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- 20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008
best ideas. The company is now considering the deployment of a prediction market to deepen user involvement and commitment in its innovation; however, it is not sure if it is an appropriate strategy for its community. Purchase this case: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
metrics to monitor performance?; Are the compensation rewards for our top executives tied closely enough to increases in shareholder value, with real penalties for nonperformance?; Finally, does our board have enough industry experts who have made the time View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2021
- News
Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
she said. “We cannot unsee what COVID has revealed.” After Stark noted that “most of Canada’s largest companies have no women of color in line for senior executive roles,” panelist Michelle Banik spoke about the need for companies to build inclusive cultures. She said... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
ask for a better in-the-field education.” A team of students will return again in January 2008. D’Avella’s early commitment to service began at the Delbarton School in Morris-town, New Jersey, where he became involved with Operation... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
aligned—or coupled—with their formal commitments to labor codes of conduct. Using data on 3,276 suppliers in 55 countries, we find that in suppliers with high-powered efficiency structures (piece-rate pay), labor codes are internally... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
interactive control systems. The module discusses how top managers use the levers of control to inspire commitment to the organization’s purpose, stake out the territory for experimentation and competition, coordinate and monitor the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
framework of strategic complements and substitutes can help companies anticipate competitors' responses. It is particularly helpful in deciding on price- or capacity-commitments (or pre-emption), but it can provide more general guidance for analyzing the potential... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
developing leading positions in key markets via localized retailing strategies. Delhaize was committed to offering its customers superior value while maintaining high social, environmental, and ethical standards. For Frans Muller,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
considered the communication he had just received. It was from Permira, the leading European buyout fund, and concerned its fourth fund, to which Altoona had made a $100 million commitment. The memorandum offered investors a chance to reduce their View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
Casey, Comcast's New England Region general manager, transformed a low commitment and performance organization. When he took charge of this Comcast region he inherited an organization that was bureaucratic, had low customer satisfaction,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement
athletes in the world. But when I had the opportunity to follow her for a day of sponsorship and other commitments in New York City, I also learned she is a business professional and comfortable speaking in front of various groups; it's... View Details
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
knows they stem from financial and strategy decisions, but also decisions the company is making around culture and values. “We're very committed to having a modern, diverse workforce and so we're embracing and celebrating hybrid work so... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 11 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #2: Sam Steyer, Greenwork
County Construction Trades Workforce Initiative, a consortium of unions and contractors, who’ve placed more than 100 women and people of color in jobs. “In 2022, the building trades unions have a genuine commitment to diversity,” he said.... View Details
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What Google, Lego, and Other Brands Know About the Promise and Peril of AI | Working Knowledge
Marketing. Levi Strauss partnered with startup Lalaland.ai to create AI-generated models from diverse backgrounds to supplement human models. However, the plan backfired when critics saw the move as a cheap shortcut, instead of a real View Details
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
add-on that’s separate from the financial numbers–laden annual report. “To have real impact,” they write, “these separate reports need to be integrated” into a single One Report that reveals how a company is making sustainability a View Details
- 15 Apr 2017
- News
Bringing Markets to Myanmar
radical change. And finally, we needed to know more about the commitment from our Myanmar counterparts and the quality of their collaboration. Morrell: What questions did you ask during that meeting? Brunell: We really weren't going to... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
supplement the new home-sharing rules was not materializing. Turner was hearing that the company’s proposed commitments that spanned education on regulations, enforcement assistance, and tax collection might not be enough to secure what... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
he speaks of with such passion. “John Keells is probably the only company based in Sri Lanka that has the scale and commitment to create systemic change,” he says, noting that housing will be one area of focus. In October and November,... View Details
- 26 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Deal: Negotiauctions
complex deals. Take buying a house, which for many people is the most important transaction in their lives. In the United States, a house purchase is a very "tight" deal—once the seller commits to a particular buyer, the seller... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna