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- 31 Jul 2017
- HBS Case
It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family
1981. Opened in 1992, Pho Hoa has been run with few formal processes in place and no regular income statement reporting, forecasting, or budgeting. Thanh, wanting to take a well-deserved retirement after 25 years of hard work, has named... View Details
- Research Summary
Research Summaries
Sameer's research examines the dynamics of social networks inside organizations and their consequences for individual attainment and organizational success. His research encompasses three broad streams of activity.
Social Capital... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
proximity that clusters provide, companies can do things together without formal ownership or legal relationships. And this kind of flexibility opens up more possibilities for change and dynamism, which are crucial ingredients in a modern... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- Teaching Interest
Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD)
Professor Bernstein taught Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) from 2013-2016 (7 sections). This course focuses on how managers become effective leaders by addressing the human side of enterprise.
The course is divided into five modules:
- Research Summary
Clinical Trials as a setting for Health Policy and Management Research
The clinical trial marketplace is in flux. A decade ago, pharmaceutical firms almost exclusively conducted the study of their novel drug compounds within major academic medical centers. But today, industry-sponsored clinical trials are increasingly using community... View Details
- 13 Apr 2021
- Book
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
an inner circle where all decisions got made, and despite the fact that I reported to him, I was not part of that in- formal decision-making body. I was the only female on the executive team, and he made a point of including me in public... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 27 Nov 2006
- What Do You Think?
What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?
basic purpose of employee evaluations is to build better-performing organizations, then this has to be one of the most important things we do as managers. But if formal evaluations weren't required, would we even provide them? Much of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
brand's appeal with a new generation of customers. "When they think of crystal and fine china, most young people remember their mother saying, 'Don't you dare touch it,'" remarks Foley. As consumers move away from the formal... View Details
- Research Summary
Organisational Learning in Software Requirements Engineering and Management
The current research project addresses the continuing low success rate of software development projects, which has been frequently reported in empirical studies. For example, the 2004 Chaos Report by the Standish Group found that only 29% of 9,236 application... View Details
- 06 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die
behavior. There is interesting research that humans are able to self-organize and become very effective without formal bureaucracy in units of up to 100 to 150 people. If you can create components and then effectively create bridges... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Research Summary
Overview
My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
the Academy of Management Annals. Their conclusion: Far too much focus is placed on raising money and signing formal contracts, but far too little attention on informal and non-financial resources that can make or break a new business.... View Details
- 08 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries
finalize a deal, but that's often not enough. Many countries have webs of influence that are more powerful than the actual parties making the deal, even though those webs don't have the formal standing of, say, government agencies. In... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 07 Feb 2005
- What Do You Think?
If You Blink, Will You Miss?
it fails." Several respondents provided food for thought, always welcome here. Deepak Alse speculated, "I wonder if there is such a thing as 'group gut feel?'" David Martin said that "A good manager also knows which decisions deserve more View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
local leader who is from your social category, you are probably more likely to approach him or her for help." (Interestingly, local councils have no formal power over the police, who are under state government control. "There... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
do, by precept and practice, is to show several paths, including those related to values, ethics, and judgment." Others, more hopeful, suggested a number of ways in which matters of implementation could be approached in a more formal... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Organizational Model for Open Source
foundations with formal boards and designated roles and responsibilities. Now there is a wide range of foundations that are emerging. At one end of the continuum are nonprofit foundations that act as little more than legal shells to hold... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 30 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?
from Hangzhou Normal University in China. And Richard Branson had no formal education beyond high school, suffering from dyslexia and posting poor academic performance. So there they are. To say the least, the educational backgrounds of... View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
managed to alter the competitive environment within their industries and even across industry lines.1 The need for a formal approach to corporate strategy was first articulated by top executives of M-form corporations. Alfred Sloan (chief... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 16 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Future of Market Capitalism
capitalist system must change and help to support a safety net for workers. Social entrepreneurship is coming of age, but must be developed into a formal profession. In addition to social entrepreneurship, broad-reaching public policies... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter