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A Hippocratic Oath for Management

By: Nitin Nohria

The conduct of doctors is guided by the Hippocratic Oath, which provides a normative framework that shapes their identity and orientation towards society.  In light of the diminished public trust in business managers, is it time for management to embrace its... View Details

  • January 2013 (Revised April 2017)
  • Supplement

Maxum Petroleum, Inc.

By: W. Carl Kester
Maxum seeks an oil-price hedging strategy that yields substantial cash during oil price spikes, is affordable under ordinary circumstances, and is easily managed. It is striving to avoid a repeat of the challenging situation encountered in 2008 when spiking oil prices... View Details
Keywords: Hedging; Options; Commodities; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Risk Management; Futures and Commodity Futures; Financial Strategy; Volatility
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  • 05 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 5, 2007

  Working PapersDesigning a Two-Sided Platform: When to Increase Search Costs? Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Bruno Jullien Abstract We propose a model for analyzing an intermediary's incentives to increase the search costs incurred by consumers looking for sellers (stores).... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Denial: Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face

By: Richard S. Tedlow
Richard S. Tedlow is currently working on a book concerning historical examples of outstanding businesspeople who faced daunting challenges.  The book is divided into two parts:  "Getting It Wrong" and "Getting It Right."  Many times,... View Details
  • November 2023
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Open Source Machine Learning at Google

By: Shane Greenstein, Martin Wattenberg, Fernanda B. Viégas, Daniel Yue and James Barnett
Set in early 2023, the case exposes students to the challenges of managing open source software at Google. The case focuses on the challenges for Alex Spinelli, Vice President of Product Management for Core Machine Learning. He must set priorities for Google’s efforts... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Open Source Distribution; Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Technology Industry; United States
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  • August 6, 2020
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Companies Must Go Beyond Random Acts of Humanitarianism

By: Frank Cooper and Ranjay Gulati
Any organization can write a check or mobilize resources when confronted with a crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic or a social movement such as Black Lives Matter. But corporate crisis response becomes much more meaningful when stakeholders know that the organization... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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  • December 2001
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Reporting on Agribusiness in the 21st Century

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Anne M Fitzgerald
Agriculture is not what it used to be. Neither is coverage of the industry by news organizations. A century ago, about 40% of the U.S. population lived on the farm, and one in three U.S. jobs was tied to agriculture. It made sense for daily newspapers to cover farming... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Newspapers; Media; Perception; Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
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  • April 1997 (Revised May 1997)
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Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (A): The Growth Initiative

By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In late 1994, James Down, member of Mercer's Executive Committee, has to decide whether or not he should push ahead with the writing and publication of a book on growth--at a time when the more successful business publications focus on reengineering and cost cutting.... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Organizational Culture; Business Growth and Maturation; Knowledge Management; Product Development; Information Publishing; Books; Consulting Industry; Publishing Industry
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    Clayton S. Rose

    Clayton Rose is Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice. He currently teaches the course Accountability in the Advanced Management Program. His research is focused on the how leaders can manage the challenges created by the intense, varied and often... View Details

    Keywords: financial services
    • 20 Apr 2023
    • Blog Post

    Tackle the First 90 Days of Your Next Role: A 5 Step Process for Success on the Job

    five-step process, you can write out clear goals. What four goals (approximately) should you plan to achieve and in what time horizon? To ensure that you are setting the right goals in this process, follow the ACHIEVE model:... View Details
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    Women on Boards

    defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are... View Details
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    Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth

    submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the... View Details
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    Growing as a Purposeful Leader

    date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to... View Details
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    Rising Generation in the Family Enterprise

    writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests... View Details
    • 20 Jan 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: January 20

      Publications January 2015 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Prosocial Norms in the Classroom: The Role of Self-regulation in Following Norms of Giving By: Blake, P.R., M. Piovesan, N. Montinari, F. Werneken, and F. Gino Abstract—Children who are... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 09 Jan 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    When to Sell Your Idea: Theory and Evidence from the Movie Industry

    Keywords: by Hong Luo; Entertainment & Recreation
    • 24 Jun 2008
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    First Look: June 24, 2008

    Working Papers Firm-Size Distribution and Cross-Country Income Differences Authors: Laura Alfaro, Andrew Charlton, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract We investigate, using firm-level data for 79 developed and developing countries, whether differences in the allocation of... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 03 Mar 2008
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    First Look: March 4, 2008

      Working PapersSell Side School Ties Authors:Lauren H. Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher J. Malloy Abstract We study the impact of social networks on agents' ability to gather superior information about firms. Exploiting novel data on the educational backgrounds... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 13 Mar 2007
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    First Look: March 13, 2007

      Working PapersInitiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors' Social Position Author:Julie Battilana Abstract This study addresses the paradox of embedded human agency, or the contradiction between actors' agency and institutional... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
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    Enduring Success

    By: Howard H. Stevenson
    Harvard Business School graduates have achieved many different kinds of success as leaders of businesses, as entrepreneurs and in their public and private lives. After authoring or co-authoring 150 cases, serving on many corporate and non- profit boards, Howard... View Details