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  • 25 Feb 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?

where some industries were centralized, has developed a powerful private sector that "seems well positioned for an entrepreneurial outburst." Vietnam, where all industries were under centralized control, appears to face a more... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2008
  • HBS Case

Negotiating with Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, sold $315 billion worth of goods in 2006. With its single-minded focus on "EDLP" (everyday low prices) and the power to make or break suppliers, a partnership with Wal-Mart is either the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
  • 10 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

Periodical:Survey of Current Business 87, no. 3 (March 2007) Download paper: http://www.bea.gov/scb/pdf/2007/03March/0307ResearchSpotlight.pdf The Power of Stars: Do Star Actors Drive the Success of Movies? Author:Anita Elberse... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 4

reorganization of the bureaucracy, and (c) an increase in monitoring by both the government and the general public. Correspondingly, we advance managerial implications that stem from these recent changes, illustrated by recent MNC and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Are Company Founders Underpaid?

his argument that he was being underpaid because he could not credibly threaten to leave the company if he didn't get his way, in contrast to a non-founder who could effectively do so. From an academic perspective, past studies assumed that founders are more View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services; Technology
  • 05 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 5, 2008

that make this possible. Together, they reveal a systematic approach to managerial work at the top, which is seldom found in the literature. By building on the engagement of many in the development of the organization, the practices are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

even though they do not control all the resources—manufacturing and service, for example—needed to achieve the desired results. There is a good reason for this discrepancy. By explicitly setting the span of accountability wider than the span of control, executives can... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
  • 01 Dec 2021
  • What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

dominant logic and power of the most influential culture traits, the more we can design an operating climate which through leadership and managerial system and design progressively shape and ‘nudge’ the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 24 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

practices; yet, tighter coupling is more likely in suppliers with certain types of managerial structures (certified management system and unions). We also find important interactions between these organizational structures: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 17, 2015

the demands on Tessei continued to grow. Given previous leaders' failed attempts to fix Tessei's problems with increased managerial monitoring and controls, Yabe seeks a creative approach to overcome the motivation, capability, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Sep 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

time, because the time horizon is in minutes. Whereas in managerial roles, you have to think in longer time horizons, and you're not always thanked for your work. Ely: What about the structures, as opposed to roles? Kanter: What would... View Details
Keywords: by Robin J. Ely
  • 21 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: December 21

the period from 1996 to 2005 to test the hypothesized relationships. How Managers Use Multiple Media: Discrepant Events, Power and Timing in Redundant Communication Authors:P.M. Leonardi, T.B. Neeley, and E.M. Gerber... View Details
  • August 2003 (Revised May 2006)
  • Case

Elizabeth Parker (A)

By: Tiziana E. Casciaro, Wickham Skinner and David Krackhardt
A new political appointee with years of volunteer experience takes over a highly responsible job in the state government and is met with bureaucratic inertia. Describes a successful strategy to overcome organizational resistance to change. View Details
Keywords: Public Sector; Leading Change; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence
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  • 02 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 2, 2016

press Journal of Applied Psychology Cooperation in Multicultural Negotiations: How the Cultures of People with Low and High Power Interact By: Kopelman, Shirli, Ashley E. Hardin, Christopher G. Myers, and Leigh Plunkett Tost Abstract—This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 12

companies and that corporate governance improves. Furthermore, we find that companies implement more ethical practices, including reducing bribery and corruption, which increases managerial credibility. These effects are larger for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jul 2018
  • Research & Ideas

The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far

with other deliberate managerial actions. “My hope is that this research throws a bucket of ice water on the idea that there's no tradeoff...” That said, in general, I do think the open office space “revolution” has gone too far. If... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
  • 05 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

tighter coupling is more likely in suppliers with certain types of managerial structures (certified management system and unions). We also find important interactions between these organizational structures: View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

to expressing powerful insights simply, concisely, and memorably led to the remarkable influence of Getting to Yes, which has sold over eight million copies and has spawned endless academic and popular offshoots. While the most familiar... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 02 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

least in part due to managers' reputational or status concerns. The ROE increase was predominantly driven by improvements in margins, which was partially driven by cutting R&D intensity—a potentially unintended consequence. Our findings suggest that indexes can... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 23 Oct 2012
  • First Look

First Look: October 23

several concrete managerial prescriptions for the selection problem based on this trade-off. Finally, we demonstrate the value of our framework in a case study that considers air traffic management. Ethnic Innovation and U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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