Execution - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 26, 2010

greater than £25,000. Dougan and the executive team had to decide how best to fund this tax. Was it fair or appropriate to have the shareholders shoulder the burden of the tax? Similarly, was it fair to ask the U.K. employees to suffer... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

and risks associated with job moves are discussed. The authors' research with executives is noted. The mistakes in career development that job hunters make are not doing enough research on the job market, leaving a job for one that offers... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

line of research examines how best to schedule work to improve operational performance. This literature typically takes the perspective of a central planner who directs individuals to execute tasks in a prescribed order. In many settings,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

execution of plans can be more important than informational and procedural quality. We close by discussing the implications of our findings for organizations and researchers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-001.pdf... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2013
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Curing Health Care

pay-for-performance arrangements. But the administrative muscle and know-how required to successfully execute against such integrated models is daunting for even the most sophisticated of hospitals, requiring a radically different... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

organizations. In June 2017, Gary Cohen, an executive vice president of BD, and Renuka Gadde, vice president of BD’s Global Health function, were deeply engaged in a six-year PPP to bring a new low-cost labor and delivery tool called the... View Details

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

offering an exemplar of participatory development. CFK's affiliation with University of North Carolina offers a new model of social enterprise. After eight years of success under the founding leadership of Salim Mohamed, Rye Barcott, and Kim Chapman, CFK is at a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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