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  • 17 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Resisting the Seductions of Success

professional life, throws his family into chaos, and puts them in physical danger. Leaders aim at success, not self-destruction, but this is exactly what Tony brings on himself. This story confronts us with View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing
  • 03 Aug 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders

Microsoft is helping its direct competitor." But Microsoft has always been primarily a software company—by charging a premium to unlock advance features on its Office apps, it might be able to more than make... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information; Publishing; Technology
  • 24 Jul 2006
  • Research & Ideas

How Kayak Users Built a New Industry

a force, the cost of creating a new design must be within the reach of a single user. User innovations occur when customers of a product improve on that product with their own designs. In rodeo kayaking, the early participants built... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 12 May 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Accounting Information as Political Currency

almost certainly aren’t always used so). In general, earnings management refers to this discretionary component of accruals. In an average firm, earnings management is likely to be used to convey meaningful information View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 03 Feb 2011
  • What Do You Think?

Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?

the past decade, and not always for the better. Clark Phippen commented, "Over the last decade what is broadly called 'technology' (computer-based) seems to have mutated from being truly helpful to being overwhelming." Stephen... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
  • 01 Aug 2005
  • What Do You Think?

Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

CEO for a company seems to run on a scale based on size. The ultimate problem with that is the large failure effect. . . ." Responding to the point that hiring from outside an organization is often a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 25 Feb 2015
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

focuses on the economics and strategy of digital: how organizations need to adapt and change in this new environment, and the individual skills required to succeed in a digital economy. "You know that a significant change has taken... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology
  • 03 Dec 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising

such as eBay, YouTube, and Facebook to gather information and share opinions on how they spend their money, an entirely new marketing philosophy is called for, one in which the marketer no longer controls... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Publishing; Advertising
  • 10 Oct 2018
  • Research & Ideas

The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

McBoatface. Overruling the public’s wishes, NERC named the craft after British naturalist Sir David Attenborough. The public was outraged; newspaper editorials decried the lack of democracy, and citizens protested the unfairness of it all View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising
  • 18 Jun 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Caught in the Cogs: When Manufacturing and IT Meet

Manufacturing and information technology these days go together like bread and butter. But it wasn't always so. As Professor David Upton pointed out in a Global Alumni Conference panel titled "E-Commerce and the New Operations,"... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 09 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

What Really Drives Your Strategy?

Professor Bower, since 1970 you have articulated views on the resource allocation process and how it fundamentally shapes corporate strategy. Could you give us a brief overview of the resource allocation process? Bower: Organizations of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 28 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

reactions in the markets for funding, talent, partners, and meaning. Evolving commitments have always been central to entrepreneurial success. Leaders of new organizations have never been able to see very far into the future. They have... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
  • 08 Jan 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

growth. One respondent turned the topic on its head, posing a more interesting question of whether equality fosters productivity. Several felt that innovation and productivity increases are leading to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 10 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

future laws and reforms in the financial arena. One thing is clear: Despite severe criticism, the act and the institutions it created have survived almost intact since enactment. But so have condemnations. It's a puzzle, say the authors,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accounting; Banking
  • 04 Apr 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities

The trend is independent from the Rust Belt overseas job migration that occurred in the same timeframe, the researchers note. “We've always known bigger cities have more patents, even on a per capita basis,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 06 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?

of any or all make sense. Here is my perspective on the many ways available to get professional help. Adviser Most business advisers are domain experts or experienced operators in a particular area such as product, marketing, sales, and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
  • 05 Dec 2012
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Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?

itself, the "fiscal cliff" in the US, and the politics of the Middle East among them. Many corporate and personal plans are on hold. These may be uncertain times, but we've always been certain... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 21 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

to produce based on the naive assumption that there will be "zero supply response, so that earnings will always be the same" as they were in a particular time period. This assumption is wrong. Owners,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation
  • 08 May 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Cost of Cutting in Line

No one likes to waste time standing in line. So why don't more people try to bribe their way to the front? Should companies allow some customers to move to the front of the line for a hefty fee? Is there a market for time? Felix... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

telephone call away. When they have any concerns or suggestions, the CEO will hear them in real time. Professional service firm leaders are always in the midst of their partners and fellow owners, which is View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
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