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February 01, 2004
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Paul Oyer: New CEOs Don't Always Mean Executive Turnover
Research shows that CEOs promoted from within are much more likely to retain the senior management team.
January 26, 2004
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Latin American Business Strategy Embraces Diversification
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January 01, 2004
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What We're Missing When We Study Success
A researcher argues that a research gap in understanding failure skews how we understand success.
October 15, 2003
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What Led to Enron, WorldCom and the Like?
Increases in executive compensation, jumps in incentives to manage earnings, and shifts in auditing firm structure contributed to governance failures.
October 01, 2003
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Research: Why Some Workers Fear Virtual Teams
Remote collaboration can increase efficiency, but some fear that freely pooling their knowledge may make them obsolete.
September 15, 2003
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Jeffrey Pfeffer: Too Much Management Can Block Innovation
Even some well-established practices may be counterproductive
June 15, 2003
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Stereotypes Do Reinforce the Status Quo
Research establishes cause and effect between exposure to certain stereotypes and subsequent agreement with statements that support current social norms.
June 01, 2003
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Research: When Is It Smart to Outsource?
A series of new papers suggests that outsourcing manufacturing may stifle innovation, and that a different model might be better.
May 29, 2003
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Steve Jobs: Singing a New Tune
The Apple CEO shows off the new iTunes Music Store, and explains why the company has been so successful with its risky venture into retail stores.
May 01, 2003
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Don Quixote's Lessons for Leadership
Drawing on classical literature and contemporary film, Jim March creates a movie produced in Europe and America based on the idealism in Cervantes' novel.
March 01, 2003
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Women’s Conference: Leaders Need Passion and Perseverance
Debi Coleman, MBA ’78, relies on six important elements for achieving results.
August 01, 2002
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Why Do Some Companies Thrive While Others Fail?
Researchers in the growing field of organizational ecology say it's vital to look at the entire life cycle of the business, including the failures.
August 01, 2002
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The Rise of the Mighty Microbrew
Researchers explain how industries dominated by large firms actually create an environment where smaller specialists can thrive.
February 01, 2002
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Robert Joss: Beware the Shortcut to the Top
In a seminar, the Stanford GSB dean explains that many organizations don't properly think through when to put certain employees in top jobs.
October 15, 2001
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Robert Sutton: How to Promote, Manage, and Sustain Innovation
In his new book, a scholar offers "weird" ideas for managers to boost creativity and performance, each backed by research and real-world success.
November 01, 2000
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Peter Löscher: Siemens Needed a New Corporate Ethic
The Siemens AG CEO explains how he helped the company recover from one of the worst scandals in corporate history.
November 01, 2000
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Game Theory: A New Tool for Economists
In the last 25 years, many if not most significant innovations in economics have been driven by this methodological innovation.
November 01, 1999
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The Knowing-Doing Gap
Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton explore how companies can turn talk into action, and why promoting internal competition may not help.
June 01, 1999
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Stock Options, It's all in the Timing
Researchers examine how compensation incentives affect executives' decisions to disclose information.
August 01, 1998
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John Jost: Women Undervalue Themselves in Setting Pay Rates
In one startling study, women paid themselves 18% less than the men paid themselves for identical work.
September 01, 1997
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Why Some Managers Won't Let Go
A study reveals the tendency of leaders to inflate the worth of work produced with their direct oversight.
June 01, 1996
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What Do You Do When Industry Dynamics Fundamentally Change?
The way firms recognize and negotiate "strategic inflection points" determines their fate.
December 01, 1995
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How to Cultivate a "Hot Group" to Ignite An Organization
Small, close-knit sets of motivated people can do great things fast — but need they room to develop organically.