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- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
this way: "When the world is full of surprises bosses can hardly control drastic actions to keep surviving and that means employees will get their share of surprises However a good leader will always View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
Corporate Performance By: Brochet, Francois, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
But most admired organizations are admired for a reason. They usually have processes and cultures in place that make their people better. You take someone from one of those organizations View Details
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
be a general trend among countries and the international community at large to strengthen IPR. If this trend keeps advancing, what will be the result on technology transfer? Who will be the big winners?... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
desire of countries and companies to shift to a low-carbon growth path." Diverse Set Of Challenges One of the challenges facing investors and companies interested in getting into the game in Asia is the... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
that the role of steward is critical to the success of a healthy economic system." Nick C suggested that a response to the question has to take into account many things: "An appointment of such a role may well depend on more empirical evaluation of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Aug 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’
cause the lack of sufficient organic growth as opposed to the growth by mergers and acquisitions. As he put it, "Toobigs are enormously complex, with massive, self defeating strategies at war within, producing a lower return."... View Details
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
things done." Starting with the building blocks of leadership, a framework for cultural change, and having the right people in the right place, they maintain that getting things done is based on the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
deep financial distress and had no choice but seek a foreign partner. Ghosn, who had never worked in Japan but had extensive experiences in other parts of the world, motivated the middle management at Nissan View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 16 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Stories of the Quarter
great customer service is no longer the responsibility of just one department. Creating the customer-centric organization. (12,182 visits) What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style Researchers use machine-learning to look for links between a CEO's... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- January 1995 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Note on Yield Conventions
By: Andre F. Perold and Wai Lee
Describes the principal conventions used to report yields on debt instruments. View Details
Keywords: Investment Return; Capital Markets; Asset Management; Reports; Conferences; Governing and Advisory Boards
Perold, Andre F., and Wai Lee. "Note on Yield Conventions." Harvard Business School Case 295-101, January 1995. (Revised June 1995.)
- 29 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites
able to sort out what the framing is and what the real issue is. Q: What's next for you? A: This is part of an overall study in financial communication. In the financial communication framework I use,... View Details
- October 1976 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Sunkist Growers, Inc.
By: Stephen A. Greyser and John A. Quelch
A new media strategy for lemon advertising involving the concentration of the entire budget in a single-print vehicle, is under consideration. View Details
Greyser, Stephen A., and John A. Quelch. "Sunkist Growers, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 577-051, October 1976. (Revised June 1993.)
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
training, Bealeader put it this way: “(If) leadership of some kind is taught organization wide, it can become part of the organization’s culture and something that everyone will understand View Details
- December 2010
- Teaching Note
Roche's Acquisition of Genentech (TN)
By: Bo Becker and Carliss Y. Baldwin
Teaching Note for 210-040. View Details
- December 2008 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing
This case examines the proposed purchase by Paul Capital Partners of a limited partnership (LP) interest in a private equity fund. Paul Capital has a fund dedicated to buying these "secondary" LP interests. The case is intended as a vehicle for discussing the secondary... View Details
Keywords: Capital; Investment; Private Equity; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Interests; Markets; Debates; Financial Services Industry
Scharfstein, David S. "Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing." Harvard Business School Case 209-089, December 2008. (Revised October 2010.)
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
relationships, with communicating verbally as well as reading gestures, and with using their imagination. Many ASD sufferers prefer routine to novelty, and exhibit steady focus... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
A new space race—one fueled more by commercial conquest than intergalactic domination—is charting solutions to pressing problems in national security, climate change, and communication. With costs poised to drop View Details