meaning - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies

dominant means of communication within companies. Our particular interest is in how organizations coordinate across their many internal divisions (e.g., functions, business units, geographic offices, pay grades, job ranks). Studying... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

06 Mar 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

workplace—starting with job listings. What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?James Heskett's readers question the meaning of "gender equality" and ponder ways to give women access to the same management... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 Aug 2018
Research & Ideas

Women Heart Patients Have Better Survival Odds with Women Doctors

Tempura Women having a heart attack are less likely to die if their doctor is also female, a new study shows. How much less likely? When treated for a heart attack by men, the risk for women goes up 1.5 percent. That means roughly one in... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

beneficiary was European banks that had big operations here. The globalization of the top end of the financial services industry means that the Fed is everyone's central banker. The reactions we've seen in developing markets recently to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

13 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

makers, naysayers, and innovation blockers. Rather than try to contribute ideas, these employees create rules, regulations, and spreadsheets that enable them to prove that they play a role in the company's bottom line. But too often this basically View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments

and graft means that citizens are cheated out of a fair government that operates efficiently and in the public interest. It's time to consider a radical idea: Corporations and nonprofit groups, in addition to individuals, should be... View Details

Keywords: by Eric Werker

13 Sep 2006
Op-Ed

Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do

company, and they make deals that guarantee the executive will come aboard. This means not only high pay, including incentives for performance, but also guaranteed "good-bye" payments if things do not work out. These are one of... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch

28 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

and efficiency), based on structural characteristics of the task and team. We also distinguish between a team's mean use of stored knowledge and the concentration of knowledge use in a team. Using objective data from several hundred... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Putting the Project Puzzle Together

Project initiatives have grown too fast for companies to manage them properly. They often spring from the bottom up, meaning each project comes forward with its own narrow set of priorities and objectives. The problem: In too many... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Dec 2001
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?

combatants have unusual means at their disposal, regardless of size. The comments raise several questions: What are the chances that Microsoft can defy traditional market dynamics? What kinds of strategic and organizational decisions... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google

specialization. Consider one of the founders of Google, Sergey Brin. His experience defines what it means to transition from outsider to insider. He came to this country at age six because his parents were trying to escape the oppression... View Details

Keywords: by Shane Greenstein; Information Technology

16 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training

up and implemented on a large scale, means that this study has already been incredibly successful. It’s the best outcome we could have hoped for.” To read more about Professor McGinn’s research, visit NPR’s #15Girls series, which profiled... View Details

Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn

05 Jan 2011
Op-Ed

Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress

by no means certain. Raising philanthropic dollars can be as hard and time-consuming as raising money from the NIH. And these projects will have to be set up with duplicate equipment in geographically separate areas to avoid using... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate

outrageous; there is just no other way to put it.— Richard S. Tedlow But even if we agree that "The Globalization of Markets" is wrong, it does not mean it is not insightful and useful for today's managers, Abdelal told the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Oct 2024
Op-Ed

Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.

predicted a rightward trajectory, either overall or on a particular issue, the parties tended to move the same way. Loyalty today doesn’t mean loyalty tomorrow Our work shows that it is a mistake to think that, just because a group seems... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons, and Jesse M. Shapiro

03 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 3

phronesis: experiential knowledge that enables people to make ethically sound judgments. Wise leaders demonstrate six abilities. They make decisions on the basis of what is good for the organization and for society. They quickly grasp the essence of a situation and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t

let's just not allow our customers to do it," he says. That might mean lobbying for legislation, suing in court, or making customers sign contracts that prevent decoupling. After Aereo allowed viewers to stream TV programs over the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Jan 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs

against accepted norms and conventions of appropriateness and value. "The very act of creating a market for some of these products that go against conventions and norms of what we value, and of what we think is appropriate, means... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Food & Beverage; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

27 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 27

possibility of competitive imitation means an entrant needs to strategically choose whether to reveal its innovation by competing through the new business model or conceal it by adopting a traditional, established business model. We also... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism

What does nationalism mean for the world economy? And what does it have to say in a world of ever-increasing globalization? We recently put those questions to political scientist and HBS professor Rawi Abdelal. His new book, National... View Details