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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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