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  • 19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016

I. Norton Abstract—While many experiments have explored risk preferences for money, few have systematically assessed risk preferences for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution

to demand uncertainty." To accommodate real-time demand and diminish the risks inherent in "perishable" inventories, retailers depend on timely information gleaned from technologies such as product bar codes, point-of-sale scanners at the... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail
  • 16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

reputation concerns, but only if advertisers ultimately figure out when they're getting a bad deal. Legal, administrative, and logistical factors make it difficult to sue even the worst offenders. And sometimes an advertiser's own staff members View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

Risk Officer By: Mikes, Anette Abstract—This paper tracks the evolution of the role of two chief risk officers (CROs) and the tools and processes they have implemented in their respective organizations.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

major improvements in economic performance nearly everywhere they were adopted or imposed. Risk Management, Capital Budgeting and Capital Structure Policy for Insurers and Reinsurers Author:K. A. Froot Periodical:Journal of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 3

approaches. Here we speculate on one possible explanation for this organizational heterogeneity: it may reflect inherent heterogeneity of the software workforce, in terms of which kinds of organizations individual workers prefer to work... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 29

complete. The local was never entirely subsumed by the global. Convergence and homogenization were stronger in aspirations than in preferences for particular products and scents, which remained more persistently local despite the spread... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3

searches.) Studies show that customers prefer waiting when the work being done is transparent—even when the waits are longer or the results are no better than those obtained with shorter waits. Read the article:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Oct 2018
  • Research & Ideas

The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting, written with Darden School of Business Assistant Professor Tami Kim and Harvard Kennedy School Professor Todd Rogers. Name this space These days, firms encourage customers to vote on... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising
  • 24 Jul 2014
  • Op-Ed

Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home

consumption tax, are preferred if feasible. Legislation that is narrowly focused on preventing inversions or specific transactions runs the risk of being counterproductive. These transactions are nested in a... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai; Pharmaceutical
  • 24 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 24

  PublicationsBarriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India Authors:Shawn A. Cole, Xavier Giné, Jeremy Tobacman, Petia Topalova, Robert M. Townsend, and James Vickery Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Aug 2006
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Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

efforts in Germany and France), consumers favor products that evolved slowly and are well engineered, while the French prefer style and innovation. These preferences are not just a matter of national DNA,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 21 Aug 2006
  • Research & Ideas

How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance

financial crises of 1997 and 1998. Today, the IMF is very cautious about encouraging countries to liberalize, and indeed generally IMF officials offer developing countries warnings about the serious risks involved. The OECD has retreated... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

identity-holders away from options they would have preferred in the absence of that appeal. Mitigating the Negative Effects of Customer Anxiety Through Access to Human Contact By: Shell, Michelle A., and Ryan W. Buell Abstract— It is a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Aug 2017
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump

actions was not without risk for the CEOs and their companies” While many CEOs prefer to stay under the radar and avoid public scrutiny, Ken Frazier led the way with his example. As the chair of PhRMA, the... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

predicted ratings and rating adjustments. These results, however, weaken when incumbent rating agencies face increased competition from other rating agencies. Together, these findings suggest that credit rating agencies strategically adjust their ratings to limit their... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

feature advertisements, and aisle displays) at the fiscal quarter end when they have greater incentive to boost earnings. Our results confirm managers' stated willingness to sacrifice long-term value in order to smooth earnings (Graham, Harvey, and Rajgopal, 2005) and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there are direct network effects, users View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 21 Nov 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

classes. While most investors specialize in a single asset class, a handful of generalists can gradually reallocate capital across markets. Upon the arrival of a large supply shock, prices of risk in the directly impacted asset class... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 8, 2008

but I Want to Watch the Comedy Now: Intrapersonal Conflict and Myopia in Online DVD Rentals Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract We report on a field study demonstrating systematic differences between the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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