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- 27 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership
In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of pirates was sailing off the Virginia coast when a lookout spotted a merchant ship to the south. Springing into action, the pirates launched an attack, rocking the merchant ship with a cascade of musket balls and... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 2010
- Book
Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms
An essential, insider's guide to the secrets of the world of venture capital, written by one of the few people who have played on both sides of this high-stakes game. In it, you will find detailed insights, colorful stories, and practical advice gathered from... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Initial Public Offering; Personal Development and Career
Bussgang, Jeffrey J. Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms. Portfolio, 2010.
- 02 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'
and a former professional French-horn player, Brooks came to the subject of happiness by way of art. His early research focused on why people produce and consume art and beauty as well as the motives behind human generosity. He discovered... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Morrell
- 24 Mar 2016
- News
Grading Yahoo's board
- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jul 2020
- News
Are Stock Investors ‘Irrationally Exuberant’ Again?
- 25 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
ferrantraite The Muslim ban. The Wall. Children separated from their parents at the Mexican border. The past two years have seen an aggressive push by the Trump administration against both legal and illegal immigration. But it’s not just... View Details
- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
guide them when pressure mounts. They don’t shirk bold actions because they fear failure. They don’t need external adulation, nor do they shrink from facing criticism. "Courageous leaders take risks that go against the grain of their... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
New Video: Books@Baker Virtual Session with Michael Beer After prospering for more than 100 years, General Electric found itself in trouble in the early 2000s, facing the double wallop of a depressed energy sector and the financial crisis of 2008. CEO Jeff Immelt tried... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
is crucial to online success. A recent research paper offers insights that carry unexpected implications for advertisers or anyone else trying to capture that attention. The Empirical Economics of Online Attention was written by Andre... View Details
- 05 Jul 2012
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?
that lead to damaged trust may well be "plans and intentions (that are) overtaken by circumstances beyond control." There were even more suggestions about what to do about the trust deficit, other than just making sure that all... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
action.” Yakult delivers water and instant noodles to survivors They are called the “Yakult Ladies,” a team that delivers probiotic drinks manufactured by Yakult to customers’ homes. Shortly after the earthquake and tsunami destroyed... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
the rest of the time. Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury (@prithwic) is the Lumry Family Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School. Jeffrey Polzer: Diagnose before prescribing Employers should each diagnose their particular situation... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 26 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
National Health Costs Could Decrease if Managers Reduce Work Stress
Mortality and Health Costs in the United States, written with Stanford business professors Jeffrey Pfeffer and Stefanos A. Zenios. Goh specializes in developing complex mathematical models that can aid decision making, especially in the... View Details
- 18 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech
non-competes hurt employees by limiting their job mobility and sending them on “career detours” where they may have to accept lower compensation than appropriate for their experience level. More important, departing employees are often... View Details
- 03 Feb 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?
impostors? Will the person overcome by fears and uncertainty let it show differently than a candidate unconsciously using the feeling to succeed? Should we even allow anyone to interview them, instead... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
that lives and dies by its ideas." Edmondson says this reluctance to speak up stems variously from fears that superiors will not like the idea or that it may appear to criticize the status quo, which... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
to adapt it to an online environment,” says Ngwe. Their study gauges the effect of so-called search frictions that make it harder to find discounted items or require additional clicks by consumers to find bargains. “We want to see how... View Details
- 27 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall
experience them,” Stern says. “At the same time, we see that competitors are likely to accelerate their own innovation activities to take advantage of these weaknesses.” Stern, along with Indiana University Assistant Professor George P. Ball and Georgetown University... View Details