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- 12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006
complex culture of the HMS neurological research community as well as the HMS academic culture. Demonstrates Ivinson's efforts to develop HCNR as a catalyst for aligning scientific researchers in the HMS... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
commercial solutions to social and environmental problems." The goal of the study was to help IC, whose members collectively invested $80 million from 1992 to 2001, the time horizon of the study, develop a fact-based understanding of... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 12 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 12, 2008
accurately reflect the demographic diversity of the U.S. population. Yet, most research on diversity in organizations has focused on the outcomes associated with workforce diversity and not on the processes that can enhance diversity in organizations. We address this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jan 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?
in markets for labor fueled by dramatic improvements in communication. Those with a global, macro economic view tended to regard these developments as long overdue. Those concerned about the psychological and social impact of job... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008
community Linux. A consortium is a private group of participants that operate as equals and jointly select problems, decide how to conduct work, and choose solutions. IBM has set up a number of consortia with other companies to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Your Employees and Customers Drive a New Value Profit Chain
executives to provide on-the-scene examples of how the organization's values are lived on the job is important. This invariably requires a larger-than-normal travel and communication budget, incentives for top management executives to... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
Most organizations already have at least some of these processes in place, but they rarely develop and manage them in a coherent, consistent way. Here are eight things that your company should be working on. Identify your company's... View Details
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
challenging assignments, adequate resources, supportive work groups, management that places a premium on creativity, and project leaders who understand the creative process and have strong communications skills. At the other end of the... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52469 2017 Ethical Capitalism: Shibusawa Eiichi and Business Leadership in Global Perspective Gapponshugi in Global Perspective: Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism By: Jones, G. Abstract—This chapter places the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-art-of-strategic-renewal/ August 2013 Journal of Development Economics Political Reservations and Women's Entrepreneurship in India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen D. O'Connell... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
ever, the mission of many non-profit organizations has never been more critical to communities being served. This may be time to re-emphasize the mission and to work to move mindsets as soon as possible from “survive” to “thrive.” The... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
opportunities, and defined the opportunities for packet software. That framework is changing now. The Internet is redefining software. The Internet is redefining the role of computing and communication and their interaction with each... View Details
- 23 Mar 2021
- Book
Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World
other cities and other countries,” Neeley points out. Despite these upsides, however, shifting to working remotely is not without its challenges, especially when it comes to communication and coordination among managers and employees.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
the entrenchment benefits (the cost advantage firms develop through learning-by-doing when they enter early). Both the opportunity costs of absence and the entrenchment benefits vary according to initial relative firm capabilities,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
Publications May 2015 Cambridge University Press Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help
holding them accountable?” Gehl said she and Porter wondered. “What’s going on?” Porter, who studies economic development and competitiveness, said the idea to examine politics through the lens of business stemmed from his experience... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
largest insurance program. To meet this target, the government will rely on technology to effectively scale services, monitor quality, and ensure accountability. While India has seen great strides in informational technology development... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
speak the same language for the most part. In the social sector we don't have nearly that degree of agreement over what constitutes useful, common metrics, even in subsectors like health care, education, and the environment. At the moment there's a lot of debate about... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009
consumer-oriented model for drug development and use has attracted attention in recent years as an alternative to the much-maligned approach of mass-marketing blockbuster drugs. In a parallel development, patients and disease-based... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2005
- What Do You Think?
What are the Lessons of New Orleans?
Lawrence developed that further in commenting, ". . . Some people fell off the radar because they weren't part of ‘the plan' . . . Someone forgot to do the return-on-investment, and we as a nation will now pay a pretty price, not... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett