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- 21 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse
competing incentives in building the metaverse, our view is that the metaverse can still succeed,” they write, “but it might call for a shift in mindset and an openness to learning from seemingly distant domains of knowledge.” Along those... View Details
- 10 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing
relying on whistleblowers to prevent and investigate fraud, the professors realized, there is little understanding about the real risks faced by an employee who steps forward. Dey and Heese set out to study the experiences of about 2,400... View Details
Keywords: by April White
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
enterprise which, in turn, could start to reach out towards other nationalities. During these years also Unilever's strategic thinking became more focused, with an emphasis on reconfiguring the geographical basis of its business. This was... View Details
- 02 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When Goal Setting Goes Bad
in many cases goals do more harm than good. Worse, they can cause real damage to organizations and individuals using them. "We argue that the beneficial effects of goal setting have been overstated and that systematic harm caused by goal... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
(iStockphoto/tofumax) A corporate board’s most important decision is selecting the organization’s CEO. By the same token, one could argue that a board’s most distasteful decision concerns firing a CEO. Once directors agree to release the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
practices NSM, they are able to build affective engagement with their employees in creating a learning environment where each employee feels respected and fulfilled in an environment of trust.'' Kim Forbes observed, "This ties in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business
structure driven by the accelerators." Two Is Better A dual operating system is a nod to what Kotter believes is some of the most interesting management thinking of the past few decades, from Michael... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 07 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Better Way to Forecast the Future
Whether it’s booking a hotel, renting a movie, or buying a car, many of us consult multiple reviews before deciding. It’s called aggregating opinions, and we do it without even thinking about it. Crowdsourcing works so well, in fact, says... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
example, we learn how challenges have been turned into opportunities, and how you can grow successful businesses in turbulent conditions by paying close attention to execution and recruitment of strong... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control
communities of like-minded people. Sometimes the like-mindedness centers on a brand; think Facebook fan pages or Twitter rants. "Consumers have always had the ability to boycott brands—or to 'buy-cott' brands they like View Details
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
leaders to embrace the role of strategist, Montgomery believes it's important for employees at all levels of an organization to start thinking like strategists, too. "What [people] do, and why they do it, should be driven View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
programs devoted a lot of airtime to discussing soft money contributions by firms, with a particular focus on those that had contributed to the Democratic Party. Heese and Baloria, an assistant professor of accounting at Boston College’s... View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
sellers control important sources of information, including historic financial information. What do you think the seller has been doing, as it prepares for a sale? It might make itself look particularly good View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit
It’s Wall Street doctrine that small firms struggle to raise capital at reasonable rates and are often rejected for credit lines and loans because banks think their risk profile is too high. “If you really want to drive investment,... View Details
- 30 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides
their offerings are genuinely aligned with the needs and preferences of the customers they’re hoping to serve. If so, informing customers by providing transparency can help deepen the relationship. If not, providing transparency will... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
premium? "I think the central question posed by the cases—and we can generalize this more broadly beyond Porsche—is, what difference does location make in a globalized world? Can products just be... View Details
- 11 Mar 2009
- HBS Case
The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine
state to ownership (with 50.002 percent), and Gazprom's strategy for becoming a global energy company, mainly through acquisition and partnerships. “Russia needs the money. It can't scare away its customers.” The learning objectives of... View Details
- 05 Nov 2024
- Research & Ideas
AI Can Help Leaders Communicate, But Can't Make Employees Listen
It's an AI-age twist on the classic Turing Test, developed by British computer scientist Alan Turing in 1950 to judge whether machines could exhibit “intelligence.” Called the “Wade Test,” after the CEO of the company the researchers... View Details
- 06 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Comparing Apples to Apples Online Leads To More Fruitful Sales
they are surprised by the effects of these decision settings. I think it is useful for online retailers to know that there can be benefits to showing same-category options on a specific product page.”... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
pondered the impact of fake news on democracy, the potential for government regulation of the internet, and the future of business models that support traditional media such as newspapers. The event was co-sponsored by the Tow Center for... View Details