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- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
effect of greater rivalry dominates for less uncertain problems whereas the effect on the extreme value prevails for more uncertain problems. Adding competitors thus systematically increases overall contest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?
as more effectively manage its geographically dispersed distribution center inventories. It knows as much about me as I know about myself. Up to now, it has been able to satisfy customer needs for rapid response. But during the pandemic,... View Details
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
expenditures for telecommunications and information technology. One option is to hand over management of its telecom and IT networks to its vendors. Explores the pros and cons of such an outsourcing arrangement for a company in an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
enable different forms of brokering, which in turn produce distinct effects on others’ relationships; (b) brokering is a multifaceted social influence process that can take the form of intermediation (connecting disconnected others) or... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
a basis for collaboration and consensus, which is what one needs to focus on with a legislative branch that’s effectively tied. One of the considerations for any leader is: What is possible versus what would I like to do? Good managers... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?
what may be obtained when working with an independent agency that serves numerous clients. A long-standing issue is whether an in-house agency can attract and retain creative personnel as effectively as an independent agency. Q: At what... View Details
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
labor policies. As to foreign direct investment, any American business person contemplating an investment elsewhere must take into consideration all of the policies mentioned above, as well as for the foreign country into which the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult
Harvard Business School professor Kristina Steffenson McElheran studies the effect of information technology on business process innovation. It's a topic, she is sometimes told, that is, well, less than exciting. "I've had people say to... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
Much has been written about the distressing consequences of an exit, both for the UK and Europe. Such an outcome would be contrary to economic and historical common sense, would further damage a barely nascent economic recovery on this continent, and potentially would... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 13 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?
Summit attendees worked on identifying "bottlenecks and pain points" while devising potential solutions to the country's infrastructure woes. Many of the problems have a direct impact on business. For example, airline flight... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
raise funds from outside investors. The relationship appears not to be causal but instead driven by selection effects across heterogeneous teams with varying degrees of inequality aversion. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44800 Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Banking Regulation and the Low Risk Anomaly By: Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler Abstract—Minimum capital requirements are a central tool of banking regulation.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-002.pdf Culture Clash: The Costs and Benefits of Homogeneity Author:Eric Van den Steen Abstract This paper develops an economic theory of the costs and benefits of corporate culture—in the sense of shared beliefs and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
short rates works through the expectations hypothesis, while forward guidance on QE works through expected future bond risk premia. If a QE operation is expected to be undone in the near term, then its announcement will have a hump-shaped View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
and so on—has the perverse effect of making you just like everyone else. Youngme's message is simple: Get off the competitive treadmill that's taking you nowhere. Aspire to offer the world something that is meaningfully... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
about the first ninety days? Michael Watkins: Leaders, regardless of their level, are most vulnerable in their first few months in a new position. They lack detailed knowledge of the challenges they will face and what it will take to succeed in meeting them. And, they... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
academic circles; others are working more quietly behind the scenes to effect change. “The university is a nonprofit institution. It has a charter from the state, and it exists in large part to serve society,” says David A. Moss, the Paul... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
Publications August 2013 pub Cannibalization and Option Value Effects of Secondary Markets: Evidence from the U.S. Concert Industry By: Bennett, Victor Manuel, Robert Seamans, and Feng Zhu Abstract—We examine how reducing search... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
effects on the standard of living of a long-term investor. Investors seeking to finance their long-term spending needs might look at bonds and equities in a very different light. Perhaps the best way to see the relevance of reinvestment... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
conformity comes at a steep price for our careers and personal lives. When we mindlessly accept rules and norms rather than questioning and constructively rebelling against them, we ultimately end up stuck and unfulfilled. As leaders, we are less View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne