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- 29 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad
is created, which increases both interest in the brand and intent to buy. The idea is aligned with Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning, he says. If you show somebody a stimulus (the brand) and then you show qualities (fun) right... View Details
- 11 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Non-competes Push Talent Away
research team investigated whether the results would change if they excluded all the data related to inventors who moved to California. Indeed, even without the pull of Silicon Valley, the brain drain theory still held true: Michigan... View Details
- 20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007
collective research process. In particular we show that the process of creating breakthrough innovations of meanings partially mirrors the process of creating breakthrough technological innovations. Studies of design-driven innovation may therefore benefit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
made available for investment has ebbed and flowed. That phenomenon seems to be shifting, he said. "One theory is today the money doesn't go away. The limited partner community has defined venture as an asset class; they're going to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
which an organization can influence behavior. Second, their motivation to change — personal safety — was unusually compelling. But we did identify three conditions that could in theory exist in any organization. Having a connective... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
leap from theory to practice. This book offers specific tools for implementing time-tested programs and processes in your company now -- without overhauling your strategy or turning the entire organization upside down. Future Wealth, by... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
most in need of improvement. Given the fallibility of human beings, creating a work environment in which it is possible to learn from one another's mistakes should be a key priority for managers in any field. Edmondson tested her theory... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
Capturing industrial carbon dioxide and pumping it back underground to help extract energy from old, unproductive oil fields seems like a plan that might be good in theory but is probably too complicated to pull off in the real world.... View Details
- 2010
- Working Paper
Beyond Agency Theory: The Hidden and Heretofore Inaccessible Power of Integrity (PDF file of Keynote Slides)
By: Michael C. Jensen and Werner Erhard
There is far too much concern today about the conflicts of interest between people; for example, conflicts of interest between agents and owners—historically a favorite topic of Jensen—and not enough attention paid to the damage caused by an individual's conflict of... View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
the design commons organization was robust, although it displayed some areas of fragility. We conclude with the rudiments of a contingency theory describing when and why a commons organization can be advantageous for design production. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
that shadowy area between the clear light of right-doing and the clear light of wrong-doing. What the jurors in Houston in effect told us is to forget about pushing the limits of legal compliance. They told us that what we need is a more centered View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
contracting social services through conversations with industry leaders. Beyond the academic exposure it afforded me, the joint degree program offered an incredible laboratory to develop my personal theory of change. As a fellow with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Alumni Books
Alchemists of Loss: How Modern Finance and Government Intervention Crashed the Financial System by Kevin Dowd and Martin Hutchinson (MBA ’73) (Wiley) The authors discuss modern finance as a U.S. invention, the theories and practices... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
firms strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 5, 2006
predictive and prescriptive implications, this theory contributes to the general notion that pricing might affect as much as capture perceived value. Paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/06-055.pdf Capital Structure with Risky Foreign... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016
forthcoming Management Science The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures By: Hellmann, Thomas F., and Noam Wasserman Abstract—We examine the trade-off between efficiency and equality within the context of entrepreneurial founding teams. Using a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
of India's Public R&D Laboratories By: Khanna, Tarun, and Prithwiraj Choudhury Abstract—In this paper, we build on the standard resource dependence theory and its departure suggested by Vernon to offer a novel explanation for why... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 24
in external auditing, and 6) auditing management information systems. Working PapersEmployee Selection as a Control System Author:Dennis Campbell Abstract Theories from the economics, management control, and organizational behavior... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
story: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/x/53104 Toward a Theory of Extended Contact: The Incentives and Opportunities for Bridging across Network Communities Authors:Maxim Sytch, Adam Tatarynowicz, and Ranjay Gulati Publication:Organization... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008
vulnerable are economic interventions to capture by politicians, how are captured resources used, and how costly are the resulting distortions? This paper answers these questions in the context of the credit market in India. Integrating View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace