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- 06 Oct 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is “the Innovator’s Solution” to Sustained Corporate Growth an Unnatural Act?
spending your time on disruptive innovations!" M. P. Singh, a manager in the public sector, suggests, "Expecting corporate culture to tolerate or encourage radical change or innovation is like expecting a country to encourage...
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by James Heskett
- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
was what this free product would do to print revenues. Third, experiments and innovation require time and, by definition, a tolerance for failure. Trouble is, quarterly reporting pressures by public markets do not create the most...
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- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
capital, shareholder losses, and, in the extreme, financial crises—at the end of the day the investors by their nature have some tolerance for risk. "In an aid organization, however, the costs of misgovernance are borne not by the...
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by Martha Lagace
- 05 Jul 2017
- What Do You Think?
Can Innovation Save Us From Ourselves?
tolerable level?” Ramji commented, “(I) think it is human vanity with some highly optimistic predictions ” Other comments took on an even darker tone. MichaelA wrote, “Homo Deus brings round the basis on which Humanism was first...
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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
Kennedy made it possible to dream of going to the moon. Lyndon Johnson convinced the country it was too big and too good to tolerate racial segregation; Ronald Reagan convinced America that it was still strong enough to bring down the...
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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
"The best creative environment is a safe one in which participants can freely express their opinions," according to Leonard and Swap. "Dissent must be tolerated and protected by the leader. In addition, a set of basic...
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by Laurie Joan Aron
- 22 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club
of our community. By starting this club, we are sending the signal loud and clear that we will no longer tolerate being shut out. Given the investing world’s tendency to rely on personal networks not only to win deals, but also to find...
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- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
technology markets—cybersecurity. In spite of positive industry trends, there were some nagging concerns that this might be a risky time in the public capital markets. The company had just completed an acquisition, and he had additional concerns that the public markets...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
in those areas. However, those incremental sales were offset by lower margins and return on equity, negating the benefits of those higher sales. "This evidence suggests that multinationals that tolerate corruption are able to grow their...
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by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
is unclear and the spirit of the law is open to interpretation. A close reading of the record suggests that much of Enron’s behavior fell into this penumbra. But that same record also suggests that Skilling lost his way in this shadowed space by encouraging and View Details
- 09 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 9, 2007
crisis), they are relieved to find their superiors more tolerant of their questions and mistakes than they had expected. Purchase this article: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=R0701D What to Ask the Person...
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Numbers Talk to People
other online bookers' rates were typically much lower than booking directly with a hotel, and customers were willing to tolerate change/cancel fees. However, by 2009 it had become apparent that the fees had become a liability. Expedia's...
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- 01 May 2009
- What Do You Think?
Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?
latitude," and insuring "no negative consequences" associated with failure of innovative ideas. The right kind of leadership—capable of building trust, the willingness to take risk, and establishing a culture tolerant of...
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by Jim Heskett
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
companies, why do employers—or at least supervisors—apparently tolerate the practice by looking the other way? A: Managers, executives, and supervisors are mostly well aware of the practice. They often turn a blind eye toward it because...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
open power pose (e.g., feet on desk, hands behind head) decreased cortisol (the stress hormone), increased testosterone (the hormone linked to power and dominance), and boosted a subject’s tolerance for risk. “Wired magazine called this a...
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- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
tolerating poor quality and irregular delivery. Economic changes in the last decade of the twentieth century introduced an outlook in Russian business which might be viewed as a form of "market orientation," particularly among...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
to embrace tolerance rather than intolerance, and I will be the change I wish to see in the world. Ryan Yu (MBA 2022) I came to HBS yearning to give my California self an East Coast edge. I’d lean into whiteness, walk a traditionalist...
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- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
discreet but regular ways for staff and supervisors to engage in officially forbidden yet tolerated practices at work. "Gray zones emerge when official company rules are repeatedly broken with, at minimum, a supervisor's tacit or...
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by Martha Lagace
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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2017
the financial resources to confidently maintain and expand its preeminence in teaching, learning, and research for future generations. In managing the University’s financial assets, HMC seeks to maximize returns, subject to the risk View Details
- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
daily unit sales on a per-color basis by 44 percent. Not All Costs Are The Same Consumers seem to have varying levels of tolerance for different cost variables. Shoppers seem to appreciate the cost of raw materials, such as cotton, but...
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