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- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
huge deficits stretching back and forward for a decade,” according to Kautz. “I believe that an emerging disinflationary era, driven by more intelligent machines and continuing globalization, is why they are right. Most importantly for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
community activists? When and how does such reporting affect how managers make decisions in ways that increase or decrease shareholder value? What are the main welfare effects View Details
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Thousands of large, profitable companies have all the right intentions of giving back to society—and yet a sizable number of them have corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
and the communities they live/work in, (he has observed) dramatic productivity increments no layoffs, no additional technology, 'just' increased employee engagement." Does he have something here? What... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients
and hospitals are starting to learn these lessons, experimenting with new models of care that emphasize more talking up front. Kaplan mentions Oak Street Health, a network of clinics serving a poor, elderly... View Details
- 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 View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
Companies need to have smart technicians who stay abreast of emerging digital threats and defenses, of course, but the technicians shouldn't be calling View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
working with poorer communities to strengthen their local economies. In Chapter 10, we describe the community involvements of Cummins in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
rights (IPR) and technology transfer? Fritz Foley: Before going to graduate school, I spent a year living in Sri Lanka. I was affiliated with the Institute of Policy Studies,... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 08 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions Fundraisers Must be Prepared to Answer
The gold-lettered Donor Wall of Fame is a cornerstone of philanthropy. To entice donations, fundraisers will also deploy competitions, hierarchies View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
does behave like a luxury good," he said. Rich people tend to want more of it than poor, according to Reinhardt, and rich countries demand it whereas poor countries do not. In addition, thanks to progress in View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
institutions seem to get far behind because they identify a need, then take a lot of time to develop curricula, find teachers, etc.” Aim was even more blunt, saying, “By the end View Details
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
underdeveloped.) Nokia's CEO knew, however, that the passion and capabilities of the company lay in its cell phone business, and that there was a unique market opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
IT Links for Boundaryless Companies
presentation and application activity. "The levels at which computers communicate have been formalized," said Upton. "This is important as we begin to understand what's happening on the 'Net... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
functional support units. Business units to customers: The priorities of the customer value proposition are communicated to targeted customers... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
several years ago in Asian Business magazine's annual most admired companies survey, Siam Cement Group (SCG) was one of the first firms in Thailand to develop its own written... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 30 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Looking Behind Bad Decisions
Why is it that the U.S. federal government allows local communities to give tax dollars to wealthy sports team owners rather than to create better benefits for citizens? Why are organ-donor programs... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
the sick. The resulting competition for consumers with differentiated products will control costs by increasing quality of care—e.g., integrated teams for congestive heart... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?
years from now. But is it unreasonable to expect continued efforts to improve the quality of the process with regard to personal values? Or... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
with women who were partners for at least five years (listed as such in both 1995 and 2000). We believed that having a woman on the decision-making team would, 1) attract more deals from women entrepreneurs,... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace