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  • 22 Feb 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

economics research, business academics and managers will have the power to substantially improve both the practice of business and the welfare of society. My hope is that we will use that power responsibly.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Commencement 2011 Address | About

contributes to the welfare and prosperity of society. Let me illustrate what I mean. I have the privilege of speaking with HBS alumni throughout the world. One recent conversation was particularly moving: Robert Kapito, a member of the... View Details
  • 09 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 9

interest costs. Finally, we can estimate the welfare implications of agency costs, because firm values increased when the rules were introduced. We conclude that equity-bondholder conflicts are economically... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 22

and other forms of innovation. We also propose a research agenda to systematically address the social welfare implications of financial innovation. To complement existing empirical and theoretical methods, we propose that scholars examine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jan 2014
  • First Look

First Look: January 14

http://hbr.org/2014/01/the-new-patterns-of-innovation/ar/1 January 2014 Journal of Labor Economics Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, William R. Kerr, and William F. Lincoln Abstract—We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2018
  • News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

information in the most patient-friendly way. Pricing: The New Frontier by Gabor Rekettye (ETP, 1992) and Jonathan Liu Transnational Press London Price management is growing all over the world, due mainly to the turbulent economic... View Details
  • 08 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

the quality of research. Does Familiarity Breed Trust? Revisiting the Antecedents of Trust Authors:Ranjay Gulati and Maxim Sytch Periodical:Managerial and Decision Economics 29 (March - April 2008): 165-190 Abstract This paper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

afflicting a city require a high capability for analyzing problems, delineating strategies, and ensuring implementation," says Austin. "These problems require an understanding of economic development and the capacity to mobilize and... View Details
Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate
  • 26 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

Toffel Periodical:Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and capabilities influence billions of dollars of "socially responsible" investments as well... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 2

legal change applied). These reductions in agency costs were followed by an increase in average leverage and a reduction in interest costs. Finally, we can estimate the welfare implications of agency costs, because firm values increased... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: December 20

stereotype-incongruent information. Implications for impression formation are discussed. Inducement Prizes and Innovation Authors:Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner, and Tom Nicholas Publication:Journal of Industrial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

that, although misaligned economic incentives can play a role in explaining misalignment of planning behaviors, there is another important issue to consider: in our setting, the key factor that determines whether two functions or firms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jun 2020
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020

brings to light the often invisible reality and irreparable damage of childhood poverty in America. Madrick examines the roots of the problem, including the toothless remnants of our social welfare system, entrenched racism, and a... View Details
  • 25 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 25, 2008

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-067.pdf Unravelling in Two-Sided Matching Markets and Similarity of Preferences Author: Hanna W. Halaburda Abstract This paper investigates the causes and welfare consequences of unravelling in two-sided... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

sociologists present a clear analysis of Cuba's economic and social circumstances and suggest steps for Cuba to reactivate economic growth and improve the welfare of its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 1997
  • News

Growing Together

its economic decline. Austin's case series "Leadership in Action: The Cleveland Turnaround" serves as a backdrop for discussion. The cases introduce students to the Cleveland of the 1960s and 1970s - a city besieged by riots, political... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
  • 08 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 8

complex. Publisher's link: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/x/55314 August 2013 Journal of Monetary Economics Income Inequality and Social Preferences for Redistribution and Compensation Differentials By: Kerr, William R. Abstract—In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Dec 2014
  • First Look

First Look: December 16

advertising system in which a certain amount of waste and fraud has become the norm, despite the system's fundamental capability to offer unprecedented accountability. Publisher's link: http://www.benedelman.org/publications/accountable-adfraud-ieeesp-nov2014.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

rich-world domination over the poorer South or as a neutral mediator facilitating a tariff-free world of economic prosperity. This article instead analyses how the WTO has sought legitimacy for itself and for the underlying institution of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

with a decrease in debt-equity conflicts of interest. The changes are isolated to firms relatively closer to default. The ruling was also followed by an increase in average leverage and a reduction in covenant use. Finally, we estimate the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel