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- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
of these two factors helps stop and reverse long-term declines in overall inventor agglomeration evident in the 1970s and 1980s. The heightened ethnic agglomeration is particularly evident in industry patents for high-tech sectors, and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
Meta-analyses of published studies show that those ideas are myths—men and women actually have similar inclinations, attitudes, and skills. What does differ is the way they are treated on the job: Women have less access to vital... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
likely to implement MV proposals after industry-peer firms implement a similar proposal. Finally, proposals aimed at removing anti-takeover measures or instituting certain shareholder rights are more likely to be implemented. With respect... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
their workplace “unit” similar to military life. “A driving motivation among the frontline workers was not letting down the people around them,” she explains. “Leading in a civilian setting is not unlike in the military: if you do your... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
be counterproductive if enough participants (especially those who don’t win) perceive that subjectivity (introduced via discretion) adds unfairness. We show that, on average, the tournament incentive plan was associated with improved... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
is being abandoned by the two remaining large capital exporters—the U.K. and Japan—that had maintained similar regimes. The conundrum facing policymakers is how to reconcile mounting pressures for increased tax burdens on foreign activity... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
this lending increase is associated with a 3.3% rise in annual house price growth rate and a 2.2% expansion of employment in the non-tradable sectors. These effects are followed by a decline in loan origination, house prices, and employment of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
(president of Taiwan) and Jacinda Ardern (the prime minister of New Zealand), who took timely government actions to prevent the spread of the virus in their countries. The lesson from these examples are that not all crises are perceived... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
with their corporate brands. What exactly does a parent company’s name represent, and how is it perceived in the marketplace? A strong corporate identity provides direction and purpose, boosts the standing of products, aids in recruiting,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
you’re interested in and find ways to connect with them. When you meet, articulate how you can contribute; engage your interviewers about their work; and offer expertise, advice, or contacts with no expectation of reciprocity. Suddenly you’ll be View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Aug 2018
- News
Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?
fund raising to create a similar campaign that's focused on preventing the use of opioids. Can you just talk a little bit about the meth campaign and how you're going to transition that to preventing the use of opioids? Langford: Sure.... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
argue that inertial forces generally constrict how TMTs perceive innovations but that frame flexibility can overcome these constraints, increasing the likelihood of adoption and broadening the organization's innovation practices. We... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
Street responded by creating commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), which are similar to, but more complex than, the mortgage-backed securities long used to bundle and sell packages of residential loans. “Commercial mortgage-backed... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
insight that mentors can come to you in many stripes and disguises. Looking back, my mentors did not appear on the surface to be similar but turned out to be invaluable. I realize now that it took some time to shed the fantasy that... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
surveys at one office of the firm. They discovered four keys to building a help-friendly organization that leaders of other organizations could learn and apply to similar effect. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
perceived credit quality of the financial guarantors fell, and yields on insured bonds exceeded yields on equivalent uninsured issues. It does not appear that either property and casualty insurers or open-end municipal mutual funds were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
of exogenous price variation to test this proposition: higher tariffs should lead to more vertical integration; moreover, ownership structures should be more alike across countries with similar levels of protection. To assess the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
growth. Regional industry growth also increases with the strength of related clusters in the region and with the strength of similar clusters in adjacent regions. We also find evidence of the complementarity between employment and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
big bucks in the minds of most consumers. We see similar efforts by magazines that advertise their low per-issue prices or insurance companies that break the cost of their premiums down to a low, per-day cost. All these efforts are... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
identities can shape team members' side conversations in ways that create shared interests and information among those with similar identities, even before the team begins its formal meetings. Originality/value-By identifying new routes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne