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- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one...
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- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
Petrom's legacy as a state-owned company, such as lack of investment, aged assets, operational inefficiency, and bureaucracy while successfully managing the triangular partnership between the acquirer OMV, acquiree OMV Petrom, and the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
forward. The Turkish banking industry was undergoing a transformation prompted by the demands of the country's digitally savvy, young population, and by new regulations on consumer banking that threatened banks' profitability. Akbank had a View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
to weigh the political ramifications as he considered which initiative to pursue. He knew that despite his various accomplishments, this choice would likely impact his legacy as governor. As he weighed the decision, Daniels began to jot...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
Watchmaking By: Raffaelli, Ryan Abstract—In this qualitative study, I examine the factors that influence the re-emergence of market demand for a legacy technology in a mature institutional field. I extend previous work related to field...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
where the supply of shares offered to the public is very small. Because only optimistic investors buy, and it is difficult for others to go short, many IPOs end up being overpriced. Q: What do you think Livedoor's legacy will be? A: It is...
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- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
modular architectures, and good stewardship of legacy systems. It rests on multiple, complementary platforms. It requires intellectual property rights to be present, but not too strong. Finally, it requires participants—both users and...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
of the firm. There is substantial evidence for this: see Danny Miller and Isabelle Le Breton-Miller's book Managing for the Long Run: Lessons in Competitive Advantage from Great Family Businesses. These leaders also start with the motivation to leave a View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
across the legacy organizations and have a clear sense of the future. The top team must be ready to make people choices quickly and facilitate team-building. Otherwise uncertainty turns to passivity, and resentments are a drag on the...
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- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
firms are now building cars as well as anybody else. Yes, the Japanese have a lead in hybrids, but it's possible that some other technology will be the better way to go. Things change in this industry. American firms may currently be overburdened by View Details
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
we had devised this approach then. The legacy information systems at the time could not supply the TDABC model with the detailed information on individual transactional and their special characteristics. Now, with most companies having...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
innovation, as well as its generative potency. Finally, implications for theory, practice, and future research are offered. April 2015 Institutions and Ideals: Philip Selznick's Legacy for Organizational Studies What's So Institutional...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
of the merger's architects and visionary legacy CEO Daniel Vasella. He recognized that the global health care environment would create severe challenges for Novartis in the years ahead and that Novartis needed to make sure it had the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
sites CareerBuilder and Headhunter.net. Of course, it's still possible that rapidly integrating a new acquisition may destroy the unique capabilities of the venture. But acquisitions can create a new platform for growth while decreasing some of the View Details
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by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kenny: I can't imagine there's anybody listening who isn't familiar with the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. He's obviously one of the icons of American history, and all of the contributions that he made to our country. But, I've learned...
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- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
those with strong financial performance (which are very highly correlated), are likely to receive an "initial bargain" and then switch suppliers or use legacy systems, rather than pay locked-in rates. The "best"...
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Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
inflammatory diseases. As these examples suggest, early career imprints can affect the kinds of design choices that leaders make long after they leave their original employers. One informant summarized this legacy effect of career...
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by Mallory Stark
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
PublicationsInnovation Corrupted: The Origins and Legacy of Enron's Collapse Author:Malcolm S. Salter Publication:Harvard University Press, 2008 Publisher's Abstract Although much has already been written about the rise and fall of...
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Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
institutions are in flux. Many of the large German firms have huge legacy costs and entrenched corporate cultures that must change. Remembering August Thyssen reminds people just how entrepreneurial corporate Germany once was. I think...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
product, customer, and order, but do managers act on this information? As usual in business, the first levers are leadership and management, not technology or legacy habits. Elliot Ross: After that, the tools needed are not exotic or...
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