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- 06 Jun 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?
on the part of the advantaged of the world? Or are they in the long-term best interest of those who have benefited the most from irregularities in the "field"? And just what can leaders of disadvantaged economies do on their own... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
researchers write. Choosing quality comes with risks Another observation from the study: entrepreneurs overwhelmingly choose quality over adhering to a timeline, the researchers discovered, which ultimately can bode well for long-term... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
when other approaches would produce better results for customers, employees, and shareholders and foster better long-term performance of the company. “I’ve been a leader during three recessions, and I’ve never heard a management team talk... View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
be divided into strategic and operational activities. Strategic activities include, among others, long-term capacity planning and network configuration of warehouses, distributors, and retail stores. Examples of operational activities... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 05 Sep 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Making the Right Technical Hire
team forever. 3. Long-term need vs. short-term fix Another common mistake is hiring a full-time expert in an area that only needs occasional work—for example, performance engineering. Certainly, if you’re building a complex distributed... View Details
- 01 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?
ground and long-term viewership. As realJoannLyles put it, “YouTube t-h-i-n-k-s it has a suppression problem. Instead, YouTube has a moral problem ” David Wittenberg added, “There's no ‘right answer’ here. No matter what YouTube does or... View Details
- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
have little fear of authority. As a result, they are often not a good bet for long-term employment, because they are quite willing to seek other employment (or no employment) rather than remain in a job in which they are not growing. They... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Feb 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?
customer satisfaction and product excellence at least as important as profitability), a collaborative spirit between employers and employees , a long-term view , and a close relationship with suppliers." Several respondents voiced serious... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Does Diversification Create Value in the Presence of External Financing Constraints? Evidence from the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis
Keywords: by Venkat Kuppuswamy & Belén Villalonga
- 13 Apr 2021
- Book
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
Despite these efforts, the authors stress that success is unlikely unless the people leading these initiatives truly commit to long-term improvement. Equality as a competitive advantage Looking forward, Ammerman and Groysberg envision a... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
When Standard & Poor's Rating Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States from AAA to AA+ on August 5, it was a shot heard 'round the world. Stock markets plummeted, investors covered their eyes,... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
leadership from all sectors this is about long-term change.” EA Hardin added that “it is far too soon to draw conclusions about whether CEOs can lead us into a reimagined state.” In the meantime, we’re left with the question of who will... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
judo strategists plan two to three years into the future, looking beyond today's pressures and problems to the challenges that lie ahead. Executives at Inktomi, eBay, and Palm all maintain that long-term planning is necessary, even when... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
investors become too passive, we might see inefficiencies at the corporate decision-making level kicking in.” The question for today, he says, is whether the pendulum has shifted too far toward passive investing in a way that hurts the View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
Black’s original conjectures, and the author highlights refinements and additions to the original list. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50338 November 2015 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Influence of Experience and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics
Sponsors Have A Lot More To Lose Than Long-term Investors. Lenovo, as a first-time global sponsor whose future depends heavily on success this year, has much more at stake than veteran Olympics sponsors such as Coca-Cola, Visa, and... View Details
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
humility." This all suggests that the ideal pay for performance approach should take into account such things as short- and long-term performance, specific individual motivators, effort as well as results, and the context in which... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist
rose from $400 million in 1985 to $60 billion by 2000. Today, thanks to the revival of long-term investments under CEO Omar Ishrak, Medtronic’s shareholder value has risen to $110 billion. The challenge to the virtuous circle comes when... View Details
- 02 Oct 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?
company operations, and protect the environment while generating long-term value for shareholders. "A decision by Doug McMillon ... has given us an opportunity to put the Business Roundtable’s new criteria to the test." The... View Details
- 31 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Quantitative Easing Didn’t Ease the Housing Crisis for the Neediest
Another tool to stimulate a distressed economy has made its way into the playbooks of central banks across the world. With quantitative easing, known as QE for short, a central bank makes it easier to borrow money by buying long-term... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel