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  • 04 Oct 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

the upper hand? Has managerial capitalism and the power of the executive peaked? What do you think? To Read More: John C. Bogle, The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism (New Haven: Yale University Press,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • January 1994 (Revised March 1995)
  • Background Note

Power Dynamics in Organizations

By: Linda A. Hill
Designed to introduce the concepts of power and power dynamics to students in the MBA second-year elective course Power and Influence. Defines "power" and "influence," and explores the role of power dynamics in managerial work and in the life of organizations. Combats... View Details
Keywords: Power and Influence; Organizations; Conflict and Resolution
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    The Power of Experiments

    Have you logged into Facebook recently? Searched for something on Google? Chosen a movie on Netflix? If so, you've probably been an unwitting participant in a variety of experiments—also known as randomized controlled trials—designed to test the impact of... View Details

    • August 2006
    • Article

    Predicting Returns with Managerial Decision Variables: Is There a Small-Sample Bias?

    By: Malcolm Baker, Ryan Taliaferro and Jeffrey Wurgler
    Many studies find that aggregate managerial decision variables, such as aggregate equity issuance, predict stock or bond market returns. Recent research argues that these findings may be driven by an aggregate time-series version of Schultz's (2003, Journal of Finance... View Details
    Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Fairness; Managerial Roles; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Equity; Bonds; Financial Markets; Investment; Capital Markets; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Return
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    • 01 Jun 2007
    • News

    Power Trip

    MAYO: Since the 1970s, the MBA has become a necessary credential to pursue the inside track to corporate power. So much of what business schools teach is focused on making the right managerial decisions at a particular moment in time,”... View Details
    Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
    • 01 Dec 1998
    • News

    New Senior Executive Programme Strengthens African Managerial Leadership

    shortly after returning from teaching in the program's first session at Wits. "There was an enormous power that emerged from the enhanced communication and respect among participants from different backgrounds and professional sectors - a... View Details
    • 2020
    • Book

    The Power of Experiments: Decision-Making in a Data-Driven World

    By: Michael Luca and Max H. Bazerman
    Have you logged into Facebook recently? Searched for something on Google? Chosen a movie on Netflix? If so, you've probably been an unwitting participant in a variety of experiments—also known as randomized controlled trials—designed to test the impact of changes to an... View Details
    Keywords: Experiments; Randomized Controlled Trials; Organizations; Decision Making; Analytics and Data Science; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
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    • 14 Jul 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

    livelihood depended on their ability to take care of themselves, at work and at home. “That’s a powerful message to them. They are internalizing the message that if they get sick and lots of them get infected, they could paralyze our... View Details
    Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa
    • May 2011
    • Article

    The Power of Small Wins

    By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
    What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers' diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and... View Details
    Keywords: Creativity; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Working Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Behavior; Happiness; Perception; Trust; Time Management; Resource Allocation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles
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    • 01 Oct 1997
    • News

    New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence

    pharmaceuticals. According to Bower, this "homogeneous mix" - a group that was demographically diverse but similar in managerial function - brought significant advantages to the classroom. "The participants' shared perspectives created a... View Details
    Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
    • October 2015
    • Case

    Integrating Avocent Corporation into Emerson Network Power

    By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Vincent M. Servello
    This case reviews Emerson Electric’s proposed acquisition of Avocent Corporation in 2009. The focus of this case is how a technology company such as Avocent, with a dramatically different business model compared to its acquirer, should be integrated into a large,... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Integration; Human Capital; Acquisition; Technology Industry
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    • 2011
    • Other Unpublished Work

    Innovation and Regulative Ambiguities in the U.S. Geothermal Power Sector

    By: Shon R. Hiatt
    While prior institutional research has focused on institutional ambiguity as an exogenous condition under which organizations exercise agency, this study examines the state's exercise of agency in making legal institutions more or less ambiguous and its impact on... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Policy; Energy Sources; Innovation and Invention; Energy Industry; United States
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    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    Do Powerful Politicians Cause Corporate Downsizing?

    By: Lauren H. Cohen, Joshua D. Coval and Christopher J. Malloy
    This paper employs a new empirical approach for identifying the impact of government spending on the private sector. Our key innovation is to use changes in congressional committee chairmanship as a source of exogenous variation in state-level federal expenditures. In... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Growth; Investment; Spending; Government Administration; Employment; Managerial Roles
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    • 07 Feb 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Earnings Management from the Bottom Up: An Analysis of Managerial Incentives Below the CEO

    Keywords: by Felix Oberholzer-Gee & Julie Wulf
    • June 2016
    • Article

    Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation for Corporate Social Responsibility

    By: Bryan Hong, Zhichuan (Frank) Li and Dylan B. Minor
    We link the corporate governance literature in financial economics to the agency cost perspective of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to derive theoretical predictions about the relationship between corporate governance and the existence of executive compensation... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Incentives For CSR; Non-financial Performance Measures; Agency Costs; Board Independence; Institutional Holdings; Managerial Power; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance
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    • Web

    Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

    Introduction to Power and Influence for Positive Impact LIMITED TIME ONLY Extra learning at no extra cost. Enroll now and unlock a GenAI Bonus Bundle featuring complimentary lessons on AI fundamentals. Download our guide to learn more... View Details
    • 2025
    • Working Paper

    When Where Watt: Harnessing the Value of Time and Location for Renewable Electricity Generation

    By: Vishrut Rana, Christian Kaps and Serguei Netessine
    Problem definition: Investments in renewable energy have surged worldwide in recent years, with over $2 trillion spent globally on clean energy. This surge was driven by growing policy support, concerns about energy security, and, most importantly, the cost... View Details
    Keywords: Wind Power; Electricity Distribution; Renewable Energy; Profit; Investment Return; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Geographic Location; Revenue; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry
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    • January 2013
    • Case

    Luotang Power: Variances Explained

    By: Robert Simons and Craig Chapman
    The general manager of Luotang Power, a coal-fired power plant located in central China, reviews annual results before a meeting with the board of directors. He thought the company performed well during the year and both plant availability and fuel economy had improved... View Details
    Keywords: China; Financial Statements; Management Accounting; Variance Analysis; Environmental Regulations; Incentives; Electric Power Generation; Contracts; Valuation; Energy Generation; Accounting; Performance Evaluation; Energy Industry; China
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    • 2005
    • Working Paper

    Pseudo Market Timing and Predictive Regressions

    By: Malcolm Baker, Ryan Taliaferro and Jeffrey Wurgler
    A number of studies claim that aggregate managerial decision variables, such as aggregate equity issuance, have power to predict stock or bond market returns. Recent research argues that these results may be driven by an aggregate time-series version of Schultz's... View Details
    Keywords: Managerial Roles; Equity; Market Timing; Financial Instruments; Investment Return; Mathematical Methods
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    • 18 May 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm

    Keywords: by Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo; Fashion