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- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
are witnessing the dawn of a new model of corporate power: The coordination of actions and decisions on the front lines now appears to stem from widely shared values and a sturdy platform of common processes and technology, not from...
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
analyzed our data, we were struck by the resourcefulness and creativity of the managers, doctors, police officers, and addiction counselors whom we interviewed. Necessary evils are often done under difficult conditions, with lots of...
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by Martha Lagace
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
Mills (@KarenGMills) is a senior fellow and served as administrator of the US Small Business Administration from 2009 to 2013. Antonio Moreno: Engage creatively and prepare for returns With COVID-19 cases rising, retailers should expect a...
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- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
governmental direct intervention and the role of the state as entrepreneur. Why, for example, was public ownership of infrastructure businesses common to so many European countries by the late 1940s when they had recently come out of such...
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by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
industries, the authors identified four common obstacles most boards face in governing innovation: an outdated risk agenda, insufficient time, lack of expertise, and a relationship with management that needs retuning. Embracing innovation...
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Carmen Nobel
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
sales. If the economy remains shut for more than a couple of months, the enterprise will not survive. A creative donor rushing in with debt at low rates and a grace period may decide the future access of the majority of Mexicans to good...
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by Danielle Kost
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Lords of Strategy
buying from, selling to, and competing with enterprises and customers from around the world. What all four had in common was that they worked to extend the reach of markets, and hence of competition, into places that Schumpeterian View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
profit-making; unlike financial performance, there is no common currency of measurement and aggregation," Ebrahim explains. "The value created by social-sector organizations accrues to society rather than to a set of owners or...
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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Skooter, his wife of sixty years, as she accompanied him on work-related trips to foreign countries. A Profile of the Performing Arts Industry by David H. Gaylin (MBA 1979) (Business Expert Press) At their best, the performing arts represent the height of human View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
business out of it. It is fair to say that without Li & Fung, the sourcing function for most major retailers in the U.S. would come to a grinding halt. Our framework for institutional voids captures what is common to all emerging...
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by Martha Lagace
- Web
Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
during the year, and it’s all clustered in the Pacific Northwest. So if you’re in the panhandle of Florida taking a programming class because you’re interested in video games and you really love to know how they work and you really would like to bring your View Details
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
And what are the most interesting differences in your view?Greene: The common thread for both populations, really, was their mental and physical well-being. The difference is, for those on the front line, there wasn’t an option, in the...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
accelerated flow of creative talent into the United States, primarily New York, reinforcing that city’s status as a hub of talent, fashion, and retailing to match Paris. Helena Rubinstein took advantage of the American citizenship of her...
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- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
leadership change that does not rely on Schumpeterian creative destruction: platform envelopment. By leveraging common components and shared user relationships, one platform provider can move into another's...
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- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
subject matter experts. “The Art and Music groups have evolved into weekly classes, gallery openings, and even a Vitality Society jingle, fully tapping into members’ creativity and curiosity,” says Oppenheim, who has been featured on ABC...
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- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
inception of a promising venture lay the foundations for its eventual ruin. The Founder's Dilemmas is the first book to examine the early decisions by entrepreneurs that can make or break a startup and its team. Drawing on a decade of research, Noam Wasserman reveals...
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Carmen Nobel
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
examining their origins and the current context. Such an examination suggests that some common labor practices are, at the very least, passe if they were ever valid in the first place. Why don’t employers invest more in their workers when...
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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
cooperation among divisions, more innovative fashions, more effective business strategies, and sales and profit growth. "We're also striving to foster a more creative environment for our associates," Charron continues. "Our designers, in...
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Nancy O. Perry
- Web
Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
European countries or have 15 times as many apprentices as we do as a percentage of their workforce. But Canada, the U.K., Australia, France, they’re eight times where we are as a percent. And so it’s very common in those countries to...
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