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- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
Exclusive! In this first look at a new book, HBS professors Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria explore how human nature shapes business organizations. Does your organization reflect the four basic human drives? Plus: Q&A. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective
What turns merely effective negotiators into all-out expert negotiators? The ability to overcome six common mistakes, according to HBS professor James K. Sebenius. In this excerpt from the Harvard Business Review, he describes one of the most glaring. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made
Why is it that politicos make such poor decisions? The authors of "You Can't Enlarge the Pie" suggest that government leaders could benefit from basic decision-making skills. Plus: Q&A with HBS professor Max Bazerman. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places
In searching for a new CEO, many companies depend on board contacts to find candidates and diminish the role of search firms. And that may be a big mistake, suggests HBS assistant professor Rakesh Khurana. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
It's no secret that innovation is what has always made places like Silicon Valley and Hollywood so special. Creativity and expertise centered in one location, it seems, spurs yet more innovation at ever increasing speeds. But what happens when the well runs dry? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
Movement, balance, and leverage: Savvy executives use these principles to compete every day. In this excerpt from their new book Judo Strategy: Turning Your Competitors' Strength to Your Advantage, HBS professor David B. Yoffie and research associate Mary Kwak reveal five techniques of the masters. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 25 Jun 2001
- Lessons from the Classroom
Machiavelli, Morals, and You
What do a butler and a prince know about leadership? A lot more than you would think, as MBA students in Harvard Business School’s course The Moral Leader find out. Here is how they use great literature to become better leaders. HBS Working Knowledge series on leadership and great books.--> Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 18 Jun 2001
- Lessons from the Classroom
Why Leaders Need Great Books
How do leaders get to be leaders? HBS professor Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.'s remarkable course uses works of literature instead of case studies to teach leadership. Find out what’s on his reading list. HBS Working Knowledge series on leadership and great books.--> Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
What's up for leaders next year and in the next century? HBS faculty members Linda A. Hill, Christopher A. Bartlett, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter offer new insights in Management 21C: Someday We'll All Manage This Way, a new collection about 21st century leadership. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why Evolutionary Software Development Works
What is the best way to develop software? HBS professor Alan MacCormack discusses recent research proving the theory that the best approach is evolutionary. In this article from MIT Sloan Management Review, MacCormack and colleagues Marco Iansiti and Roberto Verganti uncover four practices that lead to successful Internet software development. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Essentials for Enlightened Experimentation
In the past, the high cost of experimentation has greatly impacted many firms' ability to successfully innovate. But now, new technologies are enabling reinvention of R&D from the ground up. HBS associate professor Stefan Thomke explains. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
John Irving might seem an unlikely candidate to teach managers and business leaders how to foster creativity in their organizations. Not so, found HBS professor Teresa Amabile. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 06 Nov 2000
- What Do You Think?
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
The "power of modularity," write HBS Dean Kim Clark and Professor Carliss Baldwin in their new book, rescued the computer industry from a problem of nightmarish proportions and made possible remarkable levels of innovation and growth in a relatively short period of time. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
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Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
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