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- 01 Sep 1979
- Conference Presentation
A Researcher Visits the Teacher's Lounge
By: Teresa M. Amabile and M. W. Watson
- October 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Supplement
Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (C)
By: Herman B. Leonard and Orson Watson
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Leonard, Herman B., and Orson Watson. "Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-066, October 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 2008
- Chapter
How XBRL Will Dramatically Improve Reporting and Control Processes
By: Robert G. Eccles, Liv Watson and Mike Willis
- 2012
- Chapter
Integrated Reporting Requires Integrated Assurance
By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Liv A. Watson
In the wake of the recent financial crisis, increasing the effectiveness of auditing has weighed heavily on the minds of those responsible for governance. When a business is profitable and paying healthy dividends to its stockholders, fraudulent activities and... View Details
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
enough credibility with physicians in terms of their health care expertise? IBM: IBM has entered the health care data fray with IBM Watson Health, which is intended to bring together clinical, research, and social data from a range of... View Details
- 06 Sep 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom
with the classic norms of science. We actually discuss this in terms of the discovery of DNA. Watson and Crick arguably violated scientific norms by relying on information that had been gathered by other researchers. Nevertheless, they... View Details
- February 2007
- Article
Here Comes XBRL
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Liv A. Watson and Mike Willis
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Liv A. Watson, and Mike Willis. "Here Comes XBRL." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 2 (February 2007): 33–34.
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Kraiselburd and Noel Watson Abstract In this paper, we seek to use quantitative models to help appreciate the behavioral processes associated with successful cross-functional and cross-firm alignment in supply/demand planning. We model... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
providing incentives and protecting proprietary information as needed—then leveraging the latest in artificial intelligence and machine learning through entities such as GNS Healthcare and IBM’s Watson to find an answer. Clinical trials... View Details
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
over their own needs)." Mark Isaac pointed out that "Succession plans, open communication, and knowing that the company cares, create a learning environment." Gerald Nanninga's reference to findings of the biennial Global Workforce Study by Towers View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- January 2003 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Office Depot, Inc.: Business Transformation (B)
By: James L. Heskett, Dan Maher, Daniel F. OBrien, Thomas Watson and Jeffrey F. Rayport
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
Heskett, James L., Dan Maher, Daniel F. OBrien, Thomas Watson, and Jeffrey F. Rayport. "Office Depot, Inc.: Business Transformation (B)." Harvard Business School Case 803-112, January 2003. (Revised February 2003.)
- December 2006
- Article
New Format and Technology Drives Enhanced Business Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Liv A. Watson and James A. Fisher
- January 2003 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Office Depot, Inc.: Business Transformation (A)
By: James L. Heskett, Dan Maher, Daniel F. OBrien, Thomas Watson and Jeffrey F. Rayport
The company's management is considering the possibility of launching a rebranding campaign around the promises "What you need. What you need to know." The questions are whether and when to launch the campaign in view of the large number of training efforts and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Advertising Campaigns; Brands and Branding; Business Strategy; Technology Adoption; Transformation; Market Timing; Growth and Development; Training; Retail Industry
Heskett, James L., Dan Maher, Daniel F. OBrien, Thomas Watson, and Jeffrey F. Rayport. "Office Depot, Inc.: Business Transformation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-111, January 2003. (Revised February 2003.)
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
employees used to punch in and out of work. Tabulating machines helped people count and keep track of things, and as such were the predecessors of the computer. When Tom Watson, Sr., became CEO in 1914, tabulating was the smallest part of the operation. By the Great... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
countries I study, French civil law countries had, on average, stronger creditor rights that common law countries. Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts Authors:Rogelio Oliva and Noel Watson Periodical:Foresight:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
is set inside IBM Research's efforts to build a computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
products with new inventions. But a strong sales force could also create a barrier to entry as in the case of IBM. Tom Watson himself noted that even though IBM did not always have the most innovative products, the company succeeded... View Details
- 29 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Get Off the Dime!
seen a variation on this story? Getting the Bosses' Approval From Ted Watson The general idea—hardly unique to us—was to do business consistently across all of our operating units. We would have the same approach to conducting any... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
Watson Publication:In Effective Auditing for Corporates: Key Developments in Practice and Procedures, edited by Joe Oringel, 161-178. London: Bloomsbury Information Ltd., 2012 Abstract In the wake of the recent financial crisis,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel