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14 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove on the Confident Leader

advisory body to the CEO: selected by the CEO, working for the CEO, doing a certain amount of rubber-stamping of the CEO's actions, giving a bit of advice if things were going well—for most practical purposes, acting no different than a... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kiechel; Technology

09 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

doing so if the relationship is negative. While the existing body of research can be used to justify or invalidate corporations' social investments in financial terms—and thus can be mustered in debates over the appropriate role of the... View Details

Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh

21 May 2001
Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

engine for the extraordinary motivation and commitment demanded by creativity. As organizations become increasingly diverse and their boundaries flexible and amorphous, the notion of what brings people together to act as one body becomes... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

were poor. "People mistake a shock to demand with an ability to generate profits. They overinvest because they don't understand." The growing body of research is causing Greenwood to think about business cycles more broadly, he says,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation

02 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Do Online Dating Platforms Help Those Who Need Them Most?

Piskorski with information about its members, covering user demographics such as age, gender, height, and body type. The data also included usage patterns—how users learned about one another's profiles, how many profiles they viewed on... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology

30 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers

achieve its success—and to identify how those practices could be codified and adopted elsewhere. "Health care started out with largely independent practitioners and a limited body of knowledge," says Adler-Milstein. "Given the changes... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

06 Aug 2014
What Do You Think?

What Is Warren Bennis’s Legacy?

known for his work in the field of leadership, died last week. He left behind a large body of stimulating writing and practice in his chosen field. To me he was a restless person with a large sense of humor. Although I didn't know him... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

06 Jun 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

the real problem is us. As Taat Subekti put it, "We must blame ourselves we have full authority of our own body and mind." Mark Hebert said, "We choose to sacrifice relationships, health, and people because we are greedy... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting

13 May 2002
Book

Bringing the Master Passions to Work

looking inward to see the flaw, the shortcoming, the difference between himself and God, he curses and rebels; he leaks profanities wherever his athletic body takes him. And it usually takes him toward the beautiful and the damned—those... View Details

Keywords: by Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Nitin Nohria

05 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

a multilateral agreement on foreign investment that parallels the World Trade Organization. This would create a body of "legislation" and a dispute settlement mechanism that balances the needs of both rich and poor countries. Previous... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

an important question, given the rise of entrepreneurship around the globe over the last fifteen years, he said. His project complements the growing body of academic literature in three separate areas: international business (which is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

31 May 2016
First Look

May 31, 2016

their gaze from the faces and upper bodies of individuals displaying dominance compared to those displaying submissiveness. Not only did participants look less often at the faces and upper bodies of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Apr 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught

In a more general context, these concepts became "people, opportunity, context, and deal." That turns out to be a powerful way of thinking about things. With this body of knowledge, we're able to say to first-year students,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

20 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 20

companies), clients exert a measure of control over the access of those agencies to confidential information while also offering them incentives to avoid conflicts of interest. Findings from the existing body of conceptual and empirical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

Screening: Who can come in? Many organizations are conducting body temperature tests before allowing workers, vendors, or customers into a space. Some go even further, preparing for biometric screening via rapid testing for active... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate

23 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Break the Expert’s Curse

control group offered comments such as, "This player's hand placement is wrong." In contrast, those in the rediscovery group gave more constructive advice; for example, "Have that right hand flowing on the strings, and suspend the hand using your pinky finger as a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

Authors:Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie Publication:In Central Banking, Analysis, and Economic Policies. Central Bank of Chile, forthcoming Abstract This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work

amounts of information quickly and receive immediate feedback, including the cues that come from tone of voice and body language, the researchers say. That enables them to adjust their work and clear up misunderstandings. Choudhury and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Aug 2015
First Look

First Look Tuesday

large body of research and presenting a new framework that attempts to integrate these new findings, our hope is to motivate new research about how to support more moral workplace behavior that starts from what we know now. Publisher's... View Details

01 Feb 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?

center of economic development can be held up as a possible antidote to macroeconomic stagnation. That's why a recent article by Charles Kenny caught my eye. Kenny, a fellow at the Center for Global Development and the New America Foundation, cites a growing View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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