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- 09 Jan 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?
predominant practice among leading business schools has become one of voluntary disclosure. It is certainly one favored by recruiters seeking all the information they can about prospective job candidates. And it can be argued that it offers students with highly... View Details
- 06 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela
Zimbabwe shows. Most leaders are easily replaceable - usually more than we think they are, and almost always far more than they think they are. A select few are not. A relative handful of leaders have the View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Winners and Losers at the Olympics
at 500 meters and silver at 1000, he showed his generosity and concern for those less fortunate by contributing his cash rewards from the U.S. Olympic Committee to a global charity that benefits children. Later this month, his picture will adorn a Wheaties box—an View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
processes as well as the appropriate scope and speed of strategic changes. Now, Parker must decide on the composition of AAL’s senior executive team. Should Parker select a team dominated by US Airways executives with whom he has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
opposite effects at the two extremes: it reduces the probability of very poor outcomes—because of more rigorous selection processes—while simultaneously increasing the probability of extremely successful outcomes—because of greater... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
opportunity that's right for you. Entering StartUpLand will guide you as you seek your ideal entry point into this popular, cutting-edge organizational paradigm. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53337 2017... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Your Balance With Customers
A successful CM strategy must address each of the following processes. (Typical objectives and measures for customer management are shown in Figure 1.) 1. Customer selection. The customer selection process begins with an understanding of... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 03 Jan 2008
- What Do You Think?
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
"unfettered by experience." This raises a number of questions. In selecting leaders, does one have to choose between experience and judgment? If "judgment capability" is a function of experience, what kind of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 19 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work
Remote work is giving companies new opportunities to tap additional markets and talent pools. However, a global workforce also brings a challenge: As some employees are getting up in the morning, others are winding down their workday.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
selection between high- and low-type firms, which differ in terms of their innovative capacity. We estimate the parameters of the model using detailed US Census micro data on firm-level output, R&D and patenting. The model provides a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
development strategy in 2006. Highlights the strengths and limitations of developing products for public sector organizations in markets created by legislation, as well as the opportunities and challenges of developing a product for mass... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization Authors:Adam M. Kleinbaum, Toby E. Stuart, and Michael Tushman Publication:Organization Science Abstract Homophily in social relations results from both individual preferences and selective... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Feb 2011
- What Do You Think?
Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?
that " we will need to think deeply about how to ensure these crowds we are tapping into (through information networking) are given sufficient opportunities to learn and to properly feel engaged." Both achievements and failures... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 15 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons Not Learned About Innovation
Create processes and controls. The innovation process is inherently uncertain, so companies must develop new ways of tracking progress in these units. Rewarding a manager who "sticks to plan" doesn't encourage something new. View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
Summing Up by Jim Heskett A small but thoughtful set of responses to the question "Is Growth Good?" posed this month conveys the sense that the wrong questions were asked. According to the responses, growth is not only good—it is necessary. But we need to be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
sequence resulting from an individual’s ability to select which task to complete next from a work queue. Using data from 91 physicians reading a total of more than 2.4 million radiological studies over a period of two and a half years, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
an array of implications that can be tested with our data. Our contribution is twofold. We disentangle the role of risk aversion and talent in determining how firms select and motivate managers. In particular, risk-averse managers are... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 16 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity
look and see if there are opportunities for these investments,” Baik says. Summarizing the takeaways from the study, Srinivasan says, “The top-line revenue growth finding is very interesting in that it shows the mechanism for value... View Details
- 06 Nov 2000
- What Do You Think?
Succession at GE: What’s Next?
beyond April 2001. With that in mind, questions arise about what capabilities GE's board should seek in Welch's replacement. Are there clues in the way Welch was selected in 1980? At the time, GE was led by Reg Jones, by any measure a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
that action is taken to address the problems, and (3) communicating about actions taken. Sixty-nine randomly selected hospitals, 20 of which were randomly selected to engage in the three activities for 18... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace