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Matching Firms Managers and Incentives (18 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 18, 2010Paper Released:March 2010Authors:Oriana Bandiera, Luigi Guiso, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella SadunExecutive Summary:Do different kinds of firm ownership drive the adopti... |
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Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard (17 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 17, 2010Paper Released:March 2010Author:Robert S. KaplanExecutive Summary:This article documents the precursors of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) strategic performance manageme... |
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First Look March 16 (16 March 07:30) |
| Avoiding conflicts of interest should be easy when you vow to stay objective. But even incentives for objectivity can't content with outside influences, according to new research by HBS prof... |
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HBS Cases Developing Asias Largest Slum (15 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 15, 2010Author:Julia HannaLocated in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog M... |
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The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability (11 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 11, 2010Paper Released:February 2010Author:Alnoor EbrahimExecutive Summary:Nonprofit leaders face multiple, and sometimes competing, accountability demands: from numerous act... |
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A Reexamination of Tunneling and Business Groups New Data and New Methods (10 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 10, 2010Paper Released:February 2010Authors:Jordan I. Siegel and Prithwiraj ChoudhuryExecutive Summary:"Tunneling" refers to efforts by firms' controlling owner-managers to t... |
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First Look March 9 (09 March 07:30) |
| How should companies survive a recession and do well afterward? Empirical research into the activities of 4,700 public companies during three recent recessions makes clear that the healthies... |
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Sharpening Your Skills Successful Negotiation (08 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 8, 2010Author:StaffSharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills.Questions to be Ans... |
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Will I Stay or Will I Go Cooperative and Competitive Effects of Workgroup Sex and Race Composition on Turnover (05 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 5, 2010Paper Released:February 2010Authors:Kathleen L. McGinn and Katherine L. MilkmanExecutive Summary:Inequalities in the senior ranks by sex and race remain rampant in up-... |
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The Determinants of Individual Performance and Collective Value in Private-Collective Software Innovation (04 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 4, 2010Paper Released:February 2010Authors:Ned Gulley and Karim R. LakhaniExecutive Summary:Why do people expend personal time and effort toward creating a public good? Over ... |
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To What Degree Does Identity Affect Economic Performance (03 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 3, 2010Author:Jim HeskettRecently I have revisited a topic that has intrigued me for years, ways in which an organization's culture affects its economic performance. The basi... |
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First Look March 2 (02 March 07:30) |
| The whole team must be on board for strategy to align with successful execution. One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making by HBS professor Marco Iansiti and Microsoft Window... |
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A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM (01 March 07:30) |
| Published:March 1, 2010Author:Bill GeorgeToyota's tragic automobile recalls offer a historic opportunity for Ford's CEO Alan Mulally and General Motors' new CEO Ed Whitacre. After years of d... |
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Accelerating Innovation In Energy Insights from Multiple Sectors (24 February 07:30) |
| Published:February 24, 2010Paper Released:February 2010Authors:Rebecca M. Henderson and Richard G. NewellExecutive Summary:How should the energy sector best respond to the threat of climate ... |
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First Look Feb 23 (23 February 07:30) |
| A cursory glance at the news headlines every day makes it clear: Our leadership frequently disappoints. Where are the principled leaders who can provide fresh and effective approaches to sol... |
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Manager Visibility No Guarantee of Fixing Problems (22 February 07:30) |
| Published:February 22, 2010Author:Julia HannaObserving and understanding the tasks and challenges that workers face every day is important. But managers who merely put in time "walking the f... |
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Tragedy at Toyota How Not to Lead in Crisis (22 February 07:30) |
| Published:February 22, 2010Author:William GeorgeToyota's ever-widening problems are a tragic case study in how not to lead in crisis.Under the media spotlight, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, grands... |
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The Evolution of Science-Based Business Innovating How We Innovate (19 February 07:30) |
| Published:February 19, 2010Paper Released:January 2010Author:Gary P. PisanoExecutive Summary:Science has long been connected to innovation and thus to the business enterprise. However, the n... |
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The Mirroring Hypothesis Theory Evidence and Exceptions (18 February 07:30) |
| Published:February 18, 2010Paper Released:January 2010Authors:Lyra Colfer and Carliss Y. BaldwinExecutive Summary:In its simplest form, the mirroring hypothesis suggests that the organizatio... |
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First Look Feb 17 (17 February 07:30) |
| Why do some consumers fail to take advantage of mail-in rebates? Turns out the rebate might be less important physically than it is psychologically, according to research by HBS marketing pr... |
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The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service (16 February 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Ranjay GulatiPublished:February 16, 2010Author:Sarah Jane GilbertTimes are tough for many businesses, yet some are holding their own, even thriving. Best Buy, Cisco, Target, Sta... |
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The Architecture of Complex Systems Do Core-periphery Structures Dominate (11 February 07:30) |
| Published:February 11, 2010Paper Released:January 2010Authors:Alan MacCormack, Carliss Y. Baldwin, and John RusnakExecutive Summary:All complex systems can be divided into a nested hierarch... |
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Investing in Improvement Strategy and Resource Allocation in Public School Districts (10 February 07:30) |
| Published:February 10, 2010Paper Released:January 2010Author:Stacey ChildressExecutive Summary:The operating environments of public school districts are largely void of the market forces tha... |
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First Look Feb 9 (09 February 07:30) |
| Ready to do business in a developing economy? Don't just focus on its market size or growth potential. It's better to first scope out opportunities to build or improve efficient business ope... |
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HBS Cases Looking Behind Googles Stand in China (08 February 07:30) |
| Q&A with:John A. QuelchPublished:February 8, 2010Author:Sean SilverthorneGoogle, the "do no evil" company, gained entry into the Chinese search engine market last decade by agreeing to b... |
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Whats the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions (04 February 07:30) |
| Published:February 4, 2010Author:Jim HeskettIn his book Blink, discussed in this column in February 2005, Malcolm Gladwell advised us to place faith in intuition based on experience in decid... |
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Accountability and Control as Catalysts for Strategic Exploration and Exploitation Field Study Results (03 February 07:30) |
| Published:February 3, 2010Paper Released:January 2010Author:Robert L. SimonsExecutive Summary:The need for organizations to both exploit current resources and explore new opportunities is a ... |
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First Look Feb 2 (02 February 07:30) |
| Is your company rigid or resilient? Breaking down silos is hard to do, but often necessary in the face of unpredictable market conditions. A new book by HBS professor Ranjay Gulati offers up... |
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The Luxury Prime How Money Changes People (01 February 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Roy Y.J. ChuaPublished:February 1, 2010Author:Sarah Jane GilbertAre people who travel in town cars and on corporate jets different—on a psychological level—from you ... |
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The Luxury Prime How Luxury Changes People (01 February 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Roy Y.J. ChuaPublished:February 1, 2010Author:Sarah Jane GilbertAre people who travel in town cars and on corporate jets different—on a psychological level—from you ... |
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Does Product Market Competition Lead Firms To Decentralize (28 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 28, 2010Paper Released:January 2010Authors:Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van ReenenExecutive Summary:There is a widespread sense that over the last two decades ... |
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Labor Regulations and European Private Equity (27 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 27, 2010Paper Released:December 2009Authors:Ant Bozkaya and William R. KerrExecutive Summary:Recent theoretical models predict that countries with stricter labor policies w... |
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First Look Jan 26 (26 January 07:30) |
| Managers know to keep handy any number of potential incentives for their employees, like more money, recognition, training, flex-time, bonus vacation days. Yet even the savviest employers of... |
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A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy (25 January 07:30) |
| Q&A with:David A. MossPublished:January 25, 2010Author:Sean SilverthorneIf they didn't understand it already, executives and corporate managers have learned one huge lesson over the past... |
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Competing Ad Auctions Multi-homing and Participation Costs (22 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 22, 2010Paper Released:January 2010Authors:Itai Ashlagi, Benjamin G. Edelman, and Hoan Soo LeeExecutive Summary:Joining ad platforms can attract substantial regulatory atte... |
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Going Through the Motions An Empirical Test of Management Involvement in Process Improvement (21 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 21, 2010Paper Released:December 2009Author:Anita L. TuckerExecutive Summary:How can managers better lead their organizations to improve work processes? Describing their stu... |
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First Look Jan 20 (20 January 07:30) |
| Do you need sign-off from headquarters when you want to make decisions? Or can you undertake capital investments, hire new employees, introduce new products, and otherwise exercise manageria... |
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Sharpening Your Skills Managing the Economic Crisis (19 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 19, 2010Author:StaffSharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills.Questions to be ... |
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Optimal Auction Design and Equilibrium Selection in Sponsored Search Auctions (14 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 14, 2010Paper Released:January 2010Authors:Benjamin G. Edelman and Michael SchwarzExecutive Summary:Reserve prices may have an important impact on search advertising market... |
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Private Equity and Industry Performance (13 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 13, 2010Paper Released:December 2009Authors:Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner, Morten Sørensen, and Per StrömbergExecutive Summary:In response to the global financial crisis th... |
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First Look Jan 12 (12 January 07:30) |
| Striking a deal with someone in another cultural context can be, if not easy, then at least easier. "Assess, Don't Assume," a two-part working paper series by HBS professor James K. Sebenius... |
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Mixing Open Source and Proprietary Software Strategies (11 January 07:30) |
| Q&A with:Gaston LlanesPublished:January 11, 2010Author:Julia HannaAdopting a new business model can be a strategic, game-changing play in any industry. But knowing when and how to try so... |
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International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters An Empirical Examination (07 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 7, 2010Paper Released:December 2009Authors:David Collis, David Young, and Michael GooldExecutive Summary:Are small headquarters more nimble and efficient than large ones? N... |
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Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold (06 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 6, 2010Author:Jim HeskettEntrepreneurship, as we study it, is defined by my colleague Howard Stevenson as "the pursuit of opportunity beyond the resources you currently con... |
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First Look January 5 (05 January 07:30) |
| When you want to change your organization's approach to solving problems, do it. Don't just stop at researching the causes, because just highlighting what's wrong could adversely affect empl... |
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Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009 (04 January 07:30) |
| Published:January 4, 2010Author:StaffWhat were the management trends in 2009? Fascination with social networking and rethinking common wisdom about goal setting. Here are the Top 10 articles... |
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The Global Networks of Multinational Firms (23 December 07:30) |
| Published:December 23, 2009Paper Released:December 2009Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie ChenExecutive Summary:When and why do multinationals group together overseas? Do they agglomerate in th... |
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First Look Dec 22 (22 December 07:30) |
| Research this week leans towards defying expectations. Common wisdom, for example, might suggest that a CEO who has risen through the ranks of her company would favor her former divisions in... |
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Good Banks Bad Banks and Governments Role as Fixer (21 December 07:30) |
| Published:December 21, 2009Author:Roger ThompsonMost books about the nation's financial crisis tell us what happened. In his new book, HBS senior lecturer Robert Pozen tells us how to fix th... |
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Integrity Without It Nothing Works (17 December 07:30) |
| Published:December 17, 2009Paper Released:November 2009Author:Michael C. JensenExecutive Summary:"An individual is whole and complete when their word is whole and complete, and their word is... |
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