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- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
arrestor? Without Blitz, would Walmart have engaged in an effective communication campaign on the safe use of gas cans? My assessment is that Blitz would have been replaced by an alternative manufacturer, that Walmart would not have... View Details
- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
favorite content wherever they are whenever they demand it, consumption patterns will become more, not less uniform, this theory predicts. To shed light on this debate, we study the distribution of revenues across products in the context... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
explores how language shapes the ways in which employees who work in global organizations communicate and negotiate linguistic and cultural differences. Bringing together 650 interviews conducted across Rakuten’s locations in Brazil,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
executive branch a credible political excuse not to act. Maurer cautions that these institutions are now under strain and that a collapse might open the empire trap once more. With shrewd and timely analysis, this book considers American View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down
avoid backsliding into dysfunctional routines—habitual patterns of negative behavior by individuals and groups that are triggered automatically and unconsciously by familiar circumstances or stimuli. Employees need help maintaining new... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
entrepreneurship in organizational sectors. Prior research suggests that firm foundings are driven by collective patterns of activity—that is, by patterns of prior foundings—including support from related... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
winning streaks. As a pattern of success continues, many people at many levels take on leadership roles. Some of them are appointed to positions with leadership titles, some of them are self-appointed; and roles are passed around as the... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
terms shape the impact of economic shocks on trade. Analysis of transaction-level data from a U.S.-based exporter of frozen and refrigerated food products, primarily poultry, reveals broad patterns about the use of alternative financing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
little understanding of actual interaction patterns in modern, complex, multiunit firms. To open the proverbial "black box" and begin to reveal the internal wiring of the firm, this paper presents a detailed, descriptive... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
are good reasons to expect that partisanship will continue to cloud economic judgment around the 2024 election.” It’s not just credit analysts. Similar patterns have been documented among professional asset managers, loan officers, and... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
entrepreneurs are critical to innovation and the creation of the next companies like Google, they do not make up a large part of the small businesses community who are seeking loans. Lagace: How does the US small business landscape look... View Details
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
circles. Q: What makes technology transfer happen? Is it entrepreneurial opportunity in the home country, a loyalty to the home country, or government policies that encourage or require people to come home? A: It's all of those. Surveys of these diasporic View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
Kramer, Mark R., and Marc W. Pfitzer Abstract—Governments, NGOs, companies, and community members must all be involved in programs to create shared value, yet they work more often in opposition than in alignment. A movement known as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
patterns before and after team scaffolds were implemented. Our results show that the team scaffolds improved performance, in part by reducing the number of partners with whom each role occupant coordinated. We then analyze qualitative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 27, 2009
the death or bankruptcy of at least one seller, are sold at lower prices than other houses. Foreclosure discounts are particularly large, on average, at 28% of the value of a house. The pattern of death-related discounts suggests that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
observed variation in payout patterns over time than the traditional motives. The most recent evidence suggests that further insights can be gained from viewing payout decisions as an integral part of a firm's larger financial ecosystem,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
incidents of terrorism have been rising across South Asia over the past decade, and this increase has been concentrated in economically lagging regions in the post-2001 period. This is in contrast to both the historical patterns of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2010
- What Do You Think?
What Is Customer Opinion Good For?
their obverse. They contribute to the herding behavior as opposed to protect against it [italics mine]. It's as if the entire community has been betrayed by the tools of their trade." I have no particular brief for traditional marketing... View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- What Do You Think?
If You Blink, Will You Miss?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)...Often such persons are very convincing in their communication and often are correct; however, they may be very wrong due to their lack of correct analysis." Others were concerned... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
Clarksville, Indiana, the community where the program was launched. This preliminary data suggests that low-to-moderate income Americans may have substantial demand for prize-linked savings, with a majority of survey participants... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace