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16 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Is MySpace.com Your Space?

Harvard Business School and an expert on interactive advertising, to give us a quick overview of the MySpace phenomenon. Deighton was the founding co-editor of the Journal of Interactive Marketing, which reports scholarly research in this... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Information; Publishing

28 Oct 2024
Op-Ed

Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.

asked, if each group voted like they did in the last election, who would win the next one? “Our analysis of data combining voters’ opinions with party platforms showed that where voters lead, parties tend to follow.” It turns out that this kind of forecast rarely... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons, and Jesse M. Shapiro

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

violations. “When you get a report with the credibility of a true academic analysis, it changes the entire environment” “You would think that as [auditors] gain more experience they’d become better at identifying noncompliance, but Jodi... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

unique worldwide plant-level dataset that reports detailed location, ownership, and operation information for plants in over 100 countries, we construct a spatially continuous index of agglomeration and investigate the patterns and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

comparison to its peer institutions, the World Bank has been relatively responsive to calls for greater accountability. This report examines accountability mechanisms at three basic levels in the institution: (1) project, (2) policy, and... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

13 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril

advice, 53 percent reported they ignored the feedback they received. Why are advisors so prickly about being disregarded? They can become dismayed after discovering they weren’t the only ones consulted for advice. And because these... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Spending on Happiness

"get happy." We conducted a survey in conjunction with the New York Times "TierneyLab" in which readers who had just learned about our findings were invited to complete a brief survey in which they reported their... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

11 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

firm—until they fail to report wrongdoing. ©iStock | Mediaphotos Given their differing viewpoints, the three scholars saw an opportunity—to see who was right. “What is wonderful about being a behavioral scientist is that when you have... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

08 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019

Standardized metrics of cath lab efficiency are proposed, which can be used in public reports on this topic moving forward. Attention is paid to understanding balance sheets to track the financial health of the cath lab. Specific... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

25 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

year. (Indeed, published reports confirm the notion that Francona depended on certain players to help him deliver key messages to the team.) But in 2011, absent of obvious team leaders, the Sox may have needed a top-down kind of guy.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Banking

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

grow. Many people discuss life experiences with their True North Group that they have shared only with a few others. Other group members report seeing their crucibles in entirely new ways. This can lead to a healthy reframing of one's... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

22 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 22

culture, how culture persists despite turnover, and why the suggested link between culture and performance may be a case of inverse causality. It finally shows that, from an outsider's perspective, organizations may tend to over-invest in corporate culture. Going Green... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 10

insider stock purchases are significantly greater after SOX than before. Abnormal trading volumes around filings of insider sales are also greater post-SOX on average, but stock returns are not more negative. However, once controlling for pre-planned transactions,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

reported whether they relied on those people for economic resources, emotional support, career guidance, or task advice. The people we surveyed also indicated the degree to which they felt two kinds of trust—affect- and cognition-based... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 12

sustainability report since 2002. In its 2011 Sustainability report, the company included a "materiality matrix," and was one of only five of the 97 companies in Spain that produced a sustainability View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout

dollars in value, Kominers and his co-authors reported in Market Design to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Supply in the March 12 issue of Science. “The value of being able to produce vaccines at scale the minute they clear trials is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

needed to be done. Still other organizations give potential employees some latitude in choosing their bosses. At Google, reporting relationships are sufficiently pliable that a new employee has a significant voice in the choice, moving... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

06 May 2015
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

individuals. All forecasting is a case in point. When the application becomes personal, it raises many questions that will have to be addressed. In this case, should we be careful what we wish for? What do you think? Original Article In 2002, the film Minority View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

view of the bubble phenomenon in markets suggests a question for further consideration. Is "collateral" damage from tech bubbles inevitable, necessary, and useful? What do you think? Original Article The recent purchase of WhatsApp by Facebook for a View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

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