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- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
Are Uber drivers and HourlyNerd consultants independent contractors or employees? Interesting question, but the wrong one. Better to ask: Are we stifling innovation across the digital economy by forcing a simplistic choice, contractor vs.... View Details
- 14 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 14, 2009
consumers to purchase more than one brand. When consumers purchase all varieties from which they derive non-negative net utility, there is no competition, so that each firm behaves like an unconstrained monopolist. When each consumer is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
computer consulting firm specializing in e-commerce; Akal Security Company; and natural food enterprises such as the Yogi Tea Company), for which he serves as executive vice president. "Our goal is to... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
company should not have entered in the first place. The example we use in the book is Nokia. Consultants from a leading strategy consulting firm had recommended that Nokia... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?
predictions of the future. "We wanted students to understand that, as future business leaders, they are likely to face an unprecedented array of options concerning what they can do where," Rivkin says. "The idea that you might offshore the reading of radiology films or... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Biotech Work as a Business
for example, was a banner year for bad news, with thirty late-stage clinical failures of biotech drugs, he said. The online magazine Signals, which is published by Recombinant Capital, a consulting firm that... View Details
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
Kevin J., and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Firms that use consultants have higher-paid CEOs. We show that this positive and robust association is not only driven by consultant conflicts of interest but also (and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
accounting firms fiercely lobbied Congress to block new regulations that would have limited auditors' ability to provide consulting services. Appearing at congressional hearings in 2000, accounting View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
divisions of Big 5 professional service firms to separate themselves from their auditing colleagues in order to enable consultants to take equity positions in their clients' firms. Ilyas Naibov-Aylisli... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It
When lawyers fare better than inventors and entrepreneurs where U.S. patents are concerned, you know injustice is being done. The current system makes patents easier to acquire, sure, but renders them less prestigious as well, and less likely to attract valuable... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
provided more opportunities for catch-up from the Rest. Firms from emerging markets had the opportunity to access the global networks that replaced large integrated firms. There were also new ways to access knowledge and capital,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
show that most indies going head-to-head with the Seattle-based giant don't just survive, they do better than ever. "Starbucks forces [independents] to stay on their toes, get creative, exploit their advantage of being more nimble," says View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
act. New practice area founders need to engage in appropriate legitimacy-mobilizing efforts in order to sustain diversification efforts. Our analysis of 46 cases of new practice area creation attempts in consulting and law View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208102 Monitor's Opportunities in India (A) Harvard Business School Case 708-482 The CEO of a strategy consulting firm must decide which of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research Event
What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?
Many male business leaders have the right intentions when it comes to tackling the sticky issue of gender inequality in the workplace. But try as they might to be more sensitive and inclusive with their language, men are quite simply bound to mess up sometimes, said... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
to Chu, himself a Wall Street refugee with grounding in consulting and buy-outs, microfinance has "a double bottom-line." It brings above-average returns for first-movers who tap into what finance specialists see as a new... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 24
construction consultancy firm Davis Langdon through a major organizational change in Europe and the Middle East. In the past, compensation arrangements had not incentivized partners to collaborate across the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
get a call from a consultant who knows all about your impending bid and offers to help. The clear message is you are not going to win unless you use me." “The thing that struck me is how little information there is on corruption because... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation
do some sophisticated talent arbitrage” In order to gauge the effect on executive pay, the researchers obtained a data set from a large global headhunting company, one of many consulting firms that act as... View Details
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
and academics are focusing considerable attention on the concept of "corporate social responsibility" (CSR), particularly in the realm of environmental protection. Beyond complete compliance with environmental regulations, do View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace