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Relationships May Be Stronger Than Contracts
Strong relationships rather than iron clad legal agreements can be
the most practical way for firms to outsource key operational
activities, says associate professor Erica Plambeck. The threat of
loss of future business is a stronger incentive in many cases than a
legal document.
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Is Chest Beating as Good For People as It Is For Primates?
Social hierarchies and dominance displays have a valuable place in
negotiating cooperation, status, and paths to power, according to
associate professor Lara Tiedens. One bit of advice: Look big and
stare the other guy right in the eye.
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Big CEO Salaries Cost More Than Dollars
Huge salary imbalances between CEOs and the people who work for them
lead to increased turnover among lower level managers, weakening
loyalty and eroding the talent pool, says Professor Charles
O'Reilly, director of the Business School’s Center for Leadership
Development and Research.
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Protecting the Environment through Supply Chains
Hewlett Packard’s efforts to design for the environment, encourage
suppliers to be socially and environmentally responsible, use energy
efficiently, and enable product recycling are giving the company a
competitive advantage, HP senior vice president Tony Prophet told a
conference on Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply
Chains.
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Race Is Central in the United States Today
In the post-civil rights era in the United States, the question of
race remains central, not peripheral, to the evolution of social
policy, says economist Glenn Loury.
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Personnel issues and new business models are two of the few
things Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says he occasionally
loses sleep over.
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Commercial Bank of China
Grows Its Reputation
President Yang Kaisheng describes how the Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China, the world’s third largest
international bank, successfully launched the largest
initial public offering in history.
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They Were Right about Dancing but the Jury is Out on YouTube
ABC executive Andrea Wong admits she turned down “Dancing
with the Stars” twice. Warner Bros.’ Kevin Tsujihara says
copyright protection and digital rights management are
crucial to online delivery systems. They spoke at the 2007
Future of Entertainment Conference.
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15 Minutes with Kevin Johnson
Professor Jim Phills, academic editor of the Stanford Social
Innovation Review, sat down with former NBA superstar Kevin
Johnson to discuss how he’s reviatlizing his old
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Wal-Mart: A New Nonmarket Strategy
To improve its image, Wal-Mart ran newspaper ads, launched a
major environmental initiative, extended health care
benefits, set up a diversity task force, and announced
support for local businesses in communities in which it
planned to open new stores. A case study explores the
effects.
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