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- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
creative destruction. Dominant incumbent firms, long successful in an existing technology, are often much less successful in new technological eras. This is puzzling, since a cursory analysis would suggest that incumbent firms have the...
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Carmen Nobel
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
that colleagues support one another's efforts to do the best work they can. That has always been true for efficiency reasons, but collaborative helping becomes even more vital in an era of knowledge work, when positive business outcomes depend on high View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
variables are you tracking? How are you creating accountability for performance on those variables? (4) What strategic boundaries have you set? Does everyone know what actions are off-limits? (5) How are you generating creative tension?...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
opportunities to address systems of care issues so critical to the treatment of patients with chronic conditions." If curricula are a significant problem, they often reflect limitations in the ability of faculty to address the novel...
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- 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
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
share price, (2) where announced earnings are particularly likely to be an important source of information about managerial ability and effort, and (3) before the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley made opportunistic earnings management...
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Carmen Nobel
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
is concentrated in CEOs, firms, and periods where such incentives are likely to be strongest: (1) where CEO wealth is sensitive to change in the share price, (2) where announced earnings are particularly likely to be an important source of information about managerial...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
managers and recruiters are questioning conventional business education. Their concerns? Among other things, MBA programs aren't giving students the heightened cultural awareness and global perspectives they need. Newly minted MBAs lack essential leadership skills....
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
shocks to borrowers' collateral, which affect firms' ability to raise capital if agency and information problems are significant (Ben S. Bernanke and Mark Gertler, 1989). Or it can stem from shocks to bank capital, which affects the...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
key questions: In this particular market, which market institutions are working, and which institutions are missing? Which parts of our business model can be adversely affected by these institutional voids? How can we build competitive advantage based on our View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
research, started in the year 2000, was aimed at understanding how an innovative team working together in a creative act managed the process of knowledge transfer between the more experienced and less experienced members of that team. The...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
those declines. Our argument is built around three core themes. Theme 1: When a Country Loses the Capability to Manufacture, It Loses the Ability to Innovate Innovation and manufacturing are often viewed as residing at the opposite ends...
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- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
investigate nine open source programming contests in which 875 software programmers submit over 4.7 million lines of code. We conduct our analysis at the individual level and identify how programmers gain the ability to adopt and invent...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
insulate consumers from cost sharing, thereby undermining insurers’ ability to influence drug utilization. We study the impact of copay coupons on branded drugs first facing generic entry between 2007 and 2010. To overcome endogeneity...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
likely to be overlooked for top assignments and promotions. As partners and friends, we are checked out and unhappy. Rebels—those who practice “positive deviance” at work—are harder to manage, but they are good for the bottom line: their passion, drive, curiosity, and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Test (AMCAT), used machine-learning algorithms to evaluate the abilities of job seekers and provide feedback by measuring not only skills and knowledge, but also personality and behavior traits. Since its...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
San Francisco office, and it also details the evolution of Pentagram itself. In addition, this case offers a thick description of Hinrichs and his team working with a client. This case can be used in business and executive education courses on professional service...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing
individuals in the business, their individual motivation, and their ability to work together harmoniously. Nowhere is the need to work together more important than in the twin customer-facing functions of marketing and sales. Sales and...
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by Benson Shapiro
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Publications The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Harvard Business Press Books, 2012 Abstract Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
design—reflecting a lack of understanding of the entrepreneurial process—and problematic implementation. Government must play a careful balancing act, combining an understanding of the necessity of playing a catalytic role with an awareness of the limits of its View Details
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Martha Lagace