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  • 01 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 1

chief supply-chain management officer, chief human resources officer, and CEO. It offers a road map for ambitious managers who want to know which skills they should focus on developing in order to rise up the chain View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2010
  • News

Alumni Books

A Vision for Venture Capital: Realizing the Promise of Global Venture Capital & Private Equity by Peter A. Brooke (MBA ’54) with Daniel Penrice (New Ventures) This book chronicles the career View Details
Keywords: mathematics; statistics; Finance
  • 16 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

that acquisitions can build competitive advantage partially through retention of valuable human capital of the target firm. However, making... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jan 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?

made on the right side or the left side of the brain. But this will never lead to deciding by a mechanical means, nor in predicting a decision outcome." There was even concern expressed about the efficacy View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • May 2004 (Revised June 2004)
  • Case

Sarvega

By: Paul A. Gompers and Vanessa del Valle Broussard
David Cowan, general partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, has taken the lead on Sarvega, a Bessemer-backed company that was recently orphaned by the departure of one of Bessemer's other general partners. Cowan must decide whether to reinvest in Sarvega and, if so,... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Venture Capital; Investment; Governance Compliance; Resignation and Termination; Negotiation Deal; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology Industry
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  • 15 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

Human Decision Processes Seeker Beware: The Interpersonal Costs of Ignoring Advice By: Blunden, Hayley, Jennifer M. Logg, Alison Wood Brooks, Leslie John, and Francesca Gino Abstract—Prior advice research... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 17 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 17

explore the consequences of scientific publication-an instance of public disclosure-for a core set of activities within the firm. Specifically, we link publications to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Jan 2014
  • Blog Post

Opportunity Abounds

natural resource: human capital. I found that most Indians are incredibly entrepreneurial, much more than in the West, where a large number of people are needed to work in large corporations for other... View Details
Keywords: Technology
  • 2011
  • Working Paper

CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them

By: Kevin J. Murphy and Michael C. Jensen
Almost all CEO and executive bonus plans have serious design flaws that limit their benefits dramatically. Such poorly designed executive bonus plans destroy value by providing incentives to manipulate the timing of earnings, mislead the board about organizational... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Competency and Skills; Cost of Capital; Executive Compensation; Risk Management; Performance Evaluation; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Value
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  • 28 May 2019
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic

to make a purchase.” Indonesia fast facts: 268 million people; 17,000 islands; 500 languages; 700 ethnicities. “It’s an amazingly vast, diverse culture.” Role model: Mother Teresa. “Reaching that level of selflessness would be my biggest... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Offices of Other Holding Companies; Offices of Other Holding Companies
  • September 2016 (Revised May 2018)
  • Case

Zurich Insurance: Talent Pipeline

By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case “Zurich Insurance: Fostering Key People... View Details
Keywords: Managing Change; Leadership; Organizational Behavior; Succession; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Human Capital; Human Resources; Insurance; Management Succession; Insurance Industry
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  • 08 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 8

investments across time and as they move between firms. We find evidence of skill and exit style differences even among venture partners investing at the same VC firm at the same time. Furthermore, our estimates suggest the partner's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 11

demonstrates that when employees can see their customers, the beneficiaries of their efforts, the quality and efficiency of the service they deliver can actually improve.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

which operates through a logic of embeddedness. We examine how the effect of joint dependence on performance is mediated by specific elements of embeddedness: joint action,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 18

international trade and investment. Insights about differences in the development of financial institutions across countries, the role of financial constraints, and the use of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

several major financial journals as well as two books, Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists and Fault Lines: How Hidden Cracks Still Threaten the World Economy. Indeed, India is in the midst of a financial... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 15

quality rating is more likely. So we find evidence that World Bank project quality suffers as a consequence of political influence only when the recipient country is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Sep 2020
  • Op-Ed

Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

services of unknown quality. The lack of transparency protects providers and insurers from needing to compete on the price and quality of their... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger; Health
  • 09 Dec 2014
  • First Look

First Look: December 9

Papers The Real Effects of Capital Controls: Financial Constraints, Exporters, and Firm Investment By: Alfaro, Laura, Anusha Chari, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—In the aftermath View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2010
  • News

Becoming a VC Insider

Kids may grow up wanting to be entrepreneurs, but “no kid dreams of growing up to be a venture capitalist,” says Jeffrey Bussgang (MBA ’95). Thankfully, Bussgang has managed to do both and write about it, too. His recent book, Mastering... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance