Raffaella Sadun
Associate Professor at Harvard Business School. Studying management, CEOs and productivity. Affiliated with NBER, CEP, CEPR and Ariadne Labs.
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Companies Are More Effective Than the White House in Stopping Whistleblowers -
Just as democracy’s integrity requires that whistleblowers should be free to report misconduct, so does the integrity of markets.
The IT revolution and southern Europe's two lost decades
Productivity growth in southern Europe has been lower than in other developed countries. The column argues that this has in large part been caused by slow adoption of information technology,
The Style Maven Astrophysicists of Silicon Valley
You know who knows machine learning? People who look at the stars all day. And when it comes to what constellations of clothes and shows and music you will like, some of the same principles apply.
Some Expected Larry Culp to Break Apart GE. Instead, He’s Trying to Fix It.
The CEO had reassured executives of the struggling behemoth that he’ll leave intact its traditional structure. He also wants managers to be open about problems, a counter to the culture of optimism that existed under longtime CEO Jeffrey Immelt.
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Kudos to Larry Culp: the effective implementation of basic management practices can have huge effect on firm performance (maybe even save GE?), yet many CEOs take it for granted, or just don't have the skills/patience to work on it.
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Pondiscio: I Just Wrote a Book About Success Academy Charter Schools. It Does Not Support Your Preferred Narrative. I Hope You Hate It
My new book, How the Other Half Learns, is based on a year of unmonitored observations at a Success Academy elementary school in the South Bronx, in the district where I taught in a low-performing public school for five years. I wanted to see what...
Strategy Forum | Will the Business Roundtable Statement Impact Workers?
Will the new Business Roundtable Statement have material impact for American workers?
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Raffaella Sadun
Hospitals are ideal material for management writers ft.com/content/9a2e8b… via @financialtimes
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Chicago School Professor Fights ‘Chicago School’ Beliefs That Abet Big Tech
The University of Chicago has long been associated with the idea that antitrust decisions should be based on prices for consumers, not market dominance. That’s starting to change.
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Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #55 - Do you believe in signs? I am currently seeing/hearing the name of someone my reason told me to forget, at least once a day (in books, on the streets). It's like a daily reminder to maybe not listen to my reaso
Dear Aylyn and Malina, Far be it from us to believe in signs; far be it from us to believe in spirits; far be it from us to intuit indications that the...
People and Process, Suits and Innovators: The Role of Individuals in Firm Performance by Ethan R. Mollick :: SSRN
Performance differences between firms are generally attributed to organizational factors – such as routines, knowledge, and strategy – rather than to difference
Facebook’s Libra Bets It Can Bank the Unbanked
Facebook has an ambitious goal for its proposed cryptocurrency, Libra: to bring financial services to the hundreds of millions of people world-wide who don’t use banks or other traditional institutions. The cryptocurrency sector has for years tried...
For Manufacturers in China, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
As trade fight intensifies with the U.S., companies are rushing to set up new supply chains in countries such as Vietnam. They’re quickly finding no place offers the complete solution that China does.
EMC 2019 Submission Portal | World Management Survey
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Raffaella Sadun
🚨🚨CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨🚨 Next @thewmsproject conference will take place on Dec 12-13 at the World Bank, deadline for submission is Sept 12 (soon!). Send us your submission via this portal
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