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- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
world. Among economic scholars, field research often takes place within the walls of corporations, non-profits, small businesses, or government entities. Ideally, these organizations eventually can apply the findings of the research to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Nov 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Less Becoming More?
Typical of comments regarding the issue of choice were those by Mehmet Genc, who said, "As choice increases, search costs increase . . . [and] it takes longer to make a decision. At the same time, due to social changes, we have even... View Details
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
chain. However, companies that weren’t born as platform businesses rarely realize that they can—at least partially—turn their offerings into one, say the authors. And even if they do realize it, they often wander in the dark searching for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
polesnoy As technology commoditization begins speeding up again, it’s a great time to be a consumer in search of a state-of-the-art flat panel TVs, but less comfortable for manufacturers hoping to make a profit. That’s according to recent... View Details
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
different and many SOEs have learned the lessons of the past. Organizational Design: Balancing Search and Stability in Strategic Decision Making Authors:Jan Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow Publication:In The Network Challenge: Strategy,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/tnicholas/Publicity_Prizes.pdf September 2013 Academy of Management Perspectives Organizational Ambidexterity: Past, Present and Future By: O'Reilly, Charles A., III, and Michael Tushman Abstract—Organizational ambidexterity refers to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
Quarterly (forthcoming) Abstract Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
repertoire of personal qualities, including qualities that run counter to conventionally masculine scripts. Our findings point to the mutability of masculine identity as a social status achievement and to how organizations can disrupt... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
improvement in hospitals, allocating resources to search for and select high benefit/cost problems appears to be of limited benefit versus allocating resources to take action on known problems. This approach also aligns with how managers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
Churchill and Judah Folkman-and telling the stories of how they came to power and how they made the most important decisions of their lives, Indispensable reveals how, when, and where a single individual in the right place at the right time can save or destroy the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
provider?? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207022 PublicationsLinking Customer Management Efforts to Growth and Profitability Authors:Das Narayandas and Douglas Bowman Publication:In The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
retention. He discusses that gap in a recent article in the European Business Review, titled What Senior Executives Should Know About Sales. “If you look at the Fortune 500, there is currently only one CEO who came up the organization... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Women Find New Path to Work
going to look at the unique demands in that workplace and how to make it work in your life. We had several of what I'll call "tools" workshops as well. We had a wonderful session with … the library staff to help participants conduct View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
well as better bottom-line results. Environmental questions are cause for pessimism. In most arenas, successful managers search for opportunity in adversity and find in complex problems a chance to separate their companies from... View Details
Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
diversified business groups in contemporary developed economies of Western Europe, North America, and Oceania. It aims to come up with a new theoretical understanding of diversified business groups and other comparable models of corporate View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
competition effect whereby increasing rivalry shapes, and often decreases, incentives to expend effort and invest in innovation; and 2) a parallel search effect whereby adding greater numbers of "searchers" benefits innovation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
independent developers to build new features. The cell phone has become a lucrative platform for more than handset makers—also in on the party are makers of digital cameras, music services, and organizer software. Not only are existing... View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
support, delivered by a separate, independently funded staff, which builds public will, advances policy, and mobilizes resources. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51710 forthcoming Organization Science The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
We suspect that the mistakes happen when firms choose managers at any level—from CEO to business unit head to project manager—based on what we call "right stuff" thinking, borrowing the term from Tom Wolfe's famous book and the 1983 movie of the same name.4... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
often approach innovation and disruption much differently. Having worked hard to align strategy and organization to support the current business, they develop tunnel vision, encouraging employees, customers, suppliers, and partners to... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate