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  • 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

non-English-speaking country and has more English-speaking analysts participating in the call. Our results highlight that when disclosure takes the form of verbal communication, language barriers between speaker and listener affect the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

industrial ecology literature that highlights the environmental benefits of by-product synergy. By-product synergy is defined as the conversion of a firm's waste stream from a manufacturing process into valuable feedstock for another... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 14

firms. These findings remain robust when we address potential reverse causality by exploring the regional pattern and process of agglomeration. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

innovate frequently and rely on a systematic way of doing so. Publisher's link: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/EBR%202014%20Magic%20of%20Innovation_2071dd24-fd3e-4fe0-bac0-167ef27c78e3.pdf   Working Papers Creating Reciprocal Value Through Operational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 5

  PublicationsThe Labor Illusion: How Operational Transparency Increases Perceived Value Authors:Ryan W. Buell and Michael I. Norton Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract A ubiquitous feature of even the fastest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jan 2011
  • What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

individuals using the tools?" Rather the problem for many of you is management itself, ranging from lack of transparency (Shantha Yahanpath. Bruce Watson) to a failure to support "whistle blowing" (Ratnaja Gogula), as well... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
  • 12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

study how transparency into the levels and changes of relative sustainability performance affects consumer choices. Our work considers two forms of transparency: process transparency, in which customers... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 Sep 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation

positively as it should have, Yu observes. While noting other issues may have contributed as well, "The answer the CFO provided had no substance, and the language itself was almost impossible to understand. If the answer is formed in such a way that the capital... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

corporate strategy—create value by becoming known for better governance and greater transparency to external providers? Can they lower their cost of capital and perhaps get a valuation premium based on the reputation and performance of... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
  • 22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016

employer that presents itself as valuing diversity, minority job applicants engage in relatively little résumé whitening and thus submit more racially transparent résumés. Yet our audit study of how employers respond to whitened and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Dec 2009
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Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

off-balance-sheet entities but with a transparent process and capital charges that are based on actual risks. We want banks to disclose their potential liabilities to these entities and to put capital behind... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services
  • 22 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 22

that entrepreneurship is believed to play in the process of economic growth, alleviating financing constraints for would-be entrepreneurs is also an important goal for policymakers worldwide. We review two major streams of research... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 2

better CSR performance face significantly lower capital constraints. Moreover, we provide evidence that both of the hypothesized mechanisms, better stakeholder engagement and transparency around CSR performance, are important in reducing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Feb 2013
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Breaking Through a Growth Stall

How did the pipeline grow? Did we add lower- or higher-profit and lifetime value customers? Are we targeting shorter or longer selling-cycle prospects? What are the implications for the "center of gravity" in the venture's business model? An ICP View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 28

straightforward processing to update prices, while the other set requires more complicated analyses to incorporate the same piece of information into prices. We document substantial return predictability from the set of easy-to-analyze... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Sep 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

Whereas the for-profit capital markets provide transparent objective criteria for making early- and later-stage investment decisions, balance risks with return, and create a "performance-driving cycle" by rewarding improvements in the top... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
  • 01 Dec 2011
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Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?

Kahneman's diagnosis, but not his remedy Whether the decision is to be made by an individual, a team, or 'the bureaucracy', I would say that all would be well served by the discipline imposed by adherence to a rational process (which)... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 19 Jul 2004
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Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

surprising how few corporate leaders make a genuine effort to foster candor within their companies. Sadly, they lose any chance at building organizations in which speed and transparency contribute to the vitality of their enterprise.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader
  • 30 Dec 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2013

Cuddy, operating a relatively large device inspires more assertive behavior than working on a small one. Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity Ethan S. Bernstein explains why decreasing workplace transparency can increase... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 21 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

everything I might have wanted, but the legislative process seldom produces that. Certain elements of this reform are positive and helpful, including the creation of a formal resolution authority and a systemic risk regulator; provisions... View Details
Keywords: by Staff

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