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  • 19 Jun 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

institutional theorists from around the world gathered at Harvard Business School to address head-on how institutional theory research and tools can help practitioners address work-related and societal issues—and how academics in the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino
  • 18 May 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

research has evaluated this alternative view and developed a theory based on the effect of past savings on growth through the adoption of new technologies (mostly through foreign direct investment: FDI). Q: What is the technological... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 26 Jun 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia

power in the region. An explanation, rather, lies in nationalism: in the degree to which these countries constructed and embraced their own concepts of national identity and allowed such concepts to influence economic policy. As Abdelal... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 20 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

  Working PapersIncorporating Price and Inventory Endogeneity in Firm-Level Sales Forecasting Authors:Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur, and Ananth Raman Abstract As numerous papers have argued, sales, inventory, and gross margin for a retailer are interrelated. We View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Apr 2003
  • Research & Ideas

How the U.S. Army Develops Leaders

focus on professional identity—the BE component—we turned to the literature on adolescent and adult identity development. Our work was grounded in the constructive-developmental theory of Harvard psychologist Robert Kegan (The Evolving... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 21 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 21

cost of capital and in turn the rates available to borrowers. Standard theory predicts that, in perfect and efficient capital markets, reducing banks' leverage reduces the risk and cost of equity but leaves the overall weighted average... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 17

information content. The theory yields interesting results about the informational role of targeted advertising and its consequences. First, targeting can itself serve as a signal on product attributes. Second, the effectiveness of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Jul 2006
  • Op-Ed

Enron Jury Sent the Right Message

that shadowy area between the clear light of right-doing and the clear light of wrong-doing. What the jurors in Houston in effect told us is to forget about pushing the limits of legal compliance. They told us that what we need is a more centered View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
  • 23 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 23

learning? How does a supplier's initial resource endowment play into the dynamic? Our empirical analysis yields interesting findings that have implications for theory and practice and that suggest new directions for future research. 2013... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 17 Jul 2007
  • First Look

First Look: July 17, 2007

Autor, William R. Kerr, and Adriana D. Kugler Periodical:Economic Journal 117 (2007): F189-F217 Abstract Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce productivity by distorting production choices. Firms facing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Oct 2024
  • Research & Ideas

The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News

party, regardless of whether they are true—or even especially because they are untrue. “The theory is that the best way to signal your loyalty to your political party is to show that you’re willing to take outlandish stances that will... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 02 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

policies. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55050 "Developing Theory Using Machine Learning Methods By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Ryan Allen, and Michael G. Endres Abstract—We describe how to employ... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 8, 2007

economic motives behind individual concerns for privacy. Recent theories of privacy demands in commercial contexts have assumed an economically aware and sophisticated consumer, capable of evaluating the indirect consequences of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 20, 2016

recent research and highlights organizational work environment influences on those processes. We revisit basic assumptions underlying the 1988 model, modify certain components and causal connections, and introduce four new constructs into... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace

study fit into your broader interest in workplace gender issues? Our research speaks to the question of how men construct identities in the workplace, and the role organizations can play in shaping this process. In other research, we have... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining
  • 01 Jun 2000
  • News

Books

today's top executives must build organizations in which the new can constructively displace the old and where talented employees are encouraged to help formulate company strategy. "Successful e-leaders focus on two things: a new approach... View Details
  • 24 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 24

macro components. The micro component comes from the selection of low beta stocks. The macro component comes from the selection of low beta countries or industries. The two parts both contribute to the low beta anomaly, with important implications for the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 11

firm profits. Publisher's link: http://www.benedelman.org/publications/groupon-2014-03-01.pdf August 2013 Organizations in Time: History, Theory, Methods Schumpeter's Plea: Historical Reasoning in Entrepreneurial Theory and Research By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

for Understanding and Applying the Science of Decision Making By: Hamilton, Ryan, and Uma R. Karmarkar Abstract—Scientists have spent decades creating powerful and detailed descriptions of how people make decisions. Unfortunately, many of these View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

  PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel