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- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
be enlarged to include a variety of factors that give meaning to any circumstance and thus shape behavior: past experience, expectations about the future, group membership, and cultural values. This article opens with a series of thought... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
have an economic logic that sustains the enterprise by attracting resources. Another pitfall is the creation of heightened expectations that are difficult to fulfill, leading to disappointment when View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
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Federal copyright law prohibits the reproduction, distribution, public display, or public performance of copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright owner, unless fair use or another exemption under copyright law applies. In... View Details
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
To confirm causation and explore the mechanisms underlying the effects, we replicated the results in a laboratory experiment. We found that individuals working temporarily as part of a research team were more engaged and satisfied with their work, View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
performance after they go public. These results stem from the professional ownership, tighter monitoring, and reputational considerations exhibited by PE sponsors. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-104.pdf Elections... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
challenges. After a period of successful recruiting, fund raising, and deal completion, Summa needed to develop a set of practices and expectations across portfolio companies and partners. The case concludes with Indahl making three... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
a production chain, that maximized output.” Klug admires the way Aoki took command of a key variable in restaurant management: table turnover, or “turns.” “Rocky made the restaurant a theater, with the chef as the star of the show,” Klug says. “When the meal was over,... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
Grossman Periodical:Harvard Business Review 84, no. 11 (November 2006) Abstract One of the biggest management challenges anywhere is how to improve student performance in urban public schools in the United States. There has been no... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
professor Bower found that companies performed better when they appointed insiders to the job of CEO. CEO succession is a process taking many years, not an event that takes place shortly before a transition. It reflects the way a company... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
epitome of the Aston Martin Grand Touring car. Comfortable for two, it has few frills and a high level of luxury and yet is capable of heart-stopping performance and superb handling on the racetrack. Candee examines in detail the history... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
no. 5 (May 2007): 760-776 Abstract Given the importance of proximity for knowledge spillovers, we examine firms' location choices expecting differences in firms' strategies. Firms will locate to maximize their net spillovers as a function... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
worldwide IFRS adoption is self-perpetuating. We find that perceived network benefits increase the degree of IFRS harmonization, although larger countries and countries less dependent on foreign trade have a differentially lower response to the IFRS network value.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
standard of living it once did. It’s a portent for all of American industry and its workers. “The social compact between workers and companies has weakened,” says HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an expert on leadership and organizations. “For most of the industrial... View Details
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
experience. Moreover, doctors tend to deviate to follow two common ordering strategies: shortest expected processing time and batching similar cases. Choosing the shortest tasks first is particularly detrimental for speed. Batching is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
tested whether the subsidies were associated with differential attendance and weight loss over 12 months, as might be predicted by the expectation that they attract employees with differing degrees of motivation. Analysis and Results:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
being effective. Is this still fun? Is this still adding value? Having those conversations, understanding the group dynamic, and managing people’s expectations have been important lessons for me. Courtney Hughes: Also, balancing learning... View Details
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
available at this time. When Professionals Have to Lead: A New Model for High Performance Authors:Thomas J. DeLong, John Gabarro, and Robert Lees Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Abstract For too long, professional services... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
1965) Have a Long-Term Strategy — Jose M. Faustino (MBA 1963) Beware of Bias — Donald J. Chiofaro (MBA 1972) Exceed Expectations — Bill Bogardus (MBA 1972) See Every Side — Jacqueline Beato (MBA 2009) Take a Chance — Michael Kubin (MBA... View Details
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an expert on leadership and organizations. "For most of the industrial age, we expected large employers to provide essential benefits, including healthcare after retirement. That meant we didn't have... View Details
- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
much mid-cap European stock you should have in your portfolio, any more than it would enable you to perform surgery on yourself." Intelligence is not the issue, he emphasizes; it really is a question of knowledge and time. Retirement... View Details