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- 1 May 2010
- Conference Presentation
How Stringent is Private Regulatory Enforcement? The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance
- September 2010
- Article
Making Self-Regulation More Than Merely Symbolic: The Critical Role of the Legal Environment
By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Using data from a sample of U.S. industrial facilities subject to the federal Clean Air Act from 1993 to 2003, this article theorizes and tests the conditions under which organizations' symbolic commitments to self-regulate are particularly likely to result in improved... View Details
Keywords: Adoption; Code Law; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizations; Governance Compliance; Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; United States
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "Making Self-Regulation More Than Merely Symbolic: The Critical Role of the Legal Environment." Administrative Science Quarterly 55, no. 3 (September 2010): 361–396. (Lead article; Featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (Summer 2011) and in Behind the scenes of the Administrative Science Quarterly.)
- Research Summary
The Effectiveness of Strategic Alliances: The Role of Similarity in Partners' Market-Oriented Culture
with Nukhet Harmancioglu and Tamer Cavusgil View Details
- June 2020
- Article
Start-up Inertia versus Flexibility: The Role of Founder Identity in a Nascent Industry
By: Tiona Zuzul and Mary Tripsas
Through an inductive, comparative study of four early entrants in the nascent air taxi market, we examine why start-ups, generally characterized as flexible, malleable entities, might instead exhibit inertial behavior. While two of the firms engaged in ongoing... View Details
Keywords: Founder Identity; Nascent Industries; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Identity
Zuzul, Tiona, and Mary Tripsas. "Start-up Inertia versus Flexibility: The Role of Founder Identity in a Nascent Industry." Administrative Science Quarterly 65, no. 2 (June 2020): 395–433.
- Article
The Role of Flexibility in the Development of New Products: An Empirical Study
By: S. Thomke
Thomke, S. "The Role of Flexibility in the Development of New Products: An Empirical Study." Research Policy 26, no. 1 (March 1997): 105–119. (Translated and reprinted in Comportamento Organizacional E Gestao (October 1998): 135-157.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
Supply- and Demand-Side Effects in Performance Appraisals: The Role of Gender and Race
By: Iris Bohnet, Oliver P. Hauser and Ariella Kristal
Performance reviews in firms are common but controversial. Managers’ subjective appraisals of their employees’ performance and employees’ self-evaluations might be affected by demographic characteristics, interact with each other as self-evaluations are typically... View Details
Bohnet, Iris, Oliver P. Hauser, and Ariella Kristal. "Supply- and Demand-Side Effects in Performance Appraisals: The Role of Gender and Race." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series, No. RWP21-016, May 2021.
- February 2018
- Article
Maintaining Beliefs in the Face of Negative News: The Moderating Role of Experience
By: Bradley R. Staats, Diwas S. KC and F. Gino
Many models in operations management involve dynamic decision making that assumes optimal updating in response to information revelation. However, behavioral theory suggests that rather than updating their beliefs, individuals may persevere in their prior beliefs. In... View Details
Keywords: Information; Announcements; Service Operations; Decision Making; Medical Specialties; Experience and Expertise; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Staats, Bradley R., Diwas S. KC, and F. Gino. "Maintaining Beliefs in the Face of Negative News: The Moderating Role of Experience." Management Science 64, no. 2 (February 2018): 804–824.
- 22 Jun 2011
- Other Presentation
Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); ―What is Strategy? (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On Competition... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society." Unilever CEO Forum, June 22, 2011.
- 12 Jul 2011
- Other Presentation
Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); "What is Strategy?" (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society." Mitsui HBS Global Management Program, Boston, MA, July 12, 2011.
- 18 Nov 2011
- Conference Presentation
The Role of the University in the Development of the Family Business Field
By: John A. Davis
- Oct 2010
- Conference Presentation
How Stringent Is Private Regulatory Monitoring? The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance
- June 2003
- Teaching Note
Role of Capital Market Intermediaries in the Dot-Com Crash of 2000, The (TN)
Teaching Note for (5-101-110). View Details
- 1993
- Report
Relationships Between Providers and Users of Market Research: The Role of Personal Trust
By: Rohit Deshpandé, G. Zaltman and C Moorman
- 08 May 2023
- News
How Do I Define My New Role to Set Myself Up for Success?
- 16 Feb 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
A New Categorization of the US Economy: The Role of Supply Chain Industries in Innovation and Economic Performance
- 2015
- Other Unpublished Work
Do Managers Have a Role to Play in Sustaining the Institutions of Capitalism?
By: Rebecca Henderson and Karthik Ramanna
In a capitalist system based on free markets, do managers have responsibilities to the system itself? If they do, should these responsibilities shape their behavior when they engage in the political processes that structure the institutions of capitalism? The... View Details
Keywords: Capitalism; Lobbying; Leadership; Economic Systems; Managerial Roles; Business and Government Relations
Henderson, Rebecca, and Karthik Ramanna. "Do Managers Have a Role to Play in Sustaining the Institutions of Capitalism?" Governance Studies, The Initiative on 21st Century Capitalism, No. 20, Brookings Institution, 2015.
- 08 Aug 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
The Role of Taxes in the Disconnect Between Corporate Performance and Economic Growth
- 9 Jun 2011
- Other Presentation
Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); "What is Strategy?" (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On Competition... View Details
Keywords: Society
Porter, Michael E. "Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society." Shared Value Leadership Summit, FSG, Cambridge, MA, June 9, 2011.