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- 05 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues
that only 30 percent of employees are engaged in their work. The issues raised are ones I have worked on for many years. With the drive for higher productivity in the workplace, there is little doubt that people are putting in longer... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
social media sensation. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Dumb-Ways-To-Die--Adverti/an/514079-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 214-033 Canyon-Agassi Investing in Charter Schools After an unusual round of doubles in May 2011,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West
Asian beliefs, philosophies, and practices are influencing everything from the way we treat the ill to how we make cars. Now, a Harvard Business School professor is looking to the East as a model for developing strong business leaders. William George, an expert on... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- July 2005 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Recall 2000: Bridgestone Corp. (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
In September 2000, the president of Bridgestone-Firestone, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Bridgestone Corp., was invited to appear before a U.S. congressional subcommittee investigating the August 2000 recall of more than 6.5 million tires made by the subsidiary. The... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Product; Trade; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Auto Industry; United States; Japan
Paine, Lynn S. "Recall 2000: Bridgestone Corp. (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 306-020, July 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
- 01 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How IT Shapes Top-Down and Bottom-Up Decision Making
technology side, they also have to think about the organizational side," she says. "Traditionally, technology is thought of as a tool that enables empowerment, but that's not always the case." Sadun discusses the issue in... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
firms' partners or leaders, team members, and clients, I was continually impressed with how open people were in revealing difficult issues they faced both personally and organizationally. The problem for me was that the research... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
numbers, a way of mobilizing support and negotiating from a position of greater influence. [ ] Few organizations decide issues by vote, but every senior leader understands the risks of acting in opposition to many voices speaking in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
future. Gerald Nanninga, for example, commented that "If we deplete resources too quickly, the shortage of supply ... will make conservation issues more financially viable." Some felt that the free market might need some help.... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 07 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President
of the paper’s authors. The main reason is that party and candidate positions on key issues subtly or not-so-subtly change from election to election in reaction to shifts in voter sentiment, undercutting the demographic trends. Political... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
"Washington Crossing the Delaware" in Düsseldorf. The article narrates how by means of various cooperative efforts growing out of a sense of paternal social engagement, which we would today call corporate View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
adviser to the International Finance Corporation, institutions directly intersect with issues of culture and national identity and, therefore, ownership. When Africans walk on a path that they themselves define, they will move much... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans
municipalities, the researchers also found evidence that politicians were more likely to enter into toxic loans if their neighbors had recently done the same. "First, there's the issue of salience—if their neighbors do it, then they know... View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
literature when it comes to linking sales efforts with strategy. Part 1 of this book provides data indicating how and why sales remain (by far) the biggest part of strategy implementation in most firms, the issues involved in linking... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
of social science and intellectual history more generally. In this book, some of the world’s leading economists and experts on Serra explore the enduring appeal of his Short Treatise. The authors analyse the work in its historical,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
openly about their issues in confidential settings. True North Groups provide the feedback that enables leaders to understand their blind spots, open up hidden areas, and gain a deeper understanding of who they are. These groups offer a... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
and follow through on a goal and not related to impulsivity, suggesting that some children are poorer at holding the norm in mind and following through on enacting it. We discuss the implications of these results for education and programs that promote View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
"Second, to explore the organizational constraints and resistance to an open-data approach. All agencies will have issues, of course, about making data available, because historically they may have not. "Third, to probe issues... View Details
- 2022
- Case
Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Environmental racism describes the unequal burden of environmental hazards placed on disadvantaged communities through systems, policies, and practices. In such a situation, these people disproportionately live close to sources of toxic waste-what are referred to as... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Regulation; Pollutants; Pollution; Equality and Inequality; Social Issues; Poverty; Race; Health Disorders; Ethics
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment." William Davidson Institute Case 2-652-482, 2022.
- 06 Dec 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
area, where strategy is set, core product and process technology are maintained, and a critical mass of sophisticated production and service activities reside. Seeing economic and social issues as separate... View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
cost" mentality. There are a number of factors that might increase arousal in an auction. For example: Rivalry (when it's down to just you and one other party). Social facilitation (when others are watching). Time pressure. Hype... View Details