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- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
much less in the literature. And there is less practical and documented experience from countries that have followed these recommendations. There are a good number of examples where countries have implicitly followed the advice that a... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
amesy SUMMING UP: Should Facebook Change Its Business Model? Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, received a great deal of advice from respondents to this month’s column. It included ideas that haven’t gained much attention in the press.... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
other area is it more important to have a sense of what you don't know than it is in IT management. The most dangerous advice to CEOs has come from people who either had no idea of what they did not know, or from those who pretended to... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
own self-interests, and any would-be negotiation genius needs to understand how to deal with these obstacles. Our advice is this: be very careful before labeling someone "irrational." Whenever our students or clients tell us... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 02 Aug 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?
anything less than excellence; treat everyone with respect; provide training and role models; and reinforce the right behaviors and hold people accountable for the wrong behaviors. David Wittenberg offered advice on measurement: “It’s... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
importance of asking subordinates for coaching. The more senior you are in a company, the fewer senior executives and peers are able to effectively observe and coach you. Kaplan gives advice on several techniques that leaders can use to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
run the risk of not extracting the full financial value from these partnerships and co-branding opportunities that they deserve. Q: Do you have advice for aligning brand with mission? In particular, your case on Habitat for Humanity shows... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
We have to recalibrate our minds in terms of why we’re doing remote work now. In this moment of panic, when companies and workers are trying to figure out how to be productive and how to be happy working from home, the most practical View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely
better opportunities for career enhancement and mentorship, and higher overall job satisfaction ranging from nearly 3 to 5 percent. “The survey measures suggest that the virtual watercoolers may have facilitated information and advice... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?
human decision making, motivation, and interaction, which of course have strong implications for what drives consumption and savings decisions, worker productivity and effort, and market exchange. Only rarely did he make deep links to this work in WN. Smith's View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 29 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?
CasPhotography What Can the Harley-Davidson Case Teach Us About Managing in a Politicized Environment? The advice to Harley-Davidson’s management from respondents of this month’s column is to (1) ensure that politics doesn’t deter the... View Details
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
The New Global Business Manager
really is less about managing content and more about managing or framing context, creating an environment in which these people can negotiate the best solution for the organization. Q: What is your advice for people who want to develop... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 06 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge
Sometimes a little push like that is all employees need to get out of a rut. About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in Boston. [Image: Mark Kostich] Related Reading Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril Knowledge Transfer: You... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Research Summary
Overview
Professor Ferreira's research primarily focuses on how retailers can use algorithms to make better revenue management decisions, including pricing, product display, and assortment planning. In the retail industry, anticipating consumer demand is arguably one of the... View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- What Do You Think?
Making Right Choices: Art or Science?
difficult when it is between two roughly equally good or bad alternatives, which is often the case that managers confront. The rapidly growing number of alternatives in our lives is a particular challenge for those wishing to make good choices. What are we to do? We... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Apr 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Making the Move to General Manager
entry strategy for China. So we each have something different, but we know each other well from having lived and worked together in the program. After getting advice from the people in your living group, the next step is to match people... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
"Help-seeking" ads allowed for un-branded ads that would encourage men to seek a doctor's advice if they were concerned about hair loss. In addition to marketing directly to consumers, Casola would also consider strategies for... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
leaders need a new game plan. We asked Harvard Business School professors to provide practical advice for managing large-scale, long-term remote work at a time when many employees are not only distracted by the commotion in their homes,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
advice of experts, media, and other influencers within their demographic, socioeconomic, and innovation adoption segment. Influencers will need to mitigate concerns about the “newness” of the vaccine, such as the probability of side... View Details
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
by the end of the year." Andrus's experiences and the strategy she employed dovetail nicely with the best advice we heard from a number of self-management experts. Here are their suggestions for overburdened managers. Get Out In... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman