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  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

  PublicationsThe Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America Authors:Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards, and Ernesto Schargrodsky, eds. Publication:Research and University of Chicago Press, 2010 Abstract Publisher's Book Abstract:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 May 2012
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First Look: May 29

  PublicationsOvercoming Resistance to Organizational Change: Strong Ties and Affective Cooptation Authors:Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We propose a relational theory of how change agents in organizations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2012
  • Article

Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It

By: Marcel Corstjens and Rajiv Lal
Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for boosting revenues and profits today. However, success abroad varies widely, and research shows that it's often tough to... View Details
Keywords: Operations; Growth and Development Strategy; Globalization; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Local Range; Retail Industry
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  • 05 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 5

  PublicationsThe Labor Illusion: How Operational Transparency Increases Perceived Value Authors:Ryan W. Buell and Michael I. Norton Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract A ubiquitous feature of even the fastest self-service technology transactions is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Bollywood, Skin Color and Sexism: The Role of the Film Industry in Emboldening and Contesting Stereotypes in India after Independence

By: Sudev Sheth, Geoffrey Jones and Morgan Spencer
This working paper examines the social impact of the film industry in India during the first four decades after Indian Independence in 1947. It shows that Bollywood, the mainstream cinema in India and the counterpart in scale to Hollywood in the United States, shared... View Details
Keywords: Film Industry; Bollywood; Tamil Cinema; Male Gaze; Social Impact; Stereotypes; Oral History; Film Entertainment; Gender; Race; Personal Characteristics; Prejudice and Bias; Business History; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; India
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  • November 2013 (Revised February 2016)
  • Case

A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee

By: Allen Grossman, J. Puckett and Nithya Vaduganathan

In 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies—it was an opportunity to change a... View Details

Keywords: Education Reform; Public Education; Business Engagement; Public Sector; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Tennessee
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Corporate Governance

By: Charles C.Y. Wang

The characteristics and structure of boards of directors have important implications for firm performance. Professor Wang has found that firms with well-connected boards whose members have strong network connections provide economic benefits that are not immediately... View Details

  • 24 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?

of which are pretty positive.” Still, entrenched patterns are hard to break. “Historically, there was a standard deal between employers and employees. From the employers’ point of view: I pay you what I'm prepared to pay you, and I pay... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 14 Sep 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

and mixed news,” says McGinn, the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration at HBS. Women have seen employment gains, while some gender roles have remained firmly entrenched thanks to outdated household norms and workplace... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 04 Sep 2013
  • What Do You Think?

How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

confronting large corporations facing innovative upstarts with disruptive ventures, the non-innovator's dilemma. But it also dealt with the challenges of achieving innovation in a world of entrenched ideas about how products are developed... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 May 2022
  • HBS Case

College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

on college credentials rather than on actual job skills, according to the technical note, “Widening the Talent Pipeline: Skills-First Hiring.” This entrenched hiring system has penalized workers of color disproportionately. Research shows... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • Web

Events - Health Care

AI solutions for health care, challenging common assumptions about technology’s potential to "fix" a deeply entrenched system. Jorge will address the practical realities of navigating market demands, regulatory hurdles, and ethical... View Details
  • 30 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Racial Bias Might Be Infecting Patient Portals. Can AI Help?

algorithms based on datasets such as those from the Boston Medical Center study raises the risk of entrenching inequities in the system, Stern says. “What if there were a way to develop a tool that would scan and repackage information to... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Health
  • 01 Oct 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

past will always trump the future—people prefer not to know about the future because it's so threatening to entrenched interests and to career competencies." Tushman has been focusing his research on companies that can "be both... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 03 Jan 2023
  • Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

inequities, Opie says companies need to dig deep, build bridges, and take collective action. Step 1: Digging deep Opie says leaders need to confront the entrenched beliefs that reinforce the pay and promotion gaps playing out around them.... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 09 May 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

right.” Agency theory is so deeply entrenched in corporate governance today that significant change of any kind would be challenging. How would accountability centered on the long-term health of the corporation be implemented? Would it... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Information Technology - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

patients. Better, interoperable IT systems that support value-based care will enable dramatic improvements in patient outcomes and efficiency, and end an era where health IT has entrenched the status quo, perpetuated silo’s and blocked... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

to entrenched dockside unions. The traditional break-bulk process of loading and unloading ships and trucks necessitated huge armies of shore workers. For some ports, the real threat to the industry was not McLean but other modes of... View Details
Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace
  • Web

Curriculum - Business & Environment

entrepreneurship, but asks how people motivated by disrupting entrenched and often inequitable systems differ from traditional entrepreneurs: from their mindset and character, to their capacity for systems thinking and empathetic product... View Details