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- 2014
- Article
Are Patents Creative or Destructive?
By: Tom Nicholas
Current debate over patent aggregation has led to renewed interest in the long-standing question concerning whether patents are a creative or a destructive influence on the process of technological development. In this paper I examine the basic patent tradeoff between... View Details
Nicholas, Tom. "Are Patents Creative or Destructive?" Antitrust Law Journal 79, no. 2 (2014): 405–421.
- Research Summary
Do Stock Options Generate Incentives for Earnings Management? Evidence from Accounting Restatements
Co-authored with Natasha Burns View Details
- 22 Feb 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Auditor Independence and Outsourcing: Aligning Incentives to Mitigate Shilling and Shirking
- 2003
- Article
Do Incentives Work? The Perception of A Worldwide Sample of Senior Executives
By: Michael Beer and Nancy Katz
Beer, Michael, and Nancy Katz. "Do Incentives Work? The Perception of A Worldwide Sample of Senior Executives." Human Resource Planning 26, no. 3 (2003): 30–44.
- 1993
- Chapter
Trading Blocs and the Incentive to Protect: Implications for Japan and East Asia
By: Kenneth A. Froot and David B. Yoffie
Froot, Kenneth A., and David B. Yoffie. "Trading Blocs and the Incentive to Protect: Implications for Japan and East Asia." Chap. 4 in Regionalism and Rivalry: Japan and the United States in Pacific Asia, edited by Jeffrey A. Frankel and M. Kahler, 125–156. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1993.
- 1981
- Other Unpublished Work
Comet Energy (A) DoD Incentive Contracting - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox and Louis B. Smith
- 14 Nov 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Parallel Search, Incentives and Problem Type: Revisiting the Competition and Innovation Link
- 1981
- Other Unpublished Work
Comet Energy (B) DoD Incentive Contracting - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox and Louis B. Smith
- March 1999
- Article
'Basket' Cases: Tax Incentives and International Joint Venture Participation by American Multinational Firms
By: Mihir A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, Mihir A., and James R. Hines Jr. "'Basket' Cases: Tax Incentives and International Joint Venture Participation by American Multinational Firms." Journal of Public Economics 71 (March 1999): 379–402.
- November 2009
- Case
Incentive or Insult? The Case of Joe Torre and the New York Yankees
By: Richard S. Tedlow and David Ruben
- 1981
- Other Unpublished Work
Comet Energy (C) DoD Incentive Contracting - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox and Louis B. Smith
- Article
Managing the Use and Dissemination of Information about Biomarkers: The Importance of Incentive Structures.
By: Ariel Dora Stern
The use of biomarkers holds great promise for the development of new therapeutics and the acceleration of clinical research. However, biomarkers must be validated—a complex and costly endeavor. Importantly, biomarker validation is meaningfully shaped by economic and... View Details
Stern, Ariel Dora. "Managing the Use and Dissemination of Information about Biomarkers: The Importance of Incentive Structures." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 47, no. 3 (September 2019): 396–397.
- January 2, 2008
- Editorial
A Better Way to Pay CEOs: Smarter Incentives Could Reduce the Risks They Pursue
By: A. Zelleke
Zelleke, A. "A Better Way to Pay CEOs: Smarter Incentives Could Reduce the Risks They Pursue." Christian Science Monitor (January 2, 2008).
- 2015
- Working Paper
Client Service, Compensation, and the Sell-Side Analyst Objective Function: An Empirical Analysis of Relational Incentives in the Investment-Research Industry
By: David A. Maber, Boris Groysberg and Paul M. Healy
This paper investigates how sell-side analysts build and sustain their client networks; the economic gains to successfully managing this challenge; and the metrics through which these incentives are delivered. In a typical semiannual period, the average analyst... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Measurement and Metrics; Operations; Customer Focus and Relationships; Jobs and Positions
Maber, David A., Boris Groysberg, and Paul M. Healy. "Client Service, Compensation, and the Sell-Side Analyst Objective Function: An Empirical Analysis of Relational Incentives in the Investment-Research Industry." Working Paper, 2015.
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Using Tax Incentives to Compete for Foreign Investment: Are They Worth the Costs?
By: L. T. Wells Jr., Nancy J. Allen, Jacques Morisset and Neda Pirnia
- May 2019 (Revised March 2020)
- Teaching Note
Kjell and Company: Motivating Salespeople with Incentive Compensation (A), (B), (C), and (D)
By: Doug J. Chung
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 517-090, 517-133, 519-095, and 519-096. View Details
- 2015
- Working Paper
Do People Who Care About Others Cooperate More? Experimental Evidence from Relative Incentive Pay
By: Pablo Hernandez, Dylan B. Minor and Dana Sisak
We experimentally study ways in which the social preferences of individuals and groups affect performance when faced with relative incentives. We also identify the mediating role that communication and leadership play in generating these effects. We find... View Details
Keywords: Social Preferences; Relative Performance; Collusion; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership; Attitudes; Performance
Hernandez, Pablo, Dylan B. Minor, and Dana Sisak. "Do People Who Care About Others Cooperate More? Experimental Evidence from Relative Incentive Pay." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-040, October 2015.
- March 1997
- Article
Incentives and Cooperation: The Joint Effects of Task and Reward Interdependence on Group Performance
By: George P. Baker and Ruth Wageman
Baker, George P., and Ruth Wageman. "Incentives and Cooperation: The Joint Effects of Task and Reward Interdependence on Group Performance." Journal of Organizational Behavior 18, no. 2 (March 1997).
- 1988
- Chapter
Evaluation of Government Financial Incentives to Large Scale Energy Projects: A Contingent Claims Approach
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Scott P. Mason