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- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
others, destigmatizing failure, and, when necessary, sanctioning actions by members of the organization that increase rather than reduce fear. Accept the notion that fear doesn’t belong in the workplace. This leaves us with the question... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Jul 2012
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?
(Hugh Quick); and (8) management that does "not observe sanctions when trust is violated" (Tony Smale). Charles Green added that "We don't have it because we haven't taught it, learned it, practiced it." In fairness,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?
multinational firms from IKEA to Netflix have curtailed or suspended operations in the country, and many airlines and shipping companies have severed links connecting people and goods, as western nations impose tough sanctions and... View Details
- 07 May 2014
- What Do You Think?
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
down the top" with capital reform. Can we devise a way that doesn't involve taxes? This might include sanctions on the flight of capital to tax havens. Or should we do something to stimulate competition and technological innovation... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
billion. A 2015 Wall Street Journal exposé, which became the bestseller “Bad Blood,” led to several criminal and civil probes, and sanctions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Theranos dissolved in 2018. Prosecutors must... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
convinced Washington to protect their property rights outside the United States. It also asks when and why the U.S. government got out of the business of sanctioning foreign governments that expropriated American properties. Most of my... View Details
- 17 Jan 2023
- Book
Good Companies Commit Crimes, But Great Leaders Can Prevent Them
reduces sanctions and penalties, to report. However, even if the company is not charged, they may still be forced to engage in internal investigations that can cost many millions of dollars; civil regulators like the SEC may choose to... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
practice; a commitment to use specialized knowledge for the public good, and a renunciation of the goal of profit maximization, in return for professional autonomy and monopoly power; a code of ethics, with provisions for monitoring individual compliance with the code... View Details
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
nuclear agency, recently asserted, "The iceberg of sanctions is melting while our centrifuges are still working." To mitigate the risk of such "deal drift," the United States and its allies should set a realistic, hard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
enforcement according to his measure of employment intensity, presenting his findings in the 2014 paper Government Preferences and SEC Enforcement. The data supported Heese's hypothesis. Companies in the top 25 percent of employment intensity were 11 percent less... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
to the World Trade Organization, the WTO later ruled that both Canada and Brazil needed to make changes to comply with international trade rules. Finally, in March 2003, the WTO gave Brazil permission to impose $248 million in trade View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
dangerously close to nuclear weapons capability with the sanctions regime in decline? Or will it devolve to a slippery slope that would end up requiring a painful choice for key players between either acquiescing to a nuclear-capable Iran... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Trump’s Tariffs Could Harm Allies as Much as Opponents
the US withdrew this ill-fated measure in 2003 after the World Trade Organization authorized the largest penalty sanctions ever against a member state, and after the European Union threatened retaliation. Back then, there was ample... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
boardroom in 2019, moved to the Delaware Court of Chancery in 2021, and ultimately led to a Securities and Exchange Commission sanction in 2023, which attracted HBS Baker Foundation Professor Lynn S. Paine to the tale. An expert on... View Details
- 18 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language
map of New York to drive in Los Angeles. As examples, the authors cite the ongoing movement for a U.S. balanced budget amendment; the IMF's use of the deficit to assess fiscal prudence; the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act to limit U.S. deficits; and the Stability and Growth... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
African villages, store owners paint Coca-Cola signs on the sides of their tin shacks. These signs are not sanctioned or paid for by the company. They are seen by locals as a sign of credibility. Companies and nonprofits have stronger... View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
- 17 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom
targets sanctioned by the SBTi, an organization created in 2015, and validated by third-party organizations. Companies with SBTs have committed to reduce their emissions by certain amounts by 2030, often by 50-to-60 percent to align with... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 16 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?
virtually mandates changes to contracts as requirements are added or changed; and financial incentives that reward lowball contractor bids and provide negative sanctions for failing to spend all the allocated funds." It doesn't help... View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
and deception of consumers by irresponsible marketers is all too common. Absent professional exams and codes of conduct, abusers of the marketing toolkit are subject only to the sanctions of the marketplace and the law. The vast majority... View Details
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
determinant of their severity. The Empire Struck Back: Sanctions and Compensation in the Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938 Author:Noel Maurer Publication:Journal of Economic History (forthcoming) Abstract The Mexican expropriation of 1938... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne