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- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
experiment carried out in a large business process outsourcing company, we found that socialization focused on personal identity (emphasizing newcomers' unique perspectives and strengths) led to significantly greater customer satisfaction... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
how they see their boards, we thought it would be interesting to get the perspective of CEOs and try to understand how they saw their boards. At the end of the day, CEOs are as concerned with the impact of the boards as anybody else. They... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
divides resources to a process-based perspective focused on ways to link and leverage the individual competencies and capabilities that exist within the organization. And," he concludes, "they need to shift their attention from... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
not one of them. Let’s be clear. DM: Jeff, I wanted to take us sort of post GE at this point. Your life after GE. You're at New Enterprise Associates, which is a global venture capital firm. You've been there since 2018. And you've been... View Details
- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
and social science research is specialist, peer-reviewed journals. Second, much research takes the form of case studies and is often qualitative rather than quantitative. In disciplines where standardized social science methodology,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
distribute products, this is how you price them, this is how you brand them, this is how leadership is optimized, this is how you design organizations, and this is how you motivate people. Take any subject, they were all grounded in... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
preparing to take over the role of chair later that month. When she found out about the Oregonian’s report, she dropped everything and got to Portland as quickly as she could. By the end of the day on Thursday, Keny-Guyer had resigned.... View Details
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
to shareholders $7 trillion via buybacks and dividends, over 96% of their aggregate net income, prompting claims that "short-termism" is impairing firms' ability to invest and innovate. We show that, when taking into account both direct... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
can get them online and Best Buy will sell them to you in a more efficient way. Their stores are going to be all about the cool, interesting, new—what I would call the fresh items. This idea of freshness is to keep the consumer engaged in what you are doing, and also... View Details
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
Publications September 2014 The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Management Mergers and Acquisitions and Innovation By: Ahuja, Gautam, and Elena Novelli Abstract—This article (a) identifies the different theoretical perspectives and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
Google.org, IDEO, and other local businesses described their perspectives on the problem. The HBS Community Partners team will use the opportunities identified at the event to bring together cross-sector leaders over the next year, and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
profound impact on me. Young, bright, respectable students were standing up against the police, the university, and our government. I was 22 years old. Seeing that people my age and younger could take a different point of view and speak... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
Understanding Psychological Safety in Healthcare and Education Organizations: A Comparative Perspective By: Edmondson, Amy C., Monica Higgins, Sara J. Singer, and Jennie Weiner Abstract—Psychological safety plays a vital role in helping... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
limited managers' incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt for firms in the vicinity of financial distress. We show that this ruling increased the likelihood of equity issues, increased investment, and reduced firm risk,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
expand the theory to include the diverse criteria for taxes that most people find compelling. Weinzierl's research shows that a theory with a more realistic perspective on what people believe makes for good tax policy, can make up for the... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
acquisition is more likely to take place when there is a common venture capital investor linking the acquirer and the target. Finally, we show that long-run post-acquisition abnormal returns are higher for the acquiring firms when the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
understand why some of the other top firms in the business, such as KKR and Apollo, have been tapping the public equity markets for their own funds, and whether they should do the same. They are also pondering how to monetize their own stake in the firm, and whether... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
documented all the recipes. And while we cooked, the stories would always come out. They would tell you troubles with their kids' school-- the difficulties in raising chickens, or whatever would come out. And I think that's just so beautiful. It's a luxury in life when... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
their views in more detail to an academic audience this month when they and Professor Brian Hall, a sought-after expert in executive pay packages, convene a one-day, on-campus conference, “Executive Compensation: Broadening the Debate.” As co-organizers, each brings a... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
destruction of natural habitats such as forests and wetlands. On the other hand, business is gradually beginning to make efforts to reverse those frightening trends by creating new processes, products, and paradigms that take the... View Details