Professor Charles Williams - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

describing, communicating, and implementing strategy. In this chapter, I describe the roots and motivation for the original Balanced Scorecard article as well as the subsequent innovations that connected it to a larger management literature. Contribution to Harry M.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Feb 2013
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PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jan 2009
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William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract Why are some places more entrepreneurial than others? We use Census Bureau data to study local determinants of manufacturing startups across... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51040 forthcoming American Journal of Health Promotion The Effect of Cost Sharing on an Employee Weight Loss Program: A Randomized Trial By: John, Leslie K., Andrea Troxel, View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

29 Sep 2009
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Authors:Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling Abstract This paper discusses five common divisional performance measurement methods—cost centers, revenue centers, profit centers, investment centers, and expense centers—while providing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Jan 2009
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several months, founder-CEO Evan Williams has felt trapped, unable to control Odeo and its strategic direction. He longs for the "simple" days of Blogger, the previous venture he had co-founded. Although his Blogger experiences... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 May 2013
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in conjunction with debt, to be the best policy alternative under real external shocks for emerging nations. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44340 How Do Staggered Boards Affect Shareholder Value? Evidence from a Natural Experiment By: Cohen,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Mar 2012
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http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-078.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsJoe Gifford in Tal Afar, Iraq (A) Joseph Badaracco, Richard Burgess Jr., Robert Carpio III, and William WheelerHarvard Business School Case 311-085 A lieutenant... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Jun 2010
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Chapman Wood, George Westerman, and Charles A. O'Reilly III Publication:Industrial and Corporate Change (forthcoming) Abstract This article empirically explores the relations between alternative organizational designs and a firm's ability... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Jul 2010
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Small Authors:Edward L. Glaeser and William R. Kerr Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the Article:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Mar 2013
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PublicationsLocal Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India Authors:Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen D. O'Connell Publication:Journal of Economic Geography Abstract We analyze the spatial determinants of female... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Apr 2011
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case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/709469-PDF-ENG Gilt Groupe Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman, and Tamara ObradovHarvard Business School Case 811-049 The case explores decisions faced by Gilt Groupe co-founders in 2009... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Jun 2012
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supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112067-PDF-ENG Location Choice for New Ventures: Choices within Cities William R. Kerr and Alexis BrownellHarvard Business School Note 812-036 This note describes location choice decisions... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jun 2011
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oneself is also a purely positive proposition (that says nothing about what that commitment should be other than it be bigger than oneself). Download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1850544 Cases & Course Materials Online Research... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Apr 2014
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organizations. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2426674 Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, William R. Kerr, and William F. Lincoln Abstract—Firms play a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

fail to meet analysts' earnings expectations for 2005 unless Gilmartin cuts the R&D budget. Cutting the budget might hurt morale and productivity in Merck labs. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/611027-PDF-ENG Merck: Operating Science-Based Business Ananth... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Feb 2012
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case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512039-PDF-ENG INNOVA-MEX's Bid for ENKONTROL Ramana Nanda, William R. Kerr, and Carin-Isabel KnoopHarvard Business School Case 812-008 In their second year, two Mexican HBS MBAs joined forces to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Jul 2016
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July 5, 2016

Influencing Human Behavior By: Reddy, Sheila M., Jensen Montambault, Yuta J. Masuda, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth Keenan, William Butler, Jonathan R. Fisher, and Stanley T. Asah Abstract—Behavioral sciences can advance conservation by... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne