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- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
customer needs both today and tomorrow, and the other that is focused on crazy innovation." Leaders who strike the balance well, note O'Reilly and Tushman, do so by mitigating the effects of separation... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 02 May 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
How To Ask Better Questions
not in having all the right answers, but rather in asking the right questions. Teaching The DealShowing emotion, asking questions, and understanding your own strengths and weaknesses can be key to a successful agreement. About the Author Kristen Senz is a writer and... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 15 Aug 2023
- HBS Case
(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?
The recent rollout of ChatGPT by OpenAI has set the world abuzz about the potential of artificial intelligence. But whatever happened to the last tech phenomenon, the “metaverse”? The once-heavily hyped future of immersive 3D technology... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- What Do You Think?
When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?
tackle tough business challenges like reworking an outdated strategy or business model. The culture evolves as you do that important work.” They then suggest that “it makes intuitive sense to look at culture as an outcome—not a cause or a... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
knowledge workers confronted with a barrage of data and distractions delivered by new information technologies? A reluctance on the part of managers to relinquish "ownership" over activities and processes needed to achieve... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business
between Vietnamese women and US servicemen, writing that they were largely “jobless, homeless, uneducated, unwanted, barely able to speak English” when they arrived to America. Spurred in part by outrage sparked View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
then you’ll read an interview where she says she always uses a $1,000 Guerlain cream. A celebrity putting their name on something isn’t really enough to draw me in by itself.” POLL Do you consider influencer... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
It hardly needs to be said that organizations cannot learn from failures if people do not discuss and analyze them. Yet this remains an important insight. The learning that is potentially available may not be realized unless thoughtful... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
hard decisions about returning to the market. Here’s a common prediction: Social distancing forces people to do more buying online and communicating through social media, thus accelerating a permanent, big shift after the crisis to more... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 22 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted
What does it take to put a price tag on open source software (OSS), a resource so critical to the global economy that some 96 percent of commercial programs include some code created, tinkered with, or distributed for free by... View Details
- 13 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Case Against Racial Colorblindness
The problem is that most of us naturally do notice each other's racial differences, regardless of our employer's policy. “Very early on kids get the message that they are not supposed to acknowledge that they notice people's race—often... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
any, are appropriate in leading others? What do you think? Original Column Recently, the president of the United States was quoted as saying, “Real power is through respect. Real power is, I don’t even want to use the word, fear.” A book... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't
play a part in how much good people do in the world. Having looked under the hood, what’s your outlook on our capacity for giving, broadly speaking? “I often ask: How do people develop excuses not to give?... View Details
- 30 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most
as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes and remote employees—perhaps grudgingly—contemplate returning to offices. Wu’s conclusions were clear: A long commute hurts workers and their employers by hindering creativity and productivity, which stifles... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 23 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
After High-Profile Failures, Can Investors Still Trust Credit Ratings?
crisis, delivering more accurate and relevant ratings for investors. The paper, published in Management Science, was coauthored by Sikochi, Samuel B. Bonsall IV and Karl A. Muller III of Penn State University; Kevin Koharki of Purdue... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Empirical Tests of Information Aggregation
- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
Work-from-home employees whose days seem longer, with more meetings and emails than ever before, may find a new Harvard Business School study validating. An analysis of the emails and meetings of 3.1 million people in 16 global cities found that the average workday... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 16 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management
management today. “How much more do we need to think about our responsibility to people?” As fascinating as her findings were, Rosenthal had some misgivings about their implications. She didn't want to be perceived as saying something... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Johnston
- 17 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers
the reputation of one of the greatest global brands is sullied by a tragic alligator attack on a small child. The marketer has no greater responsibility than to ensure the safety of the consumer. So why do... View Details
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet
within their own ranks. “What you really do need is knowledge of that specific industry, whether it's pharmaceutical or manufacturing or hospitality or rocket science.” The findings suggest an active market for CEOs, who are lured to... View Details