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- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
restructuring as the process through which a company radically changes the contractual relationships that exist among its creditors, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders. The goal of restructuring is to increase the overall... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong
The Bachelor is a wildly popular reality dating game show on which 28 women compete for the hand of a single man. Along with flirting and fighting and engaging in feats of derring-do, many View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
what “pre-soliciting clients” meant, for example. Do the same when you’re in the role of NewCo. Taking great care in hiring teams and individuals shows people thinking about leaving how seriously you view defections. Discourage lift outs... View Details
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
ad wouldn't air on TV for another week, the customers learned. The airline was giving them the privilege of a sneak peek at the ad—and the privilege of being among the first to share it. CONCEPT: Give the... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
Photo by Mary Ellen Mark At first glance, perhaps, the writer John Irving might not seem to have a lot to teach the corporate world. As the author of such celebrated bestsellers as The Cider House Rules and The World According to Garp,... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
lagging expansion plans for its Supercharger EV station network. The number of new charging ports opened from May through August tumbled 28 percent from the same period a year earlier. The reason? “Widespread layoffs in April gutted the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
missions, NASA missed the opportunity to identify problems (and solutions) that might have helped avoid later failures. The final set of problems that conspired against the success View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
lump sums to estimations of RVU volumes if the crisis didn’t happen. My hope is that this crisis will provide the opportunity to rethink physician compensation in a way that maps physician incentives to the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
perspectives and make it accessible, in English, to a broader audience. Additionally, we felt that the moment was opportune for such a survey because the discipline of business history is at a crossroads.... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
some native workers. However, considering the long-term contributions of immigrants and their children, immigration policy becomes a way to unlock new opportunities for receiving countries and their... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?
presented by the rise of the man-of-action hero. Salls: What is the man-of-action hero, and why is this manhood ideal so important in American culture? You say the man-of-action hero is a synthesis of two... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
A year of COVID-19 limbo has turned the notion of self-care into a mainstream pursuit. After all, with the pandemic’s end on the distant horizon, we all just need to hang in there a little longer—even CEOs.... View Details
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
process; all these other elements have an impact as well. Q: What role do customers play? Bower: In the ordinary course of events, when managers of business units make proposals for investments, they are... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
Could you give us a snapshot of the general challenges and opportunities in each of these three areas? A: The basic theme of the book is that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
severe, a company shouldn’t be afraid to fire the worker. Leaders can’t worry too much about whether that worker might sue for wrongful termination. “Fear of lawsuits is not an excuse for not taking action,” Goldberg says. And when an... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
underdeveloped.) Nokia's CEO knew, however, that the passion and capabilities of the company lay in its cell phone business, and that there was a unique market opportunity to transform [cell phones] from an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
Apple Computer knows how to make headlines. The company is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Macintosh and is enjoying the fruits of its launch into the digital entertainment business. In its December... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne