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- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
Management Series. Oxford University Press, 2010 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Purchase the Book: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199552863.do Shadow of the Contract: How Contract Structure Shapes Inter-Firm Dispute... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
average. Culture Corporate culture advocates sometimes argue that if you can make the work fun, all else will follow. Our results suggest that holding high expectations about performance matters a lot more. Inspire all managers and... View Details
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
Although CEOs hold positions of power, many can feel powerless in certain ways—particularly when it comes to influencing the behaviors and performance of their employees. Yet perhaps they aren’t taking the time to understand what drives... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
and produce an aggregate equity term structure that tracks economic conditions. The implied term structure is upward sloping during normal or expansion periods but flattens or inverts during economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
particular mechanism to address those voids: minority state ownership. Due to their minority nature, such stakes are less affected by the agency distortions commonly found in full-fledged state-owned firms. Using panel data from publicly traded firms in Brazil, where... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
Identity and Reputation Matrix (CBIRM), introduced here for the first time. Eight key reputation elements adapted from the literature and enriched by the case study are incorporated within an existing corporate brand identity framework. Among the key findings are View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?
retirement, Amabile and colleagues found that, for many, the transition begins smoothly enough but then develops into retirees questioning their own identity and puzzling over how to structure their days as their familiar work life fades... View Details
- 10 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business
To succeed in today's fast-moving economy, traditional corporate structures are holding back companies, even great companies, from being creative enough and speedy enough to compete effectively. What's... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 18 Nov 2022
- HBS Case
What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?
Mehta in the HBS case study “Brown Capital Management.” At a time when many companies are seeking to address deep structural racism, Brown’s methods may provide an important blueprint. “An important question for organizations is how to... View Details
- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
should consider whether the structure of the school day is ideal. Should we have more breaks to ensure that low-performing children can recover, for instance? Two, in accountability systems we often compare and evaluate based on test... View Details
- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
investor base. For example, adoption of integrated reporting could be a step in this direction. Integrated reporting provides a holistic picture of the business describing the economic, environmental, and social performance of the corporation as well as the governance... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
close with an attempt to identify strategies to close the gap between the unethical people we are and the ethical people that we strive to be. Publisher's Link: http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9780415873246/ Working PapersLocal Industrial View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
conventional wisdom isn’t enough to produce significant innovation; we must go further. Our thinking can too easily get confined by silos and structures that limit us to what is familiar, what we see every day, what the people around us... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
“cloak” their most valuable trades. This takes the form, for instance, of a manager who sells her entire position of Microsoft on March 30, and then repurchases to re-establish the same position on April 1. This manager will economically be View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
different functions, divisions, and cultures. Several project management principles-scoping out the challenge, structuring the boundaries, and sorting tasks for execution-help leaders facilitate effective teaming. Leaders can also foster... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
Science The Belief in a Favorable Future By: Rogers, Todd, Don A. Moore, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—People believe that future others’ preferences and beliefs will change to align with their own. People holding a particular view... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge
“People might be intimidated to approach the sales superstar and reveal that they are having problems because of self-image issues,” Stanton says. “And the best salespeople may want to hold on to their information because it gives them... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Research Summary
Research Thrust
By: Rakesh Khurana
I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details
- 08 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders
Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work, allows organizations to get at the underlying drivers of inequity and build new structures to close gender—and other—gaps. Much has changed in the... View Details
Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
- 29 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism
Ramanna, who holds appointments as the Henry B. Arthur Fellow, supporting the research and teaching of business ethics, and as a Marvin Bower Fellow, helping faculty launch innovative new business agendas. "Capitalism delivers on... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding