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- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
communication is possible. Hence, the other-regarding composition of a team of workers has complex consequences for organizational performance. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49874 Corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
http://hbr.org/product/cree-inc-introducing-the-led-light-bulb/an/515026-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 115-011 Virtual Revenue Recognition No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
Melissa BartonHarvard Business School Supplement 411-003 The global economy entered a crippling recession in the fourth quarter of 2008, and Dow lost its primary source of funding for its planned acquisition of Rohm and Haas. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
career in venture capital private equity to launch a global movement that has brought together governments with service providers and has attracted private investment to pay for a variety of social programs. One such program in 2010... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
multiple ways and installing reward and recognition programs. It also establishes new programs to align the extensive networks of suppliers and dealers to the strategy. But after a sharp decline in sales triggered by the global financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
situations as well.” The decision to study alumni connections was borne of the professors' personal school ties: both received their PhDs in finance from the University of Chicago. In 2007, each landed a position in the Finance Unit at HBS, where they View Details
- 12 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager
to become less diversified. The paper notes that many US firms have narrowed the scope of their operations since the 1980s, in efforts to compete better in the global economy-winnowing their product portfolio and focusing on a particular... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
Working PapersIntra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract We use a new firm-level data set that establishes the location, ownership, and activity of 650,000 multinational subsidiaries—close to a comprehensive picture of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 27, 2009
Communication in Multicultural Networks: Deficits in Inter-cultural Capability and Affect-based Trust as Barriers to New Idea Sharing in Inter-cultural Relationships Authors:Roy Y.J. Chua and Michael W. Morris Abstract Innovative solutions to pressing View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
conditions in the world today: the declining capabilities of government, the massive size and increasing sophistication of the global financial markets, and the impacts of new technologies that leapfrog large centralized projects and put... View Details
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth . Both books marry a focus on performance with a look at leadership and organizational change—how to enable, support, and empower positive team and... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
lifelong employer due to global competition and downsizing; rapid turnover of executives and employees; growing concern about the environment; and the crumbling of institutions such as schools and the family. "We're searching for new... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 26 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?
to Rohingya refugees since the violence in Myanmar erupted in August 2017. The organization considers the refugees’ mental health needs “acute.” "The global flow of goods and capital ties together all of human interaction."... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
the unconscious thought condition compared to both conscious thought and mere distraction. As there were no differences in sequence memory for the film, it remains unclear what mechanism was responsible for this effect. These results encourage further research into a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
organization, specifically, closed-source (or proprietary) versus open-source (or distributed) development. Our results reveal significant differences in modularity, consistent with a view that distributed teams tend to develop more... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
zones As companies expand operations across the globe, they must grapple with time gaps during which employees cannot collaborate (i.e., lost productivity). To study this phenomenon, a research team studied communication patterns among... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Fashion Your New E-Business Model
as AOL (now AOL Time Warner) are defining the business models that are reshaping the global business landscape and redefining power.— Lynda M. Applegate The point within a value chain where maximum economies of scale and scope are created... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
leads a high-performing engineering organization. The case focuses specifically on Coughran's encouraging two teams of engineers to develop competing solutions for application storage systems. It also shows how Coughran assembled an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders
Let's get one thing straight from the start: Apple and Amazon are not friends. If they were high school students, they'd be mean girls glaring at each other from opposite sides of the cafeteria, jealously forcing their friends to pick sides between View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
to their specific needs—e.g., insurance for long-term care and drugs; easy access to integrated teams that specialize in treating chronic diseases and disabilities; pre-tax savings accounts for uninsured health care needs, such as hearing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace