Allocation Problems - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20

analyses indicate that "All-Star" recognition proxies for buy-side client votes on analyst research quality used to allocate commissions across banks and analysts. Taken as a whole, our evidence is consistent with analyst... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

personal and organizational effectiveness. Although specific research interests span a wide range of subjects, the faculty share a problem driven, interdisciplinary, multi method approach that has led to significant impact on theory and... View Details

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Fatima Albassam

problems refugees faced. I thought it was poverty, health, the need for shelter, but the director came back with one word: idleness.” The camp itself offered 200 jobs, for which more than 7,000 people applied.“It’s not just about income,”... View Details

04 Oct 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Fair (and Not So Fair) Division

Keywords: by John W. Pratt

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Strategy - Faculty & Research

Keywords: Framing ; Stakeholder Management ; Capabilities ; Transformation ; Leading Change ; Crisis Management ; Resource Allocation ; Government and Politics ; Business and Stakeholder Relations ; Public Administration Industry Citation... View Details

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

decoupling of the company's resource allocation process from the highest-value strategic opportunities. The answer, some experts say, is to dispense with budgets entirely. The answer, some experts say, is to dispense with budgets... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016

to the decisions faced by managers and policymakers and addresses why research relevance matters, what relevance means in terms of a journal article, and how scholars can increase the relevance of their research. I define relevant research papers as those whose... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Apr 2024
In Practice

Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

a job identified for the migrant, and they are approaching the immigration system in a strategic manner. Often, the main constraint is gaining access to the scarce visa supply—there are so many applications for H-1B visas that a lottery system is used to View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

22 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

their planning processes and make smart choices. Here's an excerpt outlining the seven questions every manager should ask. 1. Who Is Your Primary Customer? The first imperative—and the heart of every successful strategy implementation—is View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

November 2008 (Revised January 2010)
Case

Stone Finch, Inc.: Young Division, Old Division

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Elizabeth Collins

CEO Jim Billings wants to attract energetic, entrepreneurial talent to Stone Finch, Inc., which comprises an older division that fabricates products like piping and tanks for water and wastewater processing plants, and a much newer division that develops biochemical... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Human Resource Management; Motivation; Business Growth; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership; Business Subsidiaries; Innovation Strategy; Resource Allocation; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Retention; Operations; Recruitment; Integration; Business Growth and Maturation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth and Development Strategy; Manufacturing Industry

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Purchase

08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

fundamental business model has not changed in more than 100 years: very smart outsiders go into organizations for a finite period of time and recommend solutions for the most difficult problems confronting their clients. But at... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Sep 2013
What Do You Think?

How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

governance problem . The problem is that network governance is not taught in business schools or any other faculties." How can strategic planning be adapted to changing needs? What will it take? What do... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

matters for innovation, and therefore growth, because it enables the local entrepreneur to put equity into this cooperative venture, which mitigates an agency problem that would otherwise deter the foreign investor from participating. In... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

degree of functional status achieved. Tier two represents the process of recovery including complications problems encountered in the treatment process. Tier three represents the long-term sustainability of health achieved including... View Details

19 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space

has been working on entrepreneurial solutions to the problems of economic development for decades. Harvard Gazette: Why is the Chandrayaan-3 landing important? Tarun Khanna: It’s a part of the moon that has never been landed upon, and the... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette; Aerospace

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

address any one of these challenges can cause the restructuring to fail. Having A Business Purpose Restructuring is more likely to be successful when managers first understand the fundamental business/strategic problem or opportunity that... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

03 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers

stereotypes can shape their allocation of attention—and, therefore, their work performance. “Managing people’s impressions—thinking about how people view you because you need to get subordinates to follow your directives—is a huge part of... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Retail; Consumer Products

11 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

managers wanted to hedge that risk. Well, how can I hedge my risk against a portfolio that has retail stocks and technology stocks? If you have put Amazon into the retail, you're not putting the right notional risk allocation towards that... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail

09 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 9

Working PapersOperational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting Authors:Julia Adler-Milstein, Sara J. Singer, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Operational failures occur in all industries with consequences... View Details