by Dennis Campbell - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Dec 2001
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?

the greater the likelihood that it will not be a major player in future competitions in rapidly changing environments. —Professor James Heskett Both Dennis Crane and Richard Eckel suggested that a broader view of the competitive spectrum... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

we have rebels like Tupac Shakur, Howard Stern, and Dennis Rodman. The problem with both the breadwinner and rebel models is that each has an undesirable underbelly, a stigma that ultimately makes the model less than ideal. Even the most... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

16 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

virtually all the gains to be had go to those that create an ownership culture, by building in participative management and helping employees learn to think and act like owners. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

First, as Greg Waldrip points out, let's get things in perspective. These are only means to carry out a strategy after goals are determined, all in a supportive management environment. Dennis Crane concurs, adding that "Information... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

Wegrzyn cited (1) "incredible pressure from the economic side," (2) "incredible instability," and (3) a resulting "dog-eat-dog attitude." Dennis Hopwood said, "In the end, it's all about making the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

06 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

idea because the monopoly surplus is higher than that from a duopoly,” Luo explains. This intuition was originally developed by her colleagues Dennis Yao at Harvard Business School and Jim Anton from Duke... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation; Banking

02 Jul 2024
Book

Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead

culture, communication, connection, and confidence. Each one of these is a tool or building block for developing and deploying leadership capital. In the chapters that follow, I walk you through these one by one. I tell my own story of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?

But the literature on behavioral economics suggests an alternative interpretation, which is that people might simply be sticking with the default [option] and not taking the time to enroll. In this case, the default matters a lot. A paper View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

mathematics. Yet they often struggle to fit the profiles sought by employers. A growing number of companies, including SAP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Microsoft, have reformed their HR processes in order to access neurodiverse... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

11 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

And it is changing fast. Its size and importance to human, environmental, and economic health means that no system is viewed with as much suspicion by so many people around the globe. Changing societal expectations and scientific and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

2010
Chapter

The Euro as a Reserve Currency for Global Investors

By: Luis M. Viceira and Ricardo Gimeno

This article explores the demand for the euro for risk management purposes and the evidence of stock market integration in the euro area. We define a reserve currency as one that investors demand either because it helps them hedge real interest risk and inflation risk,... View Details

Keywords: Volatility; Inflation and Deflation; Capital Markets; Currency; Stocks; Financial Markets; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Risk Management

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Accounting & Management - Doctoral

Post-Doctoral Fellow Advisors: Charles C.Y. Wang (Chair), Victoria Ivashina , and Suraj Srinivasan Patrick Ferguson, 2021 University of Melbourne, Melbourne Business School Advisors: Dennis Campbell... View Details

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Business Economics - Doctoral

Benjamin N. Roth Raffaella Sadun David S. Scharfstein Joshua R. Schwartzstein Arthur I Segel Ishita Sen Emil N. Siriwardane Adi Sunderam Jo Tango Boris Vallee Luis M. Viceira Matthew C. Weinzierl Dennis A. Yao Yuan Zou Current HBS Faculty... View Details

29 May 2006
Research & Ideas

Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play

manager's skills. When the telecommunications industry was deregulated and challenged by new entrants, for instance, few former Bell Systems managers were able to successfully transition to the fast-moving, entrepreneurial,... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Andrew N. McLean & Nitin Nohria; Employment

22 Feb 2022
News

Launch Codes

not playing by the rules and to recognize and celebrate those who did. —Misan Rewane (MBA 2013) cofounder of West Africa Vocational Education; Social Enterprise track runner-up, 2013 The Value of Slow As one who loves the early-stage... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Alvaro Dominguez

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Placement - Doctoral

Johnson College of Business, Accounting Department Dissertation: Leveraging Culture in Management Control Systems: Evidence From the Field Advisors: Dennis Campbell (Chair), Susanna Gallani , Jonas Heese ,... View Details

18 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 18

find that involuntary closures are most frequent in U.S. counties with high rates of households headed by single mothers, low levels of college education, high rates of property crime, a strong presence of multi-market vs. local banks,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Strategy - Doctoral

Eric J. Van den Steen Andy Wu Jeremy Yang Dennis A. Yao David B. Yoffie Shunyuan Zhang Current HBS Faculty & Students by Interest Big data Alberto F. Cavallo Competitive advantage Ramon Casadesus-Masanell... View Details

03 Sep 2018
News

Moving Pictures

movie by Michael Keaton) who oversaw the Pulitzer Prize–winning investigation. “Over the course of two years he dug out of us everything we knew—and then some.” That legwork and intense focus translated into a gripping, moment-by-moment... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Christina Gandolfo; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2017
News

The Middle Way

process. He made it make sense.” By the summer of 2005, a deal was struck in principle. When the official announcement finally came in February 2006, headlines declared it historic. Announcing the deal, BC Premier Gordon View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous

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