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- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
(Otley, 1980) that is sufficiently nuanced, while still empirically observable, that empirical researchers may, in due course, hypothesize about "fit" between contingent variables, such as risk types and the ERM mix, as well as about View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
feedback logically and 'toned down' my comments to show respect, while still providing constructive ideas. Initially, he seemed to take the feedback well. But then I gradually noticed a distancing in our relationship. Eventually, I realized that he did not support my... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
logically and ‘toned down’ my comments to show respect, while still providing constructive ideas. Initially, he seemed to take the feedback well. But then I gradually noticed a distancing in our relationship. Eventually, I realized that he did not support my further... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
Empirically, we find that an author's connection to the media outlet is related to the outcome of the review decision. When a book's author also writes for a media outlet, that outlet is 25% more likely to review the book relative to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
knits together the modules is disparity in outcomes between students of different races, ethnicities, and family incomes. The organizations we study in class are working on some aspect of this performance problem. We explore well-known... View Details
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
that avoids liquidation of human and cultural assets." The book looks broadly at what it takes to build a high commitment, high performance (HCHP) system inside companies. It asks and answers questions such as: What outcomes must... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
conformity comes at a steep price for our careers and personal lives. When we mindlessly accept rules and norms rather than questioning and constructively rebelling against them, we ultimately end up stuck and unfulfilled. As leaders, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
in stylized, hypothetical scenarios meant to isolate key features of the tax problem, a large share of respondents resist the full equalization of unequal outcomes due to innate brute luck that standard analyses recommend. A similar share... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Finally, in contrast with some cross-country analyses, ethnic and caste polarization, land inequality, and political participation are not significantly associated with violence. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-065.pdf Demographics, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
companies in South Africa and abroad, and sheds a light on the harsh realities of corporate environments. Drawing on her years of experience and research, the author argues that many young Black professionals struggle early on in their View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lesson Plans
learned about the effects of one-to-one tutoring—that in a live environment with one great teacher and one student, you get amazing outcomes relative to group instruction. The challenge is that we can't afford one great teacher for each... View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
self-regulatory process aspect of team reflexivity as well as the role of goal setting. Furthermore, we describe the antecedents and outcomes of team reflexivity, the role of motivated information processing, the important role of team... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
outcomes for the city groups we worked with and hopefully higher impact for the residents of San Francisco.” Nora Barr (MBA 2016), who recently finished two projects with the SF Public Library, says Community Partners not only allowed her... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
anticipated benefits and efficiencies never materialized," explains Wruck. "Once deals are completed, disappointing outcomes can occur because perceived premerger synergies, such as product-line complementarities, are often elusive."... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
great career to be an entrepreneur. It's something you do out of necessity if you haven't gotten a job in the other sectors. And that needs to change as a way to continue attracting the best talent, the best entrepreneurs that want to do... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
Katy Milkman explains why. In a career devoted to uncovering what helps people to change, she has discovered a crucial thing many of us get wrong: strategy. Change, Milkman’s learned, comes most readily when you understand what’s standing... View Details
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
was stealing jobs from born-and-bred Americans. But it also ruled out the opposing idea that the program created a huge number of jobs for Americans. "We do not find any substantive effect on native scientists and engineers across a range of labor market View Details
- April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Sunil Gupta and Amram Migdal
The case examines the transformation of Best Buy under CEO Hubert Joly's leadership from 2012. Facing significant business challenges, including competition from online and physical retailers, Joly implemented the "Renew Blue" turnaround strategy, which focused on... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Health Care and Treatment; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Labor; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Failure; Success; Personal Development and Career; Strategic Planning; Adaptation; Competition; Alignment; Business Strategy; Retail Industry; Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., Sunil Gupta, and Amram Migdal. "Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy." Harvard Business School Case 524-072, April 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
25-year business career that included 10 years in fashion retailing; 12 years in mutual fund and brokerage financial services; serving as a director on nonprofit and corporate boards; and chairing the Better Business Bureau here in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
as head of the provincial conservation office—“the fish and wildlife police, basically,” he says. He was in his early 50s and in his 15th year of government work. His career was in stasis, and by 2002, he didn’t necessarily care if it... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous