreneurial Way, published in 2011, Stevenson, with Shirley Spence, details an approach to fundraising that is almost Zen-like in its philosophy, even as it offers plenty of concrete, detailed View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

03 Feb 2011
What Do You Think?

Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?

towards empowering employees to be creative and make decisions," which she believes will continue. Penny Cortez thinks that we should see more research on why "bad leadership seems to be more common than good " Illysa would like "more research and... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both

his teaching career at Wharton. As a newly minted twenty-nine-year-old professor there, he said, he found himself the recipient of a steady stream of practical advice from the senior faculty. Don't hang back by the blackboard when... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

Union will be far-reaching. John A. Quelch shares his thoughts on the ramifications of Brexit. Skills and Behaviors That Make Entrepreneurs Successful Research by Lynda Applegate, Janet Kraus, and Timothy Butler takes a unique approach to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

09 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices

to all personal care products sold online by the five firms implies that customers spent an additional $300 million annually as a result of pricing algorithms, out of a total of about $6 billion in e-commerce revenue for the category. View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

16 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

stay a leader," as Donna Dubinsky (CEO of Handspring, Inc.) says. Once a smaller or weaker firm starts to play defense, the game is usually over. So "play offense and play to win," is the advice of Intuit founder Scott... View Details

Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak

20 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 20

Review The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice By: Garvin, David A., and Joshua D. Margolis Abstract—The article looks at giving and receiving advice as an element of organizational leadership and managerial... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma

the mark. "Microsoft can innovate faster than your life can change," Christensen observed dryly. The only thing we know for sure is that nobody knows the right strategy as the disruption takes root.—Clayton M. Christensen When... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

02 Apr 2001
What Do You Think?

Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?

telecommuting can create the feeling of "losing touch," but when used judiciously, it can "lead to peace of mind." In addition to determining the role and timing of telecommuting, respondents provided advice for... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

speculation—and then, hopefully, sell it? “One of the top questions screenwriters talk about in their online communities is whether to pitch or to spec,” says Luo. In her paper published by Management Science, When to Sell Your Idea: Theory and Evidence from the Movie... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation; Banking

05 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

Then hand over the technical work to them (that way nobody inside has to learn anything new) but refuse to take their advice about how the site should look (after all, you're the industry experts). Use more... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

that a success formula may frequently go stale or, as he puts it, "harden," for a complex set of reasons that are, in fact, surprisingly predictable—though not easy to avoid. "To succeed in business, every manager must make choices and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Nov 2024
Research & Ideas

AI Can Help Leaders Communicate, But Can't Make Employees Listen

efficient by automating busy leaders’ routine tasks—such as the electronic communication that takes 24 percent of a CEO’s time, studies show. In theory, this would allow the executive to devote more time to strategic planning, for... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Information Technology; Technology

22 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon

coupled with the diminished availability of financing, may have a negative impact on entrepreneurs’ ability to obtain cash, exit, and innovate. Silverthorne: What advice would you give to high-tech entrepreneurs facing this launch/no... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

of about 25 years before being scrapped, are ordered through shipyards and take two or three years to build. About 10 percent of the fleet is bought and sold on the secondary market. For the study, Greenwood and Hanson focused on the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation

08 Jul 2015
What Do You Think?

Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?

would ask, "What are you doing, Tony?" And, always a mischievous type who often made light of the culture, he would take delight in replying, "Nothing." Why do we work too hard and, at times, thoughtlessly? Edward Hare... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

29 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas

professor of strategy at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. In the case of Zuckerberg vs. the Winklevosses, the twins may have had created a simple interface for college kids to connect with one another, but it took Zuckerberg to View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

11 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

change,” he says. “So changes in behavior were driven mostly by changing beliefs or changing expectations of the job seekers.” Using cash to weather a talent drought So, what’s a job seeker with dreams of working for a startup to do? Bernstein offers the View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

06 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy

Planning to ask a big company for a charitable donation? You may be wise to time your request around a huge sporting event—specifically, an event that takes place in the firm's home city. A recent research paper shows that enormous events... View Details