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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 29 Jan 2013
  • First Look

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
  • 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
  • 1984
  • Book

Restoring our Competitive Edge: Competing Through Manufacturing

By: Robert H. Hayes and Steven C. Wheelwright
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  • 03 Jul 2008
  • What Do You Think?

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
  • 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
  • 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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  • 03 Jan 2017
  • First Look

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
  • 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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  • May 2010 (Revised July 2010)
  • Case

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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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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  • 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
  • April 2008
  • Article

Leading from the Boardroom

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Robert C. Clark
Keywords: Leadership; Governance
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  • 03 Mar 2010
  • What Do You Think?

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

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