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- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’
describes the purpose of boards is phrased very broadly. For instance, in Delaware, which sets the standard for other states, directors find little help in the statute that defines their job: "The business and affairs of every corporation shall be View Details
Keywords: by Jay Lorsch
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
functional managers rather than general managers, a phenomenon we term "functional centralization." Using panel data on senior management positions, we show that... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
others wanted to work for them and grow under them. Premised on the belief that providing high-quality feedback was a critical function of effective managers, he launched a Radical Candor initiative, based on tech veteran Kim Scott’s book... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
needs, to help them cultivate new skills, and to provide them opportunities for professional development and personal growth. Managers must do this even if it means nudging their rising stars into new View Details
- 16 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules
senior management at public firms still spends a lot of time in private powwows with hedge fund managers at corporate headquarters, road shows, or conferences—an average of 17 to 26 days per year for each... View Details
- 04 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
From Lone Star to Team Player
keep rewarding and promoting them. Managers may feel that they need them, of course, as they do perform well. So it is pretty gutsy to fire them in today's rather poor economic environment. But if you're really serious about building a... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 07 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are Creative People More Dishonest?
a seven-point scale, how likely they would be to behave unethically in each instance. Finally, the respondents reported how much creativity was required in their respective jobs, with three managers in the executive office rating the... View Details
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Your Employees and Customers Drive a New Value Profit Chain
executives to provide on-the-scene examples of how the organization's values are lived on the job is important. This invariably requires a larger-than-normal travel and communication budget, incentives for top management executives to... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
the selling process moves on. Several years and band-aids later, managers may realize that their channels serve neither their customers nor their channel partners well, but it is too late. Q: What are channel stewards and what role would... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’
management of all resources that surround that particular scale of operation." Questions raised by Salli's and other of the comments include the following: Can leaders sense successfully when an entity is View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
key problem for organization design will be the management of distributed innovation in such dynamic ecosystems. Specifically, how should diverse entities be integrated into a coherent network that generates goods in the present and new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
functions that are thrust to the center of concern during such crisis events. Pursuing Public Value: Frameworks for Strategic Analysis and Action Authors:Leonard, Herman B., and Mark H. Moore Publication:Ports in a Storm: Public View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated workforce shifts that had been gaining momentum before the public health crisis, thrusting employers and workers into a new era within months. Joseph Fuller, a professor at Harvard Business School and co-leader of the School’s View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
reason appears to be adaptation. However even for the rich half of European nations such habituation may take over five years so the happiness gains that they experience, while not permanent, can still be relatively long-lasting. Finally we study a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
Publications September 2013 Management Science Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
it could drive a reorganization of our existing organizational structures.” Other participants in the refinement stage include a health care professional, who proposed an experiment around the idea of “creating cross organizational teams... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
ensure timely and high-quality delivery. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=408099 Corruption in Germany Harvard Business School Case 709-006 Why do managers become... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 21, 2010
Conflict: The Effects of Contract Structure Authors:Deepak Malhotra and Fabrice Lumineau Publication:Academy of Management Journal (in press) Abstract Leveraging a longitudinal dataset concerning 102 inter-firm disputes, we evaluate the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
in self-confidence, assessments of others, and behavior in a cooperative game. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55101 forthcoming Management Science Effects of a Tournament Incentive Plan Incorporating... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School
asking her, "Tell me why you're here at HBS taking a place away from a man." HBS professors' attitudes toward women were a mixed bag, too. As early as the 1940s and into the 1960s, several HBS faculty members would cross the... View Details