Status and Position - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

strategy has been very successful, and its positive balance of trade with the United States reflects the progress it has made. But balance of trade is a lagging indicator of success. With looming... View Details

Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications

20 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

The Power of Ordinary Practices

five leader behaviors that have a positive influence on people's feelings, and the daily diary method allowed us to identify these behaviors at a very granular level. One of these is supporting people... View Details

Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile

30 Jul 2008
Op-Ed

Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI

States outperformed the rest of the world in the majority of years. As such, there is something particularly bad about the return experience of foreign investors taking a controlling position in American companies. In short, America is a... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai

07 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

The Quest for Better Layoffs

video Luthra talks about losing a marketing position at IBM early in his career, due to a disagreement between the company and the Indian government. "IBM left the country in a huff," he says.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

13 May 2002
Op-Ed

A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures

also hold the position of chief executive officer. Where the CEO and the chairman are the same person, a lead director should be chosen from the non-executive directors. The chairman of the audit committee... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Lorsch; Accounting

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

Chevy Volt, the first plug-in hybrid, has also demonstrated the potential for innovating, rather than just playing catch-up to everyone else. It is no coincidence that the IPO is positioned around the launch of the Volt to maximize... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

No one knows how much it will cost to keep the risks of significant climate disruption to a reasonable level. One commonly cited estimate puts the cost at roughly 1 percent of world GDP a year, or about $840 billion. This is a large number, but it seems smaller when... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities

07 Jan 2002
What Do You Think?

Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?

name of tracking terrorists that we begin to take it for granted as consumers? In fact, will we one day look back on September 11 as a point in time when data warehousers were able to take a significant step forward in fully utilizing the treasure trove of personal... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis

comes to positioning a company to best recover from the inevitable next banking crash, however, it pays to be prudent in diversifying investments, and cutting them with an eye to recovery as much as... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking

01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

progress that the effect of such an agreement may have been fatally compromised. But at least it was discussed and publicized. Is it time to revisit stretch? For example, if the concept had been employed in Detroit, would the American... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

09 Aug 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

Productivity Tips You Probably Haven't Considered Before

taking breaks help or hinder getting things done? The researchers also address questions you've likely never considered, such as how weather affects productivity and why collaboration may make you less able to solve problems. Hiding From... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: Companies Must Forget—and Borrow

producer, and anybody can get a lot of momentum. That changes the playing field." Changes Ahead For Ad Agencies Near the end of the discussion, Anand posed a question: Ten years from now, where would traditional ad agencies stand? Would... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education; Advertising

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

had a "system" of hiring MBAs in cohorts of ten to fifteen. These young MBAs were generally placed into "assistant to" positions (assisting the head of a division, for example) for a couple of years to learn the... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

06 Dec 2004
What Do You Think?

Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?

lie in the distant future; are unwilling to make smaller investments now to prevent uncertain future risks with higher costs; have a bias for the status quo, regardless of how much they talk about the importance of change; View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

March 2020
Case

Voi Technology

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Olivia Hull

Voi Technology, a fast-growing start-up out of Sweden, is competing in the highly contested European e-scooter sharing market. With a presence in nearly 40 cities in Europe by February 2020, the firm is working hard to improve its unit economics to reach profitability.... View Details

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19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

your boss and position yourself accordingly. And if the differences you have with your boss are compromising your ability to do your job, you just have to take the leap View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

05 Jan 2011
Op-Ed

Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress

for years to come. Unpredictability inflicts a heavy cost on scientific progress, whether in domains like stem-cell research or in searching for safe alternative fuels. It damages the United States' competitive position because great... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical

12 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict

some room for compromise and mutual understanding between the parties, if they can just start talking to each other. “When you’re not talking about hot-button issues, you shouldn’t be afraid to broach the topic with people who have a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?

companies are actually taking action, and in general it tends to lead to better value for consumers," Sheen says. "I think it confirms a lot of the positive reasons companies give when they engage... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

01 Jan 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

the abuse of H-1B visas is as old as the program itself. “I had 3 trainees; each learned a different facet of my job. None of them had near the knowledge or experience as me. I was the lucky American who found work elsewhere and left on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

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