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- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
further provide evidence that these effects are due to increased competition for local resources. China: The Indigenization of Insurance Authors:Elisabeth Köll and David Faure Publication:In World Insurance: The Evolution of a Global Risk... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Advancing Health Equity: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Simona Stancov (MBA 2025) - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- 03 May 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Much Is Enough?
demotivating and performance-numbing aspects of corporate life." Expanding the idea beyond effects on the organization, Sharika Kaul said, "... it's no fun being the only guest at your own party. The really smart people know... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
presidential and parliamentary elections shows that voter registration requirements have significant effects on turnout, disproportionately discouraging marginalized citizens. We assigned 20,500 apartments to one control or six treatment... View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
effects and consumers' discount factor of future applications. In addition, contrary to the popular belief that indirect network effects protect incumbents and are the source of market inefficiency, we find... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
Institutional Investors Frame Their Losses: Evidence on Dynamic Loss Aversion from Currency Portfolios Authors:Kenneth A. Froot, J. Arabadjis, S. Cates, and S. Lawrence Publication:Journal of Portfolio Management (forthcoming) Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up
going to pay,” says Luo. “If they get a letter saying they are not the culprit, then it may soften their legal frame of mind, and moves them into thinking, what is the right thing to do given that a mistake was made.” For some businesses,... View Details
- 02 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories
hyperopic. As a result, they have wistful regrets of missing out on life's pleasures when they look back at how they spent their time." Permission To Indulge Keinan proposes a possible way to change that unfortunate outcome. In "Remedying Hyperopia: The View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
avoid getting sidetracked in the future. Forces from within are factors that reside in both our minds and our hearts, and exist because of the very nature of being human. We will explore the accuracy (or lack thereof) of our beliefs about our abilities and competence... View Details
Keywords: Re: Francesca Gino
- 11 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time
sellers, leaving people of color out of a crucial means of wealth building. The national dearth of minority loan officers is considerable. In 2019, just 15 percent of mortgage loan officers were minorities, compared to 39 percent of the total US population, write... View Details
- 06 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Comparing Apples to Apples Online Leads To More Fruitful Sales
items didn’t seem to act as competing alternatives to the buyer. Instead, a cohesive display provided a general frame for the decision, keeping the buyer fixated on the question of whether to buy something in that product category. More... View Details
- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
brand loyalty. We argue that UBBs are effective because consumers react positively when they see the underdog aspects of their own lives being reflected in branded products. Four studies demonstrate that the UBB View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits
taxes, and this effectively reduces the tax burden on foreign profits. But, to receive the benefits of deferral, Cummins must reinvest the profits in active businesses as opposed to passive portfolio assets. Finally, a number of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
salesperson heterogeneity by using a hierarchical Bayesian framework to estimate our model. We find conditional compensation in the form of quota-bonus incentives to improve performance. We find little evidence that effectiveness differs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
effective leadership. At times of conflict and war, people are more likely to endorse a more aggressive, masculine leader—for example, Winston Churchill—to take action. But a pandemic is not a war and View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace
ability) should be a priority. Diversity cannot stop at hiring, however; effective collaboration, along with employee retention and growth, are the true goals. To achieve these ends, leaders must create work environments where employees... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 21 Nov 2017
- News
Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy
sources advance; the scale and existing network effect of traditional fuel sources is simply too large to dismantle in any short period of time. “To answer the second question, on which courses were most relevant or germane to my... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
operations that have great potential for exciting and innovative conceptual and empirical work. To frame these research themes, the article provides a systematic literature review of operations articles published in the Journal of Service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
stretches a worker in a new direction. Framing and bluffing. "This is one of the most creative attributes for obtaining stretchwork," O'Mahony notes. "People who are good at presenting their prior experience in a way that... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
tools, expediting the time frame and accuracy of results. Using genomics and machine learning, Day Zero Diagnostics (DZD) and Aikili Biosystems aim to save lives. “A common reaction to our venture is that it is ‘ambitious.’ Clearly our... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young