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  • 11 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 11, 2008

by mapping a clear theory of change for microfinance. If the goal of microfinance is to alleviate poverty, they say, then MFIs should focus on helping their clients build successful enterprises, rather than on making more and bigger... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 14, 2007

learning. Contingent Claims Approach to Measuring and Managing Sovereign Credit Risk Authors:Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie Periodical:Journal of Investment Management (forthcoming) Abstract This paper proposes a new approach to measure, analyze, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 19, 2006

favorite content wherever they are whenever they demand it, consumption patterns will become more, not less uniform, this theory predicts. To shed light on this debate, we study the distribution of revenues across products in the context... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Harvard Business School

HBS. We were the first student group at HBS formed on some basis other than professional aspirations." 7 Darden is Professor in Organizational Theory and Management, Emeritus at Pepperdine University's School of Business. He is author of... View Details
  • 03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

mechanics of ambidexterity. Moreover, theories of ambidexterity raise important questions for operations management. This article synthesizes several recent perspectives on the dynamics of ambidexterity and the productivity dilemma.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Aug 2014
  • HBS Case

The Business of Behavioral Economics

specializing in the burgeoning field of behavioral economics. "Standard economic theory suggests that as long as people understand the full consequences of their actions, they tend to act in their self interest," says John. "If they want... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Health
  • 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24

We contribute to institutional theory by identifying selective disclosure as a corporate symbolic strategy and by revealing how scrutiny and norms limit this symbolic behavior. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1836472... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 10

time and markets. Specifically, we build a model in which two firms that differ in their capabilities enter sequentially into two markets with different potentials for profit. The model is solved using game theory under three learning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 12

implementation of firm strategy). Thus, agency theory predicts managers will, on average, use the discretion in SFAS 142 consistent with private incentives. We test these hypotheses in a sample of firms with market indications of goodwill... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 27 Jun 2007
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Learning to Make the Move to CEO

customer, while you look after your other constituents on an as-needed basis." In the east quadrant, Simons focuses on performance variables and the theory of value creation. "We build strategy maps and figure out how to assess... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education
  • 11 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms

think about how to translate theory in the moment.” For Professor Amy Schulman, Creary’s session for the Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA) teaching group reinforced her own efforts in bringing together different voices,... View Details
  • 15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15

models or for country-level factors like culture, genes, or institutions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-052.pdf A Theory of Growth and Volatility at the Aggregate and Firm Level Authors:Diego A. Comin and Sunil... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006

differences in motives and activities of not-for-profit organizations, and the need to develop additional theories to address those differences in explaining interorganizational arrangements between them. The Structural Determinants of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?

water that could be pumped to farms out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta. The theory behind the ruling was that the smelt were sensitive to salinity levels, which rose as water levels lowered. The Endangered Species Act is... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • 05 Nov 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?

were many theories about why this is the case as well as suggestions for how to fix the process. Some even argued that the idea of planned, orderly CEO succession has inherent flaws that can't be fixed. Both boards and their CEOs were... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
  • 07 Sep 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?

were the results of two foundation-sponsored studies of management education in the 1950's that argued for greater emphasis on the development of measures and exploration of theories by means of quantitative analyses of various phenomena... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9

paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52312 Equality and Equity in Compensation By: Bao, Jiayi, and Andy Wu Abstract—Equity compensation is widely used for incentivizing skilled employees, particularly in new technology businesses. Traditional View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

regional influences were more important, supporting sociological theories about the importance of visibility in corporate green strategies. It identifies major commonalities between corporate strategies in the German and American chemical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Aug 2016
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August 16, 2016

concentrated, with five sellers responsible for nearly half of net selling. This concentration leads to market fragility—losses at the largest sellers have an outsized impact on CDS pricing. These findings suggest a high degree of short-run market segmentation and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 25

we find support for most of our hypotheses. Our findings offer insight for theory and practice into how team organization, organizational knowledge resources, and within-team knowledge sharing can aid team performance. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne