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- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Gender Changes the Negotiation
The last few months have been trying for Maureen Park, the managing director of a small portfolio management firm. The firm's parent company, a large financial services concern, was performing below forecasts, and morale among Park's... View Details
- 02 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When Goal Setting Goes Bad
nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth." Good goal? A: It was excellent for motivating behavior. It... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
it works." On the other hand, Kamal Gupta cited problems regarding pay transparency in observing that, "Indian law had mandated public sharing of employee compensation for all those drawing above a certain limit employees... View Details
- 25 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Collaborating Across Cultures
man to emperor Xuanzong and his consort. “To the extent that creativity is about the recombination of existing ideas, then combining ideas that haven't been connected before creates the potential to produce... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How To Do Business in Islamic Countries
that's no different than in [the U.S.]," said Hayes. Personal staff can be very influential and should not be underestimated, he continued. The man who meets you at the airport or who chats you up in a company's waiting room may turn... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2008
- Op-Ed
Selling Out The American Dream
spoke first of the American Dream in his 1931 book The Epic of America: "It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 14 Aug 2006
- HBS Case
On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”
class learns that many of Knight's former players love the man like a father, and that students demonstrated en masse at Indiana when Knight was fired. When asked how Knight and Krzyzewski are alike,... View Details
- 01 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault
expect when reaching out to others for help? A job is bound to fail if the people who control resources refuse to help. “In some organizations, it’s every man or woman for themselves,” Simons says. “You eat what you kill, and no one is... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?
counterparts, but a woman in a senior leadership role who switches to a new firm can now expect a salary bump of 25 percent on average, whereas a man making a similar move will see 9 percent more pay, says... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 04 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted
managers. Among the paper’s key points: Women are stuck at the bottom of the ladder Despite the public outrage the pay gap has inspired in recent years, women continue to bring home lighter paychecks. In 2018, a women earned 81 cents for... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Case Against Racial Colorblindness
In trying to prevent discrimination and prejudice, many companies adopt a strategy of "colorblindness"—actively trying to ignore racial differences when enacting policies and making organizational decisions. The logic is simple: if we... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 05 May 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Ethical Can We Be?
happen," noting also that " it is a heck of a job to keep staying aware " Vasudev Das suggests that words of Krishna are appropriate here, to wit: "whatever action a great View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
Kenny: : "This flat tire needs a man," says the narrator of the Goodyear Tire commercial that aired during the inaugural Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs in 1967. The ad featured a damsel in... View Details
- 24 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors
at a time when many marginalized groups are calling for more equitable treatment in the workplace. “A lot of people from historically marginalized groups have experienced marginalization and discrimination, and that makes us wary to put... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
The details differ slightly, but the story, in its telling, is always the same. Ninety or so MBA students sit nervously awaiting the start of their first Marketing class. At the appointed time—not a minute more or less—a slight View Details
- 22 Feb 2021
- Book
Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy
Selling is changing, but broad generalizations and false dichotomies about ecommerce, big data, and other trends—hallmarks of current sales advice—are keeping business leaders from making sound decisions, says Frank Cespedes, author View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 05 Sep 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Making the Right Technical Hire
If I had a nickel for every time I get an email or text asking if I know any full stack developers for hire, I could cover the cost of my next trip to San Francisco. I’m also struck by the number of founders... View Details
- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
email, among others, that "the new disinterested treatment of our fellow man will be the norm, not the exception." Just how millennials realize their full potential as managers was a matter View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
as too indelicate, was of a singularly successful day of shooting, with Al and his friends surrounded by their haul. What an anomaly it was—this gentle, courtly man encircled... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Robots in the Boardroom
advantage for companies–if they know how to use it. Man vs. Machine: Which Makes Better Hires? Computers make better hiring decisions than managers when filling simpler jobs. Research Papers Some Facts of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne