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- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
forecasts: how they are aggregated, evaluated, and communicated to stakeholders. We expect to see greater use and aggregation of probability forecasts, especially given developments in statistical modeling,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
Exercise of Leadership, a New Model Authors:Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron, Kari L. Granger Abstract This paper is the (pre-course) introduction document to an experimental course developed by the authors and taught at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance
implemented by a developing country's government frustrated by widespread short-selling in the illiquid market for its currency; amid relatively sound economic fundamentals; when foreign direct investment was exempted from the... View Details
Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
important reason, but by no means the only one, he added. Others include communication problems, a lack of hierarchy for resolving issues—think of Ford and Firestone, and the finger-pointing on both sides—and the potential for data... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model
said Khanna, are these: How does someone become an entrepreneur in a developing country? How do they overcome all the barriers? How do they provide market-based services to the poor? Khanna is also working with Shetty on questions... View Details
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
systems. We then develop a simple model of how these markets enable entry by small or flexible suppliers and the resulting impact on existing firms. Finally, we consider the regulation of peer-to-peer markets and the economic arguments... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
of lighter labor market regulations and more human capital specialize relatively more in people management. There is evidence for complementarities between information and communication technology, decentralization, and management, but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
outdated. Instead, innovations are increasingly brought to the market by networks of firms, selected for their unique capabilities, and operating in a coordinated manner. This new model demands that firms develop different skills, in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
5.6 billion people—by 2050), but consume 60-80 percent of the world's annual energy usage. Vast amounts of natural resources are also used each year in building new cities and expanding existing ones through real estate development and... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
billion for SpaceX) from NASA. One can only imagine the pressure under which developers were working at Boeing. The result? A failure to reach its destination, the International Space Station. While the cause is under investigation, early... View Details
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
Brand New also developed the ability to identify ability in others: organizational and strategic talent, as well as commercial imagination. Lauder, Schultz, and Dell—like the three entrepreneurs in the past—shared a willingness to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- September 2007
- Case
Still Leading (B4): Lee Iacocca—Driving Impact
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Lee Iacocca, a successful CEO of an auto company, devoted himself after retirement to several social causes. Describes issues in the transition. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Transformation; Retirement; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Civil Society or Community; Auto Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B4): Lee Iacocca—Driving Impact." Harvard Business School Case 308-046, September 2007.
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
it will move its capital to Borneo from the current Jakarta because of advanced sea rise and concurrent ground subsidence. On the other side of the spectrum, communities like Duluth, Minnesota and Rochester, New York are touting their... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 01 Feb 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?
development for the sectors where jobs are being created.” Dolembo suggested a multi-faceted response: “Fund student loans, stop punishing those who get the training at community colleges and share in the... View Details
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
jointly develops an offshore tract-performs relative to a solo firm. I employ a regression discontinuity strategy based on bids in first-price sealed-bid auctions for the rights to develop leases. By... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
time. Read the paper: http://www.europeanceo.com/business-and-management/2012/07/iso-standards-stamp-approval/ Children Develop a Veil of Fairness Authors:Alex Shaw, Natalia Montinari, Marco Piovesan, Kristina Olson, Francesca Gino, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2007
- Op-Ed
Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant
was to supplement the customer-facing front-end in the developed markets, with a lower-cost back-end in an emerging market. That is, TCL was trying to buy a sales and marketing structure and a set of brands. Much like Tata is with Corus.... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
images after a traumatic event, a hallmark feature of post-traumatic stress disorder, are suggested to develop because the trauma memory is disorganized and not integrated into autobiographical memory. Unconscious Thought Theory predicts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
millions of African farmers and their families achieve food security and lift themselves out of poverty. By 2008, AGRA had assembled a strong leadership team and had funded numerous small projects ranging from seed development to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 May 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?
ability to learn from "repeated failure" (Shadreck Saili), "a quest for integrity" (Adriano Pianesi), a combination of ego control and "ambition for the institution" (Bruno Coelho), communicating "where... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett