Global Understanding - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2013
News

Five Bright Ideas

ISSUE FOCUS: EDUCATION INNOVATION Bright Idea #1 Training the Global Workforce, Gratis Mike Feerick (MBA 1993) FEERICK: At the grade school he attended in Ireland. "Knowledge and understanding," he says, "are being unleashed via the web... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2010
News

Money Matters

and professors. They had the good fortune to complete fundraising before the global financial crisis hit, and their investors understand that “it takes time to build a personal finance business,” adds Varma.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Apr 1999
News

Spirit at Work

to communicate and share information in new ways. "I believe such technologies will lead to ever-increasing global understanding and trust - truly spiritual principles," Khalsa says. photo courtesy Avtar... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

30 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

for anyone seeking insights into financial markets, A Crisis of Beliefs shows how even the smartest market participants and regulators did not fully appreciate the extent of economic risk and offers a new framework for understanding... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

For decades, the U.S. auto industry ruled America's economy, shaped the country's development, and influenced American culture and social mores. Now, buffeted by globalization and other powerful forces, it faces a moment of truth. The... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

16 Jul 2013
News

Embracing Chaos

their sleeves. "A lot of companies are run by people with no emerging market experience," he says. "They do fly-bys and don't understand the market from the ground—just from a PowerPoint presentation in a boardroom. They're saying, 'Let's... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

09 Mar 2021
News

A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible

Courses As the online education sector has grown, Alison’s “freemium” model continues to set it apart. The company is one of the largest certifiers of education globally and boasts 3 million graduates. Feerick is especially proud of the... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2017
News

Lego Stays on Script

a global box office of $469 million that had everyone involved humming along to the movie’s hit song, “Everything Is Awesome.” Following on that success, February saw the release of The LEGO Batman Movie, with The LEGO Ninjago Movie due... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

deeper understanding of what has happened, and a broader conception of what must be done. Such understanding is all the more crucial given the evolution of business in recent years. Business is a remarkably... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

28 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 28

practices have on the long-term stability of the economy and the interests of beneficiaries in financial, social, and environmental sustainability. This volume provides a global and multi-faceted commentary on the evolving standards... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

practices of these CEOs and financial performance. There is already ample evidence to support this. We wanted to understand what this model of leadership looks like close up. Q: One key to success is that these leaders align strategy and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Women, Work, and the "M" Word

“M” word, was positioned to become a leader and advocate for women by commissioning a study to better understand the experience of working professionals experiencing menopause. Our 2022 Menopause in the Workplace survey included 2,000... View Details

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Max Bazerman

overfishing, and global warming. Why hasn't the U.S. government been able to hammer out an environmental policy that will appease both environmentalists and industry? A: Parties in environmental disputes are typically victims of the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman

01 Jun 2011
News

Letters to the Editor

Made in America: Lessons from the Front Lines of Global Commerce,” piqued my interest, so I ended up reading the entire magazine, not just the Class Notes. Imagine my shock when I saw the “The Scene” photo of twelve singing tycoons in... View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

competition frequently requires previously agreed-upon issues to be renegotiated." Add in the risks of costly misunderstanding and conflict from globalization and a diverse U.S. workforce, Sebenius continues, and it's clear why students... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 2003
News

Up Against The Firewall

though many kinds of cyber intrusions are not required to be reported or made public, known U.S. assaults are up nearly 300 percent since 2001, when over 52,000 cyber incidents were recorded. In that year, by some estimates, hacking accounted for $15 billion in damage... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Corporate Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2020
News

Post-Office

Image by John Ritter On March 8, in the early days of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Stack Overflow, the world’s largest online community for software developers and technologists, announced that its nearly 250-employee workforce would be... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Remote work; COVID-19; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

sample to quantify correctly the overall importance of these networks. The Silicon Valley Chinese are a very special case, and my work seeks to understand the larger benefit these networks provide throughout the View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

12 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 12

Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 6 (June 2012) Abstract Globalization and new technologies have sharply reduced the efficacy of command-and-control management and its accompanying forms of corporate communication. In the course... View Details