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  • 16 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

workers and managers in what to expect, 4) set up a support system, 5) tailor methods for managing careers, 6) scale the program, 7) mainstream the program. The work for managers will be harder, but the payoff to companies will be... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29

immigration from the perspective of the firm and the open areas that call for more research. Since much of the U.S. immigration process for skilled workers rests in the hands of employer firms, a stronger understanding of these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 5

differentiation: de-emphasizing the strategic orientation their main rival is emphasizing. Finally, we show that the greater the competitive intensity, the greater the contribution strategic orientation differentiation has on business performance. Boardroom Centrality... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Business History around the World

which help to provide explanations behind the divergent performances of the two countries, especially the higher levels of productivity seen in the Dutch economy since the Second World War. The Netherlands has provided much higher levels... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006

chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley as a result of poor performance and cultural problems, as well as his relationship to the board of directors. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=405105... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Nov 2020
  • In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

retailers rely on temporary workers during the holiday season, so training and managing frontline staff becomes essential. Finally, retail executives should be highly focused on customer service. Consumers who shop in person will likely... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail
  • 30 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

forthcoming Compensation & Benefits Review The Power of Workplace Rewards: Using Self-Determination Theory to Understand Why Reward Satisfaction Matters for Workers Around the World By: Landry, Anais Thibault, and A.V. Whillans... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

antagonists in a tug-of-war. They tend to focus on regulating workers’ behavior, often putting a damper on commitment, innovation, and performance without realizing it. But freedom and control aren’t zero sum, argues the author. By giving... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

line of research examines how best to schedule work to improve operational performance. This literature typically takes the perspective of a central planner who directs individuals to execute tasks in a prescribed order. In many settings, however, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Sep 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

and their clients," government expansion did little to improve the country's infrastructure or political capacity. Overall, the double-digit fraternity exhibited a worse performance on every indicator of the quality of the business... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

stagnating sales, accounting losses, or a falling stock price. In extreme cases such poor performance may cause the company to default on its debt, resulting in bankruptcy. Restructuring the debt can be difficult and costly, although in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 28

from CEOs to frontline workers commits preventable mistakes-for example, underestimating how long it will take to finish a project or focusing too much on information that supports their current view. It is extraordinarily difficult to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21

substantial variation in management practices across organizations in every country and every sector, mirroring the heterogeneity in the spread of performance in these sectors. One factor linked to this variation is ownership. Government,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10

also find substantial variation in management practices across organizations in every country and every sector, mirroring the heterogeneity in the spread of performance in these sectors. One factor linked to this variation is ownership.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17

  Publications August 2013 California Management Review What Impact? A Framework for Measuring the Scale & Scope of Social Performance By: Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan Abstract—Organizations with social missions, such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21

several mechanisms: by conferring employer recognition, by enhancing social visibility, and by facilitating social comparison. In a nationwide health worker training program in Zambia, we design a field experiment to unbundle these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

performance of the district's lowest performing schools. But, relatively few BTR graduates joined these schools-they were free to pursue teaching openings at any school in the district. Solomon knew the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008

Moreover, close to half of older workers do not know which type of pensions they have and the large majority of workers know little about the rules governing Social Security benefits. Notwithstanding the low... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Feb 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring

understood as a valuable learning experience. The second CEO, by contrast, described performing a great deal of emotional labor while attempting to keep the business in stasis—exhausting tasks with no clear milestones. No wonder he felt... View Details
Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg
  • 13 Dec 2004
  • Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

that leaders can take which have a positive symbolic value include: Fixing what people see every day. This is a small and simple step that creates a good mood and positive behaviors. It can include cleaning up the work environment and solving basic problems that View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

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