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- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
that action is taken to address the problems, and (3) communicating about actions taken. Sixty-nine randomly selected hospitals, 20 of which were randomly selected to engage in the three activities for 18 months, participated in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/316140-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 416-046 Lighting the Fire: Crafting and Delivering Broadly Inspiring Messages Communicating persuasively is a critical View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
Lincoln's own words, the case traces the development of the 16th president's leadership philosophy, ethics, and skills in the years leading up to war. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
Since free agency, the quarterback’s requisite skill set has undoubtedly increased. The quarterback position requires significant preparation—a quarterback needs to know not only how to do his own job but also, “he has to know the... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
organizations. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2426674 Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, William R. Kerr, and William F. Lincoln Abstract—Firms play a central role in the selection,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
the continued success of the multi-sourcing strategy, including restructuring the IT group, developing the skills of its staff, and starting a captive center. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815002-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
Howitt, and David W. Giles Abstract—Leadership in emergencies is a crucial element of becoming a high-performing Coast Guard officer. In this article, we argue that emergency leadership is not a single skill or uniform set of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
identified in the education and skill system, labor market incentives and flexibility, the ability to translate R&D outcomes into economic value creation, and in preparing the economy for the new realities of globalization. Maybe most... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
ambiguity, motivated blindness, conflicts of interest, the slippery slope, and efforts of others to mislead us. As a manager, you can develop your noticing skills by acknowledging responsibility when things go wrong rather than blaming... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
economic distress of the communities in which they produce and sell? It doesn't have to be this way, say Porter, of Harvard Business School, and Kramer, the managing director of the social impact advisory firm FSG. Companies could bring... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 4
knowledge-based "recombinative capabilities" view of business groups—that such groups have done the most to invest in R&D and other skills necessary to combine inputs in ways that lead to greater added value. Further, our... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 24
Working PapersWalking the Talk in Multiparty Bargaining: An Experimental Investigation Authors:Kathleen L. McGinn, Katherine L. Milkman, and Markus Nöth Abstract We study the framing effects of communication in multiparty bargaining.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
reducing private and social costs. We study how resolution responds to changes in price and communication using a new, extensive dataset of copyright infringement incidences by firms. The data cover two field experiments run by a large... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2020
- Book
The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806118 PublicationsNegotiation Genius Authors:Deepak Malhotra and M. H. Bazerman Publication:Bantam Books, forthcoming Abstract Whether you've "seen it all" or are just starting out, Negotiation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
Today we might point to Heinz and Noble's skill in exploiting economies of scope, in developing additional goods that utilized existing inputs and organizational capabilities. 48 But neither man thought in theoretical terms about what he... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
officers, cabinet ministers, and unskilled workers-to their ideals for what those wages should be. We show that ideal pay gaps between skilled and unskilled workers are significantly smaller than estimated pay gaps, and that there is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
technology, some business experience in the industry, and an MBA—that would be great. Education is an important ingredient, but experience is even more important. Almost no one gets venture capital money without actually having demonstrated in the business View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 23 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Financial Reporting Goes Global
even well-intentioned practitioners just may not have the skill set to properly implement the standards. In the study of international adoption of standards I mentioned previously, one of the things we find is that oversight by a... View Details
- 10 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 10
managed, while multinational, dispersed shareholder, and private-equity owned firms are typically well managed. Stronger product market competition and higher worker skills are associated with better management practices. Less regulated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne