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  • 14 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 14

and society at large. To do that, it has to increase shareholder value while at the same time improving the firm's performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions. This article outlines... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

this point before. But we want to review the key differences briefly from the perspective of the CEO because the implications are crucial: for how the job of the senior leader is defined, and for what... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 24

isolating settings where analysts would benefit more from either increased comparability or higher quality information, we document that the improvement in the information environment is driven both by information and comparability... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 16

clear; 4) Taking the wrong approach to performance assessment. Milestones relevant to each stage of an initiative's development should be established, and key assumptions in the business plan should be... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 01 Mar 2007
  • News

The Winning Season

borrowing DeWitt’s uniform for Eddie Gaedel, a 3-foot, 7-inch circus performer added to the lineup as a pinch hitter. League officials changed the rules to prevent a repeat of the stunt — Gaedel walked on... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
  • 18 Jul 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity

based on their performance under stressful conditions. They must be bound by a sound governance system and constraints that require them to acknowledge their responsibilities to their organizations. Developing this new leadership... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Education
  • 22 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

and thereby improve human welfare. Most previous research has emphasized the use of for-profit firms. Such institutions cannot effectively address many environmental problems, however, because environmental... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Apr 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

Reminders of Future Busyness Encourage Consumers to Buy Time By: Whillans, A.V., Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Spending money on time-saving purchases improves happiness. Yet, people... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas, April 18

trend is the use of online tools to improve physical asset utilization in many traditional off-line businesses. This article discusses the water industry as an example, and the organizational changes and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 2

the benefits of unexpected inflation are tempered by higher interest rates. We obtain that costs from inflation more than offset the benefits from reducing tax distortions. We further discuss sustainability View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10

also find substantial variation in management practices across organizations in every country and every sector, mirroring the heterogeneity in the spread of performance in these sectors. One factor linked to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 17

developed economies (N) tend to have large and persistent effects on developing countries (S). We study the transmission of business cycle fluctuations for developed to developing economies with a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

The system won the first annualHBS Association of Nigeria New Venture Competition for the West Africa region last year. Workers at a Nestlé distribution center in Lagos unload maize produced by one of Kola... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs
  • 17 Apr 2017
  • HBS Case

This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly

experience with a debt collector, it reduces the risk of regulatory scrutiny and may incline them more toward doing business with the bank again in the future. Lastly, Turkasset’s methods are better for employees, as well, who see... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 18 May 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

technology expertise they need. And thus the link to savings—to attract an investor, companies must put collateral into the project: money from savings. With access to technology, the company improves its productivity and contributes to... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs

balance internal resources. On the one hand, they need to focus some of their people on continually improving and growing the core business. On the other hand, they must free others to break all the rules in... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
  • 14 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 14

new ideas and approaches within certain zones of privacy. Organizations allow them to do that by drawing four types of boundaries: around teams of people (zones View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 31

performance of business units can be evaluated using measures of economic value creation. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211061-PDF-ENG China... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 2

to engage in deception. Drawing on literatures in social psychology and workplace self-esteem, we theorize that negative comparisons with peers could cause either junior or senior employees to seek to improve reported relative View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

From Das’s Desk

them said about the experience: “Wow, what an amazing 72-hour ride! I have never been moved like that before. This might have been the best three days of my life (and I will use the lessons to improve the... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas