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  • 26 Aug 2002
  • Research & Ideas

High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest

demonstrate that they have considered those views carefully and genuinely. Moreover, they must clearly explain the rationale for their final decision, including why they chose to accept some input and advice while rejecting other suggestions. 73 By doing so, leaders... View Details
Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto
  • 10 Feb 2015
  • First Look

First Look: February 10

collective creativity and insight. These two divergent perspectives pose a paradox that has held the attention of scholars for many years. In response, researchers have marshaled evidence to specify the conditions under which diversity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

system did not have a significant effect on any outcomes. However, it significantly improved the quality of creative work in stores that had accessed the system more frequently and in stores with fewer same-company nearby stores. It also improved creative work and job... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jan 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It

challenges for some employees, find out how passion is experienced in their organization, and what challenges arise for their employees. Lead for passion. “The potential divergence in understandings of passion,“ Jachimowicz notes,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

an organization where employees are expending their energies in a number of divergent and uncoordinated directions." Leaders need to ask whether they articulate a clear vision and, just as importantly, whether their key employees can... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 04 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 4

knowing "who we are" might depend in part on repeatedly remembering to forget "who we were not." The Enabling Role of Social Position in Diverging from the Institutional Status Quo: Evidence from the U.K. National... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators

them to be more intuitive and divergent thinkers. Either you have it or you don't. But does research really support this idea? Our research confirms others' work that creativity skills are not simply genetic traits endowed at birth, but... View Details
Keywords: by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gergersen & Clayton M. Christensen
  • 14 Aug 2006
  • HBS Case

On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

"Is it better to be loved or feared?" Machiavelli asked. At Harvard Business School, Professor Scott Snook uses this classic quote to help students become more effective leaders. Using two of the most successful college basketball coaches in history—coaches... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports
  • 29 Aug 2022
  • Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

policy, and public spheres, inequality has received growing attention in recent years, with many calling for change to the status quo. Indeed, a recent survey suggests that a majority of Americans think there is too much economic... View Details
Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser
  • 28 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)

study was written by HBS professors Dennis Campbell and Srikant Datar, with Tatiana Sandino (HBS DBA '04) of USC's Marshall School of Business. "Franchising is a very observable, real choice that organizations make." -Dennis Campbell "The basic idea is to View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
  • 21 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 21

methods and to make decisions on quantitative analysis. This book offers a variety of practical tools and examples to improve a manager's understanding of business analytics, and to enhance their thinking and decision processes.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

Competing arguments become difficult to judge, since advocates will suggest using those measures (net income, return on capital, market presence, share of mind, and so on) that favor their preferred alternative. Fuzzy thinking and long... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
  • 07 Jul 2003
  • What Do You Think?

Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement?

Summing Up There was a wide divergence of opinion on this month's column. A surprising number of respondents concluded that an economy could suffer, at least in the short-run, from too much productivity improvement. But many suggested... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Dec 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

democracies such as Finland and New Zealand are overrepresented. Does It Matter? "There are two views of the United Nations," says Werker. "Either you think it matters or you don't." In the first camp are those who... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 22 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism

enterprises, where directors' private interests diverged from the interest of the firms they managed. "In the past, managers of SOEs were sometimes selected according to political interests, and there was no transparency," says Musacchio.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 10 Sep 2001
  • Research & Ideas

The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective

modest role biases can blow up potential deals. Suppose a plaintiff believes he has a 70 percent chance of winning a million-dollar judgment, while the defense thinks the plaintiff has only a 50 percent chance of winning. This means that,... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
  • 04 Dec 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

on income and deforestation, but diverged on chemicals and legality, leading to low uptake. The Alliance responded by launching a second sustainability standard called the CRAFT Code in 2018. Whereas certification rewards the use of best... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

Note on Human Behavior: Character and Situation Harvard Business School Note 404-091 When we think of human behavior, especially from a moral perspective, we are often drawn to explanations that rest on character. In simple terms, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2013
  • Research & Ideas

‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

background. "Knowing these social ventures are diverging from the more traditional commercial or nonprofit ventures, we wanted to understand what made their founders diverge," says Battilana. In order to gain that understanding, the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 25 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 25, 2007

minds and money of Western business. This book presents a new view of development, centered around entrepreneurial behavior by both public and private sectors. The author charts China's and India's trajectories of development—where they overlap and complement each... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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