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- 26 Apr 2022
- Book
What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose
child. “No,” she replied, “this is my first pair. Sometimes my mom lets me borrow her glasses.” This brief exchange made a strong impression on that employee. The thought of a child who desperately needed glasses having to go without them... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
If they didn't understand it already, executives and corporate managers have learned one huge lesson over the past couple of years: macroeconomics matters. Interest rates. Exchange rates. Trade deficits. The Gross Domestic Product.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay
disclosures with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While many companies have been trying to build more inclusive workplaces, only half of S&P 500 companies had gone as far as naming a chief diversity officer as of 2021,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
prosperity growth (Baldwin, 2003; Dollar/Kraay, 2002; Frankel/Romer, 1999; Sachs/ Warner 1995), or highlighted the role of trade as a means to tap into foreign knowledge and raise productivity (Coe/Helpman, 1995; Alcala/Ciccone, 2004).... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 04 Jun 2020
- Book
It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward
serial entrepreneur and leadership coach. Unleashed, their second book, reflects the married couple’s passion for sharing the knowledge and experience they have gained through years as “accelerators of action.” Kristen Senz: How did you... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
connection that occurs through knowledge exchange on the local level or across wider cluster networks.” In that sense, she says, clusters become platforms for development, which has present-day implications... View Details
- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
innovation, which is our field of specialty, proved a great way to help us do just that." Christensen, Horn, and Johnson recently teamed up via e-mail to answer a few questions from HBS Working Knowledge on the best paths to better... View Details
- 20 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms
and stock exchanges in recent years have championed elevating more women to executive teams, the increase in gender diversity has not altered the political bent of many organizations.” “If you tell somebody you're moving to Texas or... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
March 28, just days before the congressional hearing. The new choices were constrained, however, by knowledge that every new option offered potential for a less open site. This was something that was generally feared within the... View Details
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
compensation to performance, as they often fail to rein in pay when performance suffers. · Expectations placed on board members have increased. Most notably, Sarbanes-Oxley and the new listing requirements of the public exchanges have... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
“Most [business scholars] would agree that our primary duties include teaching our students and generating new knowledge in our research,” writes Toffel. “But the lack of practical relevance of much of our research might suggest that few... View Details
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
book and Grove in this interview. Next week, HBS Working Knowledge will offer a video podcast with Tedlow, as well as a book excerpt. Sean Silverthorne: Why is your book subtitled "The Life and Times of an American"? Richard S.... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
interest to find common ground on a plan that restructures the company’s debts and allows the business to continue. Even though creditors will typically be asked to make some financial sacrifices, such as accepting a reduction in what they are owed, waiting longer to... View Details
- 04 Nov 2002
- What Do You Think?
What’s Best for the Corporate Brain?
implementing ideas. It requires everything from formal education to "water cooler conversations" to get members of an organization to exchange and build on each others' ideas. Given the complex nature of tacit View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
knowledge of what sells and what doesn't, flexible manufacturing capabilities that can respond appropriately to demand, lean rather than fat and costly inventories, and the rapid replenishment of stock. "The old way was to gear planning... View Details
- 05 Sep 2000
- What Do You Think?
Whither the Information Economy?
labor, or physical materials; is shared among people, with an expansion of the total as it is shared; and doesn't drain our resources. Although we are witnessing an explosion in the amount of and access to both data and information, real View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Desktop Search and Revenue Streams
has seen the information exchange work very well. Horowitz said the company's music division has been collecting personalized song ratings from users for years. Over time, users can create a personalized "radio station" based on... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 03 Jan 2008
- What Do You Think?
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
Summing Up How is good judgment developed? Whether judgment trumps experience quickly gave way in this month's rich exchange of views to other questions about how (and the extent to which) judgment is developed. Most of those addressing... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
to engage in regular, face-to-face meetings about challenging cases. Once an EHR is adopted, however, some might perceive such meetings to be less critical, as the information shared at those times could now be exchanged via summary... View Details
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Your Employees and Customers Drive a New Value Profit Chain
Value Exchange is improved through efficient information management. Mobil's Speedpass (read book excerpt here) is an example of how knowing your customer can lead to the creation of new products, increased loyalty, and the acquisition of... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney