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  • 27 Jul 2010
  • First Look

First Look: July 27

Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)? Empirical analysis shows that developing countries serving on the board can expect more than double the funding from the IBRD as countries not on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

short term, but produces complementary effects in both the catalog and the online channels in the long term; the complementary effects, which are magnified in the online channel, more than overcome the initial losses in the catalog channel. Customer View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Feb 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

analysis shows a global IP environment that leaves much to be desired. Despite these challenges, there are successful strategies to capture value from know-how and reputation by leveraging an array of IP tools. These strategies have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

went to Washington, I saw a tremendous need for fact-based analysis to inform policymaking” Last spring, Toffel sought to change that by taking the unusual step of convening academics and government regulators in the same room for a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 25 May 2010
  • First Look

First Look: May 25

seeks to avoid an MGM MIRAGE bankruptcy. The (D) case presents Murren with the choice of selling the Borgata casino in New Jersey or receiving an ownership stake in CityCenter itself. Students will draw on EBITDA comparables and projections to complete a simple... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Aug 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?

experience this way: “I took away the self-confidence to approach complex problems that did not lend themselves to 240 characters worth of analysis or 2 minutes worth of attention. In other words, the types of problems that management... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Education
  • 20 Aug 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Dragging Patent Trolls Into the Light

suing for infringement on patents that are worthless—and that is damning” Not only do the researchers' findings support the conclusion that NPEs on average act as patent trolls, but one analysis of the data shows that NPEs are actually... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Legal Services
  • 01 Feb 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?

invest only a small proportion of total R&D money. They therefore charge higher prices and pay lower average wages. An analysis of census data by economists Erik Hurst and Benjamin Pugsley found that companies employing fewer than 20... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 14 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?

disadvantages of establishing an in-house advertising resource? A: The make or buy decision relating to advertising services is a complex one. The primary considerations involve issues of cost and control. The make or buy decision calls for a comparative View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising
  • 05 Nov 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?

company's strategy but with intimate knowledge of how to get things done inside the organization? Bower's analysis of the leadership and performance of S&P 500 companies in the U.S. leads him to conclude that "insiders perform... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
  • 19 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Handicapping the Best Countries for Business

the present. Q: One of the payoffs in your book for global strategists is an analysis of the top ten countries in terms of economic development and potential trajectories. Obviously each situation is different, but which countries would... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute

Rawi Abdelal and Laura Alfaro: Four key themes emerge from an analysis of this struggle between two firms and their governments. The first is how managers can use international organizations, in this case the World Trade Organization, as... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

dispute and a trend analysis of over 400 total WTO disputes, I find that the WTO dispute settlement process is helping to legitimize the institution of free trade through its public display of rational authority and neutral expertise. At... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 2019
  • Case

Bark Gift Shop Ltd.

By: Susanna Gallani, Jan Bouwens and Peter Kroos
This case describes a setting in which the CFO of Bark Gift Shop Ltd., a gift items retailer, discovers an undesired pattern in the performance data suggesting that her shop managers that perform well during the first part of the year, purposely reduce their effort in... View Details
Keywords: Data Analytics; Employees; Behavior; Performance; Management; Goals and Objectives; Motivation and Incentives; Analysis
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  • 18 Oct 2004
  • Research & Ideas

The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

the real insight from our analysis was that this differential is minor relative to the differential when we look at the level of financing activities of the covered firms. Q: You make the point in your research that "the figures... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
  • 2020
  • Working Paper

Improving Regulatory Effectiveness Through Better Targeting: Evidence from OSHA

By: Matthew S. Johnson, David I. Levine and Michael W. Toffel
We study how a regulator can best target inspections. Our case study is a US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program that randomly allocated some inspections. On average, each inspection averted 2.4 serious injuries (9%) over the next five years.... View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; Working Conditions; Safety; Quality; Production; Analysis; Resource Allocation; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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  • October 2017 (Revised April 2018)
  • Case

Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla and Matthew S. Johnson
Managers make predictions all the time: How fast will my markets grow? How much inventory do I need? How intensively should I monitor my suppliers? Which potential customers will be most responsive to a particular marketing campaign? Which job candidates should I... View Details
Keywords: Machine Learning; Policy Implementation; Empirical Research; Inspection; Occupational Safety; Occupational Health; Regulation; Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Policy; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Safety; Manufacturing Industry; Construction Industry; United States
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  • 08 Jul 2014
  • First Look

First Look: July 8

to sell condoms are randomly allocated to four groups. Agents in the control group are hired as volunteers, whereas agents in the three treatment groups receive, respectively, a small monetary margin on each pack sold, a large margin, and a non-financial reward. The... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 24 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 24

terms shape the impact of economic shocks on trade. Analysis of transaction-level data from a U.S.-based exporter of frozen and refrigerated food products, primarily poultry, reveals broad patterns about the use of alternative financing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

belief is sound, but the authors' analysis of the performance of 45 companies led by CEOs with military experience revealed differences in how the branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) prepare leaders for business. Those... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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