Strategy Ideas at Work Articles
November 06, 2009

What's Fair, and Who's to Blame

How judgments about our own behavior impact our perceptions of fairness and blame in others.

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April 17, 2009

The Advantage of Not Knowing It All

In a new book, Rita Gunther McGrath discusses how taking calculated risks, while learning along the way, can pave the road to success.

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April 17, 2009

More Models, Fewer Models or Better Models?

How banks can profit from financial models without getting trapped in them.

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January 26, 2009

Guiding monetary policy with accountable autonomy

Assessing the work of the Federal Reserve, Frederic Mishkin contends that communication and transparency must counterbalance the necessary independence of a strong central bank.

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December 17, 2008

Auctioning Supply Contracts

Buyers and suppliers can both gain from a procurement strategy that uses an auction to eliminate guesswork.

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June 13, 2008

Flying the frenzied skies

Flight cancellations, delays, inspection fiascos, mergers, bankruptcies — and now a checked bag fee? Garrett van Ryzin examines the airline industry’s recent ills.

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June 13, 2008

The Execution Game

A strategic model shows how to buy or sell a large position most efficiently.

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December 19, 2007

When familiarity breeds connections

For young biotech firms seeking prestigious industry alliances, who their top management team knows may be as important as what they know.

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October 24, 2007

Beyond the five-year strategic plan

In his new book, Bill Duggan reveals how to cultivate strategic intuition to drive innovation, solve problems and capitalize on unforeseen opportunities.

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