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- 20 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Language Wars Divide Global Companies
their native Tamil and switched languages among English, Hindi, and Tamil. The researchers found that teams that were empathic and accepting about language issues and who didn't get emotional when workers,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 31 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change
were less likely to appoint a Black teammate to a leadership position, compared with those who weren’t exposed to this research. Those hearing the business case were also less likely to agree that racially diverse teams perform better. In... View Details
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
and return unused capital to his investors. With the passing of each venture, he has learned about forming founding teams, splitting equity with his co-founders, hiring executives to work for him, and when to take outside funding. Now,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 May 2021
- Book
Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer
“But, do you think that was standard operating procedure? No! What happened that day is that the two blue shirts found it in their hearts to do this, and felt they had the latitude to do it.” Stopping Best Buy’s freefall Creating such a... View Details
- 24 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy
visits—boosting in-store traffic by about 10 percent. “Technology companies can play a role in working toward racial equity.” The study, called “The Benefits of Revealing Race: Evidence from Minority-Owned Businesses,” also found that... View Details
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
Case | Faculty Research Education technology (edtech) company TagHive, founded in 2017, used a direct sales team and third-party distributors to sell its Class Saathi hardware and software solution to 300... View Details
- 10 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?
mobilization is factored in, this gain is reduced by 90 percent, down to as little as 0.3 percentage points. The researchers also tracked local newspapers and found that the first Black elected official was more likely to be mentioned in... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key... View Details
- 09 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 9, 2008
founded in 1999, to start Affinity Labs, a global network of online communities. That month, Michel raised a Series A round of venture funding and established a partnership with Monster, which he had sold Military.com to. Within its first... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Areas of Innovation that Should be Embraced by Health Care Leaders by Michael E. Porter, Junaid Nabi, and Thomas H Lee Health care organizations must learn from what has worked during the Covid-19 crisis. Leaders have found that while... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees
benevolent, educational, and religious, pecuniary profit not being the object,” according to its founding documents. Knowledge of one’s ancestors is considered essential in Mormonism; with the names of their relatives, the faithful can... View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
perceptions, emotions, and motivations," Amabile says. "We call this 'inner work life,' and we found that it directly influences creativity and other aspects of performance." Previous laboratory studies have demonstrated... View Details
- 22 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?
non-impact investing,” Cole says. “But it’s a matter of degree.” Areas for further research The researchers found that employee satisfaction dropped twice as much when impact investors bought a stake in a company, compared to the decline... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Nov 2017
- What Do You Think?
What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?
control, questionable organizational (particularly human resource management) practices, and human behavior traits in general. As “Former Employee” put it, “much of the language in the Visions and Values about caring for team members and... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can
the drop in consumer sensitivity was part of a longer-term trend, the researchers turned to coupons, since using them takes effort on the part of the consumer and shows a willingness to hunt for lower prices for similar products. They View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 04 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness
Black judge,” Chang says. Corporate boards still prefer men and white people The researchers conducted a similar analysis with board seats from companies in the S&P 1500 between 2009 and 2014, looking at more than 5,000 selections of new directors. Again, the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
leader’s role should involve reducing fear among associates to a minimum. Beatriz commented that, “quite often, team members paralyze due to fear and start delegating upward New KPIs, action plans, and strategies that don’t decipher the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
diversifying skills, sharing responsibilities, and preventing burnout. But forcing a cofounder relationship can do more harm than good: Research has shown that conflict within the founding team is one of the... View Details
- 07 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back
Ghosh says, if start-ups often manage to secure a good team and good financing, they face dozens of lower-cost competitors and fragmented customer demand.) Funding has the potential to turn a little failure into an enormous one. "The... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Collaborating Across Cultures
teams were allowed 10 minutes to talk and get to know one another before they were presented with the task—a simple way to develop affective trust—while the other half weren't. Once again, the researchers View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding