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- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55999 forthcoming Journal of Accounting Research The Role of Gatekeepers in Capital Markets By: Srinivasan, Suraj, and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract—Gatekeepers in financial markets have the...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
with data about the relative importance of courses and (2) to provide faculty with information about how to improve the curriculum and best advise students. The most salient result is that students were strongly advised to study View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 22 Feb 2018
- Book
The New History of American Capitalism
cultural agents. Slave traders and New York financiers, Boston merchants, and Pittsburgh industrialists feature prominently in many of these accounts. These accounts not only bring diverse actors into the narrative, they do so to quite...
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Manufacturing
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
acquisition (CPA). However, these standard online advertising metrics are plagued with attribution problems and do not account for dynamics. These issues can easily lead firms to overspend on some actions and thus waste money and/or...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance
referrals from primary care physicians to specialists using a medical licensing database to identify doctors who attended the same medical school or residency program. By doing so, the researchers could see when doctors completed programs...
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- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
interviews become tired and more cynical throughout the day,” Gino says. Familiar with Gino’s time-of-day research, Sievertsen and Piovesan approached her with an enormous set of data from Denmark, which introduced a nationwide student testing View Details
- 24 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 24
adequacy, actuarial standards, accounting standards, and auditing practice. In these areas, corporate managers and financial experts such as auditors and bankers possess the technical expertise necessary for informed regulation, enjoy...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.” “Make ‘speeches.’ Talk as frequently as possible and at great length. Illustrate your ‘points’ by long anecdotes and accounts of personal experiences.” “When possible, refer...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
compensation programs so that managers no longer have an incentive to favor short-term goals over the longer-term health of the company. By getting rid of the inflexible approach to short-term targets, you answer the problem that lies at...
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by Loren Gary
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
in innovative capabilities, and increased employee engagement as a result. The programs vary but have seven major elements in common. Companies should 1) team with governments or nonprofits experienced in working with people with...
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- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
514-112 Johnson & Johnson: The Pursuit of Wellness To create the world's healthiest workforce, diversified health care giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) mandated participation in its "Culture of Health" program globally,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews
reviews affect consumer demand, as restaurants are less likely to book up during the weeks following a review that notes poor hygiene. Lastly, they found suggestive evidence that restaurants might actually take these influential reviews into View Details
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
Performance enables future managers and business owners to attain the core skills they need to become integral members of their company's decision-making teams. This new program from established authors Srikant M. Datar and Madhav Rajan...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
and to account for potential risks and opportunities associated with climate change. In this paper, we examine the effectiveness of monetary and nonmonetary incentives provided by companies to their employees in order to reduce carbon...
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Carmen Nobel
- 23 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11
get,” Nguyen says. “They need to know what the major consequences could be if a reallocation is handled poorly.” She outlined her findings in the March Journal of Accounting Research article The Effectiveness of White-Collar Crime...
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
transparent communication. Embracing a program that is Unrelenting and iterative. Setting Concentrated and focused steps to serve as a guiding set of goals. Driving Action by accepting uncertainty as the new normal. Embracing Agility and...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
employer-employee data. Unlike most previous work, we use the firm as the lens of analysis to account for a greater level of heterogeneity and the fact that many skilled immigrant admissions are driven by firms themselves (e.g., the H-1B...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
Publications 2006 University of Chicago Press Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education By: Anteby, Michel Abstract—Corporate accountability is never far from the front page, and Harvard Business School...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
We note that quality and process improvement programs are like teaching people how to fish. Strategy maps and scorecards teach people where to fish. Another pitfall occurs when budgeting and financial planning are done separately from...
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by Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
Accounting Review Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and Its Relation to Firm Performance By: Rouen, Ethan Abstract—I develop measures of firm-level pay disparity and examine their relation to firm performance. Using comprehensive...
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Dina Gerdeman