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- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
customers, and the variables involved in designing an optimal credit card. Concludes with a consideration of the decisions the CRM team had to make in designing the project, including whether to use conjoint analysis or implement a mini...
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Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 22
Shawn A., Martin Kanz, and Leora Klapper Abstract—This paper uses a series of experiments with commercial bank loan officers to test the effect of performance incentives on risk assessment and lending decisions. We first show that while...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
Ramanna, and Douglas J. Skinner Abstract Based on extant literature, we review the positive theory of GAAP. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus is on control (performance measurement and stewardship) and that verifiability and conservatism are View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
widgets, according to John Quelch and Katherine Jocz. In "Greater Good", the authors contend that marketing performs an essential societal function—and does so democratically. They maintain that people would benefit if the...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
actually built by these firms? Many would argue that answers to these questions are irrelevant. As long as services are performed and products manufactured, they say, such organizational configurations are beneficial. They allow companies...
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- 12 Apr 2016
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April 12, 2016
Andrei Hagiu of Harvard Business School and venture capitalist Simon Rothman of Greylock Partners. Most entrepreneurs and investors attribute this to the challenge of quickly attracting a critical mass of buyers and suppliers. But it is...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?
discussion of other performance criteria, but the shareholder value standard remained dominant. Nevertheless, these companies managed to perform well against competitors. Now the Business Roundtable has announced a set of criteria that...
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- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
its main dimensions and classify European regions by their performance patterns. This provides critical insights into the compatibility of the different economic, social, and ecological objectives pursued....
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Anna Secino
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
are persistent issues that in many cases have worsened. "Addressing these issues is critical for the future competitiveness of these industries" In our competitive landscape, ESG efforts are guided by economic incentives....
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- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
answers—and more often about asking the right questions. The challenge lies in being able to step back, reflect, and ask the key questions that are critical to your performance and your organization's...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
the adoption of assurance or specific guidelines, firms seek the qualitative properties of comparability and credibility. Instrumental variables analysis suggests that increases in sustainability disclosure driven by the regulation are...
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- 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008
firm to examine how such changes may affect the accumulation of experience within, and the performance of, teams. We find that the level of team familiarity (i.e., the average number of times that each member has worked with every other...
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
companies offer a direct stake in the company's performance through stock, a share in profits, or both. Companies with employee stock ownership plans report significantly higher sales growth and higher revenue per employee than do...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
January–February 2017 Harvard Business Review The Truth About Blockchain By: Iansiti, Marco, and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract—Contracts, transactions, and records of them provide critical structure in our economic system, but they haven’t...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
of Maine by Colgate—to ascertain what is distinctive about the merger process and to analyze the elements critical to success. We develop suggestions about how other companies considering similar arrangements might best manage the process...
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Martha Lagace
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
alternatives. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709436 Infosys' Relationship Scorecard: Measuring Transformational Partnerships Harvard Business School Case 109-006 This case analyzes Infosys'...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 Oct 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits
of the same form that are not social-mission-driven. Q: What are some of the critical issues facing nonprofit boards and their leaders today? A: The biggest challenge is keeping focused on key goals; developing a strategy for...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
2017 New York: Scribner Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times By: Koehn, Nancy F. Abstract—An enthralling historical narrative filled with critical leadership insights that will be of interest to a wide...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
improves financial performance on measures such as profitable investments at the individual portfolio-company level and overall fund returns. And even though associating with similar people can have social benefits for those people, it...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14
the aftermath of the 2008 recession, the asset management firm BlackRock was busy charting a course for growth. Its revenues, profits, and stock price all performed consistently through this tumultuous period. The authors looked at...
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Sean Silverthorne