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- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
employees on company time, with company material and/or tools. The origin of the term is unclear but probably refers to the fact that these artifacts are brought home. In the French aeronautics plant I studied, cutlery, toys, and... View Details
- 04 Jun 2014
- What Do You Think?
Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?
some people will always need references such as brands. Others will be more adventurous, enjoying the search for new features. "At the core of human behaviour is human biology and that will not change because of information... View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
process of learning from experience. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55991 forthcoming Organization & Environment Assessing the Impact of CEO Activism By: Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—CEO activism View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
framework. The unified funnel communicates the idea that not only should the marketing funnel and the sales funnel be linked "vertically"—in the sense that Marketing's leads should flow seamlessly into Sales' funnel—but they should also be integrated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018
structure may affect borrowing costs. Corporate legal structure refers to the legal fragmentation of a firm into multiple, separately incorporated entities. This fragmentation is bound to be a factor when lenders determine the pricing of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
Campus roads are strategically curved so that no extended stretch of asphalt is visible from any point on campus. Such visual shielding of the bystander's perspective helps provide "as much domestic feeling as [is] reasonable"... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
Debora points out, it is certainly important for firms to take the time to understand all of the issues involved. In doing so, it may be useful for firms to develop an ongoing dialogue with the NGO (or NGOs) and take a proactive approach... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
Working PapersA Reference Point Theory of Mergers and Acquisitions Authors:Malcolm Baker, Xin Pan, and Jeffrey Wurgler Abstract The use of judgmental anchors or reference... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?
Fifth Third’s employees back to the office he remarked that, “We can’t be a great company working remotely We can get the job done, but it’s tough to flourish.” The comment refers to Fifth Third’s management core. Like many service... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
VCs Survey Post-Bubble Opportunities
venture and how you behaved when things didn't go well." History points to the importance of people skills in successful ventures, agreed Sahlman. But what roles do operating experience and technical knowledge play in a firm's... View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?
broadcast media. The FDA guidelines served to reduce the uncertainty regarding permissible DTCA content and so 1997 is viewed as the watershed point in the use of DTCA. Since then, DTCA has increased dramatically. Outlays for DTCA doubled... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
more lucrative, but we find that the effect of performance-based pay rates on dishonesty depends on how readily people can compare their pay rate to that of others. In Experiment 1, participants were paid 5 cents or 25 cents per self-reported View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
formulate strategy in large, evolving technical systems. I argue that the points of value creation and value capture in a technical system are the system’s bottlenecks. Bottlenecks arise first as important technical problems to be solved.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
function of government is unlikely to fade away anytime soon. Q: You argue that risk management is a core function of the American government and that this has been true since the early days of this nation. However, you point out that the... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 17 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up
As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job creation, and healthy living.... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 03 Jun 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is the Time Right for Self-Management?
Martin when a long-term strategic plan was put in place that called for the company to distribute its products through more than 100,000 locations of various kinds. The 25-fold increase in the number of distribution points called for more... View Details
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
new book, Career Imprints: Creating Leaders Across an Industry, is scheduled to be published in April by Jossey-Bass. Mallory Stark: What is career imprinting? Monica Higgins: Career imprinting refers to the process by which individuals... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?
the life of the consumer. An important assumption of the perspective developed in this paper is that we can identify what is rational for consumers. There are strong views about the appropriateness of rationality as a criterion. I use rationally simply to View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 27 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Promotion’ That Makes You Feel Bad
English speakers in two of the company's US subsidiaries. The mandate, Neeley says, gave the American workers an unexpected—and unearned—boost in their perceived status or worth within the company, which she refers to by the pseudonym... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland