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  • 28 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 28

that would define the world of technology and transform our lives. At their peaks, Microsoft, Apple, and Intel were collectively worth some $1.5 trillion. Strategy Rules examines these three individuals collectively for the first... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2012
  • Article

The Impact of Relative Standards on the Propensity to Disclose

By: Alessandro Acquisti, Leslie John and George Loewenstein
Two sets of studies illustrate the comparative nature of disclosure behavior. The first set investigates how divulgence is affected by signals about others' readiness to divulge. Study 1A shows a "herding" effect, such that survey respondents are more willing to... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Surveys; Management Practices and Processes; Ethics; Corporate Disclosure; Judgments; Consumer Behavior; Standards
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  • 26 Apr 2023
  • In Practice

Is AI Coming for Your Job?

that they understand how to use cognitive AI to transform their operations, the impact on workers promises to be dramatic. White-collar workers whose job security was founded on their knowledge of complex processes and ability to integrate information from various... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology
  • 20 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

market regulation. New Deal partnerships in planning borrowed from those efforts to manage competitive markets, yet ultimately discredited the fair trade model by mandating economy-wide trade rules that sharply reduced competition. Laura... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

and doing so efficiently so that a financial profit or surplus is created. Administration is about rules and procedures and whether or not they are being followed. These distinctions are very important to clear communications among us... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
  • 23 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 23

people to mentally simulate events more extensively. People who considered situations with their eyes closed rather than open judged immoral behaviors as more unethical and moral behaviors as more ethical. In addition, considering potential View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Help - Alumni

Renewal Program (GCPCA) Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration (HRPBA) Industrial Administrator (IA) International Senior Management Program (ISMP) International Teachers' Program (ITP) Middle-Management Program (MMP) Mid-Officer Certificate (MOC) PhD in... View Details
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Podcast - Business & Environment

Rodriguez, who leads partnerships at Circular Services, a Closed Loop Partners company, joins host Mike Toffel to discuss building the infrastructure and investment models needed to scale the circular economy. Lauren explains how Closed Loop Partners supports the... View Details
  • 09 Dec 2014
  • First Look

First Look: December 9

out to learn what HBS graduates had to say about work and family and how their experiences, attitudes, and decisions might shed light on prevailing controversies. What their comprehensive survey revealed suggests that the conventional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 10

economic harm that system operators could prevent or mitigate. Although the legal system can respond, regulations have mixed results. I examine the applicable legal rules that constrain online fraud and the economic underpinnings to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

those who are less familiar with them. For some companies, visualization tools have been key to getting everyone (even those who fear numbers and math) to use data to inform their decisions and actions. Unfortunately, the consensus among... View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
  • 2000
  • Working Paper

The Logic of the First Amendment

By: Clifford G. Holderness, Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling
We develop a framework that is applicable to all freedom of expression disputes. Our framework is based on the meaning of freedom which is based on the meaning of scarcity, and which, in turn, is based on the existence of physical incompatibilities. To maximize... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Courts and Trials; Judgments; Property; Conflict and Resolution; United States
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  • 06 Oct 2015
  • First Look

October 6, 2015

our understanding of the psychology behind consumers' decision making, their interactions with other consumers, and the effects of societal factors on consumption. The Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Psychology will act as a valuable guide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Feb 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)

attitudes toward a hypothetical e-commerce company and its commitment to DEI depending on what they learned about disclosure rules and the company’s method of sharing the information. They organized the test into five groups based on... View Details
Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
  • 10 Oct 2023
  • Research & Ideas

In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

rise in Black political efficacy that the [law] intended to achieve,” the researchers write Long shadow lingers today The findings have implications for the upcoming fall elections, and interpretation of the federal laws under recent View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 24 Oct 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Bernie Madoff Explains Himself

from Michael Dell to Steve Jobs, have faced their own allegations of wrongdoing, but still managed to build remarkable enterprises. At the same time, many white-collar criminals also break rules in the process of believing they are on the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 21 Aug 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

future at the same time. It is like changing the engine of a plane while it is flying. Based on almost ten years of research, this book provides a framework for companies to reimagine their business. Using rich case studies and rigorous research, it shows how the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 16

Publication:American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate how the convexity of a firm's incentives interacts with worker overconfidence to affect sorting decisions and performance. We demonstrate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

actions, and we can devise decision rules that depend on superstitions. All of these are unlikely to serve us well in the competition for survival. We must not confuse optimization with value creation or... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
  • Web

Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research

today’s business environment as well as some of the alternatives that have emerged from time to time. The Unit examines other countries’ business environments and their historical development. The BGIE group is deeply interested in the impact of globalization and the... View Details