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- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cyber-Marketing: Scouting the Digital Communications Frontier
Then, we saw the addition of a new dimension, interactivity—that is, the ability to take account of millions of individual consumer responses... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
power of these forces and how they operate. I will suggest that we can make more successful decisions by understanding these forces and that we can learn to account for them as we set goals or clarify plans... View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
counsel. "Sometimes they'll be a little more subtle and say, 'My wife's going to be in Hong Kong next week, and she's going shopping.' Either you say, 'That's nice,' and you pass on, or you say, 'What store is she going to, and can I give you an View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
treated for cancer out of the patient experience," says Feeley, who still serves as head of MD Anderson's Institute for Cancer Care Innovation. The bundles represent the treatments clinicians select for... View Details
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
accounts at a Schwab branch office. "There is a certain ceremony that most people are used to when large sums of money are involved," he explains. Because customers aren't comfortable using their mouse to... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 23 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It
women comprise 21 percent of senior executives in Sweden, they account for only 8 percent of CEOs. This Catalyst Pyramid visually highlights the gender gap in the labor force,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
brands to the working conditions of the suppliers who produce their branded products. This has resulted in brands creating supplier codes of conduct, which is the first piece. Then those brands need to... View Details
- 29 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad
the same amount of information content on Pepsi MAX. Advertisers should pay attention to that balance, taking into account not only how soon into the ad that the brand is presented, but also how the branding... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
care system into a consumer-driven model. What, in a nutshell, are the advantages to your proposal? And the risks? Herzlinger: The pros of consumer-driven health care: Unlike today's cookie-cutter insurance policies, under consumer-driven... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants
Michael Luca and Weijia (Daisy) Dai, an assistant professor of economics at Lehigh University, recently studied effectiveness of paid search ads for small businesses by designing a large-scale field... View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
business strategy 101 for most entrepreneurs, so why have so many mobile money service offerings failed? It’s a question being studied by Rajiv Lal, the Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing at Harvard Business School. “You would think... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
many other times, the United States received someone with raw talent and determination who sought opportunities not available elsewhere. Some stayed a short period, but many stayed forever. The quantities are large. Immigrants account for... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working prototype (and maybe even... View Details
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
Summing Up The title of this wrap-up and the one that accompanied this month's original column basically just deletes "Wikileaks." The original title was my mistake. The intent was not to direct attention to Wikileaks in a... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
As one of the largest toy makers in the world, the LEGO Group has been riding high in America and Western Europe. To grow, however, LEGO recently faced a decision familiar to many other multinationals: should the company shift from... View Details
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
historian and Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullogh. I've heard that it's a nitty-gritty account of how they achieved sustained flight—against all odds and through industriousness, patience, and relentless... View Details
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
I can answer that question. This research also raises the issue of gray zones in organizations. The trading of mutual funds once the market has officially cleared, the retribution by music publishers to... View Details
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
Recession. Q: In the 1980s, Americans were concerned about the competitive challenge from Japan. Are current challenges different? JR: Today, we've got a far more diverse set of global competitors with capabilities that View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
into account in-season coaching changes, strike-shortened seasons, league expansions and reorganizations, the introduction of a salary cap, drag on team performance due to divisional rivalries,... View Details
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
arsenal of tools as you continue to gear up to defeat this formidable threat. About the Author Euvin Naidoo is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Accounting... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo