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Brett Laffel
continue to hone in on a limited number of skills. With a business education, I feel that I have opened the door to many different additional opportunities for myself. With a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
international expansion strategy. Despite significant progress in the literature, we have identified three areas for extension and enhancement in understanding strategy beyond markets. First, we currently have limited understanding of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best
who were selling water purifiers, were not told they were part of an experiment; Chung says the four branches were selected far apart to limit any "watercooler effect" of employees comparing notes. Within... View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
expand the theory to include the diverse criteria for taxes that most people find compelling. Weinzierl's research shows that a theory with a more realistic perspective on what people believe makes for good tax policy, can make up for the... View Details
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
and can be decomposed into four types of changes. We then present a simple better-reply dynamics with myopic and boundedly rational agents and identify conditions that ensure that limit outcomes are outcome equivalent View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
pessimistic forecasts for banks that could be their future employers. This pattern is not observed when the same analysts forecast earnings of companies that are not likely to be their future employers. Moreover, we use the Global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
tax. This has effectively capped salaries, but invites unlimited compensation in other forms. Several high-performing companies such as Costco Wholesale and Whole Foods Markets limit CEO pay to some multiple... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
Daniel M. Cable, and Bradley R. Staats show the importance of affirming team members’ self-concept prior to team formation. Risk Management: The Revealing Hand Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes explore the role, organization, and View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers
specializes in working with international students throughout the visa process. “Most [employers] are frustrated by the limited number of H1B visas and are afraid they won’t win a number in the H1B lottery. But students already have up... View Details
- 23 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs
potential appeal of the product,’” Koning says. “When you are trying to grow a startup, the people you are getting advice and feedback from are overwhelmingly men.” This gender gap is hardly limited View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit
could lead to substantial growth.” But new research suggests that small businesses are far more fiscally conservative than banks realize. In fact, firms with up to 10 employees hold back spending on their... View Details
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
value chain and the motivation for the reuse of blocks of intellectual property in modern IC designs. It briefly examines ARM Limited as an example of an IP specialist supplier and looks at the evolution to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
Norway, cartels received support from the Norwegian government when they were deemed to be beneficial to Norwegian economic interests. The legislation was used to foster the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 29, 2006
firms in nearly 100 countries in 1999 and 2004, we find suggestive evidence that international financial integration has been associated with higher levels of entrepreneurial activity. Our results are robust to using various proxies for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
designing focused experiments to test hypotheses in a capital-efficient fashion in order to achieve product-market fit. But ICOs substantially limit the benefits associated... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills
consequences of the (surprisingly) limited extent to which social influence research has penetrated the field of negotiation. Better Deals Through Level II Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
organization that can solve crimes after they occur *and* prevent terrorist attacks before they occur. The case discussion emphasizes that the scope of an organization is limited in part by the need to have... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
Lincoln's own words, the case traces the development of the 16th president's leadership philosophy, ethics, and skills in the years leading up to war. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
4 Unexpected Things I Learned at HBS
Finance I course. Coming from an operational background, I had very limited exposure to interpreting problems and solutions through a financial lens. After finally admitting to... View Details
- 21 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 1: HBS/HKS Faculty Reflections
Graduating more than ten HBS | HKS Joint Degree classes is an accomplishment in which all of us — students, alumni, faculty, and staff — can take considerable pride. The program’s mission of developing outstanding leaders who will contribute significantly View Details