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- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
financial resources available. In spite of improving conditions, a wage gap has persisted for more than thirty years. Professional women currently earn approximately 73 percent of what their male counterparts are paid for the same work at... View Details
- 29 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Get Off the Dime!
also anything but customer-focused. It was probably "Sure, fine, now get out of the way so I can do my job, which I understand and you don't. I'm the professional here; you're an annoyance." With this attitude, it's hard to get... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
factors in explaining the increased presence of NGOs in the last few decades: a trend towards more outsourcing of government services; new ventures by would-be not-for-profit "entrepreneurs"; and the increasing View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2024
- Book
Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead
global executive and coaching experience—explains how people can use these five Cs to find their own “treasure,” that personal or professional achievement that spells success in their own eyes and have greater impact in the world. The... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
facilitate the efforts of professionals there by decreasing the time required per case. It provides a good solution where expertise is limited if no one has significant thoracic experience, for example. It creates the potential for... View Details
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
and their HR professionals are complicit in what we have come to call the "great training robbery." Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50953 The Perils of Building Democracy in Africa By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jun 2012
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Leadership: What We Know
grown, so has the demand for courses on the topic. Scan the mission statements of most major universities and professional schools and you'll find that "educating leaders" is the common thread. Search the catalogues of almost... View Details
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
case considers the challenges professional service firm employees face in terms of work-life issues. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410112-PDF-ENG Purchase this Supplement... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Negotiation is Like Jazz
negotiation requires adapting your communication acts to the most advantageous pattern. Learning The Notes Imagine you're a sales rep negotiating with the procurement manager of a professional services firm. Your company is the only... View Details
Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
process. With a tradition of being the market leading text and professional standard, the new edition has deepened its strategic focus and emphasis and invested in market-breaking MyAccountingLab tutorial support. Publisher's site:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
businesses after World War II, and how his children and grandchildren have taken the business forward, professionalizing the management and engaging in extensive social investments. The Group became a symbol of ethical capitalism, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
was led by Vehbi's son Rahmi followed by his grandson Mustafa. It explores both the professionalization of the management and a radical restructuring of the business portfolio as the group refocused on five core sectors. The case also... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
San Francisco office, and it also details the evolution of Pentagram itself. In addition, this case offers a thick description of Hinrichs and his team working with a client. This case can be used in business and executive education courses on View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
& Education 6, no. 3 (September 2007): 345-365 Abstract As professional schools, business schools aspire to couple research rigor with managerial relevance. There has been, however, a concern that business schools are increasingly... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
workplace with a professional appearance, even a receptionist, increases the legitimacy of a young firm with an unproven track record and improves its credibility. Another implication is that you can bite off more than you think you can... View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
in production and economies of scope in distribution. In some industries, Adam Smith's "invisible hand" was gradually tamed by what the historian Alfred D. Chandler Jr. has termed the "visible hand" of professional... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
international leagues, especially the English Premier League (all of whose matches are on NBC platforms) as well as the major U.S. professional sports and college sports. Bundesliga’s CEO believed its globally known clubs (especially... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
scheme, more extensive than any previously revealed in professional sports history." Until that moment with Oprah, Armstrong had consistently and strenuously denied using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), blood transfusions, or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
Reinsurance developed at the fringe of financial services and, for most of its existence, was largely unnoticed outside the expert community. However more recently public and professional sensitivity towards managing risks has increased.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
avoidable ways. This article is based on the analysis of hundreds of work diaries from professionals describing everyday events that involved high-level managers in their companies. The analysis uncovered four major types of actions that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel