Roles - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Jan 2010
Working Paper Summaries

International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination

Keywords: by David Collis, David Young & Michael Goold

2008
Article

Linking Crisis Management and Leadership Competencies: The Role of Human Resources Development

The problem and the solution. Most executives are aware of the negative consequences associated with an organizational crisis and focus on communications and public relations as a reactive strategy. However, many neglect the other leadership responsibilities... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Crisis Management; Human Resources; Experience and Expertise

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21 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

agency to resolve the problem. So you get the best of both worlds. The Fed does what it's best at, macro risk monitoring. And the agencies with the deepest expertise in the relevant financial area would be in charge of problem resolution. Moreover, if the Fed assumed... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

2022
Article

Diffusing Management Practices within the Firm: The Role of Information Provision

By: Michael J. Lenox and Michael W. Toffel

Why are some firms more successful in adopting profitable environmental management practices than others? A key role of corporate managers is to encourage subsidiaries to adopt innovative practices. We examine the conditions under which corporate managers use... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Strategy; Information Provision; Environmental Management; Knowledge Dissemination

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March 2023
Exercise

Teeing up Success: Confidential Role Information for Kate Wize

By: Andrew Wasynczuk and Karim Sameh

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August 2019 (Revised December 2020)
Module Note

The Role of Senior Executives In Leading New Growth

By: Clayton M. Christensen

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1983
Chapter

The International Role of U.S. Banking Firms in Perspective

By: Samuel Hayes and Dwight B. Crane

Keywords: Banks and Banking; International Finance

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24 Oct 2011
Other Presentation

The Role of Business in Society: Creating Shared Value

By: Michael E. Porter

This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); "What is Strategy?" (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On Competition... View Details

Keywords: Society; Ecuador

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September 1982
Article

The Role of Information in Bargaining: An Experimental Study

By: A. E. Roth and J. K. Murnighan

Keywords: Information

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summer 1994
Article

The Role of a Union in a Well-managed Company

By: D. Q. Mills

Keywords: Labor Unions; Business Ventures

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24 Feb 2013
News

The Role of Exports in the U.S. Economic Recovery

24 Jul 2010
News

Investing in India and the role of Indian entrepreneurs

06 Dec 2022
News

Small Businesses Play a Big Role in Supply-Chain Resilience

19 Apr 2022
News

What Role Do Individual Leaders Play in Corporate Governance?

25 Aug 2014
News

'Atlantic' Publisher Had Role in Brokering US Hostage’s Release

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

15 Mar 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Initiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors’ Social Position

Keywords: by Julie Battilana

Research Summary

The Role of the Internet in Enhancing Service and Reducing Cost

Is delivering service (both internal and external) facilitated by the Internet a zero sum game in which costs associated with delivering superior service must always be passed on to customers in the form of higher prices? Does the quantity and type of service... View Details