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- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
long-run equilibrium regardless of the speed of Linux's demand-side learning persists if there are cost asymmetries. We find that because OSS implies lower profits for Microsoft, the larger the cost differences are between Linux and... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
processes as well as the appropriate scope and speed of strategic changes. Now, Parker must decide on the composition of AAL’s senior executive team. Should Parker select a team dominated by US Airways executives with whom he has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
might be found in loading docks or applications that demanded fast read speeds in demanding applications. When it was first funded, Intel was in the midst of record growth and was seeking diversification. The new business was viewed as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
monitoring, and care for routine health issues. On-site physical therapists offer coaching to prevent injury and services to speed recovery. On-site diabetes educators work with groups of employees to engage them in lifestyle changes that... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
but Coach Bill Belichick got to see Edelman in action at Kent State’s pro day and was so impressed by his speed that he drafted him as a wide receiver. Edelman went on to become one of the most celebrated wide receivers in NFL history... View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
rescue of 33 Chilean miners. More and more people in nearly every industry now work on teams that vary in duration and have constantly shifting membership. Teaming presents technical and interpersonal challenges: people must get up to View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
at speeds reaching more than 2,000 miles per hour. By the time it glided to a landing two hours later the ship had won the coveted Ansari X PRIZE, a $10 million award for the first privately funded manned spacecraft to break through the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1475725 Breakthrough Inventions and Migrating Clusters of Innovation Author:William R. Kerr Abstract We investigate the speed at which clusters of invention for a technology migrate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
question-asking on liking. In addition to analyzing live get-to-know-you conversations online, we also studied face-to-face speed-dating conversations. We find that speed daters who ask more questions during their dates are more likely to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks
of speed Technology. Although people have been talking about the idea of the integrated supply chain for a long time, it's only been in the last decade or so that information technology has made it possible to bring many concepts to life.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
not suggesting that we can establish causal relationships, but it certainly gave us a deep intimate look at the attempts to grow expertise in a short period of time, and that's where I think there's a lot of applicability to most companies. The View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
"knight" managers rather than develop people in roles. I think that's a huge cultural difference in the sectors. The issue is particularly pronounced in foundations. Q: Give us a sense of new developments in the field of performance-management measurement. Alnoor, can... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
for his ability to redesign the Saints offense based on the strengths of individual players that join the team. When talented rookie Alvin Kamara joined the team in 2017, the team “altered its DNA” by putting Kamara in positions to take advantage of his incredible... View Details
- 12 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 12, 2006
more, expanding companies are hiring high-functioning groups of people who have been working together effectively within one company and can rapidly come up to speed in a new environment. These lifted-out teams don't need to get... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
ahead. It’s not their fault: holiday season mayhem is often at odds with the clean start many desire when the calendar changes over. It’s easy to throw up your hands and give in to routine once the first few weeks of the year speed by,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 11 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018
“ancient quest to measure.” Specific discontinuities in the practice of information science are identified that, the paper argues, have large consequences for the social order. The infrastructure that runs on big data is described as diffusing with unprecedented View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
Reassuringly, I also find evidence that, as predicted by the model, the speed of technology diffusion slowed down in Japan during the 1990s and R&D expenditures also stopped growing. Women and Leadership: Defining the Challenges... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
polesnoy As technology commoditization begins speeding up again, it’s a great time to be a consumer in search of a state-of-the-art flat panel TVs, but less comfortable for manufacturers hoping to make a profit. That’s according to recent... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
bankruptcy. While initial ownership concentration is important for coordination of a prearranged bankruptcy filing, it is consolidation of ownership during bankruptcy-and specifically consolidation of ownership of voting classes-that has an impact on the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
so many managers are overwhelmed and burned out these days. In our dynamic, competitive environment, speed matters. If managers do not develop their people so they can delegate to them, or if they do not turn their groups into agile teams... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace