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- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
him fly at all. That discussion is a rare surfacing of an issue too often ignored—the problem of mental health in the workplace. “A very interesting question to ask is whether the tragedy will be good or bad for treatment and management... View Details
- 01 May 2009
- What Do You Think?
Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?
Eckel pointed out that "Business schools teach 'mature' organization skills, primarily because entrepreneurial and creative organizational skills are not teachable." Do you agree? If that's true, we may have to look elsewhere for the kind of View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
remain the company's executive chairman.) Harvard Business School professor Joseph L. Bower, the Donald Kirk David Professor of Business Administration, is an expert on corporate strategy, organization, and leadership. He discusses the... View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Companies Must Forget—and Borrow
school's new online education program. "We often think of ideas in the visual space arising through creative genius. But they actually are shaped through experience," Anand said during a summit session called "Transforming Giants: Forget and Borrow." Also leading the... View Details
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
execution of plans can be more important than informational and procedural quality. We close by discussing the implications of our findings for organizations and researchers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-001.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
compensating differential for working when outside options are most attractive), but more experienced answerers tend to forego these opportunities. Book: http://www.benedelman.org/publications/google-answers.pdf Stop Stealing the Spotlight: The Perils of Extraverted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8
across their organizations. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/07/becoming-a-first-class-noticer/ar/1 July-August 2014 Harvard Business Review How 'Brand Tourists' Can Grow Sales By: Bellezza, Silvia, and Anat Keinan Abstract—The article View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
explanations of workplace silence. We discuss implications of these results for theory and practice and suggest directions for future research. Paper not available Working PapersPlatform Envelopment Authors:Thomas Eisenmann, Geoffrey... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24
Preeminent leadership scholar Linda Hill, along with former Pixar tech wizard Greg Brandeau, MIT researcher Emily Truelove, and Being the Boss coauthor Kent Lineback, found among leaders a widely shared, and mistaken, assumption: that a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
Abstract—The article discusses the notion of advertising as a profession in relation to the impact of digital analytics and data-driven marketing. Topics include the history of internet marketing, the investments of the content-driven... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015
conflict did not. We discuss sarcasm as a double-edged sword: despite its role in instigating conflict, it can also be a catalyst for creativity. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49283 Forthcoming... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12
note presents statistics on private equity exits and discusses important issues relating to the most common exit routes. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/private-equity-exits/an/213112-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
work, highlighting recent psychological investigations that explore the emergence, practice, and implications of colorblindness. We conclude by discussing alternative strategies for managing diversity, underscoring the importance of an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
Often overlooked in essays on leadership is the role of the organization's measurement and management system. Effective leaders, however, know that measurement and management systems play a critical role in communication; in establishing... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 24 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 24
differences materialized among nonnative speakers as a function of diverse linguistic and national backgrounds. I discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings for status, achieved characteristics, and language in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29
Pvt. Ltd. (formerly SET Pvt. Ltd.), a leading television broadcaster in India. Describes Singh's decision to evaluate employees based on values as well as performance and the management committee's response. Allows for discussion of 1)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
of the three—Deborah Kolb—added perspective as an "insider" at BigAC. Although not a BigAC employee, Kolb had collaborated closely with the firm's leadership between 1998 and 2010 by conducting interviews and surveys, as well as... View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1
including suggestions for future research. The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim Publication:Chap. 4 in The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. 3rd ed., edited by David O. Renz,... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009
the history of Big Spaceship since its founding in 2000. Then the case shifts to a discussion of external dynamics: the firm's value proposition, which focused on providing start-to-finish, strategy-driven digital marketing solutions; its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
versus customer B. My experience on boards of directors and in work with leadership teams is that “vision” discussions are fun, and quarterly financial results are tracked closely. But despite much talk... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes