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- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
PublicationsStrength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests Author:Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Harvard University Press, forthcoming Abstract This book investigates the sources of interest group influence has on public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
individual will perceive entrepreneurial opportunities as well as increase his or her motivation to pursue those opportunities. We find that an individual is more likely to become an entrepreneur if his or her co-workers have been entrepreneurs before. Peer View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Policy - Business & Environment
(not fact).” [13] “ Victory will be achieved when average citizens understand (recognize) uncertainties in climate science ” Industry internal document 1998 American Petroleum Institute [14] Example of advertisement used by Informed... View Details
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
longitudinal data from 68 multi-method case studies of organizational change initiatives conducted at the National Health Service in the United Kingdom support these predictions and advance a relational view of organizational change in which social networks operate as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help
$16 billion, and nearly 20,000 jobs could be attributed to campaign staffing, consulting, and lobbying. The political media also benefitted, with most major news outlets posting record advertising revenues last year as a result of... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-020.pdf The Effect of Institutional Factors on the Value of Corporate Diversification Authors: Venkat Kuppuswamy, George Serafeim, and Belén Villalonga Abstract Using a large sample of diversified firms from 38 countries, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
foundings are driven by collective patterns of activity-that is, by patterns of prior foundings, of support from related markets, and of institutional activism in a given sector. Building on research on social salience and signals, we consider the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
Quasi-Experiment By: Israeli, Ayelet Abstract—This paper investigates a manufacturer’s ability to influence compliance rates among its authorized online retailers by exploiting changes in the Minimum View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
throughout your career. Early in your career, pick your boss, not your job. Seek those who give open and honest feedback, guidance, and support. Early success will help build confidence and competence. In the middle of your career, make an effort to contribute and... View Details
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
static, envy-free equilibria. Furthermore, convergence is efficient, and the entry of low-quality advertisers does not slow convergence. Because our approach predominantly relies on assumptions common in the sponsored search literature,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
When, and How Much to Entertain Consumers in Advertisements? A Web-based Facial Tracking Field Study By: Teixeira, Thales, Rosalind Picard, and Rana el Kaliouby Abstract—The presence of positive entertainment (e.g., visual imagery, upbeat music, humor) in TV View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
June 2006 at the age of 81, the Bulletin’s Class Notes were flooded with dozens of tributes from alumni who recalled his passion and commitment in the classroom and his lasting influence on their careers. “I was clueless going into... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
avenues to drive traffic to their stores (with continued caution and hygiene measures, given the public health situation). First, direct-response advertising like a Facebook advertisement—generally associated with driving e-commerce... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
Fabufestan Exposés-Book I by Ralph Hancox (PMD 26) (Fictive Press) The adventures of Gregor “Legs” Morowitz, on parole and virtually destitute, after he is offered his old job back at a Canadian boutique documentary and advertising... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
corporate leaders speaking out on social and environmental policy issues not directly related to their core business. In the first study of this phenomenon, we investigate how CEO activism can influence public opinion about these issues... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
expropriation by agents. The principal has three options to address this threat: trust, licensing, and paying agents to stay loyal. We show how the principal can influence the value of these options by modularizing the system and by... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
he continues. “This company’s service allows e-mail messages to be sent from anywhere in the world to a post office near the addressee’s home, printed out as a letter, stuffed in an envelope, and delivered in just a few days. They’re even selling View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
common resources, such as advertising or production capacity, across activities. Within the literature on corporate strategy, this tension between focus and breadth is reconciled by the concept of related diversification (i.e., a firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
big bucks in the minds of most consumers. We see similar efforts by magazines that advertise their low per-issue prices or insurance companies that break the cost of their premiums down to a low, per-day cost. All these efforts are... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
for a very different business model in the future. Key aspects of Plan A included more sustainable sourcing and influencing the business practices of the company's supply chain; communication to employees, customers, and investors; and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel