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- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
complain that MBAs don't understand the practice of leadership or have sufficient awareness of their impact on others. Reflecting on these findings, Garvin concluded, "Business as usual isn't good enough." The Ford Foundation... View Details
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
institutions. As a result, over the years, Columbus has been practically recession proof. It is a reflection of the fact that the US gross domestic product devoted to services has risen from 42 percent in 1950 to 62 percent today.... View Details
- 04 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?
the bull market last? No. Will it create a market for new ideas, some of which will stick ...? Absolutely." These comments provoke several questions. As leaders, do we need to plan more time for reflection on what we do? Are we... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
increase in experience, consistent with learning on the job. Answerers who focus on particular question categories provide answers of higher quality but earn lower pay per hour (perhaps reflecting a lack of versatility). Answers provided... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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 and reflected in specific customer feedback and measures. Business support units to suppliers... View Details
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
first job. "We are talking about the 'knowing-doing gap,'" says MacCormack. "The very first time you put theory into practice, you learn all the challenges associated with applying the theory. We wanted to add a course that would require students to... View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
time to run young biotech firms; and so preferred people coming out of Baxter to those who had worked at Abbott or other firms, such as J&J and Merck. This preference is reflected in the archival data I have collected over the past... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
firms as reflected in the growth of their numbers, assets, sales, and profits. Yet, closer scrutiny reveals no dramatic transformation in the wake of liberalization. The story, rather, is one of an economy still dominated by the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2004
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?
major factor in neglecting distant possibilities, because addressing such surprises inevitably involves a costly, multi-pronged solution strategy." Carole Muller advances a more formal hypothesis: "Could it be that the bias towards... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
States economy maintained a steady pace in job growth of about 2 percent a year. The US labor force participation rate reflected that, growing robustly for the four decades from 1947 to 1997. Around 2001, both those indicators of the... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think
No one knows how much it will cost to keep the risks of significant climate disruption to a reasonable level. One commonly cited estimate puts the cost at roughly 1 percent of world GDP a year, or about $840 billion. This is a large number, but it seems smaller when... View Details
- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
efficient markets might argue that these are merely a reflection of the scarcity of supply among those thought to be able to lead large organizations. And yet there is evidence of little or no relationship between the size of CEO... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Ray A. Goldberg
delayed his journey home while he raced through the Ph.D. program in agricultural economics at the University of Minnesota in just two years. His dissertation on the soybean industry reflected the global perspective that became a constant... View Details
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
acquisition. Each startup was required to have at least one academic founder and one existing patent, which lowered the number of companies in the study to a total of 308, involving more than 500 scholars. Roche and Boudou measured how closely the scope of the... View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
approaches. Here we speculate on one possible explanation for this organizational heterogeneity: it may reflect inherent heterogeneity of the software workforce, in terms of which kinds of organizations individual workers prefer to work... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
strategy has been very successful, and its positive balance of trade with the United States reflects the progress it has made. But balance of trade is a lagging indicator of success. With looming technological leadership to be decided in... View Details
Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications
- 17 Nov 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?
Editor's note: This is part of a series of occasional columns on managing the family business written by Senior Lecturer John A. Davis. Optimism and pessimism are strong, stable traits that reflect our coping strategies. We live in an... View Details
- 14 Feb 2007
- Op-Ed
Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant
industry, also had a sorry ending. So, it is perhaps worth reflecting why Tata-Corus might be different. I believe it will be. Here's why. First, CNOOC's bid collapsed amid Washington intrigue. The Chinese proved to be babes-in-the-wood... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
government should regulate or encourage commerce will be a central debate. How does your research help us think about this question? A: History is a mirror that is both reflecting and distorting, and can very seldom offer us easy answers... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
information environment relating to IFRS adoption that is more likely to reflect changes in comparability versus information quality. If IFRS adoption improves financial statement comparability across firms, we predict this should reduce... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne