Public Conversations Project - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Jul 2016
First Look

July 5, 2016

conducted with two of its sponsors and five independent experts. The interviews were conducted beginning in 2003, over the four EURO project life cycles starting in 2000, with a primary focus on the tournaments taking place in 2016. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Sebastian Velasco

cultural, and economic aspects of the country." For the summer, Sebastian will consult with McKinsey in Mexico City, where he hopes to work on projects with "energy, infrastructure, and public-sector components. In a few years,... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

of public revenues. I'd be happy to have a debate about whether it's healthier for families to play the lottery or to save in lottery-linked savings programs. In one case, the losers have worthless bits of paper; in the other, they have... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

But companies shouldn't count on people succeeding despite the odds; they should shift the odds. Here are three ways to do that. Put innovation at the heart of strategy, and tout it in every message. Think of innovation strategy as a pyramid: big bets at the top, a few... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson

08 Mar 2021
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International Women's Day Featured Stories

them, which ultimately meant that I was representing people like my mother who is a CalPERS beneficiary, required challenging those firms who managed their money to do the right thing on behalf of their limited partners, not themselves. At times, these View Details

07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

by a government’s response to the virus, blurring the line between the private and public sectors. Said Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy for COVID-19 for the World Health Organization (WHO), “Brands must strive to be authentic,... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

31 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

measured by asking people how frequently they felt nervous, anxious, or on edge and were “worrying too much about different things.” To measure presenteeism, participants were asked how often they were unable to concentrate on their jobs or how often they delayed... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

Business schools are positioned on increasingly unsteady—and unpopular—ground. MBA enrollments fluctuate or decline; recruiters voice skepticism about the value of newly-minted MBA degrees; and deans, faculty, students, executives, and a concerned View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

economic research has examined the influence of policy movements on bank lending behavior, capital flows, and market responses in the public sector, the private equity industry—despite its substantial size and pervasive presence—has not... View Details

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

begin with consumer electronics. That industry began with radio. Two enterprises commercialized, that is, brought the technology into public use: Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a joint venture of the three leading U.S. electrical and... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

industries. Extreme Teaming provides new insights into the world of complex, cross-industry projects and the ways they must be managed. The authors analyze contemporary cases that expose the complex demands of cross-boundary collaboration... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
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Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

one emerging economy. Based on an exploratory field study of medical device development projects in India, we observe the frequent, iterative testing of prototypes in clinical settings and investigate the related learning process. The... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

13 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

Picture the Jamaican bobsled team going for the gold at the Winter Olympics. Or competitors in what seem fundamentally unbalanced battles: the Chicago Cubs versus the New York Yankees, Apple versus Microsoft, and Southwest Airlines versus United. In the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

waters, with asymmetric and unpredictable shocks hitting throughout the value chain. In such an interconnected and uncertain world, entire production networks are at risk of disappearing. Many companies interviewed in our project took... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

February 2012 (Revised April 2012)
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi

Keywords: Leadership; Projects; Management; Crisis Management; Public Administration Industry; India

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Mastering Strategy Execution

By: Robert Simons

Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details

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TALK: How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life - Course Catalog

converse more effectively in most situations). Course logistics: 12 session course: Experiential exercises, weekly reflections, and an individual final project 2 sections of 60 students Some class sessions... View Details

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

about what they've learned, and what changes they're planning. This collective, public conversation was critical when sales managers at Mattel Canada were trying to initiate a different kind of innovation:... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader

12 May 2015
Research & Ideas

How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts

recent study, which compared funding decisions of startup theater productions made by art-loving masses on crowdfunding website Kickstarter with evaluations by experts in the field. “Most of the disagreements were on projects that the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ramana Nanda; Entertainment & Recreation

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