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  • 03 Apr 2017
  • What Do You Think?

How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?

when he said, “Let’s see what real disruption looks like, reminding us that, “A noted surgeon said his students, though very smart, often had rotten hand eye skills and made terrible surgeons. He said he could train a dexterous high... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Construction
  • 07 Oct 2002
  • Research & Ideas

What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence

richer." And it didn't address the matter of how the maximization was to be accomplished. You can't take your eye off profitability. But to make all the other stakeholders instruments of shareholder wealth maximization won't win you... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
  • 23 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two

decades mixing and selling skin care formulas before she undertook to build a national market for her products. Howard Schultz did not grow up drinking specialty coffee, but as soon as he was introduced to the business, he learned as much... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 15 Dec 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

What happens when giant multinational corporations acquire relatively small companies that enjoy iconic status as socially progressive brands? According to recent research out of Harvard Business School, such marriages can be good for business and good for society.... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage
  • 14 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

learned today and prepare for tomorrow. The Rapid Eye Movement (REM) phase of sleep appears to be dedicated to the former function, shaping the day’s barrage of stimuli and events into memories and lessons, and connecting those memories... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
  • 13 Dec 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

inscribed, get a per-capita payment from the Chilean state. Theoretically, access to basic medical attention is taken care of, but the waiting lines are interminable and medicines are free if the medicines are in stock, which is not... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health
  • 27 Jun 2007
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Learning to Make the Move to CEO

into living groups of 8 people each, with careful attention paid to the balance of expertise and geographical representation. Each living group "pod" includes a living room, kitchen, and shared dining area, with simple bed-bath... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education
  • 16 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Times Captures History of American Business

and events through the eyes of the men and women watching them in real time: to follow the arc of time, if you will. And this represented an exciting intellectual opportunity for me, as a historian and scholar of entrepreneurial... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Journalism & News
  • 12 Jan 2018
  • Cold Call Podcast

Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.

“And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land. So, I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes... View Details
  • 26 Feb 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Power of the Noncompete Clause

and geographic reach. Q: How widespread are noncompetes today? And what are the consequences for those who sign them? A: These days, noncompetes seem nearly universal, and not just in technology companies. I recently spoke with an eye... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 03 Feb 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The State of Customer Service Leadership

Clinic. It’s organized around the patient, not the care provider. The work and pay are largely based on team performance. Medical “stars” would find the place very uncomfortable. And yet, through collaboration and teamwork, the people of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Retail
  • 12 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?

research. The first reaction is very cynical, kind of "You've got to be kidding me, why would you even care about this? Religion is divisive, why would you do that?" My answer to that is, "If you have any kind of personal... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 20 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

different needs from small business. Small businesses have a more difficult time accessing capital, providing health care to their employees, navigating complex regulations at every level of government, and much more. His promises to cut... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
  • 06 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 6

century. It focuses especially on Beiersdorf, a pharmaceutical and skin care company in Germany. During World War I, the expropriation of its brands and trademarks revealed its vulnerability to political risk. Following the advent of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

Schedule each day. Many parents are caring for their children and guiding their remote learning while trying to do their own jobs—and feeling like they’re failing on all fronts. Eventually, thoughts about unfinished work tasks encroach on... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
  • 28 Jan 2014
  • First Look

First Look: January 28

Populations By: Gray, Kurt, David G. Rand, Eyal Ert, Kevin Lewis, Steve Hershman, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Psychological explanations of group genesis often require population heterogeneity in identity or other characteristics, whether deep (e.g., religion) or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jun 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

makers for change. The focus is on quantitative targets; channel tactics for effecting sales transactions are taken for strategy. No one has an eye on the go-to-market system as a whole, and no one steps back to assess the state of a... View Details
Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products
  • 08 Mar 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

unique perspective: the eyes of entrepreneurs and business firms. Jones and Lluch contribute a final chapter, “Argentine and Chilean Business in the Second Global Economy.” A couple dances on the streets of Buenos Aires. Source: Jorge... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 2, 2016

variables within the control of practitioners to outcomes they care about using logic they view as feasible. I provide several suggestions for how scholars can enhance research relevance, including engaging practitioners in on-campus... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 11

which habits can lead people to make suboptimal decisions; for thinking too much, we discuss research documenting the ways in which careful consideration of attributes, and careful consideration of options,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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