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- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
conditional compensation in the form of quota-bonus incentives to improve performance; however, it may lead to lower future performance. We find little evidence that effectiveness differs between a quota-bonus plan and a punitive-bonus plan View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733312001205 A Framework for Research on Corporate Accountability Reporting Author:Karthik Ramanna Publication:Accounting Horizons (forthcoming) Abstract This paper provides an accounting-based conceptual View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
micro-entrepreneurship. Framed within the context of entrepreneurship and a historical overview of the long-term sustainability of this business model, this book is intended for practitioners who want to better understand the breadth and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
HBS Introduces Global Networking through Technology
is a real-estate developer in Singapore. What's the quickest way to get in touch with her? By late spring, your friend the real-estate mogul may be only a few computer keystrokes away. That's the time frame for the introduction of the new... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Ink
Reading “For those who love history and like thinking about why our American system (with all of its flaws) kind of works, these two books help to frame how lucky we are and why the way we do things in the United States does not work so... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
invest in the original company could decide whether or not to stick with it. “Space is one of these industries where typical venture capital models struggle with the deep levels of uncertainty and the longer time frames that it requires.”... View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
measures would work. But the only fixed time frame we know for sure is death. Everything else is subject to moving targets. If you wish to live with a continually renewing sense of success that really seems worthwhile and lasting on all... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
the power of CEOs, but I frame the issue in terms of enhancing the power of boards. Over the last decade, I think there's been a lot of progress made in boardrooms. Problems remain, of course, but cronyism has diminished, the principle of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
people are more likely to endorse a more aggressive, masculine leader—for example, Winston Churchill—to take action. But a pandemic is not a war and framing it as a warlike threat may hinder effective action. An infectious disease threat... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
research. For example, the puzzles raised by the Stanley Works case opened up the line of inquiry on the corporate governance role of taxation. The Czech Mate case series prompted an academic paper that frames the lessons from the case on... View Details
- 04 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #10: Amanda Li (MBA 2018): Speeding Climate Change Solutions Through Project Finance Efficiencies
up hiring to take advantage of the tailwinds generated by the IRA. Amanda and her colleagues framed their funding needs, in part, around research by McKinsey that has shown that for the world to achieve net-zero emissions in 2050, we need... View Details
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
narratives and frames that influence the perception of green building; and future directions for the theory and practice of sustainable construction. The essays offer uniquely multidisciplinary insights into the transformative potential... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
dangerous, a little knowledge here was helpful. Each coach was able to help those below him on the ladder, to frame their experience as it unfolded. That is, the coaches helped their junior colleagues grow more receptors. By the time the... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
Nohria: The key moment really came when we clearly framed the question, "What basic mental drives do all humans have as members of the same species?" Once the question was sharply posed and carefully considered, drawing on our... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
My Summer as a Venture Capitalist
felt my job was to support entrepreneurs. Even for entrepreneurs with whom we wouldn’t make an investment, I found myself giving a lot of advice and feedback. “While this isn’t the right fit for us because of x, I want to be helpful. When you talk about y, you may want... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 21 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
HBS and the Arts
would delve into. Art became my portal to everything: history, philosophy, science, far away cultures, and those closer to home. Through the works we studied, framed by our collective perspectives, I was able to explore all facets of the... View Details
- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
only responded to globalization but also driven and framed it. The study of particular industries over the long term, employing deep archival research on individual firms, has generated unique insights on evolving corporate structures,... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
315-067 Responsibilities to Employees This note provides a framework to conceptualize managers' responsibilities to employees in relation to economic, legal, and ethical considerations. It also frames the central ethical challenge for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
Earnings Call By: Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim Abstract—One of the challenges companies claim to face in making sustainability a core part of their strategy and operations is that the market does not care about sustainability, either in general or because the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
accept such a change because it would cross organizational lines that manufacturers have established for control purposes. The case frames the technical question and poses the organizational question. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace