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4. The global costs of opacity: although large-scale risks garner media attention, it is the everyday, small-scale risks associated with a lack of transparency in countries' legal, economic, regulatory and governance structures that can confound global investment and commerce. New research identifies the causes and measures the effects of this phenomenon

Author

Kurtzman, Joel, Yago, Glenn, and Phumiwasana, Triphon

Subjects
Economics -- Research, Management -- Research, Risk management -- Research, Business, general, Business, Risk management, Research
Abstract

Over the years, businesses have evolved a number of innovative ways to manage the risks associated with global operations. They have developed sophisticated ways to insure their infrastructures and their [...]

Published
2004

5. Is your e-business plan radical enough? to succeed on the Web put someone in charge who knows the business. The CIO is critical, but only as a partner. (Essay)

Author

Rifkin, Glenn and Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Business plans -- Methods, Electronic commerce -- Management -- Methods, Information technology -- Management -- Methods, Business enterprises -- Science and technology policy -- Methods, Business planning -- Methods, Business, general, Business, Electronic commerce, Company business management, Information technology, Management, Science and technology policy, Methods
Abstract

During the dot-com frenzy of the late 1990s, most large, traditional companies scrambled to find successful e-business strategies to fight off the aggressive new challengers. Unsure of how to proceed, [...]

Published
2002

7. THE HBR LIST. Breakthrough Ideas for 2004.

Author

Kburana, Rakesh, Florida, Richard, Slywotzky, Adrian, Nadler, David, Coutu, Diane L., Christensen, Clayton M., Kurtzman, Joel, Sutton, Robert, Simester, Duncan, Pink, Daniel H., Fuller, Joseph, Fryer, Bronwyn, Meyer, Chris, Ibarra, Herminia, Morse, Gardiner, Quadir, Iqbal, Peebles, Ellen, Shirky, Clay, Stewart, Thomas A., and Buchanan, Leigh

Abstract

HBR's editors searched for the best new ideas related to the practice of management and came up with a collection that is as diverse as it is provocative. The 2004 HBR List includes emergent concepts from biology, network science, management theory, and more. A few highlights: Richard Florida wonders why U.S. society doesn't seem to be thinking about the flow of people as the key to America's advantage in the "creative age." Diane L. Coutu describes how the revolution in neurosciences will have a major impact on business-Clayton M. Christensen explains the law of conservation of attractive profits: When attractive profits disappear at one stage in the value chain because a product becomes commoditized, the opportunity to earn attractive profits with proprietary products usually emerges at an adjacent stage. Joel Kurtzman asks where the "stupid money" is headed. Robert Sutton reports on the emergence of "no asshole"-excuse the crude language-rules, Daniel H. Pink explains why the master of fine arts is the new MBA. Joseph Fuller asks whether the useful life of the public company is over. Herminia Ibarra describes how companies can get the most out of managers returning from leadership-development programs. Iqbal Quadir suggests a radical fix for the third world's trade problems: Get the World Bank to lend to rich countries so that there are resources for retraining workers in dying industries. Clay Shirky describes how technology will allow companies to get vast amounts of real-time data from social networks. Thomas A. Stewart shows how jokes constitute a trove of information about what's really going on in a company And Ray Kurzweil makes the case that while high-tech stocks have seesawed, technology has marched steadily forward-and will continue to do so. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2004

8. The Oil Spill: Where Are the Good Samaritans? Companies that have the expertise to help BP clean up the Gulf need to be protected by corporate Good Samaritan laws, argues Joel Kurtzman

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, 2010 -- Investigations, Oil spills -- Environmental aspects, Oil spills -- Economic aspects, Petroleum industry -- Investigations, Petroleum industry -- Government finance, Liability for oil pollution damages, Liability for water pollution damages, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998, Clean Water Act of 1977, Gulf of Mexico -- Accidents, Gulf of Mexico -- Safety and security measures, Company legal issue, British Petroleum Company PLC -- Investigations, British Petroleum Company PLC -- Government finance
Published
2010

9. 6/ The force Behind Gigli

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Business -- Models, Business -- Comparative analysis, Investments -- Influence, Business, Business, general
Abstract

The author posits that tracking what he calls 'stupid money' is equally as crucial to sound business management as tracking so-called 'smart money.' The negative market effects of 'stupid money' are demonstrated, and a business model is illustrated.

Published
2004

12. Common thread--uncommon viewpoint: we need leaders who can weave opposing transatlantic opinions into one worldview

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
World politics -- Comparative analysis, Europeans -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Americans -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Leadership -- Political aspects, Business, Business, international, Economics
Abstract

When it comes to politics and world events, Americans--after crossing the pond a few times--are often amazed at how much their European counterparts know. Everyone in Europe--by that I mean [...]

Published
2002

15. The New Vigilance: for more than a decade business has been remaking itself precisely for the set of circumstances we are now facing

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
United States -- Economic aspects, Europe -- Economic aspects, Capital market -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Business, international, Economics
Abstract

Even before the tragic events of September 11, many businesses around the world were conducting strategic reviews. They had good reason to do so. The world economy had changed markedly [...]

Published
2001

16. Take it from the top

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Organizational behavior -- Management, Role models -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Leadership styles, Company business management, Business, Business, general
Published
2010

17. Paradise lost?

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
The Rise and Fall of Neoliberal Capitalism (Nonfiction work) -- Kotz, David -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

David Kotz The Rise and Fall of Neoliberal Capitalism Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2015,270 pp., $39.95 (cloth). The worst kind of nostalgia is pining away for a time that [...]

Published
2015

19. Is Your Company Off Course? Now You Can Find Out Why.

Author

KURTZMAN, JOEL and URRESTA, LIXANDRA

Subjects
INDUSTRIAL management, DECISION making
Abstract

Examines the corporate scorecard, a tool for managers looking to determine the source of their company's problems. The things it keeps track of, including customer satisfaction and return on investment; The advantages of scorecard software; The use of corporate scorecard strategy by Shell; How the scorecard works in practice; The use of the scorecard by Analog; Difference between the so-called numbers people and the balance people.

Published
1997

20. Frontiersman

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story (Book) -- Kurtzman, Joel, The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story (Biography) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

Michael Lewis, The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story WW Norton, New York If America is the land of the perpetual frontier, as historian Henry Steele Commanger and others [...]

Published
2000

21. Trend analysis

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Abstract

Although many analyses of trends are omplicated and highly mathematical, requiring a familiarity with statistical methods and even computer analysis of techniques, for our purposes a much more general overview […]

Published
1984

22. Post-tsunami, will there be a field-day for the corrupt? Indonesia took the brunt of the tsunami and will collect the largest share of international aid. Donors should make sure their funds are not siphoned off

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, 2004, Foreign assistance -- Economic aspects, Business, Business, international, Economics
Abstract

For the past five years, my colleagues and I have been studying 48 countries to rank their level of corruption and several other factors that contribute to a country's overall [...]

Published
2005

23. Why US deficits get worse: the way out of the US trade deficit may be a stronger dollar, not a weaker one, because of the way the world economy now works. Policymakers need to fight economic insanity and forget those old remedies that no longer work

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Balance of trade -- Analysis, Balance of trade -- United States, Economic conditions -- Analysis, Business, Business, international, Economics
Abstract

Allow me a heretical view which I share with only a few members of the lunatic fringe of the economics profession. That notion is, to turn around the US trade [...]

Published
2005

24. Is China going the way of Brazil? China needs to address problems of inflation, poor corporate governance and better regulation if it is to achieve long-term economic growth

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Brazil -- Economic aspects, Brazil -- Comparative analysis, China -- Economic aspects, China -- Comparative analysis, Inflation (Finance) -- Evaluation, Inflation (Finance) -- China, Economic conditions -- Evaluation, Business, Business, international, Economics
Abstract

Ever since the Mao jacket went the way of the ozone layer, China has been the world's darling economy. 'Bigness' and very high rates of growth have persuaded otherwise canny [...]

Published
2004

25. Secrets of the shower head ... orderly countries like Switzerland could solve their 'innovation problem' with a bit more messiness

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Japan -- Social aspects, Switzerland -- Social aspects, Americans -- Psychological aspects, Americans -- Social aspects, Creative thinking -- Social aspects, Creative thinking -- Psychological aspects, Business, Business, international, Economics
Abstract

On a recent business trip to Zurich, I noticed something interesting. Each day, without fail, the hotel cleaning staff aimed the shower head in my room toward the wall so [...]

Published
2004

26. Awakening the animal spirit: board members have a duty not just to supervise, but to crack the whip and make sure the business is alive and moving

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Boards of directors -- Evaluation, Boards of directors -- Management, Company business management, Business, Business, international, Economics
Abstract

The group was a mix of Americans and Europeans. The topic--at a recent meeting at the Wharton School, in Philadelphia--was boards of directors. Participants in the discussion included several CEOs, [...]

Published
2003

27. Kick the tyres--or resign: to make educated decisions, board directors need to understand the very working nature of the company they serve

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Business education -- Management, Corporate directors -- Management, Company business management, Business, Business, international, Economics
Abstract

Following the collapse of Enron, corporate governance has become front-page news. Think tanks have organised debates around the world, companies have commissioned research, and pundits have made pronouncements. New and [...]

Published
2003

28. VOICES: VIEWPOINT;Knowledge Is Power. It's Also Smart Business

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Abstract

AS the recent trade dispute with China over copyright protection for intellectual capital shows, competitiveness, more than ever, depends upon ideas. This is not just true for high-tech businesses like […]

Published
1995

29. Business Diary

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Economic indicators -- Reports
Abstract

COMPANIES Dawn at Last for a Troubled Economy Recessions are like colds. They may linger a while, sufferers may curse them, but sooner or later they do get better. According […]

Published
1993

30. Viewpoints; Anthropology for the Board Room

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Semiconductor industry, Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., Computer software industry, Semiconductor industry
Abstract

James F. Moore, is president of GeoPartners Research Inc., a business consulting firm in Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Moore, while a doctoral student at Harvard, had been greatly influenced by the […]

Published
1992

31. An Economy That Will Test Clinton's Pledge on Jobs

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Government regulation
Abstract

It sounded like a promise from the campaign stump. President-elect Bill Clinton told a news conference last week that 'I will ask the Congress to adopt an investment tax credit […]

Published
1992

32. BUSINESS DIARY; Two Old Foes Battle for Unity And to Support the Franc

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Insurance industry, Insurance industry
Abstract

It was a heroic fight. Against the forces of profiteers in the $1 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market, Germany and France battled to preserve the value of the French franc. They […]

Published
1992

33. Business Diary: August 30 - September 4

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Company business management, Banking industry, Citicorp -- Management, Banking industry
Abstract

INTERNATIONAL Failing Pravda Gets a Partner When Pravda was founded in Moscow by Vladimir Lenin in 1912 as the official organ of the Soviet Communist Party, its purpose was to […]

Published
1992

34. Robert Sanford Boas, 69, Head of Carl Marks Brokerage, Is Dead

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Carl Marks and Company Inc.
Abstract

Robert Sanford Boas, head of an international securities concern, died on Monday at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, L.I. Mr. Boas was 69 years old and lived in Great […]

Published
1992

35. Will the Recession Always Be With Us?

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Georgia State University, Recessions -- Economic aspects
Abstract

A year ago, when the economy tipped into recession, most economists were quick to say the downturn would be atypically short and shallow. They forecast a couple of quarters of […]

Published
1991

36. Business Diary/August 18-23

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Company business management, Software/hardware leasing, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Broadcasting industry -- International trade -- Reports, Computers -- International trade -- Reports, Computer industry -- International trade -- Reports, Military bases -- Reports
Abstract

INTERNATIONAL The Coup's Aftermath: Will Gorbachev Be the Loser? The coup last week in the Soviet Union failed before most people outside of Russia could learn how to pronounce the […]

