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- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
resisters in their networks did not necessarily know one another and so were unlikely to form a coalition. Change agents with cohesive networks, in which all individuals were connected, were better at instituting minor changes. Their View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Paulson, and New York Fed President Timothy Geithner were intent on limiting the impact of Bear's problems on the wider financial system. James "Jamie" Dimon, Morgan's Chairman and CEO, was in frequent contact with these... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
Karen A. Jehn, and Martin Euwema Publication:Journal of Organizational Behavior (forthcoming) Abstract Contrary to much boundary spanning research, we examined the negative consequences of boundary spanning contact in multi-organizational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories
regret"). Some of the students were contacted a week after returning from their winter break; others were asked to look back on how they spent their winter break of a year ago. Those who had spent their break working and studying... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Jul 2000
- What Do You Think?
Where Is the Microsoft Board?
start-ups is different than in established large organizations. More often, a director is an investor, friend, expert, and resource. Involvement of a director is more intense, often resulting in daily or at least weekly contact with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Right Connections
connections can be a source of information about the FDA approval process and offer insights as to how to market and sell the young firm's products. They can also provide resources and contacts to facilitate these tasks. Another... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 27 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Promotion’ That Makes You Feel Bad
possible promotions. However, a large subset of the group—67 out of the 90 US workers interviewed—felt bad on some level about the change. The subset consisted of those workers who had regular contact with their Japanese colleagues and... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
challenge comes as all stakeholders get together and hammer out common definitions. This might not seem like the kind of work that leads to disputes, but it is. In most companies, questions like the following would lead to heated discussions: Who's got the real... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- 05 Jul 2004
- What Do You Think?
Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance?
not possible for all people to feel that urgency with the reduced amount of one-to-one contact that now takes place" under more liberal work-life policies. It's clear that these issues are not peculiar to the United States. Several... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
of going with Carlyle as a buyout partner, and then (ii) increasing the value of that business following the buyout. Since the profitability of a buyout depends on finding high-quality deals, the firm has focused to date on leveraging its View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)
you should approach a product launch as an organizational process, and start with the buyers, not the product.” The good news is that there are now a multiplicity of ways for new companies to contact customers through the web, social... View Details
- 27 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015
important as this one about which we assume so much and know so little? Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back (16,865) Leading a doomed company can often help a career by providing experience, insight, and contacts... View Details
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
Business School Case 213-050 Hotel Ivory Cheick Sanankoua is an MBA student who believes that he has found the perfect investment property, a small, independently owned hotel on the Ivory Coast. However, he has had trouble raising money for the investment beyond... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
greater contact across the value chain and especially with end users builds the company brand and triggers opportunities for innovation. Rationale for thinking long-term. Sustainability is more than a buzzword for vanguard companies, and... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
near the media hubs (except Atlanta) and far away from those elite opinion-makers in coastal urban areas. “You need to shift your mindset from social media to social strategy.” "MySpace has a PR problem because its users are in places where they don't have much... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
companies that managed the restructuring process successfully, despite facing huge obstacles, to highlight "best practice" (although in several cases I did not know what the outcome would be when I first contacted the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
where diaspora connections serve to navigate uncertain environments. We further show that diaspora-based contracts mainly serve to lower costs for the company contacts outsourcing the work, as the workers in India are paid about the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
enhanced personal protective equipment; creating a physical barrier between work stations (for example, Plexiglas screens or individual offices); and changing work schedules to minimize contact between coworkers. Above all, employers... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
view, CSR is both a reality and necessity, not an addendum. Novo Nordisk presents stockholders and other stakeholders with a multidimensional Web site that enables visitors to create a customized version of their annual report, access in-depth information about... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
exported into global value chains. During the Great Reversal, the main challenges faced by MNEs were political. Firms needed to build political contacts with assertive host governments and attempt to strengthen their local identities,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne