Conflict of Interests - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

company insiders, those most likely to understand a company's technology and customers are its competitors and—in the case of B2B enterprises—its customers. But senior executives from such companies are generally discouraged from serving... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 26, 2008

interests of growers, millers, and customers; and the impact of changes in global supply (e.g., the rise of Brazil as a major sugarcane and sugar... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial

of him and his company. But eventually, when sales of his breakthrough, no-frills Model T began to flag because car buyers became interested in style, not just functionality,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Retail; Technology

18 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?

Act is an interesting piece of legislation," said Reinhardt. "The federal government has to do everything it can to reduce the probability of extinction. It's... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

accelerate the transfer of technology between countries. Given my long-standing interest in the activities of multinational firms, I wanted to see if there was any empirical... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

the 1960s and forward through the early 1990s so he is able examine the process of economic development of these four economies and their relationships with FDI. Huang is especially View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Nov 2002
What Do You Think?

What’s Best for the Corporate Brain?

These practices, just two among many strategies for building intellectual capital, raise interesting questions. Which is best for the health of the organization and the ways in which intellectual capital are... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Compensation Game

executive pay. The idea that CEO compensation is driven by the invisible hand of market forces is a myth from which chief executives have long benefited. In setting executive pay, directors have not been guided solely by the View Details

Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana

02 Feb 2007
What Do You Think?

Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?

that could not transition from a passion-driven enterprise to an execution-oriented enterprise." Paul Kohn pondered whether a sense of purpose wanes as an organization reaches a certain size. He commented: "It would be an View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “When people weren’t presented with a privacy notice, their purchase interest was about twice that View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Build a Better Board

how they see their boards, we thought it would be interesting to get the perspective of CEOs and try to understand how they saw their boards. At the end of the day, CEOs are as... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls

a lot of other interests too—humanitarian, political—and he had almost sold his company a few years before, thinking of pursuing something completely different. His leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas H. Davenport & Brook Manville; Consumer Products

26 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward

preferred outcome and think in reverse about how to get there. Here are the basic steps: 1. Draw a "map" of the parties who are currently involved and those who might potentially get onboard, along with their View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

31 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Marketing’s Conventional Wisdom

generating goodwill in a nonaggressive way. Q: You write a lot about interactions between humans and technology. Are computers the perfect tool for customized marketing? A: The tailoring of messages via computer technology to a person's... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Service

02 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses

months some compelling data have been released that give us more insight into cash flow dynamics of America’s small businesses. This month’s JPMorgan Chase Institute’s Cash is King: Flows, Balances and Buffer Days report showed that on... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills

05 Jul 2022
Op-Ed

Hear Me Out: Introverts Can Be Loud and You Might Like Microsoft Teams

We've been encouraging readers to share feedback and observations about Working Knowledge articles by email, resulting in a slew of thoughtful responses. Here are a few comments from June, published with permission: Re: "Extroverts, Your... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

12 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making

the other parts of the problem,” Shore says. “In that sense, it’s like a model for complex business decision-making because, usually, interesting problems are not just a matter View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Affordable Housing: Israel and the United States

more from shopping malls, they have shown little interest in building affordable apartments. Government policies have favored home ownership, and today's interest rates are low. Finally, the rising... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas, John H. Vogel & Charles S. Laven; Construction; Real Estate

01 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Sometimes Success Begins at Failure

discovered these negative results, some firms might have thrown in the towel and moved on to other projects. But Pfizer's scientists picked up on—and decided to pursue—what they thought might be an interesting side effect. That side... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough; Health; Pharmaceutical

08 Jan 2014
What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

growth. One respondent turned the topic on its head, posing a more interesting question of whether equality fosters productivity. Several felt that innovation and productivity increases are leading to... View Details