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- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
monetary policy rules are no short-cut to credibility in situations where vulnerability to economic and political shocks, not time-inconsistency, are overarching concerns for investors. Download the paper from SSRN ($5)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
stakeholder perceptions, is mitigated by two forms of organizational visibility. Firms with greater domain-specific visibility have specific characteristics that make them especially vulnerable to stakeholder criticism and as a result are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
the bigger the vision, the greater number of things that can go wrong. Drawing on fascinating stories of ventures that failed to fulfill their early promise, Eisenmann offers frameworks for detecting when a venture is vulnerable to these... View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
- News
Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission
lessons learned, really, there are a few things. First, it's OK to show vulnerability at times. It's OK to show people that you don't know everything. But at some point, you have to make a decision and you have to show that you have the... View Details
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
In addition, the company's total indebtedness was approximately $3.3 billion, including $146 million of subordinated convertible debenture. The company's substantial indebtedness had the potential to have adverse consequences in a number of ways, including the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
long-term developer mindshare threat." Microsoft has a great deal to lose if Linux wins the operating systems battle. Microsoft is a software company, and a defeat in operating systems would point to the vulnerability of its entire... View Details
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
employees in Sweden were. Russ Fradin, of Hewitt Associates, said that early in his tenure he spent three-quarters of his time going around. I think he met with 72 clients in the first 100 days, just hearing what they had to say. Making yourself View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Next Cyber Threat? by Ray Rothrock (MBA 1988) Amacom Rothrock lays bare tactics used by hackers, vulnerabilities lurking in networks, and strategies not just for surviving attacks but also for thriving even while under assault. This book... View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
vulnerability to climate change and their strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their responses vary widely. We theorize and empirically identify several factors associated with suppliers being especially willing to share this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
issue of making it available to patients across the world, much as it did for its blockbuster HIV/AIDS antiretrovirals. For Erik Musalem, the new general manager of Gilead Mexico, the challenge was complicated by operating in a middle-income country, where Gilead’s... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
problems that need attention at the state and local level. “Prisons, the foster system, access to healthcare—state and local leaders can have a huge impact, in a positive way, on the most vulnerable populations,” she says. “All the press... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
admitting to their colleagues their personal anxieties and vulnerabilities when appropriate. Leaders want people to understand that it is the circumstances, not any personal shortcoming on their part that explains their emotions. I also... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
firms otherwise sheltered from entry by standalone rivals may be vulnerable to an adjacent platform provider's envelopment attack. We analyze conditions under which envelopment strategies are likely to succeed. Download the paper:... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
two comparison groups did not differ significantly from each other. These findings suggest that a technology-based resilience intervention, which employs a low-touch, cost-effective, easily scalable intervention format, can successfully improve resilience among View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
stakeholders, engage in productive two-way conversations, and clearly communicate their contributions to the market and society. If stakeholders are left on their own to unify all the information they need about an enterprise, companies could find themselves View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
Among these cases were some companies with structural vulnerabilities built into their business models, thus forcing management to create the necessary tools to face difficult times. In the case of Autopistas del Sol (AUSOL), a company... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
as well as a relatively new handset technology. The capital intensity made the company vulnerable to external markets. Taken separately, these risks were manageable. Taken together, they added up to failure. The personal lessons ran even... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Having said that, I think men could learn from women to show more vulnerability and humility. I wish I'd shown this more in my own leadership by emulating women in nonbusiness roles more than emulating men in business roles. Debby... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker and Joanna Jacobson (MBA 1987), who is president of Boston’s One8 Foundation. “Our message to the people, non-profits, and communities of our state is this: We know you are hurting, and we are here for you,” Jacobson told WWLP. The... View Details
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Support Team Lesson 10: Integrate Your Life Lesson 11: Lead With Purpose Lesson 12: Empower Others to Lead Lesson 13: Final Class Readings Brown, Brene. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love,... View Details