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- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
Leadership succession and recruitment need the sharp attention of your company's top executives and board. But who should be held accountable—and how? An excerpt from a Harvard Business Review article by Jeffrey Cohn, Rakesh Khurana, and Laura Reeves. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
Used proactively, corporate legal departments can give you a strategic advantage, argues HBS professor Constance Bagley. It's time for a new relationship between managers and legal. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
Where a company is headquartered influences the types of social programs it supports, such as housing assistance, disease research, and the arts, according to new research by professor Christopher Marquis and his coauthors. Is social spending too confined by geography? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
In this article excerpt from Harvard Business Review, professor Robert Simons looks at how organizations can adjust the "span" of jobs to increase performance. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?
Does it make legal, ethical, or economic sense for companies to participate in environmental corporate social responsibility programs? A new book from HBS professor Richard Vietor and colleagues Bruce Hay and Robert N. Stavins attempts to separate fact from fiction on the debate. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
Homers are things you make for personal use while on company time. Professor Michel Anteby says that although the practice might be illegal, some companies secretly endorse it. Here's why. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 19 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Company Loyalty
These days, your best workers are likely to show more loyalty to their careers than the company. What's needed, says this Harvard Management Update article, is a new view of loyalty and its meaning to employers and employees. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 29 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Organizations Create Social Value
A study of smart practices by social and business organizations in Iberoamerica. Research by HBS professor James Austin, HBS senior researcher Ezequiel A. Reficco, and UNIANDES professor Roberto Gutiérrez. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 08 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?
Four steps to ensure that the right decisions are made by the right people. HBS professor emeritus Michael C. Jensen explains in Harvard Management Update. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
An Organization Your Customers Understand
Defining your primary customer is an ideal "outside-in" approach to better designing your whole organizational structure. In this excerpt from his new book, Levers of Organization Design, HBS professor Robert Simons describes how to do it. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
Today's transnational road warriors and the businesses they work for are forging an international style of business, say Harvard Business School faculty and alumni. Do you speak their language? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Potential Downside of Win-Win
You and your negotiating partner may reach a wonderful agreement for both parties, but have you forgotten people who aren't at the bargaining table, such as your consumers? HBS Professor Max H. Bazerman reflects in this article from Negotiation. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Listen to “Yes”
It's essential for leaders to spark conflict in their organizations, as long as it is constructive. A Q&A with Professor Michael Roberto, author of the new book Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
Professor Jeffrey Fear's new book Organizing Control takes a fresh look at corporate management innovations created by German companies and managers over the last two centuries. A Q&A with the author. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 04 Apr 2005
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?
When employees leave, they take more than their coat and hat. How can companies better preserve the accumulated knowledge of individuals? Isn’t that what separates average companies from truly great ones? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down
Often the hardest part of a turnaround is improving bad interpersonal behavior in the organization. A Harvard Business Review excerpt by professors David Garvin and Michael Roberto. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 29 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors
Your company's scientists and investors can be antennas that bring great ideas into your company. The key, says HBS professor Lee Fleming, is understanding small-world networks. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?
Although they are prescription drugs, Viagra, Prozac, Allegra and many others are pitched directly to consumers. Do physicians take notice? HBS professor Alvin Silk and Harvard's Joel Weissman discuss a recent study. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
Former CEO Lou Gerstner established a diversity initiative that embraced differences instead of ignoring them. In this Harvard Business Review excerpt, professor David A. Thomas describes why IBM made diversity a cornerstone strategy. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
Do I Dare Say Something?
Are you afraid to speak up at work? The amount of fear in the modern workplace is just one surprising finding from recent research done by HBS professor Amy Edmondson and her colleague, Professor James Detert from Penn State. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.