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- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
relationship between FDI and growth. We use 'quality' to mean the effect of a unit of FDI on economic growth. However, this is difficult to establish because it is a function of many different country and project characteristics which are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
meaningful we achieve in life comes with some form of struggle attached, and rarely do we pause long after one struggle before we're on to the next. If Sisyphus ever were to finally get the rock up the top of that hill, it's likely he'd... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
project flopped, don't attack the person"). Deborah Blagg: Classic productivity books often focus on time management, but Extreme Productivity takes a much broader look. It reads more like a businessperson's handbook. Did you intend... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
be useful for managing change after the Kyoto period is a challenge both for Kyoto ratifiers and for countries like the United States that have not ratified the agreement. Summarizes the science and economics of climate change, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
hard, we did well." Navigating Uncertainty In Turkey Güler Sabancı If the life experiences of Bajaj provide dramatic insights into the business environment in India, those of Güler Sabancı, the first woman to head a top business group in... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
Midway" within Microsoft, the console project was intended to counter the perceived threat to the Windows franchise posed by Sony expanding the original PlayStation into a broad entertainment platform with the PlayStation 2. Seamus... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
of social science and intellectual history more generally. In this book, some of the world’s leading economists and experts on Serra explore the enduring appeal of his Short Treatise. The authors analyse the work in its historical,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
a three-year study of 238 professionals from seven companies in the high-tech, consumer products, and chemicals industries. Without revealing the focus of their study, they asked the subjects (all of whom were working on projects... View Details
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
experienced.) The cognitive science shows us is that there are limits to how fast you can drive in the learning.— Dorothy Leonard Walt and I studied mostly companies on the West Coast. Brian studied the incubators here in Boston. Walt and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
neurology at Harvard Medical School. She is also an OpEd Project Fellow and director of the Center for Value-based Healthcare and Sciences with MGH. Katie Sonnefeldt is a research associate at HBS,... View Details
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering... View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
Strategies of Multichannel Retailers Authors:Elie Ofek, Zsolt Katona, and Miklos Sarvary Publication:Marketing Science 30, no. 1 (January-February 2011) Abstract The Internet has increased the flexibility of retailers, allowing them to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
crisis gives a new life and legitimacy to the European vision. This essay explores how this European vision, often referred to as 'managed globalization,' has been conceived and implemented and how the rules that Europe fashioned in trade... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
a project to a small group of people who are amateurs, who do the project part-time and act as a committee. It doesn't demand management time and resources, and you haven't brought in new skills. This holds... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 27 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery
chrysanthemum producer to a provider of closures for families who have lost their loved ones. It was memorable to hear him talk about how his mission in life was developed and how he had redefined his business." “Post-disaster... View Details
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
more "first-person learning...[as opposed to]...third-person discussion [that] doesn't produce behavior change," Audrey Hansen's argument for "more coursework in such areas as project management," Nancy Pluzdrak's... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
spending) are unleashed when givers are aware of their positive impact. In Study 1, an experiment using real charitable appeals, giving more money to charity led to higher levels of happiness only when participants gave to causes that explained how these funds are used... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
April 2018 Management Science Offline Showrooms in Omni-channel Retail: Demand and Operational Benefits By: Bell, David R., Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno Abstract—Omnichannel environments where customers shop online and offline at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
protection in the pharmaceutical and life sciences arena, said Chesbrough. But if you're in IT, forget about it. Can you sustain the pace of innovation necessary for success? The answers to the previous... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
challenges developing in the world. It was clear we needed to act. Our work has included articulating the values we think are central to leadership and learning—integrity, respect for other people, and personal accountability—and making them visible in our community... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark