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- 01 Oct 2009
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?
world." George employs all the right words in his thesis. He asks inspiring questions. He relates the experiences of a carefully selected sample of leaders that he regards as authentic. But as you think of those you know in positions of authority, do they all... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
picture of the micro-underpinnings of this phenomena. Q: What about multinational corporations? How do they fit into this scenario? A: One of the strongest trends of globalization is that U.S. multinationals are placing larger shares of... View Details
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
motivated state, focusing on the deadline, the profitability goals," she says. "Ideally, they will still be passionate about the work, but it's important at that point to focus in and to make sure the details of implementation are right." Karim Lakhani:... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Is 'Gut Feel' a Good Reason to Invest in a Startup?
be a good fit for the long haul. “It can be really painful to have the wrong investor,” Huang says. “Being aware of how someone invests can trickle down into how they will behave and provide advice in the future.” Related Reading: Is... View Details
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
size fits all' legislation." All of this will take time. Adrian Gonzalez commented that "There's a limit to what can be accomplished ... because today's products, manufacturing processes, and supply chains were not designed with... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
established organization. What they need, say researchers Siobhan O'Mahony and Beth Bechky, is "stretchwork" that fits with an individual's previous experience and yet extends their skills in a new direction. Stretchwork can... View Details
- 05 Sep 2000
- What Do You Think?
Whither the Information Economy?
be justified as the monetization of valuable information assets that accountants have never seen fit to include as legitimate entries on balance sheets (other than as grossly misnamed "goodwill"). But wait a minute. Is there a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music
More broadly, I think labels should rethink the essence of a bundle. An album with around 12 songs may be a fine format for some artists, but why would it necessarily fit the majority of musicians? Digital channels give labels great... View Details
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
components of expected inflation, and the covariance between nominal variables and the real economy. The last of these state variables enables the model to fit the changing covariance of bond and stock returns. Log nominal bond yields and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
from Dice-K in the 2007 season? And finally, how does the signing fit into the greater strategic context of competing with the much-better funded Yankees? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
Road Map For Strategy And Execution By Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu Emerging Market Action Items: The frameworks and examples in this book point to several key action items for companies operating in and out of emerging markets. Experiment to View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?
or quarterly, but if the chemistry is strong, it can be a powerful partnership that’s well worth the money and time. My dear friend Steve Schlafman has great advice here on how to find the right fit with a potential coach. “The best... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 25 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Alliances
Austin's research underscores the importance of ensuring a good fit between partners' missions, strategies, and values, this alignment may not always be readily apparent. Consider, for instance, the alliance struck between The Nature... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
their control for leadership effectiveness. He suggested that tribal leadership, described in a book by the same name, is “a perfect fit for the fast moving networks of the Seventh Sense.” It describes organizations formed around natural... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
are basically fit but who make an effort to look after themselves. The importance of consumers working to preserve their health though sensible, preventative measures cannot be underestimated; these consumers are reducing or at least... View Details
- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
possibility and addressed the possible practice on its merits and demerits. As Shadreck Saili put it, " all other methods we use seem to be part of neuromanagement any method that can be used to refine the identification of a perfect View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers
privately. "There can be little doubt," concluded Marwell and Ames, "that subjects in our experiment do not fit Olson's description of rational free riders in this isolated, abstract, but financially real situation." Their criticism is... View Details
Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull
- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
Balanced Scorecard Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts, with strategy execution lost along the way. A new book by Balanced Scorecard creators Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton aims to make strategy a continual process.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 13 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?
very broadest terms, everyone expected biotech to "work" just like all other high-technology industries, and thus we deployed a lot of the same thinking, models, financial arrangements, and strategies that worked elsewhere, but just didn't View Details
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
emotional level with this initiative. As one Pfizer manager put it, "One of the reasons people enjoy working at Pfizer is that we conduct medical research that helps with the illnesses that mankind suffers." Indeed, this type of initiative View Details