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- 12 Jan 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?
self-esteem), increasing long-term disparities in incomes, a negative impact on the ability of disadvantaged workers to invest, and an ultimate decline even in economic activity in net job-exporting countries. Some argued that these... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
managers must understand the long-term impact on creative output and do everything possible to expedite the process and return the operation as soon as possible to a stable work environment. Second, while downsizing is under way, managers... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
measuring investmentperformance, and maintaining a long-term relationship — that would benefitboth foundations and nonprofits. The article helped catalyze the thinking of many in the nonprofit field and illuminated and encouraged an... View Details
Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh
- 03 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility
enterprises that help train and mentor the long-term unemployed while generating revenue from sales, among many others, I have encountered organizations that have been able to sustainably pursue social and financial goals over time. What... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Battilana
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
unity in the family and ownership group are fundamental to long-term success for the family business. And while we can try to maintain accord in other ways, long-lived family companies, like Riedel in Austria (11 generations), DeKuyper in... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 06 Sep 2005
- What Do You Think?
What are the Lessons of New Orleans?
magnitude of the responsibility is incomparable. For example, the repair and maintenance of levees is a task requiring long-term vision and effort difficult to muster in a political environment in which deferred maintenance is an easy and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership
of the citizenry or politicians. CEOs are well-positioned to educate the public and policymakers that climate policy is critical for stable long-term economic growth. Much more than political figures, Americans see CEOs as rock stars.... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
of the producing entities within these countries conform to a set of rules. This conformity is the product of over a century of careful planning and negotiation, in which DeBeers has undertaken largely successful efforts to control the diamond trade and maximize its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
just beginning their community health push. The capacity of any one non-profit organization to absorb large sums is limited. Because companies also often lack strong relationships with community health entities, choosing multiple partners allows them to mitigate risk... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions
social enterprise (WISE), a type of organization that helps people transition back into the labor market after long-term unemployment. It also exemplifies what organization theorists call a hybrid: Rather than depending on charitable... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
Prudential, which then promised to make good on the benefit payouts in the form of guaranteed annuities. The deal made sense—after all, who better than insurance companies to estimate life expectancy and long-term risk. And by pooling the... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
according to the organization’s long-term values and goals. Surprisingly, we find that the intervention drove even higher effort on performance associated with pre-existing monetary incentives, but, on average, did not affect nonfinancial... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?
effectively only to allow talent to slip through our fingers. Rather, retention and personal development are the name of the game. Inclusion and voice are important ways of achieving them as well as the innovation and outstanding View Details
- 22 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?
out if the goal is simply to increase the absolute number of sales, then a frequent quota is more effective—especially if you’re looking to boost performance of least-effective employees. But if the goal is to sell the high-profit items, then it’s better to stick with... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
directors concentrating their attention on leadership behaviors that, at least in theory, should provide the basis for long-term performance rather than the behaviors exhibited by many leaders who are short-term optimizers and well... View Details
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
executives should invest in talent. In allocating resources, should they focus on building talent or acquiring superstar talent? Elberse says strong evidence suggests that it is hard to find long-term success without having a strategy... View Details
- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through that state) are any indication,... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
"Sports fans like statistics," he says. He is also looking at ways to incorporate his sports media expertise into the classroom. "I am percolating the idea of a course on sports media," Higgins says, explaining that the industry offers great... View Details
- 04 Feb 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?
questions whether the model's effectiveness will wane with Google's continued growth and maturity. Nevertheless, Google has influenced the management approaches of many other high tech firms with bright futures. Will its long-term... View Details
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
Sharing News That Might Be Bad
of directors recently gave the department mixed reviews: some directors are dubious about the unit's long-term prospects and are open to acquisition offers; others, however, continue to believe in the unit's promise and want to give it a... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman