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  • 06 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 6

http://hbr.org/2012/03/does-america-really-need-manufacturing/ar/1 Choosing the United States Authors:Michael E. Porter and Jan W. Rivkin Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012) Abstract The U.S. is not winning its View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

framework aids managers in 1) identifying relevant harms, 2) determining the responsibility for them, 3) developing appropriate responses, and 4) recognizing political limits on what companies ought to do. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

the mechanisms underlying racial paralysis, revealing greater recruitment of brain regions implicated in socially appropriate behavior (VMPFC), conflict detection (ACC), deliberative processing (DLPFC), and inhibition (VLPFC). We discuss... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 21 Jun 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

might, with sellers of talent (such as graduates of business schools). For managers, if their business growth is predicated on hiring appropriate amounts of talent—as it invariably is—what do they do to compensate for the absence of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

bring process to bear on creativity without straitjacketing it. They pointed out that process management isn't appropriate in all stages of creative work; leaders should apply it thoughtfully and manage the handoff from idea generators to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Apr 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

consistently, some people will become uncomfortable.” Companies can keep the conversation going through a variety of means: sending pop quizzes, with employees having to pinpoint whether cartoon characters in various workplace situations are acting View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Feb 1998
  • News

Women at the Top

of appropriate HBS alumnae, female leaders of companies with annual revenues of $100 million or more, and various executive organizations for women, they soon had more than one hundred applicants for just sixty spaces. Those selected to... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young
  • 06 Jul 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

company, and they want to leave with their dignity intact. It is not easy to make them feel appropriately treated, while still making sure the news is delivered clearly. It means striking a chord that is simultaneously firm, direct,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 02 Jun 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’

decides on a gift, determines her own monetary contribution, and issues invitations to other contributors by posting an "invitation to contribute" on her Facebook profile. This invitation contains a link taking users directly to the View Details
  • 15 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem

the right size for apparel products they are considering. Some sites offer "fit calculators" to help consumers translate their measurements into sizes. Others (for example, Public Technologies Multimedia) offer more sophisticated software to map consumers'... View Details
Keywords: by Jan Hammond & Kristin Kohler; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail
  • 23 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 23

but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or alternately interfere with its freedom to operate. The case frames important intellectual property issues around appropriability... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 27, 2009

utilization in teams, revealing how and when teams appropriately draw on their members' expertise. Feeling the Heat: The Effects of Performance Pressure on Teams' Knowledge Use and Performance Author:Heidi K. Gardner Publication:Best... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Departments | Employment

accomplish our goals and juggle many activities at once. Attributes of Successful Staff Members Flexibility Ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize Eagerness to learn Customer Orientation Good communication skills Ability to... View Details
  • 16 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

me back to the apples, and leaders. As in all financial manias, the bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000 gave rise to swindles and frauds and the bad apples that commit them. We need to find out who they are and take appropriate... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
  • 05 Dec 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

operations since its founding a year and a half earlier, the founders must weigh the differences in valuation and pros and cons of the accelerator program to determine which option is appropriate for Lovepop at this stage. In addition to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016

cooperation depending on the culture of the high-power manager with whom they interacted. This study contributes to understanding how culture shapes behavior of people with relatively low power, illustrates how a logic of appropriateness... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 17

appropriate systemic connections to effectively distribute solutions. Thus, these challenges cannot be dealt with by one profession or institution acting alone; indeed, effective action most often occurs at the intersections of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Jun 2020
  • Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

capitalism powered by private enterprise and appropriately regulated offers the best hope for continuing to improve living standards and the well-being of people across the world. Lagace: What’s an example or two of businesses that are... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

than taxing them more heavily. Similarly, the weight of the empirical evidence is that foreign activity is a complement, rather than a substitute, for domestic activity. Much as the formulation of trade policy requires resisting the tempting logic of protectionism, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 27

attractive as it initially seems. In the B and C cases, students must decide whether their view of the appropriate pricing changes, when the apparent mispricing worsens. A final additional teaching point relates to the formation of a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace