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  • 24 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

Management Journal Discordant vs. Harmonious Selves: The Effects of Identity Conflict and Enhancement on Sales Performance in Employee-Customer Interactions By: Ramarajan, Lakshmi, Nancy Rothbard, and Steffanie Wilk Abstract—Across... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Dec 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

years, we've produced sixteen teaching cases, two conceptual notes, and a working paper. Q: The performance problems of U.S. public education are receiving growing attention. How are urban schools performing... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education
  • 13 Jan 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams

When Harvard Business School professor Vincent Pons went to Kenya to conduct research in advance of the 2013 national elections, he discovered surprising lessons about how the ethnic makeup of teams affects the work they do—now published in a new working paper,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 1988
  • Other Unpublished Work

Congressional Testimony On Dealing with Cost Overruns and Schedule Slippages - U.S. Senate, Committee on Armed Services

By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Government and Politics; Performance; Economics; United States
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  • 12 Aug 2014
  • First Look

First Look: August 12

Performance of Indian Manufacturing By: Ghani, Ejaz, Arti Grover Goswami, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector using... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem

WorldCom or Adelphia. The failures at those companies were more likely caused by a combination of fraud committed by individuals, inadequate control and governance systems that tolerated clear conflicts of interest, and a frothy market in... View Details
Keywords: by William Sahlman
  • 1992
  • Other Unpublished Work

Productivity on Missile Development Program 309 - HBS Analysis and Decision Case

By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Performance Productivity; National Security; Decision Making; Aerospace Industry
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  • January 2023 (Revised April 2024)
  • Case

First to Fight? Culture, Tradition, and the United States Marine Corps (USMC)

By: Ranjay Gulati, Akhil Iyer and Joel Malkin
Over a history of more than 240 years, the United States Marine Corps has forged a distinct culture and institutional identity centered on its “warrior ethos.” In the wars of American history, Marines fought with uncommon valor, rising to international prominence for... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Government Administration; Management Practices and Processes; Management Systems; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; United States
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  • 01 Jun 2010
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting

reporting of financial and nonfinancial performance in order to improve sustainable strategy. HBS senior lecturer Robert G. Eccles and coauthor Michael P. Krzus explain the benefits and value of the One Report method. Plus: book excerpt.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 27 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 27

firms' propensities to adopt new administrative and governance practices (Davis and Greve, 1997; Westphal et al., 1997). Read the paper: http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/msytch/pdfs/Sytch&Gulati.Markets.as.Networks.pdf How Do Networks... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 2009 (Revised October 2009)
  • Case

Indian Railways: Building a Permanent Legacy?

By: Tarun Khanna, Aldo Musacchio and Rachna Tahilyani
Keywords: Government and Politics; Managerial Roles; Size; State Ownership; Performance; Transportation Industry; India
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  • 25 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University

government regulation would dampen the great universities' genius for discovery. Ideally, the faculty members, administrators, and alumni who best appreciate the totality of the university's contributions to society will, in the spirit of... View Details
Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen & Henry J. Eyring; Education
  • 19 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

Management Science The Role of Taxes in the Disconnect Between Corporate Performance and Economic Growth By: Khan, Urooj, Suresh Nallareddy, and Ethan Rouen Abstract—We investigate the relation between the growth in corporate profits and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

the body of empirical research on entrepreneurial resource mobilization has grown, the literature has become increasingly fragmented. We review the literature on entrepreneurs’ mobilization of resources, spanning human, social, financial,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 02 Mar 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

partner rather than a competitor for global trade and resources Dealing with Asia, and especially China, requires a more nuanced point of view because understanding of language, culture and business practice can be easily misunderstood Ultimately, this will lead to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • August 2008
  • Article

Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion

By: William R. Kerr
This study explores the importance of knowledge transfer for international technology diffusion by examining ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial communities in the US and their ties to their home countries. US ethnic research communities are quantified by applying an... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Ethnicity; Production; Integration; Knowledge Sharing; Patents; Employment; Performance Productivity; Entrepreneurship; Change; Developing Countries and Economies; Immigration; China; United States
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  • March 2010 (Revised April 2010)
  • Case

Deworming Kenya: Translating Research into Action (A)

By: Nava Ashraf, Neil Buddy Shah and Rachel Gordon
Karen Levy and her colleague, Margaret Ndanyi, have spent the last six months planning and preparing for a national Kenyan program to target school children most at risk for parasitic worm infection. One week after its launch, the program seemed to be going well but... View Details
Keywords: Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Mission and Purpose; Performance Efficiency; Programs; Problems and Challenges; Research; Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Management Practices and Processes; Kenya
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  • 15 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 15

  PublicationsDo Strong Fences Make Strong Neighbors? Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:National Tax Journal 63 (December 2010) Abstract Many features of U.S. tax policy towards multinational firms—including the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Sep 2006
  • Op-Ed

Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do

pressure is the fear of losing an adequately performing CEO. To make sure this does not happen, compensation committees rely on surveys by compensation consultants about CEO pay in similar companies but without regard to company... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch
  • 23 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 23

we conceptualize two key challenges of governance they face: accountability for dual performance objectives and accountability to multiple principal stakeholders. We revisit the potential and limitations of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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