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- September 2004
- Article
A Field Study of Group Diversity, Participation in Diversity Education Programs and Performance
By: R. Ely
Ely, R. "A Field Study of Group Diversity, Participation in Diversity Education Programs and Performance." Journal of Organizational Behavior 25, no. 6 (September 2004).
- 2009
- Article
Big Five Personality Factors, Hardiness, and Social Judgment as Predictors of Leader Performance
By: Scott Snook, Paul T. Bartone, Jarie Eid, Bjorn Helge Johnsen and Jon Christian Laberg
Snook, Scott, Paul T. Bartone, Jarie Eid, Bjorn Helge Johnsen, and Jon Christian Laberg. "Big Five Personality Factors, Hardiness, and Social Judgment as Predictors of Leader Performance." Leadership & Organization Development Journal 30, no. 6 (2009): 498–521. (Winner of Emerald Literati Network Outstanding Paper Award presented by Emerald Group Publishing.)
- Article
Clogs to Clogs in Three Generations? Explaining Entrepreneurial Performance in Britain Since 1850
By: Tom Nicholas
Research into culture and entrepreneurship in Britain has been dominated by casual empiricism. This article shows the benefits of using a new method. Lifetime wealth accumulation is specified as a measure of entrepreneurial performance, and applied to data collected... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Performance Evaluation; Biography; Culture; Education; Wealth; Research; Great Britain
Nicholas, Tom. "Clogs to Clogs in Three Generations? Explaining Entrepreneurial Performance in Britain Since 1850." Journal of Economic History 59, no. 3 (September 1999).
- 2007
- Chapter
The Rationales and Performance of Public Venturing: Survey Evidence from Belgium and Finland
By: Ant Bozkaya and William R. Kerr
Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr. "The Rationales and Performance of Public Venturing: Survey Evidence from Belgium and Finland." In Essays in Entrepreneurial Finance, by Ant Bozkaya, 95–139. Université libre de Bruxelles, 2007. (Reprinted in Entrepreneurial Finance: Financing of Young, Innovative Ventures (Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag, 2009), 95-139.)
- 1990
- Chapter
The Free Lunch in Currency Hedging: Implications for Investment Policy and Performance Standards
By: André Perold and Evan C. Schulman
- January 1997
- Background Note
Buy Low, Sell High: Creating and Extracting Customer Value by Enhancing Organizational Performance
Provides an integrated framework for creating customer value and managing the firm profitably. Focuses on the use of product/service line management and effective customer service to achieve customer satisfaction and high profitability. View Details
Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Framework; Performance Efficiency; Sales; Business Strategy; Customer Satisfaction; Profit; Product Marketing; Business or Company Management
Shapiro, Benson P. "Buy Low, Sell High: Creating and Extracting Customer Value by Enhancing Organizational Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 597-071, January 1997.
- Article
The Relation between Analysts' Long-Term Earnings Forecasts and Stock Performance following Equity Offerings
By: P. Dechow, A. Hutton and R. Sloan
Dechow, P., A. Hutton, and R. Sloan. "The Relation between Analysts' Long-Term Earnings Forecasts and Stock Performance following Equity Offerings." Contemporary Accounting Research 17, no. 3 (Fall 2000).
- 2005
- Book
Levers of Organization Design: How Managers Use Accountability Systems for Greater Performance and Commitment
By: R. Simons
Simons, R. Levers of Organization Design: How Managers Use Accountability Systems for Greater Performance and Commitment. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2005.
- July 2021
- Article
Big Data for Social Benefits: Innovation as a Mediator of the Relationship between Big Data and Corporate Social Performance
By: Goran Calic and Maryam Ghasemaghaei
Over the last decade, the use big data in firms has seen a rapid increase. Whilst scholars have begun to unpack the relationship between big data utilisation and financial performance, significant uncertainty exists about the ethical uses of this new asset. Whether... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; AI and Machine Learning; Performance Improvement; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Calic, Goran, and Maryam Ghasemaghaei. "Big Data for Social Benefits: Innovation as a Mediator of the Relationship between Big Data and Corporate Social Performance." Journal of Business Research 131 (July 2021): 391–401.
- September–October 2015
- Article
Facts and Figuring: An Experimental Investigation of Network Structure and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces
By: Jesse Shore, Ethan Bernstein and David Lazer
Using data from a novel laboratory experiment on complex problem solving in which we varied the structure of 16-person networks, we investigate how an organization's network structure shapes performance of problem-solving tasks. Problem solving, we argue, involves both... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Experiments; Clustering; Problem Solving; Exploration And Exploitation; Knowledge; Search; Collaboration; Collaboration Structures; Transparency; Communication; Communication Technology; Information; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Theory; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Public Administration Industry; Technology Industry; Service Industry
Shore, Jesse, Ethan Bernstein, and David Lazer. "Facts and Figuring: An Experimental Investigation of Network Structure and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces." Organization Science 26, no. 5 (September–October 2015): 1432–1446. (Won 2014 INGRoup Outstanding Paper Award.)
- November 2013 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
Man Jit Singh at Sony Entertainment Television (A)
By: Linda A. Hill, Dana M. Teppert and Allison J. Wigen
Explores the role of CEO Man Jit Singh and his senior management committee in leading Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. (formerly SET Pvt. Ltd.), a leading television broadcaster in India. Describes Singh's decision to evaluate employees based on values as well as... View Details
Keywords: Performance Appraisals; Performance Management; Performance Evaluation; Leadership Style; Managerial Roles; Organizational Culture; Groups and Teams; Management Teams; Change Management; Decision Making; Emerging Markets; Media and Broadcasting Industry; India
Hill, Linda A., Dana M. Teppert, and Allison J. Wigen. "Man Jit Singh at Sony Entertainment Television (A)." Harvard Business School Case 414-028, November 2013. (Revised September 2014.)
- 2013
- Article
Achievement Motivation, Strategic Orientations and Business Performance in Entrepreneurial Firms: How Different are Japanese and American Founders?
By: Rohit Deshpandé, Amir Grinstein, Elie Ofek and Sang-Hoon Kim
Purpose: There is lack of research on the link between the personal disposition of an entrepreneurial firm's founder, the firm's strategic orientation, and its performance outcomes. Also, there is lack of cross-national research on entrepreneurial firms' strategic... View Details
Keywords: Motivation; Entrepreneurs; Japan; Motivation and Incentives; Entrepreneurship; Japan; United States
Deshpandé, Rohit, Amir Grinstein, Elie Ofek, and Sang-Hoon Kim. "Achievement Motivation, Strategic Orientations and Business Performance in Entrepreneurial Firms: How Different are Japanese and American Founders?" International Marketing Review 30, no. 3 (2013).
- Article
On Market Timing and Investment Performance Part II: Statistical Procedures for Evaluating Forecasting Skills
By: Robert C. Merton and Roy D. Henriksson
Merton, Robert C., and Roy D. Henriksson. "On Market Timing and Investment Performance Part II: Statistical Procedures for Evaluating Forecasting Skills." Journal of Business 54, no. 4 (October 1981): 513–533.
- March 1997
- Article
Incentives and Cooperation: The Joint Effects of Task and Reward Interdependence on Group Performance
By: George P. Baker and Ruth Wageman
Baker, George P., and Ruth Wageman. "Incentives and Cooperation: The Joint Effects of Task and Reward Interdependence on Group Performance." Journal of Organizational Behavior 18, no. 2 (March 1997).
- 27 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Seeking to Belong: How the Words of Internal and External Beneficiaries Influence Performance
- 2018
- Working Paper
Us and Them: Predicting Firm Stock Performance via Social Media Sentiment about Competitors
By: Frank Nagle
- 2017
- Working Paper
The Role of Taxes in the Disconnect Between Corporate Performance and Economic Growth
By: Urooj Khan, Suresh Nallareddy and Ethan Rouen
We investigate the relation between the growth in corporate profits and the overall U.S. economy, focusing on the impact of the U.S. corporate tax regime on this relation. We document that the growth of corporate profits, on average, has outpaced the growth of the... View Details
Keywords: Taxes; Gdp; Corporate Profits; American Jobs Creation Act Of 2004; Taxation; Economic Growth; Profit; United States
Khan, Urooj, Suresh Nallareddy, and Ethan Rouen. "The Role of Taxes in the Disconnect Between Corporate Performance and Economic Growth." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-006, July 2017.
- 1998
- Article
Looking Inside the Fishbowl of Creativity: Verbal and Behavioral Predictors of Creative Performance
By: J. Ruscio, D. M. Whitney and T. M. Amabile
This study set out to identify specific task behaviors that predict observable product creativity in three domains and to identify which of those behaviors mediate the well-established link between intrinsic motivation and creativity. One-hundred fifty-one... View Details
Ruscio, J., D. M. Whitney, and T. M. Amabile. "Looking Inside the Fishbowl of Creativity: Verbal and Behavioral Predictors of Creative Performance." Creativity Research Journal 11, no. 3 (1998): 243–263.
- August 1988 (Revised September 1988)
- Case
Productivity and Performance Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Northern Telecom and United Parcel Service
Explores the issue of measuring and improving service quality and productivity by examining the radically different approaches of Northern Telecom and United Parcel Service. View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Performance Improvement; Performance Evaluation; Service Industry; United States
Hart, Christopher. "Productivity and Performance Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Northern Telecom and United Parcel Service." Harvard Business School Case 689-022, August 1988. (Revised September 1988.)