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13 May 2013
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Airbnb benefits local economies. But mainly in white neighborhoods, study finds.

12 Feb 2015
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Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

digitally literate, right? In actuality, our research highlighted that none of these characteristics matter as much as you might think when it comes to leading digital transformation. In fact, 71 percent of 1,500 executives we surveyed in... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

2016
Book

Lead and Disrupt: How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma

By: Charles A. O'Reilly and Michael Tushman

In the past few years, a number of well-known firms have failed—think of Blockbuster, Kodak, and RadioShack. When we read about their demise, it often seems inevitable—a natural part of "creative destruction." But closer examination reveals a disturbing truth:... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management

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25 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 25

framework for understanding the links between manufacturing and innovation that will enable them to make better outsourcing decisions. They also detail how government must change its support of basic and applied scientific research and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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By: Christopher T. Stanton

Professor Stanton’s research is focused on new possibilities around non-traditional work—through entrepreneurship, freelancing, or the gig economy. A related strand of work examines spillovers inside firms, which may be difficult to capture outside of traditional... View Details

May 2001 (Revised May 2015)
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Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (A)

By: Michael Tushman and Michael J. Roberts

Describes the issues surrounding the funding of a centralized research service that supports two related divisions. The company has a very decentralized and financially driven culture, and the centralized service is used unequally, setting up a conflict. View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Organizational Culture; Relationships; Conflict Management; Balance and Stability; Transportation Industry; France

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22 Aug 2012
News

Advertising: It's Not 'Mad Men' Anymore

04 Apr 2019
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How Can Technology Help Small Businesses? Think: 'Cash Flow.'

15 May 2018
News

Unleash your inner rebel

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Research: Shareholder Value in Europe

Marc L. Bertoneches research involves a series of empirical studies on value creation among Europes leading companies and the role of different models of corporate governance. He is also developing cases on European companies (Jazztel, Allianz, etc.). View Details

04 Mar 2015
News

Focus on food

26 Feb 2014
News

How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind

08 Feb 2019
News

Why didn’t the Panera Cares social experiment pay off?

17 Aug 2018
News

How your peers can help your start-up

Boston Globe article on noncompete paper

Scott Kirsner profiles the sequence of events that led to my undertaking research on noncompete agreements (with Lee Fleming and Deborah Strumsky). He also discusses the "chilling effect" of noncompetes based on discussions with local labor lawyers. View Details

20 May 2009
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On Good Scholarship, Goal Setting, and Scholars Gone Wild

Keywords: by Lisa D. Ordóñez, Maurice E. Schweitzer, Adam D. Galinsky & Max H. Bazerman

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When the Thought Doesn’t Count: The Dynamics of Unhelpful Help in Creative Organizations

By: Colin Fisher, Julianna Pillemer and Teresa Amabile

We’ve all been there. You ask a colleague for help with something, maybe a tricky research design or a difficult student. They agree to help, but their assistance misses its mark. You wonder what happened and, if you turn to existing research and theory, you don’t find... View Details

Keywords: Helping; Organizational Culture

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