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- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
obfuscate, denial may be near, (7) while obvious, it is critical to tell the truth, and (8) it is better to be unconventional and right than it is to be conventional and possibly wrong, as in the old saying among information technology managers that "nobody ever... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation
hire or a firing situation. Issues may also be more personal, such as how to bridge the enormous gap between the leadership of a company and retirement. EE: What sort of feedback have you received from past participants? Hart: They say... View Details
Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
(examining equity splits within the founding team) and "Golden Handcuffs" (examining the role of vesting terms). In the control realm, my 2003 paper in Organization Science on founder-CEO succession examined the factors that lead to a founder's being View Details
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
Rhodes-Kropf, and Soojin Yim Abstract—We study how corporate governance affects firm value through the decision of whether to fire or retain the CEO. We present a model in which weak governance-which prevents shareholders from controlling... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
cycles The crisis demonstrates, painfully, the importance of cash. In his famous essay "The Yield from Money Held,” the economist William Hutt described cash in your pocket or on the balance sheet as “a fire engine when there are no... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 06 Sep 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?
don’t think it’s possible to formulate a rule that applies in every such situation.” He went on to say, “The scariest part of this for me is that leaders are coming under fire increasingly for what they didn’t say and didn’t do members of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together
investors seemed to lie in the decisions that followed the investment. In addition to granting cash, venture capitalists are heavily involved in hiring or firing the CEO of the portfolio company, choosing a board of directors, devising an... View Details
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
of the inner workings of the firm, fires the CEO but appoints an acting CEO while a talent consultant is hired to begin a search for a replacement. Given the natural bias of the search firm and the board's recent bitter experience, the... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
questions come up and new questions about the evolving landscape come up,” he says, “we’re hoping to keep asking in rapid fire questions to small business owners to help guide the policy and managerial discussions.” About the Author... View Details
- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
wrong. We showed that Czechs are like all other Europeans, whose first interest is soccer, with erotica a close second. For that, we will never be forgiven." Second, when Lauder tried to fire Železný from TV Nova, Železný responded... View Details
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
has a historic opportunity to recast itself, to meet the enormous impending demand for the new type of vehicles that a petroleum-deficient world will require. The dream machine that built America can once again help shape its future. After all, the lure of the open... View Details
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
Rams would also seem to suggest wisdom in the strategy. While taking the league by storm in his first two seasons, McVay has shown some of the qualities we outlined in our previous piece, What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
increase is largely driven by more functional specialists like CIOs or CMOs, not general managers.” “There ultimately is no such thing as effective selling that is not tied to the company’s strategic objectives” The reason for that is business is increasingly complex,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
organizations had 512 trustees and numerous senior staff. Levy oversees the Lincoln, but has no hiring or firing power within its organizations. Like many nonprofits, Lincoln Center has both thrived and struggled over the years. By the... View Details
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
Star-Kist was under fire because its fishing practices for tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific involved accidental deaths of many dolphins, since tuna typically swim under schools of dolphins. Preliminary marketing research confirmed... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
2017 New York: Oxford University Press Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming By: Hauter, Niels Viggo, and Geoffrey Jones, eds. Abstract—This is the first book to provide a comprehensive history of the reinsurance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
half the offer that Microsoft had made in its acquisition offer in 2008. The depth of the challenge is underscored by the frequent CEO changes the company has had, culminating in the recent firing of the latest CEO, Carol Bartz. The case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
cooking takes place in an open fire in an enclosed hut. Sometimes the smoke is used to cure foodstuff that hangs at the top part of the hut. So you can't effectively resolve issues until you see them in context. But at same time, that may... View Details
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
advantage of the other. The case shows how each is faced to restructure as its competitive advantage erodes. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910410-PDF-ENG Playing with Fire at Sittercity (A) Noam Wasserman and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace