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- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Rating Fund Managers by the Company They Keep
testing and implementing quantitative strategies could become much easier. That could make it tougher for quant managers by introducing more competition, or it could help them by introducing less sophisticated competition. It's too soon... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How an Order Views Your Company
financial performance. Q: What are the biggest obstacles for companies attempting to implement this strategy? Rangan: The biggest obstacles remain exactly as they were ten years ago. While technology has enabled widespread application,... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
Risk Officer By: Mikes, Anette Abstract—This paper tracks the evolution of the role of two chief risk officers (CROs) and the tools and processes they have implemented in their respective organizations. While the companies are from very... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
intentions, such structure increases accountability and ensures that practices are implemented in ways that are useful, relevant, and effective within the organization." As a result, several women were appointed to the company's... View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
"leadership gap" and describe barriers to implementing leadership development training in health care. Next, they present evidence that leaders are not just "born" but, rather, can be "made" and offer a set... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
markets relative to one-sided markets. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-011.pdf Future Lock-In: Future Implementation Increases Selection of 'Should' Choices Authors:Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Revised... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 9
observational data and quantitative operational data analyzed with adapted network methods, we examine whether and how team scaffolds facilitate teaming in a dynamic work environment. Although team scaffolds were implemented with little... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Putting the Project Puzzle Together
may not make a good portfolio if, for example, seven of the twenty all impact a single department of an organization. The confusion can result in an implementation disaster. The portfolio analysis forces these issues to the front so they... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
short-termism, including changes in both business and public policy. While business leaders and policymakers have been cautious in implementing many of these countermeasures, we must seriously consider them if want to rein in the public... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
Publisher's Abstract Most organizational change initiatives fail spectacularly (at worst) or deliver lukewarm results (at best). In his international bestseller Leading Change, John Kotter revealed why change is so hard and provided an actionable, eight-step process... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing
they never leave responsibility for work conditions in the hands of their partners or cede decisions on quality control. Implemented with care, this freedom within a framework sharpens and transforms value creation and innovation. It sets... View Details
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
train students across professional schools to identify and implement opportunities for mutually beneficial tradeoffs. Q: Wasn't the U.S. government set up by the founding fathers to, in effect, be inefficient—that is, three branches of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
managers. Health care innovators must master not only managerial skills but also the complex forces affecting the sector." One clear message emerging from the conference was the importance of change management. How are concepts underlying organizational innovation... View Details
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
Firm Value? Evidence from the Business Roundtable Challenge Authors:Bo Becker, Daniel B. Bergstresser, and Guhan Subramanian Abstract We use the SEC's unexpected announcement on October 4, 2010 that it would significantly delay View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 30, 2007
unusual organizational design. Examination of the different organizational designs, trade-offs associated with each organizational architecture as well as the accompanying implementation problems. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations
will gain an understanding of the latest developments in operations, why operations can provide a competitive advantage, and how to develop an implementation strategy that takes the learning from the course back into their companies to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
their collective interest levels to implement a regression discontinuity approach. We confirm the positive effects for venture operations, with qualitative support for a higher likelihood of successful exits. On the other hand, there is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-006.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsKanebo Ltd. (A) David F.Hawkins, Suraj Srinivasan, Akiko Kanno, and Lizzie GomezHarvard Business School Case 111-037 Speculation as to how Japanese companies might View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
discover and implement the breakthroughs required for realization of the vision; 3) the creation of a system that ensures both the timely identification of breakdowns (and the dissemination of information about them) that, if unresolved,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance
implemented by a developing country's government frustrated by widespread short-selling in the illiquid market for its currency; amid relatively sound economic fundamentals; when foreign direct investment was exempted from the... View Details
Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal