Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
If they get funded, they can perform the research, write up their results in the form of a manuscript and then try to get the manuscript published in a scientific journal. The more interesting and impactful the research the more likely it will be published in a top tier journal with more readers. Using the metrics for decision making.
Clarity Consultants
APRIL 18, 2025
Without clear metrics, it’s impossible to know whether your soft skills training programs are driving change or just checking a box. Journals, check-ins, or short surveys can help employees reflect on how they’re applying what they’ve learned and where they still struggle. Are they managing meetings more effectively?
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Harvard Business
JULY 19, 2018
In an Academy of Management Journal editorial, we described two problems that contribute to this challenge. Researchers have found that managers tend to be unaware of research-supported management insights reported in academic journals, and that such insights are typically excluded in practitioner-oriented journals.
Harvard Business
APRIL 6, 2017
Similarly, Facebook doesn’t specialize in purveying journalism, even though almost every news company posts articles on Facebook. It’s proven hard to solve these problems partly because of metrics: It’s hard to identify and measure the factors that lead to high-quality information or connection.
Harvard Business
JUNE 23, 2016
This, most probably, is what Vasquez meant when she said that the firm plans “to harness the power of our local journalism, feed it into a funnel, and then optimize it so we reach the biggest global audience possible.” Managing for Metrics Rather than Mission. That’s a shame for journalism and for the rest of us.
Harvard Business
JUNE 16, 2017
Our article in the Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance discusses factors that can effectively “push” HR measures and analysis to audiences in a more impactful way, as well as factors that can effectively lead others to “pull” that data for analysis throughout the organization.
Markovitz Consulting
OCTOBER 29, 2019
The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about Larry Culp’s efforts to turn around faltering General Electric. Culp has also shifted focus away from earnings per share, which was once the most important metric at GE. Or some Japanese thing that only works for car manufacturers.
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