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- 02 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Companies Choreograph Earnings Calls to Hide Bad News
quarter earlier.) Despite disclosure legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley designed to ensure a transparent, level playing field, Cohen says that casting calls are a subtle but... View Details
- 08 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
than others. “Every company today needs to think of themselves as a tech company,” says Andy Wu, the Arjun and Minoo Melwani Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.... View Details
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
traditionally earned their biggest margins when rooms were scarce and customers were forced to pay higher rates—such as in Midtown Manhattan on New Year's Eve. And it's good news for travelers who don't have to pay through the roof to get... View Details
- 04 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Should You Outsource Your Marketing?
that outside expertise is often needed. Sony, a legendary marketer, outsourced its program to market products through its online "Sony Style" store, recognizing that they needed expertise in areas such View Details
Keywords: by Poping Lin
- 02 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?
approach to sleep, diet, and exercise." Clearly, telecommuting, according to those who practice it, is a work in progress. As one telecommuter's bittersweet comment put it, "In many ways... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
those who view immigrants as a threat to national identity and local culture. Cultural concerns are often amplified by the idea that immigrants are unwilling or unable to assimilate. But has View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
network, but pay only for those ads that entice a consumer to make a purchase. (This setup is different from other online advertising such as banner ads, where the seller pays... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
insurance premiums for the average plan are expected to rise by 9 percent in 2017. Aetna’s decision prompted commentary from both sides of the political spectrum. Republicans see it as proof that the public exchanges simply won’t work,... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
offset the cost for treating the uninsured and providing medical education, and federal health-care regulators such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are looking the other way View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens
release data on public works requests for repairs such as potholes, graffiti, and broken streetlights. Using a cell phone application developed by the mayor's office, citizens can request View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
increase is largely driven by more functional specialists like CIOs or CMOs, not general managers.” “There ultimately is no such thing as effective selling that is not tied to the company’s strategic objectives” The reason for that is... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
indicates that while production efficiencies have enabled an average S&P 500 company to reduce the cost of goods sold by about 250 basis points over the past decade, SG&A (selling, general and administrative costs) as View Details
- 13 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?
upgrade the nation's air traffic control system. Kanter acknowledged that the projects needed to address the country's infrastructure issues are not small, but noted that the US has a long history of taking on big national purpose... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Surveying the VC Landscape
Certainly, it is legitimate to worry that long-run but nonetheless critically important research once performed by organizations such as IBM and Bell Labs will be trimmed, and that no one will take the slack. After all, it is unlikely... View Details
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
different product life cycles. Making the transition has been extremely hard. What made the iPod transition easier is that the iPod began as a PC peripheral, even though it's ultimately View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
central board of directors. In contrast, affiliates are independent, 501(c)(3) organizations that have an agreement with a coordinating, central organization to be part of an identifiable network. Each affiliate has its own governing... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 04 Jan 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?
organization. Is it possible that I have that sequence wrong? Or that it might be wrong to even think of it as a sequence of priorities? What if initial efforts instead concentrated on inclusion? What if we... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf
organization strategy to enable the different functions to work together to bring products to market more quickly. As Ludwig grappled with a way to jumpstart change at DIS, he began to suspect that people... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ’Fortune Tellers’
threat of such legal action. Forecasters' reliance on science and statistics as methods for accessing the future aligns their story with conventional narratives of modernity. The German sociologist Max Weber, for instance, argued that... View Details
Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman
- 29 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors
letter actually getting to his friend—there were six referrals. This idea has passed into popular culture and urban folklore as the six degrees of separation. That's where it lay until a decade ago when... View Details