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- 22 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 22
most effectively stabilizes fluctuations under real external shocks. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=13-074.pdf Patent Trolls By: Cohen, Lauren, Umit G. Gurun, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
households allocate their attention (away from chat and news towards video and social media), and yet we simultaneously identify remarkable View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center
call centers, with their attendant voice response units (VRUs—also known as automated voice response systems), need not be so inefficient. When a company manages its call center well, effectively linking a triad of service, information technology View Details
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
Organizations struggle to balance simultaneous imperatives to exploit and explore, yet theorists differ as to whether exploitation undermines or enhances exploration. The debate reflects a gap: the missing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Deal: Negotiauctions
known, unknown, and potential competitors. In February 2010, Subramanian will publish Negotiauctions: New Dealmaking Strategies for a Competitive Marketplace, a book that draws on his experience studying and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- September 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Supplement
Martha Goldberg Aronson: Challenges at Mid-Career (B)
By: William W. George
Martha Goldberg Aronson of Medtronic is trying to decide whether to accept the offer from Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins to become senior vice president and chief talent officer. Aronson returned from an executive role in Europe just 18 months before as vice president,... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Job Design and Levels; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Work-Life Balance
George, William W. "Martha Goldberg Aronson: Challenges at Mid-Career (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 409-030, September 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
demand, the national accounts, and the balance of payments. Aid has no measurable impact on prices or economic growth, though it does affect most components of the national income accounts. We find that much... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
work-life balance and with their work in general. And the firm was better able to recruit and retain employees. Clients also benefited-often in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
balance the short- and long-term? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516013-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 116-009 Kjell & Company: Electronics Accessories Retail in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘The Art of Negotiation’
weeds. Let's recap what we've agreed upon so we can put this particular issue in context." You can also build your confidence by seeking out ideas and techniques beyond your usual experience. If you run a supply chain, for example, read... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael A. Wheeler
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
well-established firms rather than young ones. Since well-established firms differ from young ones in their availability of resources, adaptability, and stability in the face of changing environments, the... View Details
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
How should he handle other issues like the architectural designs, the construction process, and the legal process? How should he balance all the competing demands on his time? This case serves as an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
a way for managers to balance the analytical side of their work with the human side and find a sound way forward when analysis falls short. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14360 Stable Many-to-Many Matchings with Contracts Authors:Bettina-Elisabeth Klaus and Markus Walzl Abstract We consider several notions of setwise stability for many-to-many... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime
reputational costs. Saving local newspapers isn’t Heese’s specialty, but he points to a recent trend of hedge funds buying up distressed local media outlets as having the potential to stabilize the market View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
ordinary citizens have the ability to shift the balance of power in positive ways that can encourage innovative ideas to be developed into practical goods and services. "Washington, DC does not have a... View Details
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
environment strategies. They also acknowledged the difficult challenge inherent in balancing the effort needed to achieve these goals with the central need to generate profit. "There's this natural tension," said Douglas Conant, former... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 1995
- Article
Putting the Work Back into Work/Family
By: Leslie Perlow
Keywords: Work-Life Balance
Perlow, Leslie. "Putting the Work Back into Work/Family." Group & Organization Management 20, no. 2 (1995): 227–239.
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
Edmondson Abstract—In this paper, we examine whether and how traditional team structures can be adapted to accommodate fluid personnel and to what benefit. Previous research has shown that team membership... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
history is chockablock with companies whose potentially risky bets paid off in the long term. "Take DuPont's investment in nylon," she says. "They spent many years stabilizing the process and learning to... View Details