In a recent piece in Columbia Ideas at Work, my colleague Ray Fisman summarizes some research he has done on whether promising to donate a portion of one’s proceeds to charity means more profits for… Read more »
Thought Sparks
Does doing good mean doing well? Research from colleague Ray FIsman
In a recent piece in Columbia Ideas at Work, my colleague Ray Fisman summarizes some research he has done on whether promising to donate a portion of one's proceeds to charity means more profits for… Read more »
The Booth Company cites Discovery-Driven Growth
At The Booth Company: Smart companies may incur huge losses when they enter unknown territory–new alliances, markets, products, technologies. Failures could be prevented or their cost contained if managers approached innovative ventures with the right… Read more »
CorporateRain.com praises Failing by Design blog
Tim Askew in a MakingRain post praises the Harvard Business Review April magazine’s theme on Failure, and cites Rita McGrath’s Failing By Design blog: “I in no way mean to say that failure, per se,… Read more »
Back to the Boneyard
Rita McGrath’s blog at Harvard Business Review is entitled Back to the Boneyard — Palm, Flip…and now RIM?. “Things move quickly in technology, which is why technology companies are fascinating to strategists the way fruit… Read more »
Strategic Innovation Does Not Equal Dollars Spent
My colleague Gray Hammond sent along this interesting coverage of innovative companies, and I thought it might be of interest to my readers as well. Booz & Company’s latest annual study of global innovation, The… Read more »
An Internet Kissing Machine? Oh brother, what’s next. Wait, Maybe I Don’t Want to Know…
Believe it or not, reports have surfaced that a group of Japanese researchers are hard at work on an Internet Kissing Machine. Yes, apparently, two people equipped with the devices can exchange more than just… Read more »
An Internet Kissing Machine? Oh brother, what’s next. Wait, Maybe I Don’t Want to Know…
Believe it or not, reports have surfaced that a group of Japanese researchers are hard at work on an Internet Kissing Machine. Yes, apparently, two people equipped with the devices can exchange more than just… Read more »
Say It Ain’t So: The Shortening Half Life of the Business School Case Study
We in business school just love to use examples. It’s examples, stories and personal insights that make what we teach accessible, inspiring and sometimes game-changing. Along the way, many of these great stories get written… Read more »
Free Webinar On Business Model Challenges and Innovation
Business Model Erosion and Innovation to combat this phenomenon is very much a topic of concern for strategists and innovators. In this free half-hour webinar sponsored by Columbia Business School Executive Education, I reflect on… Read more »
Thought for the day on developing people
A LinkedIn exchange that was forwarded to me by a colleague: What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave the company?" CEO answers, 'What happens if we don't,… Read more »
Intelligent Failure Noted in The Economist
In an article published in the April 16 Economist, the positive side of failure, as featured in a recent special issue of the Harvard Business Review is discussed. Interesting reading for those of us who… Read more »