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- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
and negative economic growth are experienced, with losses having more than twice as much impact on individual happiness as compared to equivalent gains. We use Gallup World Poll data drawn from 151 countries, Behavioral Risk Factor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote
they were told NERC named the boat after Attenborough. Mirroring reality, participants were significantly less satisfied with the outcome when they felt NERC overrode the vote—3.63 compared to 4.80 when told they abided the vote, and 4.58... View Details
- 28 Jul 2016
- Op-Ed
Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?
85 percent of consumers make a purchase after reading such online reviews. But in the world of doctors, nothing compares in assisting consumers to make decisions that are arguably more involved emotionally and with higher financial risk.... View Details
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
Quarterly Do Experts or Collective Intelligence Write with More Bias? Evidence from Encyclopædia Britannica and Wikipedia By: Greenstein, Shane, and Feng Zhu Abstract—Organizations today can use both crowds and experts to produce knowledge. While prior work View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
Brazil, Russia, India, and China Authors:Latika Chaudhary, Aldo Musacchio, Steven Nafziger, and Se Yan Abstract Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest developing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
has grown rapidly at a time when plenty of other industry-disrupting platforms have flourished, including Uber, Craigslist, and Spotify. Airbnb offers listings in 191 countries, and its total number of listings—4 million-—is higher than the top five major hotel brands... View Details
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
different sections for the duration of a flight. The chances passengers will become unruly were 3.84 times higher when they experienced “physical inequality” by the mere presence of a first-class cabin compared with planes that didn’t... View Details
- 01 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'
laboratory to study coach-team matching effects. Clear-cut measures of team performance and precise employment records are publicly available, and the set of teams vying for coaches’ services is comparatively small. Controlling for coach... View Details
- 06 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best
who were selling water purifiers, were not told they were part of an experiment; Chung says the four branches were selected far apart to limit any "watercooler effect" of employees comparing notes. Within the six months, there were 14... View Details
- 04 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering
process a $100,000 loan are comparable to a $1 million loan, but with less profit. As a result, banks are less likely to engage in lending at the smallest dollar level. Some banks, particularly larger banks, have significantly reduced or... View Details
- 15 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem
Bloomingdale's, McDonald's, and Macy's—and that it will work at about 220,000 merchant locations across the United States that have enabled contactless payments. But some analysts believe that's a small number compared with the nine... View Details
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
Streeters, although comparable productivity measurements among financial service firms are hard to come up with. Good work design doesn't rely on overtime. In fact, it is just the reverse. Best places to work often provide paid time for... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
upcoding, he estimated the extent of potential overstatement based on the hospitals' detailed patient records. Controlling for other differences in hospital and patient characteristics, Heese then compared the amount of upcoding to the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
more appealing since it comprises a higher-than-normal proportion of women (especially when gymnastics and swimming are featured) compared to typical sports programs. The TV tradition of "up-close-and-personal" human interest... View Details
- 09 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 9
Ownership of Equity Improve Earnings Quality? Authors:Dan Givoly, Carla Hayn, and Sharon P. Katz Publication:The Accounting Review (forthcoming) Abstract We compare the quality of accounting numbers produced by two types of public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Where is Home for the Global Firm?
costs," he continues, "while readily identifiable and daunting, must be compared with the potentially large benefits created by managerial specialization and the ability to access differentiated resources easily." In the following... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business with Structured Finance
comparatively straightforward corporate bonds by citing 10-year historical data from Fitch on their default probability. Within the 10 investment grade rating categories of AAA to BBB-, the annualized default rate only varies between .02... View Details
- 03 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains
don’t know. Maybe we should talk to a couple more prospects and compare reactions?” Full Stack Engineer: “Just so y’all know, I am probably going to revamp the pricing page layout in the next few days so if you’re thinking about changing... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 28 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life
as a key aspect of the culture at Social Finance. “What Social Finance lacked in scale (as compared to larger organizations), it made up for in active allyship and initiative,” Wood shared. “While at Social Finance, I experienced the... View Details
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- Blog
Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs
flow of the cases, the carefully selected people in your cohort, the diverse population of backgrounds, professions, and regions shaping the discussion. Be open to connecting: "networking" in virtual programs takes a level of willingness and intent, it is somehow alien... View Details