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Organizational Behavior
Technology in the Pandemic: Recreate the Office or Repurpose It?
Eliana Crosina and Beth Schinoff
Organizational Behavior
How to Sustain Your Organization’s Culture When Everyone Is Remote
Jennifer Howard-Grenville
Leading Change
New Leadership Challenges for the Virtual World of Work
Alec Levenson and Patrick McLaughlin
Organizational Structure
Dynamic Networks Improve Remote Decision-Making
Abdullah Almaatouq and Alex “Sandy” Pentland
Organizational Behavior
Sustaining Employee Networks in the Virtual Workplace
Daniel Z. Levin and Terri R. Kurtzberg
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Organizational Behavior
Technology in the Pandemic: Recreate the Office or Repurpose It?
Managers face a choice: use technology to recreate employees’ former office work lives, or craft a new strategy.
Eliana Crosina and Beth Schinoff
Analytics & Performance
Data Science, Quarantined
Companies are beginning to reboot their machine learning and analytics, disrupted by the global pandemic.
Jeffrey D. Camm and Thomas H. Davenport
Marketing Strategy
The Cost of Confidence
Consumer confidence will be the new currency of business; here’s how companies can respond.
Brian Whipple and Mark Curtis
Innovation Strategy
The Great Innovation Deceleration
COVID-19’s impact on in-person work and global value chains may slow down innovation, too.
Carl Benedikt Frey
Business Model Innovation
Reviving High-Touch Business Models for the Social Distancing Era
Social distancing has renewed consumer interest in high-touch, full-service business models.
Matt Josefy
Marketing Strategy
Why Some Retailers Are Thriving Amid Disruption
In a global pandemic, a quick pivot to a digital business model may help retailers survive.
Mark J. Greeven et al.
Leadership Skills
How to Support Your Workforce in Critical Times
Leaders who take care of themselves will also take care of their teams.
Liz Fosslien et al.
Organizational Behavior
How to Sustain Your Organization’s Culture When Everyone Is Remote
Leaders can take specific actions to sustain corporate culture despite a shift to remote working.
Jennifer Howard-Grenville
Analytics & Performance
Create a Crisis Growth Plan: Start With Opportunity Marketplaces
Opportunity marketplaces sustain employment, reveal untapped worker capabilities, and motivate workers in new ways.
David Kiron et al.
Leadership Skills
The Secret to Supporting Your Workforce in Critical Times
Mollie West Duffy and Liz Fosslien contend that smart leaders acknowledge and embrace emotions in the workplace.