Published
1991

37. Business Diary: May 12-17

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Compaq Computer Corp., Computer industry
Abstract

COMPANIES A Giant Killer Stumbles and Takes a Big Fall Joseph R. Canion, president of the Compaq Computer Corporation, has to be more careful when he speaks. Last week, before […]

Published
1991

38. Tech Notes; Muffling the Thunder in the Sky

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Jet planes, Noise control
Abstract

By the year 2000, according to Federal Aviation Administration rules, the nation's noisiest commercial jets must be phased out of the fleet. The trouble is, these aircraft -- built in […]

Published
1991

39. Tech Notes; Fine-Tuning the Search for Oil

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Telecommunications equipment industry, Atlas Wireline Services, Litton Industries Inc., Dresser Industries Inc., Telecommunications equipment industry
Abstract

Time was, a gusher erupted over the field when oil was struck. Not so anymore. Low pressure in older fields, especially in the United States, has made the gusher a […]

Published
1991

40. FORUM; The War's 3d-World Reverberations

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Abstract

What will be the economic and political effect of the gulf war on other countries? Benjamin Weiner, president of Probe International, a political risk-analysis firm in Stamford, Conn., is telling […]

Published
1991

41. FORUM; U.S. Technology Won't Win the War

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Iraq
Abstract

The sophisiticated war equipment fashioned by military contractors may not be enough to win a war in the Persian Gulf, according to Steven L. Canby, a retired lieutenant colonel in […]

Published
1991

42. Food Shortages, Now Violence Make Soviet Investing Dicier

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Food
Abstract

At the same time as war engulfs the Middle East, the Soviet Union continues to unravel both politically and economically. After five years, the democratic reforms and economic liberalization initiated […]

Published
1991

44. Gateways to the world: people don't move to New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong or Tokyo because they are cheap or pleasant places to live. They move because these cities hold great opportunities to do business and work with successful and talented people

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
London, England -- Economic aspects -- Emigration and immigration, Hong Kong -- Economic aspects -- Emigration and immigration, New York -- Economic aspects -- Emigration and immigration, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

Recently, we have seen a proliferation of surveys in business magazines like Fortune and Forbes that are really nothing more than lists. Some of my favourite lists--which many magazines now [...]

Published
2004

45. FORUM; Philanthropy as a Business Tactic .

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Business plans, Business planning
Abstract

For more than a decade, companies have been asked to take on more responsibility for the nation's social programs. But how? According to Craig Smith, editor and publisher of the […]

Published
1990

46. Tech Notes; A Prop in Which the Canard Counts

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Marine machinery
Abstract

A PIPE FITTER and a machinist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennesse have recently patented and produced a prototype of a variable-pitch propeller that can produce forward, reverse […]

Published
1990

47. FORUM; Japan's Mythical Trade Surplus

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Software quality, Software -- International trade, Computer software industry -- International trade, Balance of trade
Abstract

Bill Totten, an American, has lived in Japan since 1969. In 1972, he started a company in Tokyo called Ashisuto to sell American software to Japanese companies. Ashisuto now has […]

Published
1990

48. FORUM; Israel's Latest Push to Attract Investors

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Foreign investments
Abstract

Israel has undertaken an investment initiative designed to lure high-tech American and European companies to invest in its economy. The program was developed by Moshe Nissim, Deputy Prime Minister and […]

Published
1990

49. FORUM; An Economist Kicks the Clouds Away

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Economists -- Economic aspects -- Interviews
Abstract

LEAD: Most economists, looking at the future, are gloomy right now. Not so Mark A. Miles, executive vice president and senior economist at H. C. Wainwright Economics, a consulting firm […]

Published
1990

50. It's a Bear All Right, but How Big a Bear?

Author

Kurtzman, Joel

Subjects
Market trend/market analysis, Dow Jones & Company Inc. -- Forecasts and trends, Newspaper publishing -- Forecasts and trends, Corporate bonds -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

LEAD: Since shortly before Saddam Hussein invaded Iraq, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen about 600 points - from a high of nearly 3000, to the 2400 range. By […]

Published
1990

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