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- 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24
Working Papers Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work By: Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—CEOs affect the performance of the firms they manage, and family CEOs seem to weaken it. Yet little is known about what top executives... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Accounting & Management Faculty - Faculty & Research
Business Administration, Emeritus Suraj Srinivasan Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration Chair, MBA Elective Curriculum Charles C.Y. Wang Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration Yuan Zou Assistant Professor Hellman Faculty Fellow Unit View Details
- 22 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 22
Publication:Review of Financial Studies 22, no. 12 (December 2009): 4919- Abstract This paper investigates how the job histories of CEOs influence their capital allocation decisions when they preside over multi-divisional firms. I find that after CEO turnover,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 2020
- Working Paper
Social Influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Community Establishments’ Closure Decisions Follow Those of Nearby Chain Establishments
By: Abhishek Nagaraj, Mathijs de Vaan, Saqib Mumtaz and Sameer Srivastava
As conveners that bring various stakeholders into the same physical space, firms can powerfully influence the course of pandemics such as COVID-19. Even when operating under government orders and health guidelines, firms have considerable discretion to keep their... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Peer Influence; Closure Decisions; Health Pandemics; Business Ventures; Decisions; Business and Community Relations
Nagaraj, Abhishek, Mathijs de Vaan, Saqib Mumtaz, and Sameer Srivastava. "Social Influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Community Establishments’ Closure Decisions Follow Those of Nearby Chain Establishments." Working Paper, December 2020.
- 2018
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Why Do So Many Chinese Students Come to the United States?
By: William C. Kirby
Many books offer information about China, but few make sense of what is truly at stake. The questions addressed in this unique volume provide a window onto the challenges China faces today and the uncertainties its meteoric ascent on the global horizon has provoked.... View Details
Keywords: Asia; China; Emerging Country; Students; Education; Higher Education; Globalization; International Relations; History; Society; Education Industry; Asia; China; United States
Kirby, William C. "Why Do So Many Chinese Students Come to the United States?" Chap. 27 in The China Questions: Critical Insights into a Rising Power, edited by Jennifer Rudolph and Michael Szonyi, 219–230. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018.
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About - Business & Environment
on business and environment topics Educate students to transform organizations to become environmentally sustainable Disseminate insights from research and foster alumni engagement on critical environmental topics BEI brings together more than 40 View Details
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Career Histories and the Biotechnology Industry
Professor Higgins' other major project focuses on the consequences of individuals' career experiences for firms and industries. This second research stream centers on the careers of executives in the biotechnology industry.
Professor Higgins has written... View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Faculty - Faculty & Research
Administration Feng Zhu MBA Class of 1958 Professor of Business Administration Unit Affiliates Tina Renee Opie Visiting Scholar Sam Ransbotham Visiting Scholar Michelle A. Shell Visiting Scholar Dustin Tingley Professor of Government View Details
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Strategy Faculty - Faculty & Research
Business Administration Tiona W. Zuzul Assistant Professor of Business Administration Unit Affiliates Stephen P. Bradley William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus View Details
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allowed alumni to import LinkedIn data directly to their HBS alumni profile. Data that has been imported in the past will remain in the alumni profile until edited. We encourage you to review your profile to confirm that it is current. Can I verify my HBS View Details
- 30 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 30
U.S. Multinational Firm Activity Authors:C. Fritz Foley and William R. Kerr Abstract This paper studies the impact that immigrant innovators have on the global activities of U.S. firms by analyzing detailed data on patent applications and on the operations of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Business, Government & the International Economy Faculty - Faculty & Research
Weinzierl Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program Jaya Y. Wen Assistant Professor of Business Administration Unit Affiliates Louis T. Wells Professor, Emeritus View Details
- 22 Apr 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Audit Quality and Auditor Reputation: Evidence from Japan
Keywords: by Douglas J. Skinner & Suraj Srinivasan
- 2021
- Working Paper
Does Who Helps You Impact Your Behavior? Examining the Effects of Social Interactions on Knowledge Sharing in Online Communities
By: Eunkwang Seo, Frank Nagle and Sonali K. Shah
Online communities provide vibrant forums for knowledge sharing and are increasingly being used by individual users and firms to source knowledge and create and capture value. Yet, there is much to learn about how the actions of community members affect other members,... View Details
Keywords: Online Communities; Knowledge Development; Innovation; Reciprocity; Knowledge Sharing; Networks; Innovation and Invention; Interpersonal Communication
Seo, Eunkwang, Frank Nagle, and Sonali K. Shah. "Does Who Helps You Impact Your Behavior? Examining the Effects of Social Interactions on Knowledge Sharing in Online Communities." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-026, August 2020. (Revised July 2021.)
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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Faculty - Faculty & Research
Professor of Law and Business Ashley V. Whillans Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration Julian J. Zlatev Julie Damgard Frist and Thomas Frist III Associate Professor of Business Administration Unit Affiliates... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management Faculty - Faculty & Research
Required Curriculum Robert F. White MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Unit Affiliates Howard H. Stevenson Professor, Emeritus Heidi Williams Visiting Scholar View Details
Bank Capital and the Growth of Private Credit
We show that business development companies (BDCs)—closed-end funds that provide a significant share of nonbank loans to middle market firms—are very well capitalized according to bank capital frameworks. They have median risk-based capital ratios of about 36% and,... View Details
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Organizational Behavior Faculty - Faculty & Research
Administration, Emeritus Letian Zhang Assistant Professor of Business Administration Ting Zhang Assistant Professor of Business Administration Unit Affiliates Scott A. Snook Executive Fellow View Details
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U.S. Cluster Mapping Project - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Affiliated... View Details
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Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
their time to the condition delivers care. IPUs can involve affiliated staff and integration with partner services Care is ideally co-located in dedicated facilities. A hub and spoke structure connecting multiple or View Details