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- 14 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism
disagreement, but the fact that there was so much disagreement within Ukrainian society meant that, clearly, the Ukrainian government was doing the most reasonable thing it could do by trying to mediate the divide between East and West....
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by Martha Lagace
- 14 Apr 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)
for an extra hour of studying, versus going straight to bed. I learned to maintain respect through overcoming disagreements I had with teammates, players on other teams, and my coaches. These three overarching lessons transpire through...
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- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
performance, because they're not sure that [a television show is] being watched. And they're not sure who is watching the show. There's a lot of discomfort with what they're actually getting in terms of audience and even disagreement on...
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- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Listen to “Yes”
guidelines you've identified for (1.) sparking constructive conflict; and (2.) devising a decision-making process that will be fair and effective? A: To be effective, leaders need to ensure that conflict remains constructive. That is, they must stimulate task-oriented...
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by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
breaks down or needs expediting. And how about her uncanny ability to decode behavioral cues—subtle signs of disagreement or even hostility among subordinates in meetings? How does she do that? That storehouse of unwritten process...
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by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Back to the Future
since 2000: “A belief in easy answers; a disagreement over the basic nature of the energy problems and the roles of various actors; sharp shifts in perceptions of shortage or glut conditions; and an inability to tie domestic energy,...
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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Admit It: You’re in Denial
disagreement or “speak truth to power” do so at their own risk. Which means you’ll find it hard to discover the truth thereafter. 2. Are meetings more interesting after they are over than while they are in session? Do colleagues wait to...
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- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
corporate) now needed to understand how and why they were doing so and to make sure that those edits were being made in a constructive manner. In a disagreement between human and machine, Belk allowed humans to win by design by giving...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Financial Reporting Goes Global
study. Of course, there are also political issues and disagreements that are slowing the progress of the IASB. The IASB has had problems getting some standards through in Europe. They recently had to withdraw guidance on hedging because...
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- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
materiality remains unclear. Using a series of vignettes based on actual private investor meetings, I investigate how managers and regulators understand Reg FD. I find considerable uncertainty and disagreement among both managers and...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
distribution-enhancing policies generate fierce debate. A central goal of class discussions in this module is to have students identify, understand, and engage with the sources of these controversies. Consistent with the core lesson of the overall course, a key source...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
products that generate greater disagreement among the employees are likely to have less-accurate forecasts. Get the product testing right. An impressive 78 % of the retailers in our study test new products in a few stores before the...
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- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
Business School Case 209-052 CityCenter is a $9 billion project for MGM MIRAGE. The project's star architects have a major disagreement about a critical design issue. Bill Smith, head of the MGM MIRAGE Design Group, must resolve this...
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Martha Lagace
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
with two other Bay general partners as disagreement about internal economics and governance continued among the Bay's six-member management team. This triggered the "key man" clause in the limited partnership agreement of Bay's...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
identities to be compared according to the agreement and disagreement about their meanings by the members of the group. The final section of the article looks at the methodology of identity scholarship. Addressing the wide array of...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
fight for that. I would love to get back to a time when we can debate policy in a way that’s meaningful and fact-based and analytical. But we’re just not there. In my mind we have to put policy disagreements aside for the next few years...
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- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
school districts—politics, funding formulas, disagreement among stakeholders about the definition of success—often push districts to focus on issues unrelated to strengthening the instructional core. Extending Elmore's idea that...
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- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
chemical company, is in the midst of the first use of a new zero-base budgeting system. The general manager of the division leading the process is experiencing disagreement and conflict among the members of the senior management team....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
corporate tax code? Because the IRS wanted loopholes? No, because businesses pleaded for loopholes that benefited them. MP: And legislators saw a great way to get campaign contributions. Q: What reaction have you heard from the business community? MP: Very little View Details
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Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
natural gas producer in the world, to cut off gas supply to Ukraine because of disagreement on the terms of future trade. The case also narrates the events that have followed: the adoption by Gazprom of a comprehensive policy to...
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Martha Lagace