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- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
Walter A. Friedman and Geoffrey Jones. For example, on the subject of environmental sustainability, the authors observed: "It is odd that business historians have not devoted more attention to sustainability, given that, arguably,... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
Experienced negotiators are generally comfortable working out the terms of an economic contract: They bargain for the best price, haggle over equity splits, and iron out detailed exit clauses. But these same seasoned professionals often... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?
own account but who are not paying attention to the market all the time, the Dow at 20,000 is clearly an event that does catch their attention. The news around it will make them turn their attention to the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
institutional theory, and economic theory. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Broadening Focus: Spillovers and the Benefits of Specialization in the Hospital Industry Authors:Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
wings battle over who gets the biggest piece of the pie, while paying little attention to expanding the pie of social resources for all. Q: If I recall my political science studies, lawyers and career politicians are disproportionately... View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
- 06 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Cheers to the American Consumer
sheer number of Americans promotes an attention to individual differentiation that is less prevalent in more conformist and homogeneous societies. Among 300 million curious consumers, it is possible for almost any innovation to find a... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
Periodical:Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming) Abstract This study explores the importance of knowledge transfer for international technology diffusion by examining ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial communities in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
Success Authors: Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar, and Jialan Wang Publication: Journal of Economic Perspectives (summer 2008): 207-222 Abstract University endowments have received much attention recently for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
unique worldwide plant-level dataset that reports detailed location, ownership, and operation information for plants in over 100 countries, we construct a spatially continuous index of agglomeration and investigate the patterns and determinants underlying the global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
Experimental Social Psychology Visual Attention to Powerful Postures: People Reflexively Avert Their Gaze from Nonverbal Dominance Displays By: Holland, Elise, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Christine Looser, and Amy Cuddy Abstract—This paper... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Introduction: New Perspectives on Corporate Capital Structure By: Acharya, Viral, Heitor Almeida, and Malcolm Baker Abstract—The National Bureau of Economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
created self-organizing, ultra-low-power, wireless sensor networks; a space that was getting a lot of attention in 2004. The company was founded in 2000 and in early 2004 was looking for a second round of funding. The area had attracted a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2001
- What Do You Think?
Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?
announcements by companies taking advantage of the U.S. economic slowdown to get rid of hiring mistakes, redundancies from previous mergers, stockpiled talent, and excess employees resulting from failed forecasts. The second is a book,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
convinced him that he needed more management skills. By his own recollection, he was virtually "clueless" about the very special place to which he was heading. His application to the MBA Program caught the attention of... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
for young firms and those in larger projects, and (3) proportion of cross-institutional publications increased significantly more three years after funding for all three sample specifications. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50093... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
that, although misaligned economic incentives can play a role in explaining misalignment of planning behaviors, there is another important issue to consider: in our setting, the key factor that determines whether two functions or firms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
students) with real-world experience, one-on-one coaching relationships, a project-oriented curriculum, and time—appear to make it much less economically practical and effective to do it outside the job. Given the natural allure and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It
in November 2004 by Princeton University Press. Jaffe is professor of economics and dean of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University. Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School. In Innovation... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Publications The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Harvard Business Press Books, 2012 Abstract Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
Economics Fear of Rejection? Tiered Certification and Transparency By: Farhi, Emmanuel, Josh Lerner, and Jean Tirole Abstract—The sub-prime crisis has shown a harsh spotlight on the practices of securities underwriters, which provided too... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel