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- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
integration of Gillette, explicit attention was paid to helping people get to know each other casually and informally, and the much larger P&G adopted Gillette systems and promoted their people. They called it "the best of both worlds." That's a good... View Details
- 21 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It
and when they buy). "Without capturing what is going on inside customers' minds and hearts, and integrating that information with the factual external experiences, the picture is incomplete," says Doug Grisaffe, chief research... View Details
Keywords: by Jean Ayers
- 19 Sep 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems
Miles Davis Theorem: Radical Simplicity Allows Creative Minds to Shine How business can benefit by relying on radical simplicity to free and empower employees. When Not to Trust Your Gut Most of us trust our intuition more than we should,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions for David Garvin and Michael Roberto
describe collaborative problem-solving. The "advocacy" process they mention is more of a contest among multiple points of view.Lagace: What leaders come to mind as people who use or have used the inquiry process to great... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/616012-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 616-013 Aspiring Minds By 2015, India-based employment assessment and certification provider Aspiring Minds had helped... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
creative than their younger peers. Again, this turns out not to be the case: “While it's true that young minds may produce a higher volume of ideas, business guru Frans Johansson argues in his book The Medici Effect that creativity comes... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
history of creativity studies. Indeed, an examination of these seminal papers helps the new generation of creativity and innovation researchers to be mindful of the past and unafraid to explore it. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism
execute this study? How did you choose Maverick as a research site? Was the company open to this kind of study? Sandra Cha and Amy Edmondson: Hypocrisy was not at all on our minds when we started the research. Our initial interest in this... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/2013-winter/54215/how-to-identify-the-best-customers-for-your-business/ Prolonged Thought: Proposing Type 3 Processing Authors:Dijksterhuis, Ap, Madelijn Strick, Maarten W. Bos, and Loran F. Nordgren Publication:Dual Process... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
minds of those responsible for governance. When a business is profitable and paying healthy dividends to its stockholders, fraudulent activities and accounting irregularities can go unnoticed. However, when revenue and cash flow decline,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Competition of Countries
economy. Hopefully, I can finish by the late fall of next year. After that, I have in mind another project on U.S. economic management since the New Deal—through the exchange-rate collapse of Nixon, the demise of U.S. competitiveness... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 24 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?
lead to a boom and bust in mortgage credit, like the recent crisis, resulting in large losses on government guarantees. Another concern might be that the government-owned corporation could be pressured to expand its footprint even in normal times. However, we have in... View Details
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
certainly better in Atlanta than it was in Alabama. But, a rough time for everyone, and certainly for any African American. Kenny: So, he's turning this invitation over in his mind and thinking about the implications. I'm curious, Bill... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
could a small brand compete against a company that had captured the hearts and minds of consumers? Which brand-positioning concept should Paez choose to best capture consumers' attention and interest and compete against TOMS? How would... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
psychology that accounts for behaviors inconsistent with ethical beliefs and describe how people reconcile their immoral actions with their ethical goals through the process of moral disengagement. We then examine how the mind selectively... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Best Place for Retirement Funds
Retirement, education, and medical care are focal in the minds of voters, so setting up tax-deferred savings programs around these issues is a political winner. Also, given the political power of universities, doctors, and asset... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
activities on the job that are not perceived as work while "working" in ways that are non-productive. In short, we're not thinking creatively enough about work. Those are themes that recur in the comments to this month's column. The comments bring to View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
Based on that experience, I know he’ll keep small businesses front of mind in these difficult times. He truly understands that small businesses, beyond accounting for half of our country’s jobs, provide a real pathway to the American... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
new product. Also, outlines the company's design philosophy, which was developed to help its designers get into the mind of the consumer. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507003 Tejas... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong
what should we do to correct this widespread prediction error? For starters, we can be mindful of the researchers’ findings. “From a firm’s perspective, you should never fill in the blank about an option you don’t necessarily know about,”... View Details