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- 11 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups
and consider your long-term career path. “The career trajectory is quite path-dependent. And the choices that you're making today are going to affect the choices that you're going to make tomorrow,” he says. It’s important to recognize... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 02 Feb 2007
- What Do You Think?
Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?
these, the choices included examples such as BP and The Body Shop, suggesting that purpose, a requirement for greatness, is no guarantee of long-term respect and performance. Purpose is powerful when it comes to attracting and inspiring... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
various locations in Africa. Dependent on functioning, healthy ecosystems for its long-term survivability as a business, it invests heavily in conservation efforts, both directly, with communities and governments, and with partners and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
Abstract—In this paper, I examine the relation between Integrated Reporting (IR) and the composition of a firm's investor base. I hypothesize and find that firms that practice IR have a more long-term oriented investor base with more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
March 2014, Kevin Counihan, CEO of Access Health CT, Connecticut's state health insurance exchange, stops to consider the success it has experienced so far and to think about how to ensure its long-term sustainability. Purchase this case: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2008
- What Do You Think?
Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?
be to investors, but the long-term effect, it is assumed, would be to reverse the "doom loop" described above. For better or worse, it would be much more straightforward than the proposal on which more than one vote will be taken by the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
"You'll make all your money not on the obvious, but on the patterns that form," he told his listeners. One question every company founder must answer honestly to himself or herself, he said, is whether the company is a good View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 17 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often
next,” Sadun explains. ‘Employees cannot live in the dark’ Even if a temporary lull in communication is likely during a CEO transition, long-term silence doesn’t have to be inevitable, the researchers say, citing Satya Nadella’s ascent at... View Details
Keywords: by Ami Albernaz
- 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
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
Kaplan says. Implemented in the right way, such a sustainable ecosystem wouldn’t be a one-time handout to check the CSR box for the year, but a long-term solution to making companies a positive force in the communities in which they... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 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
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
researchers found that German companies struggling to maintain long-term survival in India adopted a mix of political risk management strategies: Disguise Some companies used a “cloaking” strategy, altering their organizational structure... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
tended to have narrower provider networks and broader care management strategies. Many more, however, still need to hone unique strategies for the public exchanges that can both improve short-term financial performance and ensure View Details