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- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
against price gouging and laws regulating the terms of mortgages may have support because consumers recognize that many people do not optimize their consumption effectively and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back
Americans fled the harsh Jim Crow laws of the South between 1940 and 1965, they shared their experiences with white people in cities such as Chicago and Detroit. As that awareness spread, more Northern... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
think more actively about how they can be communicating upward. Learning to be a strategist doesn't happen overnight. It's like a muscle that you have to flex. Don't wait to see if you might someday get the chance to drive strategy. It's... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
entrepreneurs I know who are looking for cofounders, yet many don’t appreciate that this is a similar courtship to mating and partnership. Many entrepreneurs believe they must have a cofounder, View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Your Crisis Response Plan: The Ten Effective Elements
response team of perhaps five or six people who function as the leader's staff in the parallel crisis-management organization. 5. Preset activation protocols. Preset signals for View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
computer simulation highlighting the work performed by the government of an archetypal American town—from building roads to ensuring food safety—increased trust in government and support View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 24 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy
support Black-owned businesses. For instance, Yelp introduced a system in which users could click a button to search for and identify local... View Details
- Research Summary
THEME #2: BUILDING CAPABILITIES THROUGH VARIATION
Prior work has yet to establish definitively the role that variation (e.g. in individuals' activities or organizational processes) plays in the development of capabilities. Variation is usually either not considered (e.g., the learning curve examines... View Details
- 09 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 9
institutions in which ongoing crises of legitimacy demonstrate the need for a renewal of embedded liberalism and a revitalization of global governance. They are as follows: the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Working PapersCompeting Ad Auctions: Multi-homing and Participation Costs Authors:Itai Ashlagi, Benjamin Edelman, and Hoan Soo Lee Abstract We model competing auctions for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
as a “golden leash” incentive structure—a significant amount of incentive payment from the investor if the company performed well. Supporters and critics had weighed in on the pros View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
corporate governance structure tailored to the firm. Q: What should CEOs be thinking about in terms of better leveraging their legal resources? Are new organizational structures needed to support this? Better training View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 12
China's burgeoning agriculture market with its unstated obligation to provide guidance and expertise in food safety, technology, and jobs for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 9, 2007
is well documented that the venture capital industry is highly volatile and that much of this volatility is associated with shifting valuations and activity in public equity... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
employees. They know who they will not serve, businesses they will not be in, and activities they will not engage. They do not pursue profit for its own sake if it means... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
business wisdom as old school, we found ourselves wondering if they were right. For years we had watched new management ideas come and go, passionately embraced one year, abruptly abandoned the next.... View Details
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
displaced, and millions left without electricity and water. Railways and roads were destroyed, and 383,000 buildings damaged—including a nuclear... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Organizing the Family-Run Business
way to organize and provide a voice for the shareholders. Shareholder meetings I believe should be annual, brief and rather formal, focusing on the election of board members... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
and Online Shopping By: Liaukonyte, Jura, Thales Teixeira, and Kenneth C. Wilbur Abstract—Media multitasking competes with television advertising for consumers' attention, but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne