- 02 Feb 2004
- What Do You Think?
Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink?
Fighting groupthink is probably just as worthy an endeavor as attaining "buy in." But what are the risks for the leader and his or her subordinates? What has worked for you? What hasn't worked? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 12 Jan 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?
It looks like productivity increases in the U.S. are accommodating growth with little increase in the number of jobs. Doesn’t it suggest that the jobs that people do hold must be getting better? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 01 Dec 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?
Once a "safe bet," mutual funds are facing a rocky future as investment managers come under fire for such mismanagement as arbitrage trading. These alleged double dealings will end up costing investors a bundle in the long run. Are we witnessing mutual funds' swan song? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 03 Nov 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?
The earnings of all publicly owned organizations may soon take a hit as the organizations comply with various provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and new FASB rules. Are these and perhaps other "cures" to the corporate scandals really worth the cost to investors? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 06 Oct 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is “the Innovator’s Solution” to Sustained Corporate Growth an Unnatural Act?
In their new book, The Innovator’s Solution, HBS professor Clayton Christensen and co-author Michael E. Raynor propose four guidelines for developing a "disruptive growth engine." The problem: According to the authors, few organizations have been able to achieve more than one disruptive technology in their lifetimes. Why is it so difficult? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
A well-respected and influential newspaper was forced into a public auction by a hostile buy-out offer. Let's say you were on the board. How would you have reacted? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 04 Aug 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?
How should organizations juggle the need for the right skills as well as the right attitudes? What goes wrong when one or the other is missing? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 07 Jul 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement?
From airlines to professional services, is improvement in productivity always a good thing, especially right now? Is it the ultimate answer for foundering economies? Or will it increase the ranks of the unemployed? You decide. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 02 Jun 2003
- What Do You Think?
What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?
Let’s say you are left in charge of an MBA program. How would you and your students sort through the tensions in corporate life vis-à-vis society, employees, and investors? How would you build those learnings into your program and make them stick? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 05 May 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This a Golden Era for Marketing Productivity?
This should be a good time to be a marketer and a consumer as well, suggests Jim Heskett. More focused sales, less waste in advertising, an industry in tune with its best customers. Is this your experience? Do you think marketing has hit its stride? Can it? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 07 Apr 2003
- What Do You Think?
Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?
Are executives who ask this question overreacting to current events? Or, if the current geopolitical events are merely symptoms of a greater and longer struggle, should we begin to think about devaluing, discounting, or postponing global initiatives in favor of more predictable business investments "closer to home"? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 03 Mar 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are Conditions Right for the Next Accounting Scandal?
Will risk-averse corporate audit committees' natural tendencies to engage the biggest accounting firms insure that the current accounting oligopoly will become even stronger? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
No one doubts business schools are expert at teaching management theory. But what about teaching real-world basics? In short, can students be taught execution? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 06 Jan 2003
- What Do You Think?
China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?
Is China post WTO a land of great entrepreneurial opportunity, or a house of cards threatening to collapse on foreign investors? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 02 Dec 2002
- What Do You Think?
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- 30 Sep 2002
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- 05 Aug 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are Customer Loyalty Initiatives Worth the Investment?
What are the loyalty rules? Have managers been led too far afield with customer loyalty management programs? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.