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Organizations are often advised to engage heavily in exploration in order to succeed – to cast a wide net for diverse solutions that are superior to what they currently exploit. However, what is the organization to do when the fruits of its exploration are inconsistent... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Learning; Knowledge Acquisition; Decision Choices and Conditions

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01 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

throughout college and into HBS. That intensity has been channeled by mentors throughout Keen’s life. One such person is Deward Walker, who in 2007 challenged Keen with a question that has a recurring role in Sacred Seed’s origin story:... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

02 May 2012
What Do You Think?

Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?

those who cater to them, are willing to give it. As Sharath K put it, "Leadership needs to be learned by experimentation over a lifetime." There is perhaps too little emphasis on the development of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

19 Jul 2011
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Signaling to Partially Informed Investors in the Newsvendor Model

Keywords: by Vishal Gaur, Richard Lai, Ananth Raman & William Schmidt

01 Apr 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Opting Out of Good Governance

Keywords: by C. Fritz Foley, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Jonathan Greenstein & Eric Zwick

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Profit and Responsibility: Combating Climate Change as Part of Your Corporate Strategy

What tools do business leaders need to measure their organization's opportunity to make a difference in one of the great challenges of our time - climate change? Businesses play a critical role in achieving the goal of net zero emissions by mid-century, though the... View Details

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

The puzzle, they explain, has to do with the explanation for Japan's extraordinary economic success in the post-World War II period. The country was heralded around the world for creating what looked like "a new and superior form of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

strikes. “At HBS, we do a great job of teaching students how to build things but we really haven’t had much [to offer] when the stuff really hits the fan. What happens when you’re up against it, between a rock and a hard place?” THAT... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Jan 2013
What Do You Think?

Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?

a process by which participants and entire organizations learn and innovate while carrying out day-to-day assignments. Increasingly, Edmondson maintains, coordination and collaboration are occurring in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Oct 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Motivate Me, Please

governments to get citizens to do the right thing. Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity Forget management by walking around. Decreasing workplace transparency can increase worker productivity.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad

bias and moderate its ill effects. Only then can we be assured of the reliability of the financial reports issued by public companies and ratified by professional accountants. Professional accountants might... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, George Loewenstein & Don A. Moore; Accounting; Financial Services

21 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

How to Sink a Startup

should prepare as we do in the classroom, learning about the fateful decisions ahead and where each choice is likely to take them. Q: What do you hope readers will take away... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

performance. What struck me most from this case was the power of the great leader. It was fascinating to learn that all the reforms Ghosn implemented were originally proposed by the middle managers who had... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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