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- 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8
countless incremental fixes-attacking fraud, reducing errors, enforcing practice guidelines, making patients better "consumers," implementing electronic medical records-but none have had much impact. It's time for a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
That's true because most innovations fail, so it's not practical to build a new infrastructure to support every innovation until you find out they succeed. So it's inevitable they will be mismatched for some time. We have to have... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
Bill George, now a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School. "Innovators need to be able to try things out, fail, correct them, and then bring them back into the organization." You really need to develop two... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
forthcoming New York: Dey Street Books Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and Life By: Gino, F. Abstract—The world’s best chef. An airline captain who brought his flight to safety in a daring water landing. A magician... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
the conditions that enable moral insight and important practical implications. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54871 Harvard Business School Case 318-143 Renegotiating NAFTA January 1, 2019 marked the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
Business Review What’s the Right Kind of Bonus to Motivate Your Sales Force? By: Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas Abstract—Companies typically compensate their sales force by using some combination of salary, commission, and bonuses, but executives are often unsure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007
Olympic Committee, the host country and city, its businesses, and local residents, and can serve to illustrate the key tensions as well as best practices in social marketing initiatives. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 7
Publications April 2015 Harvard Business Review How to Really Motivate Salespeople By: Chung, Doug J. Abstract—Much of what we believe about the best ways to compensate and motivate the sales force is based on theory and lab... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17
individuals are prompted to consider the question "What could I do?" in place of their intuitive approach of considering "What should I do?" Together, these studies point toward a theory of moral insight and important View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
large operating losses into positive operating margins, while achieving levels of patient care and satisfaction that were ranked best in their category. Having constructed the high-level strategy map and scorecard, leaders cascade the... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016
September 2016 Harvard Business Review How to Tackle Your Toughest Decisions By: Badaracco, Joseph L. Abstract—The toughest calls managers have to make come in situations when they have worked hard to gather the facts and have done the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14
creative or in love with risk, but they are deeply inquisitive, open to new experiences, and comfortable with the unpredictable. He also offers evidence-based, practical advice for interviews and résumé screening that hiring managers can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18
modification, pain-relieving drugs) as either a complement to, or substitute for, surgical procedures, and patients were actively engaged in the process of determining what type of care to pursue. In addition, Weinstein and his staff collected data from the Center's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008
Bodie Abstract This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can analyze and manage the financial risks of a national economy. It is based on the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
inappropriate behavior that can lead to an awkward office environment, lawsuits, and reputation damage. But how exactly can companies do better? Ammerman, along with three HBS faculty members, provided some practical advice executives can... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
There is nothing small about the research practiced by Harvard Business School professor Benjamin Esty. He studies the financing of some of the largest projects in the world: the Eurotunnel, Hong Kong Disneyland, and the Airbus A380, to... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18
on practical measures that businesses can implement to create shared value. Originally published in an online forum hosted by Harvard Business Review, it offers valuable advice about how CEOs, other senior executives, and boards of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with “International Values and Local Roots" (A) Vittorio Colao, CEO of telecommunication giant Vodafone, must respond to reports of disturbing accounting practices at two of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22
suffering from overcapacity and from an inefficient farming structure. CEO John Horgan is considering the best way to position Kepak for success, including the possibility of an umbrella Irish beef brand, opportunities for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20
supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110004-PDF-ENG The LCA Ethics Lens Sandra J. SucherHarvard Business School Note 610-050 A practical framework for evaluating the ethical dimensions of a proposed course of action for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace