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- 01 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'
everything that I think we all thought when we interviewed him and more." As Bowen noted, Kelly has often mentioned his philosophy is "culture beats scheme." Mentioning this during the press conference announcing the firing... View Details
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
for young people to start smoking tobacco cigarettes, or even lure ex-smokers back to the habit. This has created a dilemma for health regulators, says Quelch, interviewed before the FDA's action. Do they regulate e-cigarettes in order to... View Details
- 07 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela
interviews with Hindu religious leaders as to why this pilgrimage matters, along with SPH's findings about all things health related, from the bacteria count in the Ganges to the quality of medical care. That way, the case will help... View Details
- 01 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure
work also provides insights into how firms can create employment contracts that are in step with company goals. This e-mail interview is based on two working papers by Autrey and colleagues Shane Dikolli and D. Paul Newman: "Career... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/919013-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 319-054 Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets The case is built around video clips from top business leaders in emerging markets who were interviewed... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015
countries. The book draws on literatures and archives that have previously only been available in Spanish, while the concluding chapter makes use of Harvard Business School's new project known as “Creating Emerging Markets,” which features lengthy View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007
success and (b) develop a set of instruments to assess RE risk factors and to design, evaluate, and apply effective measures to mitigate those risks. The data collection consists of interviews with RE experts and other experienced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
Has Entered the Mainstream By: Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Leaders in all sectors, from business to sports to education, are increasingly wading into controversial political and social issues. Based on interviews... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
hospital emergency room and focuses on the effects of a new organizational structure, which we call a team scaffold, on teaming effectiveness and performance outcomes. Using a hybrid research design that adapts and blends quantitative network methods with qualitative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
Change: The Expansion of Primary Education in India By: Mangla, Akshay Abstract—This article analyzes India’s recent enactment of universal primary education. This programmatic policy change is puzzling given the clientelistic features of Indian democracy. Drawing on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
people-oriented industry, attrition has special import. DeLong and Gabarro, of Harvard Business School, along with former Morgan Stanley and Ernst & Young executive Lees, argue that a PSF can gain a much-needed competitive edge by renewing its focus on mentoring.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
platinum mine. Photo: Gautam Mukunda The authors' research for the case study comprised more than 50 hours of interviews on three continents, not to mention some applied experience; Mukunda flew to South Africa and spent a day in Anglo... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
features designed to enhance safety and effectiveness had the unintended effect of changing how men enacted their masculine identities at work. Interview and participant observation data show that the major reorientation was away from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities
linkages or externalities across industries. Regional economies and clusters are analyzed at various geographic levels including states, economic areas, and metropolitan areas. Access to top-level data on the CMP is free; more in-depth information is available for a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
In our January 2 update, we featured the first part of a two-part interview with HBS professor Michael E. Porter, an internationally influential expert on strategy and competition. (Porter was recently appointed to a University... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 22 May 2007
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First Look: May 22, 2007
traditional outsourcing strategy, organization and processes. In a recent research project, we interviewed managers from 45 projects in over 20 firms to understand the practices that differentiated those firms that reported greater... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
Graves for the Education of Physicians in Early Nineteenth Century America. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. Steiner, Philippe. 2006. "Le Don d'Organe : Une Typologie Analytique." Revue Française de Sociologie 47:479-506. -. 2009. "Economic Sociology... View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
masculine workplaces, making their platforms an ideal site for investigating alternative processes of masculine identity-construction at work. Q: Tell us about your experience on the oil platforms. What was it like to visit and interview... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006
in the twenty-first century." Grove gave Tedlow unprecedented access to his private papers, along with wide-ranging interviews and access to his closest friends and key business associates. Nothing was off limits, and Tedlow was free... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
course, VCs I interviewed didn't use the word "career imprint"; still, what they did point to were important differences in the kinds of capabilities, connections, confidence, and cognition that people developed at these... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark