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- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
has enough leverage to practice it. Boards of directors play an important role in championing the cause of stakeholders of all kinds. DF in AZ put it this way: “If a company promises a fundamental shift towards shareholder capitalism but doesn’t show any progress... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs
professor Leonard A. Schlesinger, several goals in addition to providing students with a common "foundation" for entering the MBA Program were sought and achieved by the module's planners. "We tried to build a sense of community among the... View Details
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
coevolutionary model of technological frames and the technology life cycle to explain sources of variation in the era of ferment, conditions under which a dominant design may be achieved, the underlying architecture of the era of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
period. Stock indexes can affect behavior by functioning as a source of prestige. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53030 Equity Concerns Are Narrowly Framed By: Exley, Christine L., and Judd B.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
learn the unvarnished truth from relevant stakeholders about how the design and behavior of the organization is misaligned with its goals and strategy. The Strategic Fitness Process (SFP) was designed to enable leaders to overcome... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407049 Analyzing Relative Costs Harvard Business School Note 708-462 Introduces students to the technique of relative cost analysis, a core technique of strategists. Among the intricate quantitative... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
of the city,” says Houston, adding that one of the museum’s primary goals is to provide a venue for world-class traveling cultural exhibits that have skipped Dallas in the past. Along with managing construction-related details, Houston’s... View Details
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
attitudes towards two critical phases of conflict termination—a ceasefire and a peace agreement. We test the malleability of refugees' attitudes to see if subtle changes in how these processes are framed or who endorses them can render a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
Marketing Studies Build It, Buy It, or Both? Rethinking the Sourcing of Advertising Services By: Silk, Alvin J., and Marta M. Stiglin Abstract—This paper provides an update on the current state of in-house agencies. Whereas traditional consideration of internalizing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
people are more likely to endorse a more aggressive, masculine leader—for example, Winston Churchill—to take action. But a pandemic is not a war and framing it as a warlike threat may hinder effective action. An infectious disease threat... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
at Medtronic, would feel uncomfortable with the changes I was proposing. Many of our leaders seemed quite comfortable with the culture just the way it was. To link the cultural changes to our mission, I framed them in terms of helping... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 18 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 18
the survey in Korean, demonstrating how cultural frames influence the contents of gender stereotypes. In Study 3, American college students rated a male student as higher on whichever trait—ambitiousness or sociability—they were told was... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
more than 250,000 invitees, resulting in 150 research ideas and hypotheses. The goal of opening up idea generation and disaggregating the different stages of the research process was to expand the number and range of people who might... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
International that required arriving at 3 a.m. to talk to clients in Europe. “I told them that I could close $20 million of business if they sent me to London,” he recalls. Fine, they said—but if you don’t, you’re fired. Khoja met his View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
a relatively young, upstart company. The case is framed from the perspective of an emerging markets financial analyst presented with the financial statements and operational data for both companies. The analyst has to compare and contrast... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
recent possibility if they can just be the next genius. Limits are about failure, about being inadequate as a contender. Even if your goals are not necessarily about record-breaking, today's shoot-the-lights-out standard of success seems... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
1933: “The most pressing question in America today is, Can American business leadership rise to its opportunities and responsibilities?” Noting the relevance of these words 75 years later, Faust added her own coda: Looking forward, the View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
invest in the original company could decide whether or not to stick with it. “Space is one of these industries where typical venture capital models struggle with the deep levels of uncertainty and the longer time frames that it requires.”... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
were proposed. Paula G commented that "Boards need to become more involved to protect the interests of the owners they must look outside to trusted advisors for compliance." Hughe said, "One way to get compliance is to View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Feb 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?
for beginning teachers So, is there any hope?” Roy Damary summed up his thoughts this way: “And we all thought that the service industry was the salvation of countries facing industrial decline!” Although the challenge was framed in terms... View Details