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- 16 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 16, 2016
drives wealthy and powerful people to white-collar crime? I draw from extensive personal interaction and correspondence with nearly fifty former executives as well as research in psychology, criminology, and economics to investigate how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Growing Home
create what we call “M-Work,” which is a co-working space, closer to the Mito train station. We also started a history project called M-History, because—even though Mito has contributed greatly to the modernization of Japan—that part of... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path out of Polarization
successful economic development moment for Europe and Western countries. Poorer countries have had a much more difficult time, and lots of voices emerged with lots of disorder. We’ve been trained to understand that bias on the left or... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
mere agent for shareholders, it will likely find it hard to justify significant resource allocations resulting from decisions based primarily on altruistic motives rather than company-related needs. Several of these companies were founded by individuals with a strong... View Details
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
we did the Lego Batman movie in 2 and 1/2 years. And that's record time. But you have to realize if I'm going to do four movies, we're talking about probably 12 years of someone's life, someone's career. And how do I, as a leader of the company, manage their growth,... View Details
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
have higher management quality, more MBA trained managers, and lower mortality rates. This is true compared to the distance to universities that offer only business or medical education (or neither). We argue that supplying joint... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
Manufacturing Gains Professor Richard H.K. Vietor A train carrying oil tank cars near Gladstone, North Dakota. “The gas from this shale revolution has made petrochemicals, cement—almost everything, really—cheaper in the United States than... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
Schultz (MBA 1983) was working as an executive chairman for a tech company, and on his way home from a fundraising presentation at a venture firm when he had an epiphany. A longtime executive with a personal interest in history, he had... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
management for individuals. Startups that reward the entrepreneur's ability to "hustle," such as those involving business-to-business selling, are also better bets. "If you want to sell a mass-market product, you won't be able to View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
of the piece, what was happening in the country at the time it was written. It’s like talking to a scholar.” Although Prieto describes what he does in mysterious terms, Atwood doesn’t believe it is some ethereal, unexplainable thing. “It takes a lot of skills,... View Details
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
mortgages, accumulating twice the holdings of more seasoned managers. Moreover, inexperienced managers who personally experienced severe or recent adverse investment outcomes behaved more like seasoned managers. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
towards dismantling eons-long systems of oppression, with the goal of ending caste apartheid, gender-based violence, white supremacy, and religious intolerance. Thenmozhi previously co-founded Third World Majority, an international media View Details
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Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
provides rigorous, hands-on training (including coursework and a year-long internship with an exceptional mentor principal), helps place our graduates in urban public schools, and provides them with ongoing support, networking, and a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
desk on two consecutive weekends and wrote what became known as the company’s “I Can Make a Difference” philosophy defined by ten tenets or “Grooves” that aim to empower individuals to realize their potential. Over the years, the Grooves have taken on a cult-like... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
leaders may give expatriate assignments not to the best candidates but to people who speak certain languages. To hire and promote the best people, firms may need to provide training to meet global and local language needs. Fluency in a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
nitty-gritty design questions such as: How is care going to be delivered? Who will do what, when, where, and how? How will they hand over tasks and decision rights and accountability to the next person who will do what, when, where, and... View Details
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
develop the organization and its people. So they do not cut all training and education. Nor do they cut employment without a lot of open communication about why they are doing it, often traveling to all parts of the company to communicate... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
the French exiles and describes their businesses and their successes. “Once you have been trained to be a management consultant, writing comes relatively easily. One gets used to thinking and putting one’s thoughts together whenever time... View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
Sanginga had founded a youth “agripreneurs” program, which would train young university graduates on improved agricultural practices, food processing, and strategies for starting an agribusiness. Since its establishment in 2012, the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
employees were overwhelmingly white.) Then there are the stories. Although few women working in the field will offer details of personal encounters with sexism and sexual harassment, they hear them frequently. In the past year, they’ve... View Details
Keywords: April White