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- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
What." Since 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Kind of Blue, it's a good time to ask: How did he do it? One of the answers is "radical simplicity," according to HBS professor Robert D. Austin and Carl Størmer, founding principal of... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
that escalate anxiety in high achievers and the unproductive behaviors you turn to for relief. Then adopt practices that give you the courage to "do the right things poorly" before "doing the right things well." Drawing on his extensive research and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?
Mass.-based management consulting firm TruePoint Partners, which Beer co-founded and on which he now serves as a director. Most training programs focus on developing and changing behavior of individuals and... View Details
- 04 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted
female, women make up only 38 percent of middle management jobs, 22 percent of C-suite seats, and a grim 5 percent of CEO positions, according to 2019 data from the consulting firm McKinsey & Company.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/317023-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-054 QuintilesIMS: Biosimilars Marketing in England QuintilesIMS was a leading healthcare consulting View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?
get a startup successfully off the ground in the electronic economy. Venture Capital as a Commodity "We definitely see a major shift occurring in the venture capital community," said Corey, who co-founded the Web consulting... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 04 Nov 2015
- What Do You Think?
Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?
Performance. An alternative explanation might go the other way: Financial Performance = Gender Diversity. Well off firms have much more flexibility to experiment, meet diversity goals and so forth.” Patrick Schild, while disagreeing with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
Top leaders of a global consulting firm longed to add more women to its partner ranks, if women would just put in the hours necessary to compete. But mothers would always prioritize their children’s needs... View Details
- Research Summary
Mastering Strategy Execution
By: Robert Simons
Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details
- July 2011
- Teaching Note
Accenture's War for Talent in India (TN)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Erin McFee
Teaching Note for 408095. View Details
- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910009-PDF-ENG Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm Heidi K. Gardner and Robert G. EcclesHarvard Business School Case 410-056 Eden McCallum pioneered the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
leading cause of failure in startups. This book offers solutions. Purchase the book: http://www.amazon.com/Founders-Dilemmas-Anticipating-Foundation-Entrepreneurship/dp/0691149135/ The Organization of Firms Across Countries... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
organizations that really ends up with no trend line” “For decades, we’ve been in this cycle where an organization hires a consulting firm to help design and execute a restructuring, and then, as soon as... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Building an IT Governance Committee
important. We recommend that the IT governance group be made up of independent directors, as is the case with audit and compensation committees. Chairmanship is also critical. For firms in support, factory, or turnaround modes, the... View Details
Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
the object of the game is for the players to debate the identities of the Vandals and vote to eliminate suspects. Purchase this exercise:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911013-PDF-ENG Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants
intelligence firm for nearly $2 billion, he remained active in venture capital, start-ups and charity work. In 2009 he founded the risk management consulting firm K2 Global... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places
At a recent gathering of chief executives in New York City, the CEOs of two companies shared pleasant dinner conversation. The first led a large, successful corporation; the second also served as a director of a telecommunications firm... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
relationships with CEOs in their client companies. But if the CEO leaves, the consulting firm may lose the account. Consciously creating a wider web of involvements and dependencies throughout the View Details
- 22 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 22
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=anik%20aknin%20norton%20dunn%20quoidbach.pdf August 2013 Managing Talent for Success: Talent Development in Law Firms Effective Teamwork and Collaboration By: Gardner,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
engage in collective behaviors that diminish their ability to do so. Sarah Jane Gilbert:What led you to study the effects of performance pressure on work teams? Heidi Gardner: I experienced similar team dynamics when I worked in a View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert