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- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
a closer qualitative inspection of the “how-to” micromechanisms, and thereby advance a multidisciplinary research agenda. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50833 Surfacing the Submerged State: Operational Transparency Increases Trust in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, where they engaged with 10 global partners on a dozen different design projects. A renowned scholar of colonial-era African history, she isn’t the most obvious candidate for teaching modern business...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
relationships to attain the desired outcome. Of comparable importance is an understanding of why the other partner wishes to engage in the collaboration so that the participant can be responsive to those goals and needs. In thinking about...
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- 24 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 24, 2007
geographically scattered, and unpredictable. Can they overcome these challenges and still grow profitably while staying committed to their mission? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807113 PRG-Schultz View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
discovered. The alliance between The Nature Conservancy and Georgia-Pacific involved a dramatic shift from a contentious to a collaborative relationship. Historically, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), an international conservation...
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by James Austin
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
creation. "One truth, though, is that many of the new jobs often have more technical or digital content than the jobs they replaced." What do you think about the future of virtual internships? "There’s a big future for virtual internships, not so much because COVID...
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- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
management, and higher ROA. These effects are concentrated at innovating firms—those firms that are early-life-cycle or engage in R&D spending—and especially at those facing Wall Street scrutiny. Collectively, the evidence suggests...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works
in Galway, Ireland. He has publicly committed to double production from 5,000 to 10,000 units per month, but that is just the start. Next come the challenges of getting supplies from all over the world, hiring and training new employees, and finally, sorting out...
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- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
and goals, allocating the appropriate resources, and monitoring progress in a transparent fashion are vital. Engaging the entire organization, starting with a needs assessment, serves a crucial function in empowering managers and...
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- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
competition for the past 20 years: an ad hoc, laissez-faire vision promoted by the United States versus a managed vision relying on multilateral rules and international organizations promoted by the European Union. Although the American...
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
Healthcare, and Leadership. "The Initiative designation is meant to acknowledge a new phase of activity: one that we hope will engage the faculty, students, staff, and alumni in enhancing and extending both knowledge creation and...
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by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
- 05 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues
that only 30 percent of employees are engaged in their work. The issues raised are ones I have worked on for many years. With the drive for higher productivity in the workplace, there is little doubt that people are putting in longer...
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by Bill George
- 03 Apr 2006
- What Do You Think?
Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?
you think? Original Article The global corporation is once again under the microscope. Twenty to thirty years ago the concern was whether global corporations would behave responsibly without adequate international law and regulation to...
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by James Heskett
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
internalize the social costs of higher leverage in the form of greater bankruptcy losses (moral hazard) and are subject to a regulatory capital requirement. In contrast, shadow bank liabilities are subject to runs and credit risk and thus...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
Read the preview: http://hbr.org/2010/04/fixing-health-care-on-the-front-lines/ar/1 Happiness Adaptation to Income beyond "Basic Needs" Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch Publication:Chap. 8 in International...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
managerial performance, found that managers higher in metacognitive cultural intelligence (CQ) were rated as more effective in intercultural creative collaboration by managers from other cultures. Study 2, a social network survey, found that managers lower in...
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Carmen Nobel
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
people’s lives. In OECD countries, for example, people spend around a third of their waking hours engaged in paid work. We not only spend considerable amounts of our time at work, employment and workplace quality also rank among the most...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
information, we hypothesized that complex decisions can best be made by engaging in periods of both conscious and unconscious thought. In both studies we found that the sequential integration of conscious and unconscious thought solved...
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Carmen Nobel
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
accessible, preventive HIV vaccine, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) pioneered ways of addressing the inadequate incentive structures that prevented progress toward vaccines for AIDS and other diseases predominantly...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
accuracy of daily sales forecasts. We collaborated with an online apparel retailer to assemble a dataset that combines (1) detailed internal operational information, including data on sales, advertising, and promotions, as well as (2)...
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Dina Gerdeman