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- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
share of ARMs were more responsive to lower interest rates and saw a relative decline in defaults and an increase in house prices, car purchases, and employment. Household balance sheets and mortgage contract rigidity are important for...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
all possible ways. Pin down whatever balance sheet strengthening, if any, that can be attained. Keep a realistic, but positive public demeanor. Fear is contagious. Naidoo: Use the Agile approach to stay nimble Accept how challenging these...
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by Danielle Kost
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
public firms during this period were only 41% of net income. And, in fact, during this decade investment increased substantially while cash balances ballooned. In short, S&P 500 shareholder-payout figures cannot provide much basis for...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts
flavijus For the first time, a link has been drawn between public sentiment about a company’s sustainability practices and how that company is valued in the market. The results are important both for investors searching for under-valued, socially responsible companies,...
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by Rachel Layne
- 02 Sep 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Transparent Should Boards Be?
it's clear to me that the notion of 'board transparency' is really quite a balancing act." What are the mitigating factors influencing a board's action? With what degree of transparency are the organization, its employees, and its...
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by Jim Heskett
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper helps balance the literature via comparative analysis of the potential contributions of two voluntary sustainability certification programs for artisanal and small-scale gold mining...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
checks and balances to keep them accountable, including detailed financial reporting, private companies have no such thing. Because of that, the SEC currently allows only accredited investors—meaning those who can attest to a certain...
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- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
Margaret Pierson, Pankaj Agarwal, Diego Medicina, and Juan PrajogoHarvard Business School Case 612-076 What is the right mix between business-driven and pure research? This case considers the question in the setting of IBM Research India, where a management push for...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 27
matches in such markets. We find that introducing a signaling mechanism increases the welfare of workers and the number of matches, while the change in firm welfare is ambiguous. A signaling mechanism adds the most value for balanced...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
material, as well as less-tangible benefits. What is the balancing act needed to sustain gray zones? A: Using the above example of paramedics, what is gained and lost? Obviously, some level of organizational control is lost because...
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by Martha Lagace
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
balance between the efficiency of a global entity and the speed of local businesses. What would be the best strategy for Bunge to respond to the external changes imposed by high energy prices and increasing demand from emerging economies?...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
around the globe. As he considers 3i's performance through the first quarter of 2006 (3i's fiscal year 2006), he must balance his satisfaction at the firm's results and progress in the recent buoyant market with the question of whether...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. They first designed a mobile site called Easy Food Stamps that streamlined SNAP enrollment, then developed the Fresh EBT app that allowed users to quickly and easily check their SNAP View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
additional countries in Central Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. With seemingly competing instructions to accelerate growth, while not diluting focus in Turkey or Central Asia, Molinas must decide how...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
the deflation that had plagued Japan since around 2000 and to increase the Japanese growth rate. The first of this three-pronged approach consisted of appointing a central bank governor who committed himself to raising the inflation rate and who vastly expanded the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
and another that is encouraging greater risk-taking. From a social or regulatory standpoint, the goal is to find the right balance between these two effects or forces. The Credit Crisis of 2008: Causes, Consequences and Implications for...
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
enactment of values and a purpose to which the organization subscribes. Barnard came to define the role of the organizational leader as the creator and steward of the purpose and values, where an important aspect of the stewardship activity is View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
develop a shareholder agreement that includes a specific buy-sell agreement. Review the terms of your shareholder agreement every few years with the board members and with the owners. Create a fund (or at least a very strong balance...
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- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
ordinary citizens have the ability to shift the balance of power in positive ways that can encourage innovative ideas to be developed into practical goods and services. "Washington, DC does not have a monopoly on the best...
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- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
aggregate demand, the national accounts, and the balance of payments. We find that much aid is consumed, primarily in the form of imported non-capital goods. Some aid is invested and aid has a positive, though statistically imprecise,...
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Martha Lagace