Framing - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

invest in the original company could decide whether or not to stick with it. “Space is one of these industries where typical venture capital models struggle with the deep levels of uncertainty and the longer time frames that it requires.”... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria

Nohria: The key moment really came when we clearly framed the question, "What basic mental drives do all humans have as members of the same species?" Once the question was sharply posed and carefully considered, drawing on our... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

only responded to globalization but also driven and framed it. The study of particular industries over the long term, employing deep archival research on individual firms, has generated unique insights on evolving corporate structures,... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman

08 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy

is designed to help an executive frame a decision-making process to answer an issue he or she is wrestling with and move forward with actionable steps." View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

educational investment, or new technology. Fund solicitations providing only information without careful framing may be giving consumers an excuse to stay away because of what the product doesn’t have. “People exaggerate a charity’s... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 Jan 2018
What Do You Think?

In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

were proposed. Paula G commented that "Boards need to become more involved to protect the interests of the owners they must look outside to trusted advisors for compliance." Hughe said, "One way to get compliance is to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Feb 2017
What Do You Think?

Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?

for beginning teachers So, is there any hope?” Roy Damary summed up his thoughts this way: “And we all thought that the service industry was the salvation of countries facing industrial decline!” Although the challenge was framed in terms... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

28 Nov 2012
What Do You Think?

Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?

inherently wrong with pay for performance, only in the way that specific plans have been designed and implemented." Mathews Daniel Kapito helped frame the challenge. As he put it, "People are different pay linked to performance... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

international marketing? What kinds of analysis would you like to see so we can gain a fuller understanding of globalization? A: I see three kinds of contributions as forthcoming. First, taking a cross-functional or strategic approach to globalization is often... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

framing price appropriately.” Alternatively, currently popular strategic doctrine has many executives sailing off, like Ahab or Sinbad, in search of "blue oceans"—market spaces where allegedly no one else is fishing. Avoiding... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

06 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 6, 2007

strategy and more on the processes by which the company allocates resources. Top managers must know the track record of the people who are making resource allocation proposals; recognize the strategic issues at stake; reach down to operational managers to work across... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

entrepreneurial success despite a less-than-favorable context? A global perspective on opportunities is also fraught with questions. "How should entrepreneurs frame international expansion decisions? How does international expansion... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers

Street Journal's "Abreast of the Market" column, Parsons found that even savvy investors are susceptible to influence, in a way that can have real effects on the stock market. "Even the most sophisticated players in the world are not completely immune... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Information; Publishing

18 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’

who lets innovation happen, Hill says. He also never tried to be the visionary, the expert, or the decisive "I'm in charge," leader, she says. Instead he asked difficult and probing questions during regular review meetings that helped View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

02 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2006

high-cost, high-wage economy like Germany? Porsche's unusual answer in a globalizing auto industry has framed two case studies by HBS professor Jeffrey Fear and colleague Carin-Isabel Knoop. Do I Dare Say Something? Are you afraid to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Waking Up a Sleeping Company

at Medtronic, would feel uncomfortable with the changes I was proposing. Many of our leaders seemed quite comfortable with the culture just the way it was. To link the cultural changes to our mission, I framed them in terms of helping... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

02 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Need a Say on Pay

between shareholders and boards." He adds that it forces both entities to grapple with an extremely complex issue. "To have more say on pay, you need to have something to say in the first place." One At A Time The political climate has muddied the waters... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

30 Apr 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Brand Management

unusual answers in a globalizing auto industry have framed two case studies. Key concepts include: Why would any company in the world want to locate in a high-cost, high-wage economy like Germany? Why would a sports car brand experiment... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Sports; Publishing; Auto

09 May 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

governance-related frictions. Collectively, these findings provide new evidence on the explicit practice of using relative performance benchmarks and on its implications for corporate governance and firm performance. Flexing the Frame: TMT View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 May 2007
What Do You Think?

How Do Managers Think?

a tendency to draw on stereotypes to make decisions regarding patients; premature closure of problem diagnosis, possibly because of too heavy a reliance on first impressions; framing effects (biases or preconceptions caused by others’... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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