Publications

Educators

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works

blockbuster products. We're in a very interesting time—how the power struggle plays out will have great consequences for the future of media and sports. Q: Does the advance of digital technologies bolster or... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

Forthcoming
Article

Differentiating on Diversity: How Disclosing Workforce Diversity Influences Consumer Choice

By: Maya Balakrishnan, Jimin Nam and Ryan W. Buell

Companies are facing increased pressure to “walk the talk” on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their operations. One specific call-to-action from stakeholders is the public disclosure of EEO-1s. Companies with 100+ employees are federally mandated to annually... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Corporate Disclosure; Diversity; Employees; Perception

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October 2007
Article

The Influence of Financial Statement Recognition and Analyst Coverage on the Market's Valuation of R&D Capital

By: Michael D. Kimbrough

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 141 (SFAS No. 141)'s requirement that an acquirer in a business combination estimate the fair value of the target's separately identifiable assets and liabilities (including research and development capital) provides a rare... View Details

Keywords: Information; Value Creation; Fair Value Accounting; Research and Development; Financial Statements; Capital

November–December 1990
Article

The Power of Product Integrity

By: K. B. Clark and T. Fujimoto

Keywords: Trust; Product

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

buyers? And in an interesting plot twist, Elberse decided to design her research not around actual box office receipts, but rather around a Hollywood simulation game that has over half a million players. The results were published in her... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

December 2011
Teaching Note

Colbun - Powering Chile (TN)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Michael W. Toffel, Noel Maurer and Frederik Nellemann

Keywords: Utilities Industry; Chile

01 Oct 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Who Runs the International System? Power and the Staffing of the United Nations Secretariat

Keywords: by Paul Novosad & Eric Werker

May 2011
Article

The Growing Power of Non-financial Reports

By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim

We are exploring the value of forcing corporations to issue sustainability reports, which provide information about corporate performance in terms of social, environmental and governance issues. In a breakthrough study they asked, what is the effect of mandatory... View Details

Keywords: Value; Reports; Performance; Management Practices and Processes; Globalization; Power and Influence; Natural Environment; Governance; Social Issues

July – August 2008
Article

Employee Motivation: A Powerful New Model

By: Nitin Nohria, Boris Groysberg and Linda-Eling Lee

Keywords: Employees; Motivation and Incentives

1988
Book

In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power

By: S. Zuboff

Keywords: Power and Influence; Information Technology

1998
Chapter

Foreign Firms in the Chinese Power Sector: Economic and Environmental Impacts

By: F. L. Reinhardt, Fiona Murray and Richard Vietor

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry; China

14 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism

they're so much in the background and taken for granted within each society. Q: How will nationalisms play out in the future vis-à-vis globalization? A: If we were to think about how societies think about themselves in terms of national... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

Voting Democrat or Republican? The Critical Childhood Influence That's Tough to Shake

environment on political participation by looking at turnout data. The more that young people voted in a particular county, the more likely the newcomers were also to cast a ballot. Environmental factors that shape party affiliation and... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

November 2015
Article

Influence of Experience and the Surgical Learning Curve on Long-term Patient Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery

By: Bryan M. Burt, Andrew W. ElBardissi, Robert S. Huckman, Lawrence H. Cohn, Marisa W. Cevasco, James D. Rawn, Sary F. Aranki and John G. Byrne

OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that increased post-graduate surgical experience correlates with improved operative efficiency and long-term survival in standard cardiac surgery procedures.

METHODS: Utilizing a prospectively collected retrospective database,... View Details

Keywords: Service Delivery; Value; Health Care and Treatment; Experience and Expertise; Health Industry

October 30, 2000
Article

Building a Powerful Prestige Brand

By: Nancy F. Koehn

Keywords: Brands and Branding

2024
Working Paper

Investor Influence on Media Coverage: Evidence from Venture Capital-Backed Startups

By: Brian K. Baik and Albert Shin

We examine the role of investors on the media coverage of their private firm investments. Specifically, we survey VC investors and find that 78% of the respondents take active steps to increase their portfolio companies’ media coverage. The survey results also... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Media; Reputation; Information