Strategy Consulting - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools

forces with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Boston Consulting Group to determine how business leaders can partner more effectively with educators to support America's students and schools. "Study after study has shown... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

06 Dec 2011
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First Look: Dec. 6

that escalate anxiety in high achievers and the unproductive behaviors you turn to for relief. Then adopt practices that give you the courage to "do the right things poorly" before "doing the right things well." Drawing on his extensive research and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation

do some sophisticated talent arbitrage” In order to gauge the effect on executive pay, the researchers obtained a data set from a large global headhunting company, one of many consulting firms that act as intermediaries between companies... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

First, as Greg Waldrip points out, let's get things in perspective. These are only means to carry out a strategy after goals are determined, all in a supportive management environment. Dennis Crane concurs, adding that "Information... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 6, 2007

larger class of financial and managerial consultants who sought to refine business decision-making through the introduction of statistical data and scientific analysis. The failure of most forecasting agencies to predict the stock market... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

The Power of Ordinary Practices

workers who are carrying out the work of the organization. In my research we look at how entrepreneurs and executives can think about the day-by-day management of those people in the trenches, since they determine, to a large extent, whether the View Details

Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile

17 Jan 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Competition in Modular Clusters

Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin & C. Jason Woodard; Consulting; Consulting; Consulting; Consulting

24 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 24, 2009

Arabia's development strategy unfolds in the past six years, it is contrasted to social and political pressures within the country, volatility in global oil markets, and severe political problems in the Middle East. Purchase the case: View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

peers. Across three online experiments and a field experiment of entrepreneurs, we identify an interpersonal strategy that can mitigate feelings of malicious envy in observers: revealing one’s failures. Despite a general reluctance to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the U.K., is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 7

even small differences in members' status perceptions—differences that may not be apparent to the members themselves—can diminish coordination, generate task conflict, and weaken performance. Survey data from a longitudinal field study of 89 View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24

trust and liking. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45471 August 2013 Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Investment Incentives in Open-Source and Proprietary Two-Sided Platforms By:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?

businesses reportedly use behavioral economics strategies to guide their decision-making. In his Immersive Field Course at HBS, called "Behavioral Insights," Luca brings students to London to partner on projects with BIT and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

counterpart at Honeywell, Michael Bonsignore, were rushing to close the deal (United Technologies was also eager to acquire Honeywell), they "reportedly never held initial consultations with their Brussels lawyers who specialize in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

February 2008
Exercise

Gerson Lehrman Group

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and David Lane

Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) brought together decision makers in search of hard-to-find answers with specialized experts in nearly every imaginable field. Over time, GLG developed software to help minimize potential conflicts of interest among and between experts and... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Customer Focus and Relationships; Governance Compliance; Conflict of Interests; Competitive Advantage; Software; Consulting Industry

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14 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 14

cohorts who first attended them. Rather than partner with a university to develop an accredited program, the firm decided it would be better off developing the program itself, with the help of an outside consultant who had done something... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52104 forthcoming Strategic Management Journal Elevating Repositioning Costs: Strategy Dynamics and Competitive Interactions By: Menon, Anoop R., and Dennis Yao Abstract—This paper proposes... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008

examining performance over time, comparing adopters to non-adopters, and incorporating strategies to overcome selection bias. Evaluations that meet the highest methodological standards are critical to inform the debates about this new... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

November 2008 (Revised February 2010)
Case

Rebranding at Oliver Wyman Group

By: Robert G. Eccles and Kaitlyn Simpson

Keywords: History; Integration; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Marketing Strategy; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Brands and Branding; Consulting Industry

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December 2000 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Ventro: Builder of B2B Businesses (Condensed)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura

Enables a condensed analysis of Ventro (formerly known as Chemdex), which builds and operates multiple B2B marketplace companies. Part of the Building-E-Business Online series. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Management; Strategy; Business Strategy; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry

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