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- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
Regardless of whether their problems were of their own making, there were those who argued that the immense health and pension obligations and non-competitive compensation structures of these companies represented a situation "out of... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wired and Black: Focus on Careers
said minority-owned companies can make for a more comfortable work environment for professionals of color. "Unfortunately, there are not as many as we may like," he said. Smaller, friendlier, less structured companies can also... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
things that are really stupid and to make bad choices to deal with a short-term situation that proved to hamper your prospects in the long term. I think we are in a period such as that, both in governments and in the corporate sector.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
consequences of a range of alternative policies. Publisher's link: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-045_4e9f7d2d-24c3-4d8c-8843-1eb9016bc016.pdf December 2014 Negotiations in Times of Conflict Better Deals Through Level... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
in a two-sided market. We compile a unique and comprehensive dataset using sales data from the U.S. daily deal market and specify a structural model based on Nash bargaining solutions. We find that Groupon,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
Bruce Wayne and his team may structure and diligence this electric power infrastructure deal. Particularly, the students should come to understand how the deal structure could... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
A: In two of the companies, there were no expats among top management and a great deal of sophistication about the best and latest in everything. In one of those, its development lab competes effectively on a world basis with similar... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
market leadership position? "We believe that there is still a great deal of confusion and puzzlement on how this competitive battle will develop," say the authors of the academic paper Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
Bayer (later part of IG Farben); and steel producer Krupp. Managing the internment risk World War I brought the first wave of civilian internment, creating a turning point for companies and triggering them to develop strategies for View Details
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
reallocation effects, and the linkages generated between foreign and domestic firms. The survey focuses mainly on work related to developing countries. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52689 February 22, 2017 Harvard Business Review Why... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2016
- What Do You Think?
When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?
This involved such things as reorganizing, delegating authority, increasing accountability, building trust among employees, and recognizing and rewarding desired behaviors. The authors conclude from this that “cultural change is what you get after you’ve put new... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
up here. Prof. Greg Greenough of the Harvard School of Public Health is directing researchers interested in everything from the pH of the Ganga to the quality and quantity of toilets to the structure of the medical response teams in... View Details
- 02 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Leading Professional Service Firms
delivering professional services would find this course interesting and useful. EE: Leading Professional Service Firms is fast-paced and intensive. How is the one-week course structured to maximize learning opportunities? Lorsch: We've... View Details
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
initial step, China Netcom's Chairman, Zhang Chunjiang, began a program that sought to further develop the company's corporate governance practices to meet international corporate governance standards. The company hoped that its commitment in developing a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
between the structure of a development organization and the architecture of the products that this organization produces. Specifically, products are often said to "mirror" the architectures of the organizations from which they... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
the design choices that might mitigate these biases,” according to the paper. Acquisitions, exclusive deals, and strategy. Economists draw on economic theory and empirical methods to value exclusive deals in gaming platforms; analyze... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
psychologists describe groundbreaking research from disparate work settings, and cross-cultural psychologists reveal the variety of ways that envy can emerge as a function of cultures as wide-ranging as the Japanese school system to the fascinating View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
problem lies not with the people who serve on boards, but rather the structure of boards themselves, argue Harvard Business School professor Jay Lorsch and consultant Colin B. Carter. In Back to the Drawing Board: Designing Corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 9, 2007
in Brazil and Mexico organize their networks differently to deal with the different institutional settings? How can we compare the impact of the institutional structure of Mexico and Brazil on the networks... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
Authors:Ranjay Gulati, Maxim Sytch, and Adam Tatarynowicz Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract This paper explores the interplay between social structure and economic action by examining some of the evolutionary... View Details