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- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers
roles, products, processes (assembly, equipment maintenance and repair, materials logistics, training, system redesign, administration, etc.), and hierarchical levels (from shop floor to plant manager and... View Details
- January 2021
- Article
Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times
By: Philippe Aghion, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
What is the optimal form of firm organization during “bad times”? We present a model of delegation within the firm to show that the effect is ambiguous. The greater turbulence following macro shocks may benefit decentralized firms because the value of local information... View Details
Keywords: Decentralization; Growth; Turbulence; Great Recession; Organizational Design; System Shocks; Economic Growth; Performance
Aghion, Philippe, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 13, no. 1 (January 2021): 133–169.
- 17 Jan 2023
- Book
Good Companies Commit Crimes, But Great Leaders Can Prevent Them
controls to not have it arise again.” Lambert: Is it helpful for such companies report violations? Or should they just go ahead and cooperate with investigators? Soltes: On the one hand, there are many incentives to self- report because... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 15 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 15
which emphasized a focus on customers. He also instituted a new, simplified performance management system, which rated managers' performance and advancement potential on a four-point scale. The system also... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
decoupling of the company's resource allocation process from the highest-value strategic opportunities. The answer, some experts say, is to dispense with budgets entirely. The answer, some experts say, is to dispense with budgets... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
- 04 Mar 2019
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?
control of human behavior by totalitarian government, replacing human hopes, emotions, and even relationships with an “inside out” dominance over human thought and behavior by an all-seeing entity called Big... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
the implementation of the CRC 6S management system in all of CRC's 19 profit centers. Purchase this supplement:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 2010
- Case
Burt's Bees: Balancing Growth and Sustainability (Multimedia)
By: Christopher Marquis
The case examines sustainability initiatives at Burt's Bees, with video segments that detail the company's history, leadership, and implementation of ambitious 2020 sustainability goals. The company traces its roots to 1984, when Roxanne Quinby and Burt Schavitz teamed... View Details
Keywords: Balance and Stability; Leadership; Problems and Challenges; Business or Company Management; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Social Enterprise; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Ethics
Marquis, Christopher. "Burt's Bees: Balancing Growth and Sustainability (Multimedia)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 410-704, February 2010.
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Making Peace with Anger
professional awakening about how he managed his company was part of a larger reflection about how he managed something more personal: his anger. READ MORE DM: You’ve spoken... View Details
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
unaccustomed to radical change had to be convinced to accept the new strategic approach. By 1990 Unilever may have retained characteristics of a "club," but being a Unilever manager could not be... View Details
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
2016 University of Chicago Press Innovation Equity: Assessing and Managing the Monetary Value of New Products and Services By: Ofek, Elie, Eitan Muller, and Barak Libai... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Improving Brand Recognition in TV Ads
images cause people to zap," Teixeira says. "But they're a necessary evil; without the brand, viewers can't identify what is being sold. So how do you make an ad that includes the brand without causing a high level of... View Details
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
isolate the issue of race, half the fake profiles were given names that, according to birth records, are common among whites, while half had names common among African Americans. "The choices you make as a View Details
- 01 Sep 2021
- Op-Ed
How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback
personalities and attitudes. Contrarily, they focus more on the behaviors and accomplishments of men. To address gender bias in feedback processes, many organizations have been making changes to their internal View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 2024
- Working Paper
When Batteries Meet Hydrogen: Dual-Storage Investments for Load-Shifting Purposes
By: Christian Kaps and Simone Marinesi
Power systems account for nearly 40% of global emissions. As the world tries to reduce emissions by increasing renewable penetration, storage technologies are playing an increasingly important role in matching variable renewable supply with demand. Batteries have... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Renewable Energy; Transition; Utilities Industry; Battery Industry
Kaps, Christian, and Simone Marinesi. "When Batteries Meet Hydrogen: Dual-Storage Investments for Load-Shifting Purposes." Working Paper, October 2024.
- 2024
- Chapter
The Private Economy Under Party-State Capitalism
By: Margaret M. Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee S. Tsai
This chapter addresses the evolution of China’s approach to the private sector from the early reform era until the beginning of Xi Jinping’s third term. It argues that China has evolved from a familiar form of state capitalism, in which economic growth is the primary... View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; International Relations; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economic Systems; China
Pearson, Margaret M., Meg Rithmire, and Kellee S. Tsai. "The Private Economy Under Party-State Capitalism." Chap. 3 in Chinese Politics: The Xi Jinping Difference. 2nd edition edited by Stanley Rosen and Daniel C. Lynch, 67–82. Routledge, 2024.
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
and placed the global financial system at risk. I assert that the root cause of the crisis can be found in five related systems: incentives, risk management and control,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?
seeks to democratize and demystify power. In their new book, Power, for All, Battilana and co-author Tiziana Casciaro, a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- Web
Events - Business History
Business and the Making of the Single European Market" 12 pm to 1:30 pm Apr 30 30 Apr 2025 Virtual Seminar Andrea Lluch (CONICET; National University of Los Andes), "Global Development and International... View Details
- July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Acelerex
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Acelerex." Harvard Business School Case 720-360, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)