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- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=13-064.pdf Comparing the Cash Policies of Public and Private Firms By: Farre-Mensa, Joan Abstract—I document that public U.S. firms hold twice as much cash as large privately held firms, a surprising finding that is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
business innovation and development vice-president, "All Natura product lines must have a cause and a story to tell, so as to strengthen and consolidate the identification of our colaboradoras with the company." In line with... View Details
- Research Summary
Mastering Strategy Execution
By: Robert Simons
Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?
strategy, it's not necessary for the CEO to spend time learning how different clients would prefer customized solutions. The CEO should spearhead the identification of three or four customer health metrics. Even in companies that see... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
the career mobility of professionals in "up-or-out" organizations. We develop a nuanced perspective on the potential career mobility effects of workgroup demography by integrating the social identification processes of cohesion,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This a Golden Era for Marketing Productivity?
their satisfaction, and influential enough to change others' buying patterns. They are also customers who identify so closely with a product, service, or company that they provide valuable advice concerning product improvements and even new product ideas. The View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Business Summit: Business Education in the 21st Century
experiences. Deans, executives, and recruiters identified four main areas where current MBA programs are falling short: leadership, globalization, communication/presentation skills, and problem identification in ambiguous environments. In... View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
- Research Event
Has Environmental Sustainability Lost its Relevance?
sustainability challenges requires system-wide solutions, and especially new and holistic ways of thinking. What can businesses do now? The identification of sustainability as a system-wide problem raised the question of what individual... View Details
- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
banking and credit card transactions, and 68% would agree to the adoption of a national identification system for all U.S. citizens. Clearly, the behavior of U.S. citizens and those circulating among them could be tracked by this... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
and the group—vicarious processes. We review literature in four domains—attitudes, emotions, moral behavior, and self-regulation—showing that group identification can lead to vicarious contagion, reducing individual differentiation and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
experiences at work and at home are shaped by social class, heightening identification with gender for relatively upper class women and identification with class for relatively lower class women, potentially... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
Daniel M. Cable, and Bradley R. Staats show the importance of affirming team members’ self-concept prior to team formation. Risk Management: The Revealing Hand Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes explore the role, organization, and limitations of risk View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Oct 2008
- What Do You Think?
Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?
beneficial to the public interest." Private institutions would be welcomed to join in such deals as well. The mere identification of institutions in which the government invests would have a beneficial effect on the value of the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Tech Investment the Wise Way
the offering, given the value proposition and value chain structure chosen; describe the position of the firm within the value network linking suppliers and customers, including identification of potential complementors and competitors;... View Details
- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
that best represents the data. Thus researchers could use such methods to explore novel and robust patterns in data, which could in turn lead to inductive theory building. ML’s strengths include replicable identification of novel patterns... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
Provide Wisdom? By: Lee, Charles M.C., Paul Ma, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—We compare the performance of a comprehensive set of alternative peer identification schemes used in economic benchmarking. Our results show the peer firms... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
marginalized groups; The Identification and Preparation and Appraisal stages should be based on participatory identification of options and risks, comprehensive and public analyses of alternatives (including... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
in identifying finalists for the job. If "inside outsiders," on balance, provide answers to the need for such things as continuity, intimate knowledge of the organization, and a fresh look at the business, why don't we see more of them? Does their View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
mobility effects of workgroup demography by integrating the social identification processes of cohesion, competition, and comparison. Using five years of personnel data from a large law firm, we examine the influence of demographic match... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel