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- 21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21
self-control) in one domain subsequently reduces one's capacity to regulate behavior in other domains. One reason is that people have limited self-regulatory resources, and self-regulatory failure occurs when these resources become overwhelmed. This paper provides...
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- 16 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Has Apple Reinvented the Watch?
nature of the wearables market. Q: Any closing thoughts? A: If you think about the traditional watch industry, Apple's competition is not the Swiss. Since the 1990s, Swiss watch manufacturers have repositioned mechanical watches as status...
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- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
amounts of internal energy go to 'making the quarter return' rather than serving the customer and building the future. Why did quarter returns develop in the first place?" Bill Hubbell added, "The market has many mechanisms to...
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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The State of Play
If the category of offerings known as “immersive experiences” were a soup, it would probably have to be a gumbo—a saucy and colorful assemblage of potentially disparate things. And while it’s rooted in familiar traditions, it’s also open to whatever bright new ideas or...
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- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
Founding Partner, Asset Management Company Download Johnson profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1928 Born, Quincy, Illinois 1950 Earns BS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University 1962 Launches Draper...
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- 08 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 8, 2015
protect firm value, helping their firm better withstand negative business shocks. We formally explore two parallel mechanisms for such protection: one of building moral capital (CSR Contributions) and another of improving investor...
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Carmen Nobel
- 12 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts
very different means. Where the NEA has a nearly 50-year history of art market-making, with vetted mechanisms for ensuring artistic quality and value, Kickstarter offers almost the opposite—it makes funding more into a matter of marketing...
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- 31 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?
effective, have to have three characteristics: diversity of points of view, independence from each other's opinions, and decentralization (with access to and the ability to draw on "local knowledge"). And they have to have some kind of View Details
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by James Heskett
- 29 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel and Cement and the Quest to Capture Carbon in Hard to Abate Sectors
driving more CCUS adoption. The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) approval, for instance, raises scrutiny on carbon levels and tightens procurement rules on their imports, and so to be compliant and be able to partake in...
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IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation - Course Catalog
depending on your individual circumstances. The Add/Drop process at the start of the term is the mechanism for any IFC enrollment changes, and, after that point, the course fee is non-refundable. Refer to the GEO website for full details...
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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
integrated reporting, explains the forces that give momentum to the associated movement, and examines the motives of the actors involved. It posits integrated reporting as a key mechanism by which companies can ensure their own long-term...
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- 02 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain
together to develop laws that are consistent and compatible," she says. "This is incredibly important, to cooperate in law enforcement, to create mechanisms for real-time information sharing—strategically helping them focus on what the UN...
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- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Argentina: A Historical Exploration of Information Sharing Mechanisms in Credit Markets, 1892-c.1935 Authors:Andrea M. Lluch Publication:Investigaciones de Historia Económica (forthcoming in fall 2008) Abstract During the last decades,...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
(2009). In our Adventures book, we experimented with mechanisms to facilitate active learning such as Jim Barton's "living whiteboard," whereby Barton kept a running list of ideas associated with a set of evolving principles of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
deployment of their technology abroad. The paper demonstrates that when firms want to exploit technologies abroad, multinational firm (MNC) activity and foreign direct investment (FDI) flows arise endogenously when monitoring is nonverifiable and financial frictions...
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Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 24, 2006
forecasting, despite a number of characteristics that make it a challenge to fit to a dynamic supply chain environment, to be effective in that context. We further show that the forecasting process, together with the supporting mechanisms...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
or money in trying to acquire the item, they may continue to bid past their initially set limit. To quit before "winning" makes it difficult to self-justify initial investments in pursuit of the item. Competitive arousal—or the View Details
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
accountabilities. This provides a mechanism for the board to set objectives and subsequently review its performance. The Balanced Scorecard strategy map provides a framework to illustrate how strategy links intangible assets and...
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by Robert S. Kaplan
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
initiatives." As the research process progresses, outside factors continue to make their mark, including scientific advances licensed from academia and even product teams acquired and brought in from other firms. "All these," Chesbrough said, "are...
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by Jim Aisner
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
values that include community, curation, and convening. (Video by Amelia Kunhardt) About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in Boston. [Image: georgeclerk] Related Reading Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations Faber-Castell Doubles...
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