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    Lead and Disrupt: How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma

    by O’Reilly, C. & Tushman, M. L. 2016. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

    In the past few years, a number of well-known firms have failed; think of Blockbuster, Kodak, or RadioShack. When we read about their demise, it often seems inevitable—a... View Details

    • 16 Mar 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

    organize and the invitations you accept. There still may not be enough time to go around, but by resetting your collaboration patterns, you can make the most of the time you spend 'at work.' Jeffrey T. Polzer is the UPS Foundation... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 16 Dec 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: December 16, 2008

    discussed and debated by the more than forty contributors to this book, among them three Nobel laureates and two former U.S. cabinet secretaries. Edited by author and columnist View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 25 Oct 2011
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    First Look: October 25

    greenhouse gas regulations were more likely to include quantitative emissions data and reduction targets in the information they shared. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-026.pdf "CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them Authors:Kevin J. Murphy... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 05 Aug 2002
    • What Do You Think?

    Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?

    however, as interesting as the phenomenon described by Annabelle Gawer and Michael Cusumano in their book, Platform Leadership. They include: Did platform leaders set out to create vehicles View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 09 May 2017
    • What Do You Think?

    Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

    owners of a corporation, professional managers and directors are their agents, primarily responsible for carrying out their wishes and creating value for them. This idea was further developed in a 1976 article by View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 18 Feb 2020
    • News

    Business leaders see U.S. unprepared for economic downturn

    • 13 Apr 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: April 13

    http://ssrn.com/abstract=1238158 Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting a Stop to the Earnings Game Authors:Joseph Fuller and Michael C. Jensen Abstract Putting an end to the "earnings game" requires... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 02 May 2008
    • What Do You Think?

    What is the Future of State Capitalism?

    respondents. Shann Turnbull points out that "National governments can deal with globalisation as they can determine the rules of ownership and control applicable in their jurisdictions." Nevertheless, he proposes the creation of a "Community Investment... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett
    • 10 Mar 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

    associate professor at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business. She co-authored the paper with Lakshmi Ramarajan, the Anna Spangler Nelson and Thomas C. Nelson Associate Professor at Harvard Business School. Difficult for tutors... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
    • 05 Nov 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

    cadavers. Such concern is also probably heightened by U.S. historical accounts of grave robbing (Goodwin 2006; Sappol 2002; Shultz 1991). Together these elements contribute to fears of "body-snatching." View Details
    Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health
    • 04 Aug 2011
    • What Do You Think?

    How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?

    Common sense had its defenders. C. J. Cullinane commented that "Common sense and experience for all their faults are fast." Phil Clark added that "how man reacts to a situation is driven by... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 04 Feb 2010
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    What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?

    crowds' breeds convenient conformity and creativity is often lost in the process." At the other end of the intuition-analysis spectrum, R. C. Saxena opined, "I believe intuition ought not to play any part . Sincere effort to... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 12 Sep 2017
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    First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

    forthcoming Research in Organizational Behavior Self-Managing Organizations: Exploring the Limits of Less Hierarchical Organizing By: Lee, Michael Y., and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—Fascination with... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 04 Oct 2007
    • What Do You Think?

    Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

    Summing Up The clear consensus of those responding to this month's column is that managerial capitalism, as John Bogle terms it, has peaked. But what will follow it is less clear. Many doubt that the form of owners' capitalism represented View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett
    • 27 Jul 2010
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    First Look: July 27

    http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16185   Cases & Course MaterialsMicrofin Michael Chu and Enrique KramerHarvard Business School Case 309-126 The case presents the management dilemmas of a new institution in an undeveloped microfinance... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 05 Jan 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

    organizations. Despite their fundamental role in the purpose of organizations, scholars have little understanding of actual interaction patterns in modern, complex, multiunit firms. By Adam M. Kleinbaum, Toby E. Stuart, and View Details
    Keywords: by Staff
    • 11 Sep 2012
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    First Look: September 11

    Michael Beer and Lynda St. ClairHarvard Business School Case 913-521 A new Dallas-based health and beauty spa aims to use a highly distinctive human resource system as the foundation of its competitive strategy. View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 02 Jan 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Gurus in the Garage

    interviewed share one habit: they refuse to make decisions for the entrepreneurs. Otherwise, their teaching methods vary tremendously. Learning by Doing When Michael Chiarello, founder and CEO of NapaStyle,... View Details
    Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
    • 01 Feb 2022
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    Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?

    the same true for employees today, many of whom are performing their work remotely, outside the traditional office setting? We’ve previously discussed here the need for greater “voice” among “officed” employees as part of the effort to foster inclusion. The problem is... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett