Robert C. Clark - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

existing relationships do affect spillovers, primarily by capping downsides, but also by limiting the upsides of being near a high-performing team. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52779 Evaluating Firm-Level Expected-Return... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29

case:http://hbr.org/search/813073-PDF-ENG Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged) Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, and James WeberHarvard Business School Case 413-064 Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Mar 2009
What Do You Think?

How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

Sharon Richmond pointed out that, "Because 'trust' is elusive Leaders must always be mindful of their context and audience, and communicate accordingly." And Phil Clark reminded us that "Transparency without context is... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

07 Jul 2011
What Do You Think?

So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?

investment, for example)." As C. J. Cullinane put it, "we have to be adaptable and flexible but Too much adaptability can lead to lack of direction " RT said that there is "No shame in revising ideas—publicly and to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

1992
Book

Revolutionizing Product Development: Quantum Leaps in Speed, Efficiency and Quality

By: S. C. Wheelwright and K. B. Clark

Keywords: Product Development

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1984
Book

Restoring our Competitive Edge: Competing Through Manufacturing

By: Robert H. Hayes and Steven C. Wheelwright

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04 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival

both in "big L" leadership contexts, and, as HBS Dean Kim Clark says, in "small l" leadership roles. Q: Was Shackleton an entrepreneur? If so, how? A: There's a definition of entrepreneurship that HBS's Howard... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

May 2010 (Revised July 2010)
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Bank of America Acquires Merrill Lynch (A)

By: Robert C. Pozen and Charles E. Beresford

On December 22, 2008, Bank of America (BofA) chairman and CEO Ken Lewis convened a special board of directors meeting to review his company's pending acquisition of investment bank Merrill Lynch. Negotiations for the acquisition had begun a few months earlier, during... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Corporate Governance; Government Legislation; Crisis Management; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry

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22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

metric; you never have enough.But only you can define fulfillment. We as individuals are the only judges.— Ricardo Levy,Catalytica Energy Systems For Robert Glassman, his spirituality at work is expressed as a commitment to social... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

02 Dec 2010
What Do You Think?

Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

actually hurting our society rather than helping?" Whatever choosing may be, several commented on the importance of timing. As Phil Clark put it, "The longer you take to make a decision the further away you are from the reality... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 May 2011
What Do You Think?

How Ethical Can We Be?

with whom we interact judge us differently than we judge ourselves? Phil Clark commented that "Ethics is in the 'eye of the beholder,' not the person carrying out the action." We may rationalize our behaviors depending on, as R.... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

Winter 2017 MIT Sloan Management Review Why Big Data Isn't Enough By: Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract—There is a growing belief that sophisticated algorithms can explore huge databases and find relationships independent of any... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Jul 2008
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Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

Summing Up Are leadership and followership joined at the hip? It seems impossible to separate the two. They are reflective of one another. These are two of the predominant opinions expressed in one way or another by respondents to this month's column. Phil View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

well, like the commercial aircraft manufacturers or the motion picture industry. Willy C. Shih (@WillyShih_atHBS) is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration in... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

1995
Chapter

A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing the Financial Environment

By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie

Keywords: Finance; Framework

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04 Aug 2011
What Do You Think?

How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?

Common sense had its defenders. C. J. Cullinane commented that "Common sense and experience for all their faults are fast." Phil Clark added that "how man reacts to a situation is driven by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

2009
Book

Financial Economics

By: Zvi Bodie, Robert C. Merton and David L. Cleeton

This book seeks to explain finance through its functions rather than its institutions, concentrating on the three pillars of finance: optimization over time, asset valuation, and risk management. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Finance; Assets; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation

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03 Mar 2010
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To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

of identity. Perceptions vary widely on the issue of "identity" and economic performance, particularly as it applies to the U.S. One school of thought is summarized by C. J. Cullinane when he says, "Our identify has... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding

Venture Partners and investors such as Nobel Laureate (and HBS professor) Robert C. Merton, as well as individual angels, family, friends, and the founders themselves. The rules for applying to the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace