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- 06 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower
throughout the country, which was suffering from a severe lack of health care providers. The goal was to employ 5,000 new community health workers by 2015. The challenge was figuring out how to recruit a talented, dedicated cadre of... View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
Newman Abstract This paper shows that product prices determine organizational design by studying how trade policy affects vertical integration. Property rights theory asserts that firm boundaries are chosen by stakeholders to mediate organizational View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
pre-COVID. I am more disciplined in some areas but also more relaxed when things don’t work out." Seen in this light, the first CEO’s response made sense. Though busier than ever and no longer able to enjoy as much time for exercise, he had clear and positive View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
the performance of mechanisms intended for human use. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-064.pdf PublicationsBusiness Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements. 4th ed. Authors:Paul M. Healy and Krishna G.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Economics/Developmental/Regional/?view=usa&ci=9780198075028 Top Executives Need Feedback: Here's How They Can Get It Authors:Robert Steven Kaplan Publication:The McKinsey Quarterly, no. 4 (2011) Abstract As executives... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 05 Nov 2024
- Book
Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech
assistant who knew all about the business, including the goals and preferences of the owner. What if this bot could respond to requests in plain English to perform daily tasks and improve sales and... View Details
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?
consultant or being a lawyer would be very bad career matches for me. And I had always thought that about myself, but it was confirmation. Morrell: So at what point in the development of the company did you know that this was going to be a company? Polli: Well, Julie... View Details
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
government environment required to support citizens in the long term. The two goals can often be at odds, Werker says. Sirleaf was elected president in 2005 after an interim government was set up to move the country toward a more stable... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
forthcoming World Scientific Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets By: Iyer, Lakshmi Abstract—Emerging markets play an increasingly important role in the global economy, accounting for 31% of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Transparency Trap By: Bernstein, Ethan Abstract—To get people to be more creative and productive, managers increase transparency with open workspaces and access to real-time data. But less transparent work environments can yield more-transparent employees. Employees... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
October, startup Fantex Brokerage Services announced plans to sell stocks related to the star power of an individual athlete's brand. Its first trading stock, which will mark the company's initial public offering, "will be linked to the value and View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
Compensation and Firm Performance Authors:Joanne Horton, Yuval Millo, and George Serafeim Publication:Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (forthcoming) Abstract Using a sample of 4,278 listed U.K. firms, we construct a social... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
principles help them create continuity through time, from past successes and traditions to present goals to future visions and changes. They become institutions that have meaning beyond the current bundle of assets or lines of business.... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
glass ceiling but doesn't explain what it takes to break through the ceiling.” "The goal is being able to answer this question: What is specific to the dimension of difference?" Thomas says. For instance, in researching the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
easier for me to approach Japanese companies. However, a small number of companies in the midst of restructuring declined to become the case site and said that they would like us to write cases when their companies' performance has... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
psychology that accounts for behaviors inconsistent with ethical beliefs and describe how people reconcile their immoral actions with their ethical goals through the process of moral disengagement. We then examine how the mind selectively... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
prosocial goal (e.g., making someone smile or increasing recycling) felt happier and reported creating greater personal happiness after performing a goal-directed act of kindness than did those who were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
likely to perform effectively those functions. We describe the concept of integrated reporting and why integrated reporting could be a superior mechanism to perform these functions. Moreover, we discuss,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
this module by illustrating how to use a profit plan to test a strategy’s viability. This module shows how the profit plan plays a critical role in every business: setting performance goals for employees,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
Kensington Palmer, LLP, is made lead over a fellow group of attorneys. Put in charge of guiding her colleagues in their annual goal-setting initiative, she notices four that need special attention. Cornwall must address their poor View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne