Performance Effectiveness - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

outlines concrete steps that managers at all levels can take to spark positive conflict and make sure that all views get a fair hearing, and he outlines as well a fair and open process for making more effective decisions. "Keeping... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Customer Loyalty Programs That Work

contact those rewards customers who had purchased the tainted pet food. Loyalty program data can be enormously advantageous in other ways, such as helping a retailer perform market research, set pricing strategies, and decide whether and... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Retail

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

stagnating sales, accounting losses, or a falling stock price. In extreme cases such poor performance may cause the company to default on its debt, resulting in bankruptcy. Restructuring the debt can be difficult and costly, although in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

Current research, with Ernesto Schargrodsky: "Using a Terrorist Attack to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime." Rafael Di Tella Di Tella: "We are writing a paper using Argentine data. One of key questions in criminology... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

historical background, Retsinas said that prior to the Depression, people who wanted to buy a home were typically required to make a 50 percent down payment. They were issued a 5-year interest-only note, and effectively crossed their... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

12 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Competition the Cure for Healthcare

their practices. Today's quality movement in healthcare is a welcomed step in the right direction, but it is not really focused on results; it is focused on methods, or processes of care. Q: What about pay for performance? A: Most pay for View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

effects of their submissions on the other individuals in the workplace. We also find that offering employees project funding to implement their own proposals potentially backfires, undermining participation. And solicitations emphasizing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

18 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas, April 18

from activist investors. Danaher, by contrast, had performed strongly in the years leading up to the spinoff. It had spent the previous decade strengthening its portfolio in sectors such as life sciences and dental products with... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

identical resumes. Using a novel control condition, we document that this discrimination is not specific to gender and is instead driven by beliefs. Employers are simply less willing to hire a worker from a group that performs worse on... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

03 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 3

we identify core insights about how firms compete against one another in established markets. Based on our evaluation, we argue that a promising research opportunity for strategy lies in exploring how firms strategically interact in new markets and which moves are most... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

examining performance over time, comparing adopters to non-adopters, and incorporating strategies to overcome selection bias. Evaluations that meet the highest methodological standards are critical to inform the debates about this new... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Future of Boards

maximizing shareholder value as the primary focus and motivation for a corporation's existence” Topics tackled include how boards can most effectively oversee company strategy, CEO succession, and executive compensation. Also considered... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

23 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 23

interference when identifying an object from others' spatial perspectives, and relied more heavily on privileged knowledge when inferring others' beliefs. Using both experimental-causal-chain and measurement-of-mediation approaches, we found that these View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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