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- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
the operating decisions of the waste-to-energy firm. Our analyses suggest that if the social planner's objective is to maximize landfill diversion, offering a subsidy as a per kilowatt-hour for electricity is more cost effective, whereas... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 8, 2008
Society to Create Competitive Advantage Harvard Business School Case 307-076 Focuses on the experience of China's largest shirt manufacturer in managing various aspects of government relations in China. Identifies a wide variety of social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
the end of the year. Venture funding in a socially distanced world Discouraged entrepreneurs shouldn’t put away their pitch decks yet. For one thing, funding commitments are still outpacing those of past periods of economic distress, the... View Details
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
information. Social networking on Facebook would be of little value if users provided no personal information, and digital assistants such as Apple's Siri require access to consumers' location, contact lists, and calendar to be helpful. A... View Details
- 30 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax
and its income tax rate from 22 percent to 20 percent in an attempt to simplify the tax system. Still, the British government decided to reduce social security contributions and industry allowances, as the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
sustainability issues, institutional and socially responsible investment fund ownership, and coverage from analysts with less firm-specific experience and lower portfolio complexity. Moreover, we find intra-industry information transfers... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 May 2016
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May 31, 2016
Experimental Social Psychology Visual Attention to Powerful Postures: People Reflexively Avert Their Gaze from Nonverbal Dominance Displays By: Holland, Elise, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Christine Looser, and Amy Cuddy Abstract—This paper... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
The initial idea was tested in a course called Leading Product Innovation in the executive education program and refined over the years. At this point, more than 1,000 executives participated and the feedback has been enthusiastic.... View Details
- 08 May 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
India (1914–1947) By: Lubinski, Christina, Valeria Giacomin, and Klara Schnitzer Abstract—Internment in so-called “enemy countries” was a frequent occurrence in the 20th century and created significant obstacles for multinational View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2018
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January 30, 2018
at the circumscribed scale, achieving transformative impact. Lastly, quadrant #4, refers to organizations that have both expanded reach and created comprehensive change in the ecosystem to achieve systemic impact. We illustrate our framework with case studies of five... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016
exposure to workplace attributes that contribute to poor health. We used General Social Survey data to estimate differential exposures to workplace conditions, results from a meta-analysis that estimated the effect of workplace conditions... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
Her objective of working with retailers known for carrying high-quality, premium-priced merchandise probably owed something to the social aspiration that drove her. Her interest in such stores was also strategic. Estée suspected that her... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 5, 2006
prevailing public health system, while operating under the same revenue structure (per capita payments from the Ministry of Health). A highly visible landmark initiative of the Medical School of the Catholic University, success would... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
information and social networking sector. Several respondents to this month's column argued that we are. As Kamal Gupta put it, "Facebook's valuation was explained to me by people I consider smarter than me as valuation of its... View Details
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
one might conclude that efforts to influence human decisions through "nudging" might be effective. However, respondents were far from unanimous in drawing this conclusion. Adnan Younis Lodhi initiated the debate by saying... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture By: Padavic, Irene, R. Ely, and Erin M. Reid Abstract—It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family obligations and professional... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
Nadja Fidelia aligned the Partnership Solutions Groups' activities with Lehman Brothers' "one-firm" strategy in ways that created economic value for the firm. Delves into the challenges of developing this business in an industry that tends to view... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
certification strategy, in which they apply to a demanding but non-transparent certifier and lower their ambitions when rejected. We derive the comparative statics with respect to the sellers' initial reputation, the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
discussing a number of questions, including the following: should GAP include environmental and social aspects beyond food safety; what was GLOBALGAP's role outside of Europe; and how GLOBALGAP is a 'hidden asset' compared to ethical... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
sell-side analysts employed at state-owned brokerages issued relatively optimistic earnings forecasts and stock recommendations during these periods. This relative optimism is particularly pronounced in earnings forecasts for larger firms and for state-owned View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne