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- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why dot.coms Will Rise Again
McFarlan said, "There is no application gap at all. What is going on in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong is at the same rate of speed as what has been going on in Silicon Valley and Boston." In all of this, there's a hair's... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them
observed gaps in the prescribing rates of new medicines,” according to the study. The second experiment evaluated the behaviors of 275 patients with hypertension. Patients viewed clinical trial evidence for drugs along with the percentage... View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
about the Great Divergence, the rise of the income gap between the West and the Rest, and the more recent Great Convergence, which has seen a narrowing of that gap. The literature on the timing and causes of the Great Divergence has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
among elementary school students in math and science, painted a grim picture. Furthermore, in spite of the wealth created by many high-tech Israeli firms, socioeconomic gaps in the country had widened. A two-tier economy had formed. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
2016 University of Chicago Press Innovation Equity: Assessing and Managing the Monetary Value of New Products and Services By: Ofek, Elie, Eitan Muller, and Barak Libai Abstract—This book bridges the gap between what academics know, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs
potential appeal of the product,’” Koning says. “When you are trying to grow a startup, the people you are getting advice and feedback from are overwhelmingly men.” This gender gap is hardly limited to Product Hunt. Men also comprise 75... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?
Uncertainty about the future Information gaps "Soft" assets Volatility of current market conditions All companies must grapple with these difficulties, but young, emerging enterprises are particularly vulnerable to them, as... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
capability to draft documentation that protects against all contingencies?; and (8) Can there be a gap between the promise and the capability (a way to improve an organization's performance), or is this too risky? In short, there was a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?
wave" of new material on leadership at this time, one that threatens to overwhelm the manager who tries to absorb and, heaven forbid, apply it all? Is it a natural result of a downturn in the economy, uncertainties in the environment, or a perceived leadership... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making the Most of Government Upheaval
the organizations they studied responded to their post-reform competitive environments in roughly four stages: Stage I: Turnaround and Catch-up. Recognizing that their efficiency and quality levels were far below those of world-class competitors, the firms initiated... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
selection of an outsider as the new CEO surprised many inside and outside the bank. Sharma changed the bank's hierarchical culture, strengthened the core team by appointing new talent where needed, sought to build its core processes and infrastructure, and filled... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
can learn the truth about gaps between vision and reality. Without a commitment to a vision and an institutionalized learning and governance system, well intentioned boards will continue to be surprised ethical, human, and performance... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
The gender punishment gap in hiring and firing dissipates at firms with a greater percentage of female managers at the firm or local branch level. The gender punishment gap is not driven by gender... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
credit analysts exhibit a sizable partisan gap in their economic outlook, with roughly two-thirds the size of the gap observed among households. This bias affects analysts’ decision to upgrade or downgrade... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
closing the belief gap between a group of very poor squatters and the general population. Changing Lives "How is it that property changes peoples' lives?" asks Di Tella. "In developing countries, there are many claims or... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
H&M to Gap had overtaken Benetton in revenue and profitability. How could chairman Luciano Benetton turn around the company's struggling fortunes? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/benetton-group-s-p-a-2000/an/713510-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
commercialization gap left by companies, “universities will have to be very careful that they don’t shift too far into doing the commercial work,” Roche says. “Because what academia has afforded for so many decades is the freedom to do... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
a century (beginning in 1970) in which “intensive” productivity growth outpaces “extensive” growth in output, thereby limiting new job opportunities and further widening the gap between the haves and have nots? What should we make of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
problems in today's workplace. She commented that, "Salary transparency within peer groups is the most expeditious way to bring an end to the gender wage gap that exists in every country in the world (it) will certainly be the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
reporting, and rewarding end and effect—economic growth—than the means and causes of economic growth? Is there too long a lag time between the two to interest managers (and in some cases even policymakers)? Is there too great a physical and psychological View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett