Far East Organization - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Apr 2023
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The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone

today’s fast-paced climate, it’s more important to maintain the organization’s momentum and give swift reassurance during a leadership transition. Most organizations today can afford to take a timeout for 90 hours, but 90 days is now... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

23 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Are Great Teams Less Productive?

managers don't explicitly recognize this reality, then the (here and now) appearance of high performance will seem far more valuable and preferable than learning, with its messy, error-ridden nature, and the former may be embraced while... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

2021
Case

Starbucks: Opposing a Local Tax to Address Homelessness while Promoting Social Justice

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

In 2018, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted 9-0 for a tax that would require companies whose annual revenue surpassed $20 million to pay the city $275 per employee per year. The tax money would then be used to combat homelessness in Seattle. In response,... View Details

Keywords: Taxation; City; Welfare; Wealth and Poverty; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Seattle

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January 2020
Case

Banorte Móvil: Data-Driven Mobile Growth

By: Ayelet Israeli, Carla Larangeira and Mariana Cal

In mid-2019, Carlos Hank was deliberating over the results for Banorte Móvil—the mobile application for Banorte, Mexico’s most profitable and second-largest financial institution. Hank, who had been appointed as Banorte´s Chairman of the Board in January 2015, had... View Details

Keywords: Data Analytics; Customer Lifetime Value; Financial Institutions; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Customers; Technology Adoption; Communication Strategy; Banking Industry; Mexico; Latin America

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dollarDEX (1998-2007)

Retired chief executive, non-executive chairman

One of world's top 30 in online finance (Institutional Investor, March 2003). Wealth management firm in Asia, and has... View Details

12 Sep 2011
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The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs

In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

W. Carl Kester

Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)

27 Sep 2018
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Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know

is that most companies don’t have a written policy that articulates how to handle religion in the workplace in a way that’s instructive for management,” says van Bever, a graduate of Harvard Divinity School. “You want to make sure your View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage; Apparel & Accessories

29 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely

Reading Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far Master the One-on-One Meeting Do you work remotely or manage those who do? What works and doesn't work about the arrangement? Share... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Marketing - Faculty & Research

community's annual 'Oscars'. The winners of this category are the Marketing cases that were used in the largest number of organizations across the globe in the preceding calendar year. Featured Case FARM Rio: Bringing a Brazilian Fashion... View Details

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By: Lynda M. Applegate

My current research builds on past research on the role of information, analytics and technology in transforming business and society. Over the past two years, this research focuses on how organizations partner to build innovation ecosystems that accelerate the... View Details

Keywords: Innovation Ecosystems; Leadership And Change Management; Organizational Adaptation; Innovation and Invention; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Organizations; Technology; Strategy; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Industry; Africa; North and Central America; Middle East

30 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

‘Intrinsic Joy’ Sparks Ideas Better than Cash

contributed far more “repos” (software packages placed and held in a repository) during the run-up to their payout than those who didn’t participate. Yet, once paid, a sponsored user’s community-driven contributions and long-term... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology

14 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 14, 2015

academic studies on the periphery of HRM are beginning to adopt such a view. We argue that the HRM studies so far have given us much valuable learning but that the subject has now reached a point where we need to take a wider, more... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 May 2018
Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

donated to nonprofits, Accion Chicago is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to build communities through entrepreneurship. We all know that small business is the growth engine of any economy. This is even more true for distressed... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Fisher Body Company, 1908–1926 Herman G. Fisher Fisher-Price Toy Company, 1930–1966 Donald V. Fites Caterpillar Tractor Company, 1990–1999 Henry M. Flagler Florida East Coast Railway, 1886–1913 Henry Ford II Ford Motor Company, 1945–1979... View Details

12 Sep 2023
What Do You Think?

Who Gets the Loudest Voice in DEI Decisions?

(AdobeStock/ Katleho S/peopleimages.com) Business leaders today face decisions of increasing complexity. They have to take into account far more than economics, in particular the increasing influence of matters under debate in the broader... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

Bibliographies in Management Abstract The goal of this annotated bibliography on technology and innovation is to organize and present the most important literature relevant to a scholar seeking to understand and advance the field. It... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2012
Article

Enriching the Ecosystem

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

To remain a leader in innovation, the United States needs the support of foundational institutions that help seed, grow, and renew enterprises. Historically, these institutions-such as universities, venture creators, labor markets, and job-training programs-have tended... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Organizations; Research and Development; Social and Collaborative Networks; Growth and Development Strategy; United States

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25 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams

build strong rapport with their workers has a dramatic impact on worker productivity—and if women perform better no matter who they’re supervising, more women should be given an opportunity to lead, Tamayo says. “Many industries are pretty View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Food & Beverage

July 2008 (Revised January 2009)
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Londolozi: Towards a Sustainable Business Model and Ecological Integrity in Southern Africa

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Thomas Koelble

The Londolozi game viewing reserve in South Africa became a defining icon of ecotourism during the 1990s and early 2000s-that is, a tourist business promoting ecological land management and, at the same time, local economic development. The reserve was in a region in... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; South Africa

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