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- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
low-value assets in high-risk areas? In the long run it will not make economic sense for society to keep rebuilding homes that have been destroyed multiple times, or to raise ground floors in stores and office buildings that are barely... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
New Paths to Success in Asia
people in rural areas who don't yet have computers," he continues. "This company's service allows e-mail messages to be sent from anywhere in the world to a post office near the addressee's home, printed out as a letter, stuffed... View Details
Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
Collaboration By: Bernstein, Ethan, and Stephen Turban Abstract— : Organizations’ pursuit of increased workplace collaboration has led managers to transform traditional office spaces into “open,”... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
unique perspective,” says Anita Elberse, the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at HBS, who is faculty co-chair of the Executive Education program. “Their viewpoint often sheds light on why we see certain tensions in the media View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco
revitalize the downtown area using generous tax incentives. This effort has led to a 40 percent increase in tech companies with offices in the city from 2010 to 2013. "They have been trying to balance the encouragement of technology... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch
between other ads as emotional buffers—sort of palate cleansers for the soul. Participants could watch an ad until the end or skip to the next one by pressing the space bar at any time. In each case, a camera recorded participants' facial... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
created self-organizing, ultra-low-power, wireless sensor networks; a space that was getting a lot of attention in 2004. The company was founded in 2000 and in early 2004 was looking for a second round of funding. The area had attracted a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2021
- Book
Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World
When the pandemic forced employees to flee offices and work from home in droves last year, many business leaders worried that productivity might take a dive. Would remote workers be too tempted by the lures of Netflix or too distracted by... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
long been based on the principle of delegating tasks to subordinate officers (take the hill without specifying how, leaving it to the judgment of the relevant unit commander—called Aufgabentaktik), while the American army tends to follow... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
Andreas Haas How Does an Organization Like Boeing Coordinate Work Under Intense Competitive Pressure? Our case study on Boeing this month unfolded in real time, leading up to a second critical glitch on one of their products, this time its View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
offices working remotely and field teams continuing to support Sahel Consulting’s five-year Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria program. Sahel Consulting is conducting COVID-related research and developing policy recommendations... View Details
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
own profits when one side is subsidized in equilibrium. By contrast, if platforms make positive margins on both sides, the same investment has the regular, expected effects. Our analysis implies that the strategy space and the logic of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
Cisco Systems and Dell would jump out as excellent on certain dimensions; but not so big and visible companies like Haworth Office Furniture, too, have an excellent record on some stewardship components. A channel steward need not be a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
these organizational processes can account for the high clustering and short-path distance between nodes that are characteristic of the endemic small-world network structure. Furthermore, the study shows that the concepts of legitimacy and competition can be applied to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
who are Sikhs come to the office centered and focused after our morning spiritual practice, which gives us the clarity to make better decisions," he explains. "Second, valuing others means we are slow on the firing trigger. We... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
interactive online demonstration enables first-hand exploration of the parameter space (www.mpmlab.org/groups), and available source code (supplementary materials) provides a guide to implementing psychological agent-based models.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
in client operating systems. And the same will happen in the media player space unless the American or European antitrust authorities prevent it. We expect Microsoft to put all its ammunition to fight this battle. Part of the reason why... View Details
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
of the most-downloaded and most-revenue-generated app charts; it has recorded multi-million daily revenues and around a hundred million daily users; it has nearly 200 employees in its Helsinki headquarters and support offices around the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
teachers to facilitate individual student learning. Furthermore, he believes that offering a social, personalized learning tool can offer a fun way for students to learn and can also save time for teachers who want to provide differentiated instruction. Based out of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
case where General Motors dealt with a serious recall crisis translated these concepts into the reality of managing a global enterprise in a trustworthy manner. BOOK ABSTRACT: The role of the chief communication officer (CCO) in today's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne