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- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
Practical solutions to these and other challenges don't magically appear in HR conference rooms; they come from the line managers. If line managers are held responsible for executing the talent development initiatives, the board should... View Details
- 31 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories of 2012
Published: March 5, 2012 The stuffy department store chain has become emboldened under new CEO Ron Johnson, with plans for an innovative store upgrade, simplified prices, and a brand polish. Professor Rajiv Lal discusses whether Johnson can repeat his previous View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
free-rider and private-information problems, he said. ABP is more valuable when a firm's customer base is very diverse. "When every customer is like everyone else, it's not going to add a whole lot of value," he said. But ABP may not work View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers
But the brand identified with family friendly fun and entertainment in the Magic Kingdom has taken a tragic knock to its credibility. No doubt consumers will ask more questions, at least in the short-term, and Disney will order a... View Details
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
part, Prof. Gino emailed me on January 29 as I was putting the column together. She proposed an inclusion that I purposely didn’t use. It was: “Ask Gino what the magic percent of rebel talent any organization needs, she’ll give what may... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
to ship it from overseas. And through the magic of capitalism, once you set it up, it’s self-sustaining.” Beyond that one community, the grain aggregator was able to upgrade its infrastructure, allowing other communities to improve as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
format and expect the date to be the first field in any electronic purchase order it receives. Before any systems integration can take place, these dissimilarities need to be resolved. There is no magic bullet in the Web services toolkit... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- 31 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays
Assistant Professor Douglas Fearing doesn't have the magic bullet to make this painful part of air travel a thing of the past. But his research on evaluating and improving the performance of complex systems such as air traffic control... View Details
- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
Many of us are sailing toward retirement with the hope that Social Security, personal savings, and money saved in an employer's 401(k) or 403(b) plan will add up to the magic sum required to enjoy our remaining years in reasonable style.... View Details
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
used prior to reforms but also transfer new technology to reforming countries. We did not identify any specific facets of IPR that are magic bullets when it comes to promoting technology transfers. In fact, the reforms we studied appear... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
gentle settling of kindness. The entire thing takes maybe four seconds." You aren't a passive member of an audience when you negotiate, of course. Being an active participant gives you the chance to influence other people's candor. While you can't View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
planning to have between every device in every place on Earth, which will enable all sorts of functionality—especially in terms of mobile processing or mobile devices—the existence of this Internet transformation really could redefine sectors quite broadly in a way we... View Details
- 10 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Long-Tail Economics? Give Me Blockbusters!
reducer but superior marketing and sales made Lipitor number one. And in the movie world, think of the magical and memorable special effects in the Star Wars series. Are there additional criteria that define a blockbuster in your mind?... View Details
- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
protect their investors? Was this a deliberate move to draw more investment? Does this shed light on today's common one-share, one-vote practices? A: The book is a bit critical of the idea that "one-share, one-vote" is magic for... View Details
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
for years at a time. Like Cinderella herself, these movies rush out of the ball while the party's still going strong, before the magic wears off. Many other companies adopted similar strategies, and the psychologist Robert Cialdini... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Gurus in the Garage
the same thing, and he'd ask, 'What is the magic of XMarkstheSpot? Because there are so many companies out there, and everybody has funding. There is something magical about your company, but how do you... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
accompanying a Dove logo: You are more beautiful than you think. (Evian's "live young" campaign delivers a similarly positive message—not to mention the fact that dancing babies garner the magic mix of surprise and joy.) "I think of these... View Details
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
customers over long periods of time. What's the secret of long-running megabrands such as Mountain Dew, Nike, and Budweiser? The magical sweet spot when a brand delivers imaginative stories that are perfectly attuned to society's desires.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform
governance. According to Grace Hinchman, senior vice president for public affairs at Financial Executives International, chief financial officers need to become more responsive to a smarter audit committee, and shareholders have a responsibility, too. "Regulation... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
creative and magical environment. The Disney studio had created more than 53 feature animated films in over three-quarters of a century-beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in 1937 through to Frozen, released in November of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne