Tradeoffs Between Process- And Performance Standards - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Are Company Founders Underpaid?

are the opposite of what we'd expect based on large-company compensation patterns. Q: Can you explain the difference between stewardship theory and agency theory? How do these theories apply to new venture... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services; Technology

03 Feb 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?

however, succeeded in completing their MBAs with honors. They used the phenomenon as an incentive to succeed, setting high standards for performance and worrying about being... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Sep 2001
What Do You Think?

What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?

industries, to name two, will be affected. And of how the Internet performed so dependably in spite of almost unimaginable demand. But what about more basic issues? Must we increasingly choose View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Nov 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Moral Leader

decidedly moral flavor, involving tradeoffs between near-term infrastructure costs and long-term (possibly very long-term) benefits, and impacts... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

providers are beginning to offer unique services, creating the facilities and organizations to effectively deliver them, and gathering the data to show superior performance... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

developing business cases in the country, helping faculty conduct research, and acting as a liaison between the School and the host country. The JRO has completed eight case... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

expectations for success. But, achieving and maintaining confidence is not as simple. Confidence falls at the midpoint between despair, which results in feelings of hopelessness View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”

Tony Domit, vice president of a network business unit, began developing a method that used off-the-shelf components to perform the Xerox networked printer-controller functions. Domit's solution used an IBM personal computer, some special... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough

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