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- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
employees' fears of telling the senior team about obstacles to the organization's effectiveness. They advocate six basic steps to overcoming these barriers and achieving greater success in talent development. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
health than for the other three components of their health footprint. One reason may be the greater difficulty of measuring return on investment for community health initiatives. Companies also tend to lump community health programs under... View Details
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
Hildebrandt, calling pay for performance "a huge waste of time," said "I think a different logic applies if it (is) used to emphasize team spirit." Others were supportive of the concept if the proper performance View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down
that confrontation was not to be avoided. In this way, employees gained experience in working through their problems on their own. Performance, of course, is the ultimate measure of a successful turnaround.... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
is related to higher UK CEO pay; however, the effect is similar when UK firms have a listing in any foreign country implying a foreign listing effect not unique to the U.S. Product market relationships measured by the extent of sales in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories of 2012
significant economic development of 2013. Use the "Comments" link to tell us what and why. Most Popular Stories In 2012 1. Clayton Christensen's "How Will You Measure Your Life?" Published: May 9, 2012 World-renowned... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
examples of successful and failed leaders, with stories to illustrate their experiences and the author's advice to readers who may face similar crises. Purchase this book:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
explanations for the phenomenon and its success or failure. These included such things as the nature of the industry or product, the way such goals are implemented, and the size of the organization making use of them. There were,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
for compensation committees at public companies. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109036 Hearts on Fire—Brand Development Manager Harvard Business School Case 709-436 Hearts on Fire, a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
Publications August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics The Performance of Corporate Alliances: Evidence from Oil and Gas Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico By: Beshears, John Abstract—I use data on oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
questions: "What resources do I control to accomplish my tasks?" "What measures will be used to evaluate my performance?" "Who do I need to interact with and influence to achieve my goals?" "How much... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
PublicationsHow Will You Measure Your Life? Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon Publication:HarperBusiness, forthcoming Abstract In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
delivery—for free. If you run the video store, you worry about the customer who comes in specifically to rent The Matrix but leaves annoyed and empty handed because the video isn't on the shelves today. According to Harvard Business School professor V.G. Narayanan, a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
If a successful analyst is hired by another organization, chances are both his work performance and the market value of his new company will not reap the expected benefits; they might even lose altitude. So discovered HBS professor Boris... View Details
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
the performance standards, and replacing those managers who weren't prepared to measure up. This took several years and a number of managerial changes. Eventually, most people realized how important these cultural improvements were to the... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
strategic planning. Also, the organization is committed to helping as many people out of poverty as quickly as possible, but donations and repayments are not enough to fuel rapid growth; other financial tools are needed. Explores the challenges of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
failed to address important measurement and valuation issues that have arisen in the past 40 years of practice. This gap is illustrated with missed opportunities in risk measurement and management and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
success rate of the usual model. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-086WP.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAT&T v. Microsoft (B): District Court Ruling and Appeal Harvard Business School Supplement 608-081... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51680 forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics What Do Measures of Real-Time Corporate Sales Tell Us About Earnings Surprises and Post-announcement Returns? By: Froot, Kenneth A., Namho... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
What are the first things you should do in your new post? In this e-mail Q&A, Michael Watkins offers strategies that he researched while preparing his new book, The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace