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- 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016
forthcoming Management Science The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures By: Hellmann, Thomas F., and Noam Wasserman Abstract—We examine the trade-off between efficiency and equality within the context of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship’s Wild Ride
you ought to own or employ everything you need. For example, good entrepreneurial firms often hire the most specialized talent on a temporary basis. The fifth, managing through networked relationships, contrasts with the old paradigm that... View Details
Keywords: by William Mahoney
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
service programs provided by the government. The company had made significant progress, and Kai was a recognized leader in German business for his attention to and success in managing diversity, but he knew... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
Bower finds far too many companies are managed without leadership development as an objective; as a result, when the time comes to name a new chief executive, those firms turn to outsiders. Both insider and outsider CEOs have strengths... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
announced the split, the price rose nearly tenfold. With the stock split came an increase in publicity, which helped maintain capital inflows from individual investors. The media has drawn a lot of attention to Horie's boyish antics—he is... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
customized web sites for overseas markets? How would she maintain the detail and attention she had put into so many aspects of the company as Nasty Gal grew? As Amoruso's time was limited and management... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
risks—a process that can release more equity capacity. Finally, Merton argues, the job of managing the company's derivatives portfolio should not be delegated to in-house financial experts. The strategic importance of how a company View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
terrorism. Bremer, who has also worked as a special or executive assistant to six secretaries of state, entered the private sector in 1989, becoming managing director of Kissinger Associates, a strategic consulting firm. In 2000, he moved... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dare to be Different
Another part of it is a dissection of some of the brands that have managed to be exceptions to the rule, and that have somehow managed to hold our attention and loyalty over... View Details
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Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience - Blog - Business & Environment
He discussed the growing fragility of the insurance market in the face of worsening climate events and called attention to the increasing number of U.S. regions becoming "uninsurable." Jones advocated for integrating risk-reducing... View Details
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
attention in the management literature. Fit refers to internal consistency among elements of a research project—research question, prior work, research design, and theoretical contribution. We introduce a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
Business School Case 415-028 Aarti Grover and CMS Computers No abstract available Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/415028-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 415-051 Sarah Sullivan at Greater Marketing Solutions (GMS) Sarah Sullivan, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind
managers should reconsider where they display their organic items. In short, it may make sense to locate the kale near the Kit Kats. "The research implies that the area near the checkout counter is a good place to display organic or... View Details
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
situation because of social media.” Instead, he sees the study as a confirmation that public relations managers at major firms have been paying close attention to the shift toward politically slanted, openly... View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?
view that the term "crowd" might be a bit extreme in describing effective management processes. For example, John Baxter suggests that "a group of knowledgeable 'veterans' ... in conjunction with others from the external... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Relationships are Building Biotech
early stages of entrepreneurial firms and new industries. Her new chapter builds on a huge research project she began several years ago with Ranjay Gulati, a professor of organizational behavior at the Kellogg Graduate School of View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
particular companies in each country. To catch students' attention immediately, they chose companies with name recognition, such as Toyota, Wedgwood, Ford, and IBM. The companies were also selected to include functional areas of interest... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
New Releases
1996 faculty symposium titled "Breaking New Ground: Initiatives in Management Education, 1980-1995." Organized by Clark, the three-day event gave faculty an opportunity to take a step back from their ongoing research and talk about the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
Such motives spring from the humanitarian values possessed by the organizations or individuals involved. Utilitarian motives, on the other hand, cater to the partners' organizational needs, focusing on issues like risk management or the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
Despite increased attention to public education in recent years, today’s schools are still not producing graduates equipped to meet the demands of the 21st-century economy, many business leaders contend. Most Americans seem to agree.... View Details