Publications

November 2006
Article

Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows: The Influence of Examiner Citations

By: Juan Alcacer and Michelle Gittelman

Analysis of patent citations is a core methodology in the study of knowledge diffusion. However, citations made by patent examiners have not been separately reported, adding unknown noise to the data. We leverage a recent change in the reporting of patent data showing... View Details

Keywords: Patents; Knowledge Sharing; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Information Technology; Prejudice and Bias; Change

May 1999
Article

Network Location and Learning: The Influence of Network Resources and Firm Capabilities on Alliance Formation

By: Ranjay Gulati

Keywords: Networks; Learning; Power and Influence; Business Ventures; Alliances

26 Sep 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Shifting Centers of Gravity: Host Country versus Headquarters Influences on MNC Subsidiary Knowledge Inheritance

Keywords: by Prithwiraj Choudhury, Mike Horia Teodorescu, and Tarun Khanna

02 Oct 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Nameless + Harmless = Blameless: When Seemingly Irrelevant Factors Influence Judgment of (Un)ethical Behavior

Keywords: by Francesca Gino, Lisa L. Shu & Max H. Bazerman

January 2014
Other Article

The Answer is 9,142: Understanding the Influence of Disruption Risk on Inventory Decision Making

By: Mark Cotteleer, Maria Ibanez and Geri Gibbons

The question was how many units of inventory a manager should order when faced with a possible disruption in supply. The correct answer is not guesswork, but based on 150 years of theory and practice. We examine individual choices made in this critical situation—and... View Details

Keywords: Behavioral; Behavioral Operations; Inventory; Bias; Operations Management; Operations

2013
Working Paper

Redrawing the Lines: Did Political Incumbents Influence Electoral Redistricting in the World's Largest Democracy?

By: Lakshmi Iyer and Maya Reddy

In 2008, the boundaries of national and state electoral constituencies in India were redrawn for the first time in three decades. We use detailed demographic and electoral data to construct measures of the extent of redistricting in a given constituency. We find the... View Details

Keywords: Political Elections; India

2008
Working Paper

Nameless + Harmless = Blameless: When Seemingly Irrelevant Factors Influence Judgment of (Un)ethical Behavior

By: Francesca Gino, Lisa L. Shu and Max H. Bazerman

People often make judgments about the ethicality of others' behaviors and then decide how harshly to punish such behaviors. When they make these judgments and decisions, sometimes the victims of the unethical behavior are identifiable, and sometimes they are not. In... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Ethics; Law; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Prejudice and Bias

2012
Working Paper

Author-Level Eigenfactor Metrics: Evaluating the Influence of Authors, Institutions and Countries within the SSRN community

By: Jevin D. West, Michael C. Jensen, Ralph J. Dandrea, Gregg Gordon and Carl T. Bergstrom

In this paper, we show how the Eigenfactor® score, originally designed for ranking scholarly journals, can be adapted to rank the scholarly output of authors, institutions, and countries based on author-level citation data. Using the methods described herein, we... View Details

Keywords: Body of Literature; Measurement and Metrics; Networks; Rank and Position; Research; Motivation and Incentives

SSRN

13 Dec 2019
Video

Melcolm Ruffin (MBA 2020) Talks Tightknit Families, Sports Stats, and Influencing at a Higher Level

1998
Conference Presentation

Network Location and Learning: The Influence of Network Resources and Firm Capabilities on Alliance Formation

By: Ranjay Gulati

November 2015
Article

Influence of Experience and the Surgical Learning Curve on Long-term Patient Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery

By: Bryan M. Burt, Andrew W. ElBardissi, Robert S. Huckman, Lawrence H. Cohn, Marisa W. Cevasco, James D. Rawn, Sary F. Aranki and John G. Byrne

OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that increased post-graduate surgical experience correlates with improved operative efficiency and long-term survival in standard cardiac surgery procedures.

METHODS: Utilizing a prospectively collected retrospective database,... View Details

Keywords: Service Delivery; Value; Health Care and Treatment; Experience and Expertise; Health Industry

October 2007
Article

The Influence of Financial Statement Recognition and Analyst Coverage on the Market's Valuation of R&D Capital

By: Michael D. Kimbrough

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 141 (SFAS No. 141)'s requirement that an acquirer in a business combination estimate the fair value of the target's separately identifiable assets and liabilities (including research and development capital) provides a rare... View Details

Keywords: Information; Value Creation; Fair Value Accounting; Research and Development; Financial Statements; Capital

2008
Chapter

Identity Negotiation Processes Amidst Diversity: Understanding the Influence of Social Identity and Status Differences

By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Heather M. Caruso

We integrate an identity negotiation framework with research on diversity, social identity theory, and status differences. This integration reveals the distinct advantages and challenges that high and low status people face when they engage in identity negotiation... View Details

Keywords: Status and Position; Prejudice and Bias; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Identity; Diversity; Power and Influence

April 5, 2016
Other Article

An Interview with Raffaella Sadun: "Information" vs. "Communication:" The Battle to Influence Decision Making

By: Raffaella Sadun and Frieda Klotz

I explain how two traditionally connected technologies may appear to pull organizations in opposing directions. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Strategy; Organizations

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April 2012
Article

Finding the Right Mix: How the Composition of Self-managing Multicultural Teams' Cultural Value Orientation Influences Performance Over Time

By: Chi-Ying Cheng, Roy Y.J. Chua, Michael W. Morris and Leonard Lee

This research investigates a new type of team that is becoming prevalent in global work settings, namely, self-managing multicultural teams. We argue that challenges that arise from cultural diversity in teams are exacerbated when teams are leaderless, undermining... View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Risk and Uncertainty; Culture; Value

18 May 2021
Panel Discussion

Lloyd's Register Supply Chain Webinar: What Trends Are Influencing the Future of Supply Chain Assurance?

By: Michael W. Toffel

Keywords: Auditing; Supply Chain; Labor Management; Working Conditions; Monitoring

1999
Working Paper

It's Not the Seed, It's the Soil: Social Psychological Influences on Outcomes of Organizational Change Programs

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Anita Williams Woolley

December 2002
Article

Identity Salience and the Influence of Differential Activation of the Social Self-Schema on Advertising Response

By: Mark R. Forehand, Rohit Deshpandé and Americus Reed III

Keywords: Advertising; Social Psychology

Article

Social Dimension of Consumer Distinctiveness: The Influence of Social Status on Group Identity and Advertising Persuasion

By: Sonya Grier and Rohit Deshpandé

Keywords: Society; Customers; Groups and Teams; Identity; Advertising; Status and Position