Confirmation - Publications - Faculty & Research

2003
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Confirming Management Earnings Forecasts, Earnings Uncertainty, and Stock Returns

By: Michael B. Clement, Richard Frankel and Jeffrey Miller

In this study we examine the association among confirming management forecasts, stock prices, and analyst expectations. Confirming management forecasts are voluntary disclosures by management that corroborate existing market expectations about future earnings. This... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Corporate Disclosure; Price; Stocks; Investment Return

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August 1996
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International Oil: Confirmation of Accounts Receivable

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Accounting; Energy Industry

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January 1997
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International Oil: Confirmation of Accounts Receivable TN

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Accounting; Energy Industry

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1984
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A Battle of Wills: Self-verification versus Behavioral Confirmation

By: W. B. Swann and R. J. Ely

Keywords: Behavior

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01 Mar 2021
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People Literally Don’t Know When to Shut Up—or Keep Talking, Science Confirms

16 Jun 2021
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Lina Khan, Big Tech Skeptic, Named FTC Chair Mere Hours after Confirmation

16 Dec 2016
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Researchers confirm that Americans who always say that they’re “busy” are actually seen as more important

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Joy and Rigor in Behavioral Science

By: Hanne K. Collins, Ashley V. Whillans and Leslie K. John

In the past decade, behavioral science has seen the introduction of beneficial reforms to reduce false positive results. Serving as the motivational backdrop for the present research, we wondered whether these reforms might have unintended negative consequences on... View Details

Keywords: Open Science; Pre-registration; Exploration; Confirmation; False Positives; Career Satisfaction; Science; Research; Personal Development and Career; Satisfaction; Diversity

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14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

Work-from-home employees whose days seem longer, with more meetings and emails than ever before, may find a new Harvard Business School study validating. An analysis of the emails and meetings of 3.1 million people in 16 global cities found that the average workday... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

12 Nov 2012
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Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

workers' different socioeconomic environments, the amount of monitoring that managers performed, and employee characteristics such as how many people typically worked in the stores. Is There A Payoff? As expected, Sandino and Chen View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

15 Mar 2022
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This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer

13 Jul 2021
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Hate Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets

September 1997 (Revised August 2007)
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Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Jason Auerbach

Marvel Entertainment Group is the leading comic book publisher in the United States, with superheros like Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, and Captain America. It is also one of the leading manufacturers of sports and entertainment trading cards under the... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governance Controls; Courts and Trials; Planning; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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12 Jul 2016
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Public programs are ‘good economic bets’

24 Apr 2017
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As costs grow for restaurants, online ratings tied to closure risk

2017
Article

The Energizing Nature of Work Engagement: Toward a New Need-Based Theory of Work Motivation

By: Paul Green, Eli Finkel, Grainne Fitzsimons and Francesca Gino

We present theory suggesting that experiences at work that meet employees’ expectations of need fulfillment drive work engagement. Employees have needs (e.g., a desire to be authentic) and they also have expectations for how their job or their organization will fulfill... View Details