Positioning - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

for positions of international leadership in research and education. Bargains-then-ripoffs: Innovation, Pricing and Lock-in in Enterprise Software Author:Ian Larkin Periodical:Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management (2008).... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006

School Note 706-492 Describes the basics of how to break down costs into productivity and input prices and then compare those cost drivers between competitors. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=706492 Tanishq: View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

others will receive a call the day their efforts are needed. Hussam’s team piloted the study with 300 households last spring, and the preliminary findings were promising. Refugees who worked had significantly lower rates of depression and illness and more View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

firing the worst offenders and beefing up formal channels for complaint. Will that be enough to create positive work environments? I’m also concerned about lingering micro-insults that arrive in a less overtly sexual guise, often shrugged... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

03 Jan 2008
What Do You Think?

Does Judgment Trump Experience?

of the book, in discussing the importance of self-knowledge, it is posited that judgment capability (my italics) is a function of experience. At the risk of oversimplification, according to the authors, good judgment is characterized as a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

13 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Trust

concluded that trust has important positive consequences. For example, trusted automakers spend significantly less time contracting and haggling with their suppliers. Similarly, we know that trust lowers the costs of negotiation and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Service

11 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 11, 2008

investigated the influence of outcome information on ethical judgment. Participants read a series of vignettes describing ethically-questionable behaviors. We manipulated whether those behaviors were followed by a negative or positive... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth

attempting to get the right people in the right positions at the right time.6 McCall asserts that the management skills and intuition that enable people to succeed in new assignments were shaped through their experiences in previous... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Raynor

06 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray

find out how accurately this ratio predicted a stock’s returns, the authors gathered data from Standard & Poor’s Compustat and The Center for Research in Security Prices, or CRSP, and mutual fund holdings from Thomson Reuters S12. They then examined stocks with... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

17 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete

holds true in most health care service markets in the United States: You should think about what market position you occupy, how it is differentiated from others’, and whether you are fulfilling the needs of your target market. It’s... View Details

Keywords: by Alumni Bulletin Staff; Health

20 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

(Siko) Sikochi Abstract—We examine the influence of peer firms on trade credit policies of listed firms in the United States. We posit and find evidence that firms mimic their peers in formulating trade credit policies. The findings are... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Oct 2016
What Do You Think?

Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

productivity requires a large middle class that can afford to consume what is being produced. Solve the economic inequality problem, and we will solve the slow growth problem as well as a lot of other societal problems.” Gamaliel Pascual contrasted the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

your business model and your industry, your company will have a big impact. That will positively affect your future profitability through brand building, cost savings, and employee engagement, which then allows you to be a responsible... View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

05 Aug 2015
What Do You Think?

What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

being.” Others challenged data documenting productivity trends. Their position basically was that there is no need for patience. The productivity dividend is happening. For example, David Wittenberg cautioned us to “Beware of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

05 Dec 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

few layoffs. Employees with whom I have spoken directly are generally positive about their company and their work. They see senior managers frequently and know and work with many of them in the stores. They seem to feel that they are part... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

24 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Who Sets Your Benchmarks?

wasn't really sure what I would like. As a result, I gravitated toward those jobs that everyone else seemed to want. If everybody else wanted certain jobs, I thought, they must be worth pursuing. Once I was actually in a job, I focused intently on how to excel at it so... View Details

01 Oct 2009
What Do You Think?

Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?

world." George employs all the right words in his thesis. He asks inspiring questions. He relates the experiences of a carefully selected sample of leaders that he regards as authentic. But as you think of those you know in positions... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

22 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

The Hedge Fund as Activist

perspective of the activist, termination via merger or acquisition additionally helps solve the problem of how to exit the sizable position in the target. In a merger or acquisition, the activist exits in cash or with stock of a larger,... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Greenwood; Financial Services

11 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Fixing Price Tag Confusion

well. In fact, partitioning should only be used by those sellers who want to sensitize people to a secondary benefit that might otherwise be taken for granted. Q: In general, how do consumers react differently to an all-inclusive price versus a partitioned price? A:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

05 Dec 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Growth Good?

an important distinction: "Granted, the ethics of growth can be two-sided, but growth should not be confused with greed. Agriculture, healthcare, and education . . . are areas of potential growth that can be positive if not tainted... View Details