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- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
business start-up. Furthermore, most women have learned that they need help to create and build their businesses. They are assembling multi-talented entrepreneurial teams that bring a broad base of... View Details
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
achieved something, however small. If the person drags out of the office disengaged and joyless, a setback is likely to blame. This progress principle suggests that managers have more influence than they may realize over employees' well-being, motivation, and creative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 7
of organizational features during growth; the second, their dramatic change. We juxtapose the two narratives to reveal ongoing gaps in the study of how growth can effect change along three dimensions: organizational design, team... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008
firm maintain a unified focus and operational consistency in new and existing points of sale around the world. One measure that Kompel and his team were considering was the Balanced Scorecard, a tool traditionally used by top management.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16
some promising young managers to lead them; locate them safely away from the established businesses-is a recipe for failure, according to the authors. Meanwhile, CEOs spend too much time on managing today's earnings and too little time on building the kind of View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
they need to worry about attracting and retaining the best talent,” Toffel says. “Or why CEOs of companies that largely sell to Indiana residents, like the Colts football team and Pacers basketball team, might oppose the law to ensure all... View Details
- 12 May 2009
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First Look: May 12, 2009
selected was the only candidate considered. Far too few companies conduct reference checks; far too many rely on gut reactions when judging qualifications and cultural fit. Hardly anyone considers whether candidates will be good team... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
had a "system" of hiring MBAs in cohorts of ten to fifteen. These young MBAs were generally placed into "assistant to" positions (assisting the head of a division, for example) for a couple of years to learn the... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 12 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 12
let the incumbent's actual development plans leak out and allow the entrant to wait and learn these plans prior to setting an R&D level. We identify conditions for the entrant to postpone development despite the risk of being late to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
Because it gives GM a better shot at establishing OnStar as the industry standard. And because GM extends its OnStar distribution to market segments they may not otherwise reach with their auto brands." Invent the competitor who kills you. View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
forthcoming Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth By: Edmondson, Amy C. Abstract—The Fearless Organization offers practical guidance for View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
writing some 75 comments have been submitted. Finally, I thought you would be interested in learning the most popular WK articles since we set up shop. You can see the results here. Thank you to our more than 2 million annual visitors who... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009
founder and CEO, J.B. Schramm; Chief Strategy Officer, Mora Segal; and the College Summit team must now decide whether or not to dramatically redefine their organization's theory of change. College Summit could continue to "get... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7
different and many SOEs have learned the lessons of the past. Organizational Design: Balancing Search and Stability in Strategic Decision Making Authors:Jan Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow Publication:In The Network Challenge: Strategy,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 8, 2008
can and cannot accomplish can be grouped as resources, processes, and the priorities embedded in the business model. Demonstrates what kinds of changes are required in an organization and team structure for each different type of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace