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- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
distributors, although important and useful for a certain portfolio of products, are no longer appropriate for a different subset. How can you overcome resistance from a powerful channel partner, such as a brand-name manufacturer or a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
eliminates the need for noisy generators or air-conditioning systems. “We are just applying sound business principles in relation to the fundamental success factors of our business,” says Bailey, who resists being labeled a change agent.... View Details
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
resisted the kind of currency appreciation to which West Germany and Japan consented. We conclude that Chimerica cannot persist for much longer in its present form. As in the 1970s, sizeable changes in exchange rates are needed to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
culture—fixing it will take courage. “I can tell you who’s going to win. That’s going to be the ones that resist their insular tendencies, like male gamers creating for male gamers, because that’s not the customer anymore.” Bond is... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
Acceptance of Morally Arbitrary Luck and Widespread Support for Classical Benefit-Based Taxation By: Weinzierl, Matthew C. Abstract—Public moral reasoning is shown to differ in three specific ways from what is conventionally assumed in modern optimal tax theory. Large... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
more redistribution. One reason for that is the top bracket used to contain 0.1 percent of the taxpayers and now has 1 percent of the population. This creates resistance to increased top marginal rates. Finally, the usual guiding lights... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
Smartphone: How to Break the 24-7 Habit and Change the Way You Work Author:Leslie A. Perlow Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2012 Abstract Does it have to be this way? Can't resist checking your smartphone or mobile device?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
equitable opportunity in employment, education, and health care are construed as threats to society, inevitably leading to stiffening of white resistance and reaffirmation of the status quo? The practical costs for the American society to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
individuals face stubborn resistance to new ideas. Managers and executives often reject innovation and unconventional approaches due to misplaced allegiance to the status quo. In this climate of stifled creativity and inflexible adherence... View Details
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
abstract paper or phone call I don’t need to take. Life is inherently unpredictable and uncontrollable, but what we say ‘yes’ to are things we can control.” Naturally, emotions may flare when people are confined together. If you want your relationships to outlast the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
company. The company resisted the decision for over a year before agreeing to the break up. The case follows the argument made by the company and each of the investors. It also describes the actions by the company to convince its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
contemporaries "began to talk about companies in terms of 'distinctive competencies,' charting a path that diverged from the thinking of their intellectual forebears—who resisted theoretical thinking—toward a more systematic... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
People resist change. They like the way they do things now, for the most part. They might wish a familiar product was cheaper or faster, but they’ve gotten used to the way things currently work. And so, if you don’t take behavioral change... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
about companies in terms of ‘distinctive competencies,’ charting a path that diverged from the thinking of their intellectual forebears — who resisted theoretical thinking — toward a more systematic approach.” By the mid-1960s,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
resident of Brazil who first demonstrated extraordinary leadership skills as a youthful commander in the underground resistance against his native Norway's Nazi occupiers, Lorentzen has made development one of his top priorities. And he... View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
how, all the way through the 1970s, the U.S. not only failed to resist pressure to defend American investments, but also remained unsuccessful at altering internal institutions of other countries in order to make property rights secure in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
diffusion of the commercial internet. Theory predicts that firms with greater market share will be more likely to adopt innovations that build on their existing strengths, while they will resist more radical technological advances. While... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
is only one way that will work: We have to measure results. And in order to use results to drive quality, we have to create competition on results at the medical-condition level. Q: But you also note in your book that physicians have been View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
business and life, and gave them practical experience by sending them on consulting assignments with real companies. In the military, he ruffled feathers by resisting orders so he could make sure soldiers had the equipment they needed to... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
level of negativity. Whether a company's leaders really want this to happen and will be able to resist the temptation to silence dissent is an open question. Leaders will have to play a delicate role if they want Enterprise 2.0... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne