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- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
organizational management practices all over the world. The project was borne of a widely perceived gap in economic research. In business academia, there is an optimistic tendency to assume that managers generally make decisions in the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
global in its scope and insisted on ethical business practices—a rare initiative in a sector marred by corruption. In 2009, when the company was acquired by Schneider Electric, Hattangady turned her attention to impact investing and community service. The firm’s View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
economic development in minority communities in fall 1968, the AASU began to have an impact on the second-year elective curriculum. The next fall, it was developed into an elective course, Organizational Development in the Inner City, and... View Details
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
insights and tools one can put into practice. Steven and I describe in detail how to build organizational capabilities, set up a good structure, implement the right processes, and adopt an effective... View Details
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
tight labor market, it is critical to understand how to effectively reward employees. To address this question, we review relevant evidence that explains the importance of workplace rewards and recognition. Based on a review and synthesis... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
and what was once considered the province of nonprofit organizations are becoming increasingly blurred." Businesses, says Austin, are finding they can benefit in many ways by working to strengthen the communities in which they operate. And nonprofits are learning they... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
decision strategic and what makes strategy valuable, the paper considers the effect of commitment, reliability, and irreversibility of a decision; the presence of uncertainty (and the type of uncertainty); the number and strength of its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
effects of asset-liability mismatches within and across institutions. Risk-adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and stress testing to evaluate the potential impact of policies to manage systemic risk. Download paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
poignant stories of entrepreneurial victories and losses from fellow alumni. Donna L. Dubinsky (MBA '81) discussed the challenges she has faced as president of Palm Computing. Sears, Roebuck CEO Arthur C. Martinez (MBA '65) talked about his experiences furthering... View Details
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
we identify core insights about how firms compete against one another in established markets. Based on our evaluation, we argue that a promising research opportunity for strategy lies in exploring how firms strategically interact in new markets and which moves are most... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
new brands, revitalizing existing brands, and managing brand portfolios in the rapidly evolving modern marketplace. Integrating academic theories with practical experience, this book covers fundamental branding concepts, strategies, and View Details
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
non-core users when they are perceived as brand tourists. The brand tourism effect is mediated by core users' pride and moderated by brand patriotism and selectiveness of the brand. August 2013 Harvard Business Review The Limits of Scale:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
environment qualities, are systematically missing. Regions would benefit from a closer look at the insights from businesses when developing their strategies. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49625 in press View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
levels and demand post-COVID has resulted in firms seeking a return to the meritocracy of old through significant layoffs, restructuring, and new promotion practices. Though effective in achieving balance in the short term, such actions... View Details
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
methods—and with attention to ecosystems—we are watching “up close and personal” as managers build innovation labs or corporate accelerators to facilitate innovation in their companies. We are interested both in understanding how to most View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
Effectively By: Casciaro, T., F. Gino, and M. Kouchaki Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51004 February 2016 Journal of Accounting & Economics Labor Unemployment Insurance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
rewarded by GE. In contrast, a supplier of circuit boards to Ford Motor Company was never able to overcome a preoccupation with the contract terms. The supplier's failure to manage effectively this aspect of an otherwise promising... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
a congested public streetcar. The inequity was further exacerbated by government-supported redlining that prevented Black Americans from subsidies and underwriting that effectively prohibited them from obtaining private financing for home... View Details
- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
is organizational behavior/leadership. Part of the problem is the current corporate climate, in which questions of governance and financial purity dominate CEOs' and boards' attention. Additionally, boards, and even CEOs, have been lulled... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." —Henry James As a professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at the Harvard Business... View Details
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