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- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
innovation have increased so that we are shoving young people into positions of leading innovation in an ever-increasing pace. How are they going to learn? That's where the two overlap. SS: It used to be that you would learn skills and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
interest rates than predicted by the standard expectations hypothesis. We find that, since 2000, such high-frequency "excess sensitivity" remains evident in U.S. data and has, if anything, grown stronger. By contrast, the positive... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
accompanying a Dove logo: You are more beautiful than you think. (Evian's "live young" campaign delivers a similarly positive message—not to mention the fact that dancing babies garner the magic mix of surprise and joy.) "I think of these... View Details
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
sides of land use proposals. This case demonstrates the dilemmas and tradeoffs related to private land owner rights and the role of government in seeking positive outcomes for broader society. Case students will rigorously look at issues... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
related to the repeal of these NAS disclosures in 1982 are associated with a small positive stock price reaction suggesting no adverse economic consequences of withdrawing NAS disclosures. Further, following the repeal of disclosure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
PublicationsPathologies of Online Display Advertising Marketplaces Author:Benjamin Edelman Publication:ACM Sigecom Exchanges, June 2010 Abstract Much has been written about online search advertising, where Google enjoys 90% plus market share in numerous countries and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
employees crazy." Ton remains hopeful that examples such as Mercadona's will have a positive influence on retail operations and on the lives of millions of lower-wage workers. "As soon as I found out about Mercadona, I wanted to... View Details
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
trade perceptions of competence for likeability-the more successful they appear, the less positively they are regarded. Such trends affect both organizational openness to female leaders and the conceptions women have about themselves as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
exploitation tends to drive out exploration, rendering organizations rigid and vulnerable to environmental change. Drawing on the Carnegie School, we propose a model where perturbation moderates the relationship between exploitation and exploration. We View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
social entrepreneur," was born in 1963 and grew up in poverty, like virtually all non-white South Africans during apartheid. During the 1970s and 1980s, he served in leadership positions in the ANC, struggling against apartheid.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Sunil Gupta and Amram Migdal
The case examines the transformation of Best Buy under CEO Hubert Joly's leadership from 2012. Facing significant business challenges, including competition from online and physical retailers, Joly implemented the "Renew Blue" turnaround strategy, which focused on... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Health Care and Treatment; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Labor; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Failure; Success; Personal Development and Career; Strategic Planning; Adaptation; Competition; Alignment; Business Strategy; Retail Industry; Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., Sunil Gupta, and Amram Migdal. "Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy." Harvard Business School Case 524-072, April 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
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
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
globalization that embraces neoliberal institutions on average increases MFIs' interest rates. Moreover, the proportions of female borrowers and of poorer borrowers negatively moderate the relationship between social globalization and MFI interest rate, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
“When it comes to compensation, we can't see the forest for the trees” Bill George's chapter ["Board Governance Depends on Where You Sit"] offers the perspectives of different board positions on the work of corporate governance. Bill is... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
numbers, a way of mobilizing support and negotiating from a position of greater influence. [ ] Few organizations decide issues by vote, but every senior leader understands the risks of acting in opposition to many voices speaking in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
integration, and changes to the company culture. He sought to manage change at the company as growth in traditional areas slowed and position it as a leader in a 5G world. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/318114-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
strong global presence and experience, did not effectively address critical barriers to adoption. The company now planned to overhaul Afrezza’s entire marketing strategy. This included rethinking which patients and physicians to target, how to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016
Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Several CEOs are receiving significant media attention for taking public positions on controversial social and environmental issues largely unrelated to their core business, ranging from gay... View Details
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
appraisal tendencies. Further supporting the role of uncertainty, a positive emotion associated with uncertainty (i.e., surprise) produced increases in egocentrism that were similar to anxiety. Collectively, the results suggest that... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel