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Organizations Ideas at Work Articles
November 15, 2006
A Return to the banker's honor codeJonathan Knee wants to bring back the traditional values of investment banking's early days -- before junk bonds, LBO funds and the Internet bubble changed everything.
February 27, 2006
Embrace your mess: Q&A with Eric AbrahamsonIn his new book, Eric Abrahamson lambastes our profit-devouring, time-wasting obsession with order and revels in having achieved an optimal state of messiness.
February 27, 2007
What really happens at mixers?An innovative experiment shows how we try -- with varying degrees of success -- to meet new people.
May 03, 2007
The blame gameHow cultural differences between Japan and the United States affect the way leaders are perceived when accidents strike.
May 03, 2007
The unsung heroes of corporate growthRita McGrath calls for empowering middle managers, who -- with their inside company knowledge, political savvy and talent for getting things done -- make innovation possible.
April 25, 2006
Outsourcing and technological changeIf your industry has a high rate of technological change, are you more likely to outsource?
July 26, 2006
Guppies, ants and golf swingsMichael Mauboussin mines unexpected sources for insight into choice, risk and innovation
July 26, 2006
Decision brief: EMC turnaroundIn the 1990s, EMC was the hottest stock on the NYSE. But when the dot-com bubble burst, the company took a turn for the worse. How did Joe Tucci revamp EMC's business model to fit a radically different marketplace?
June 15, 2005
The impact of founder successionA founder's departure can have a positive, negative or neutral effect on organizational performance. New research helps to predict the impact of founder succession on a particular organization. |