Publications

21 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: Feb. 21

26, no. 1 (February 2012). For the last decade we have been using double-blind survey techniques and randomized sampling to construct management data on over 10,000 organizations across 20 countries. On average, we find that in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

embrace Western models of professional organization as they now exist, or to set off on an independent path, adapting elements of Western practices to their own historical and cultural situation. In doing so, the authors in this volume... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Become a Value Creator

forget that," says Hall, now the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration. "That had such a huge influence on me." It's an example of what Hall calls "value-creating" behavior—doing a favor for the good of the View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 26

traditional theories of leader selection describe organizations as picking leaders with particular characteristics, LFT sees organizations as having a filtration process that evaluates a pool of candidates... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

updates to others. The site is used by people, including celebrities, government officials, and businesses. It helps to raise money for non-profit organizations and provides first-responders with information... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 22

industries, organizations operate in increasingly complex and uncertain environments. To succeed in such environments, organizations require their members to think creatively and integrate conflicting... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2020
Case

PraDigi Open Learning: Transforming Rural India

By: John J-H Kim and Malini Sen

Pratham is a non-governmental organization, focusing on high-quality, low-cost and replicable interventions to address gaps in the Indian education system. Co-founder Madhav Chavan is interested in using technology for education but differed in the way it is used in... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Information Technology; Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; Education Industry; India; Asia

March 2000 (Revised January 2001)
Case

Microsoft's Vega Project: Developing People and Products

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Wozny

With a focus on Matt MacLellan and his careful development as a project manager under his boss and mentor, Jim Kaplan, the case describes the evolution of Microsoft's human-resource philosophies and policies and illustrates how they work in practice to provide the... View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Competitive Advantage; Retention; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Design; Information Technology; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership Development

June 2000
Case

Rebirth of the Swiss Watch Industry, 1980-1992 (A)

By: Michael L. Tushman and Daniel Radov

The Swiss watch industry has been devastated by new entrants from Asia in the low- and mid-priced watch segments. Japanese and Hong Kong firms have used quartz technology to lower costs dramatically. Nicolas Hayek, president of a Swiss consulting firm, is asked to help... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Product Development; Organizational Structure; Change Management; Alignment; Product Positioning; Brands and Branding; Management Teams; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Switzerland

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games

national championship game from being played if the number 1 and 2 teams were in conferences committed to different bowls. While the current organization of bowl games leaves much to be desired, it does a much better job of producing good... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

23 Aug 2016
First Look

August 23, 2016

controlling for investment size, stage, and industry. Geographic distance and technological inexperience by the VC increase the probability the investment is taken up by a partner and not the VC. This work contributes to an emerging stream of literature on View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Why dot.coms Will Rise Again

43rd in the field of information technology, and the Internet, he argued, is more important, exciting, and relevant in 2001 than it was in 2000, 1999, and 1998. "It is a Fortune 1000 burning priority," he said. Though extranets... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

January 2000
Supplement

Basic Statistics from the World Bank's World Development Report 1998/1999

By: Julio J. Rotemberg

Supplements National Income Accounting and The Origins of National Income Accounting. View Details

Keywords: Business Organization; History; Earnings Management; Financial Institutions; International Finance; International Accounting; Business Earnings; Mathematical Methods; Reports; Economic Growth; Commercial Banking; Financial Services Industry