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- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
the quality of research. Does Familiarity Breed Trust? Revisiting the Antecedents of Trust Authors:Ranjay Gulati and Maxim Sytch Periodical:Managerial and Decision Economics 29 (March - April 2008): 165-190 Abstract This paper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
kids being kids, he often had to negotiate peace on the field. “I had to keep people from fighting,” he says, “because I couldn’t fight everyone.” Eamer is also even-keeled, a quality that is perhaps equal parts nature and nurture. While... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
their mirror position on the other side of the room. This included dress, hairstyle, mannerisms, voice, and style of comment typical of the person in question, and, of course, we traded namecards. Our professor rolled with it quite well, despite the fact that humor... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
quality of accounting information. Overall, a tractable accounting-based valuation model provides a unifying framework for obtaining reliable proxies of expected returns worldwide. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
in prison, the St. Pierres prevailed, and ASC was standing tall as China's number-one fine wine importer by volume and value in 2013. ASC had developed a reputation for quality of product and service, beating out the competition of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
plant stock, fertilizers, and pesticides; and began directly paying them a premium for better beans. Higher yields and quality increased the growers' incomes, the environmental impact of farms shrank, and Nestlé's reliable supply of good... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 9, 2010
with lower quality ratings from the incumbents: rating levels went up, the correlation between ratings and market-implied yields fell, and the ability of ratings to predict default deteriorated. We offer several possible explanations for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year
you know you're spending much needed quality time with your family. How do you make it work? Luckily, my husband selflessly takes on a lot so that I can feel involved at HBS. Whether that be doing the dishes while I read cases, or doing... View Details
- 10 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later
was uncomfortable with many of the assumptions being made, because they had a blame-the-victim quality that I didn't like and I didn't identify with. I was trying to speak out about that, and as a sociologist I saw lots of structural... View Details
Keywords: by Robin J. Ely
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
necessary? How could he keep people engaged as the nature of the work evolved in some instances to become more predictable? What new systems and processes were needed to ensure a steady output of high quality work? Lebowitz was proud that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
offer a structural approach to answering this question, allowing for (1) reviewers to vary in stringency and accuracy, (2) reviewers to be influenced by existing reviews, and (3) product quality to change over time. Applying this approach... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’
quality and that only happens by iterating. If we lock in the story, we will be disappointed. I can't do it. I know it would save us pain, but Hollywood is littered with films that refused to change." By refusing to lock a story, Pixar... View Details
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
succeed in building high quality client relationships, delivering appropriately innovative thinking, and helping their firms grow and improve performance—all within China's unique political and cultural context. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
countries, but also especially within countries. Much of the poorer average management quality in countries like Brazil and India seems to result from a long tail of poorly managed firms, which barely exist in the United States. Some... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
included in the postmerger integration plan based on the respective firm's quality of IT assets and management." Two Heads Aren't Better Than One All these potential problems become moot if there's resistance at the very top. The... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
business: Investing in employees keeps churn rates down and distinguishes Hello Alfred in a moment when quantity of transactions often wins out over quality of service. “If we serve our employees well, then the users will be happy,”... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
do exactly what they're told and disregard every other consideration. While a human would have understood that the sites' designers wanted to maximize quality as measured by clicks, the algorithms maximized clicks at the expense of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Institute Associates - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
hospital and nursing home provider. He leads M&A and quality management for the group. Earning his MD at Imperial College London, Dr. Guth began his career as a Junior Doctor at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London. Subsequently,... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
model for inflammatory bowel disease in 2001 and 2009, before and after the reorganization. The case can be used to examine health care provider strategy, integrated care delivery, and quality measurement. The case also profiles Sweden's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
variation. One of them might be some degree of turmoil in the group. Throughout the case, we see Paul trying on different leadership hats. A lot of them don't fit, in his estimation. It's remarkable how much doesn't work given the superb View Details