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My research examines approaches to improving the performance of our health care delivery system with a primary focus on health information technology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my program, my dissertation draws upon theories and insights from... View Details

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

as a means of getting the work done. The course focuses on four of the most essential processes for managers: decision-making, implementation, learning, and change. Participants work through real-world View Details

09 Nov 2016
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Robert A. Miller, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University

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Reforming Social Science

By: Max H. Bazerman

Social science research affects all of us. When researchers learned organ donation rates are higher in countries where human organs are automatically available for donation unless you specifically “opt-out” of the system, as opposed to countries like the U.S., where... View Details

10 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

How did he do these deals? What strategies and tactics worked and what failed? Why and under what conditions? What ethical challenges does this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 2022
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The Passionate Pygmalion Effect: Passionate Employees Attain Better Outcomes in Part Because of More Preferential Treatment by Others

By: Ke Wang, Erica R. Bailey and Jon M. Jachimowicz

Employees are increasingly exhorted to “pursue their passion” at work. Inherent in this call is the belief that passion will produce higher performance because it promotes intrapersonal processes that propel employees forward. Here, we suggest that the pervasiveness of... View Details

Keywords: Passion; Self-fufilling Prophecy; Lay Beliefs; Interpersonal Processes; Employees; Performance; Attitudes; Organizational Culture; Social Psychology

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05 Feb 2018
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Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

narrow target pay range for every position in the company can be made transparent without revealing the exact pay for any person. This can help employees in their career planning and ambitions." Tahoegrrl reminded us: "There are... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

22 Sep 2023
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Vernon Beckford (MBA 2013) saw the gap almost immediately. From the beginning of his career in commercial real estate finance—first at Credit Suisse and then later at CW Capital and Global Atlantic Financial Group—Beckford observed Wall Street’s obsession with... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Real Estate

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Increasing Value in Care Delivery - Health Care

engagement, and payment reform. For each of these approaches, the course emphasizes the importance of identifying improvement targets, implementing relevant changes, and measuring their effects on... View Details

Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time

One of the leading business thinkers in the world offers a bold, new theory of advanced leadership for tackling the world's complex, messy, and recalcitrant social and environmental problems.

Over a decade ago, renowned innovation... View Details

06 Feb 2013
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Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?

an absolute believer as well as an amateur practitioner of Conscious Capitalism and its sister concept of Servant Leadership, I do not think that either concept solves the problem by itself. What they can do... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Jan 2022
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Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms

are familiar with.” And it’s a model she believes could also transform the coffee industry and other commodity supply chains. “The economics of coffee are some of the most View Details

06 Jan 2020
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Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge

Many employees fall into a rut. They do their jobs and respond to challenges in a set way to deliver stable results. But consistency can give way to performance gaps between a company’s high achievers View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Leading Successful Digital Transformation

five key areas: Common vision and strategy: One of the most challenging aspects of digital transformation is knowing where to start. Different stakeholders in the company often have different views View Details

November 2019 (Revised December 2020)
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Grupo Éxito: Facing Colombia's Competitive Grocery Retail Industry

By: José B. Alvarez, Carla Larangeira, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Miguel Diaz Moreno

Grupo Éxito, a leading South American retailer, faced declining market shares in Colombia in 2019 with the arrival of low-cost competitors and emerging digital trends. Originally founded in Medellín, Éxito had over the course of its seventy-year history evolved from a... View Details

Keywords: Grocery; Market Share; Information Technology; Trends; Competitive Strategy; Retail Industry; Colombia; Latin America

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What Does PRIDE Mean to You?

community. Their acceptance and encouragement have been instrumental in my growth, and I am proud to see our allies support our community. To me, Pride is about celebrating who we are View Details

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Executive Education - Entrepreneurship

essential leadership skills to guide your company through growth and success. Who should attend: OPM alumni who are C-suite executives, owners, or multigenerational business leaders with at least 10 years of operational experience.... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Organizing the Family-Run Business

evaluate the performance of the CEO, identifying his or her strengths and weaknesses and helping the CEO to establish trusted leadership of the company. Board members should provide ongoing feedback View Details

13 May 2022
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Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?

unlikely to stick their necks out unless they feel very strongly that misconduct is occurring and that there will be some reward for coming forward,” Campbell says. On the other hand, sites such as Glassdoor allow employees to freely vent... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni

regardless of their finances; and fuel the faculty research that addresses complex challenges in business and society. 50 % Nearly half of MBA students receive need-based... View Details

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