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  • 2022
  • Working Paper

Optimal Illiquidity

By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, Christopher Clayton, Christopher Harris, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We calculate the socially optimal level of illiquidity in an economy populated by households with taste shocks and naive present bias. The government chooses mandatory contributions to accounts, each witha different pre-retirement withdrawal penalty. Collected... View Details
Keywords: Illiquidity; Commitment; Flexibility; Savings; Social Security; Retirement; Government Legislation; Taxation; Saving
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  • 08 May 2025
  • Blog Post

Startup Roots and Engineering Ambitions: Lizzie Matusov (MS/MBA 2022)

and I spent our summers building businesses so we could buy Starbucks beverages or movie tickets without asking for money from our parents. Our most successful endeavor was a dog-walking business—we had View Details
  • 21 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

is far cheaper, better informed, and more trustworthy than outreach from a representative less attached to the company. Pay attention to, develop, and reward internal... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden
  • 01 Dec 2001
  • News

Reaching Out

Meredith Weenick. "It was really rewarding to walk into an organization and immediately start using skills I'd learned in school, while also making a direct contribution to HLW's operations View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance
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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online

of company culture and how a strong culture can be a competitive advantage—or a disadvantage. Identify the managerial tools you can use to change your organization’s culture. Highlights Defining Culture The LEASH Model View Details
  • Web

VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

care Facilitate process improvements identified through the TDABC analysis Develop innovative reimbursement approaches that reward providers and organizations for delivering higher value care Produce... View Details

    The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card

    What Color Is Your Parachute? meets Out of Office in this inspiring, practical playbook to achieve sustainable work-life balance while optimizing your happiness, personal growth, and bank accounts.

    Pouring yourself into a single... View Details
    • 30 May 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

    company had performed well and was gaining momentum. Interline was a rare asset in terms of the scale it had reached. However, there were still unknowns. Would buyers reward Interline with a high valuation... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 01 Jun 2015
    • News

    The Military and the MBA: Richard Kondo (MBA 1999)

    “My most rewarding mission.” —Blending military leadership and private industry best practices Richard Kondo (MBA 1999) served as a US Navy Submarine Officer in Japan and later... View Details
    Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs
    • Web

    Ansel Adams and Polaroid R&D | Baker Library

    of a fulfilling working life for those employed at Polaroid, Adams gave lectures and taught courses on the Polaroid process for company employees. He connected the rewards of personal creativity through... View Details
    • 01 Aug 2018
    • What Do You Think?

    Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?

    Now a new look at the issue makes the case for selective protective acts as a way of avoiding the disruptions to businesses and labor associated with a free trade policy that rewards View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 30 Jan 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

    of individual investors are able to wield great influence on management teams of companies in their investment portfolios. By contrast, index funds almost run on autopilot—with no active investor analyzing companies, rewarding those that... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
    • 03 Dec 2008
    • What Do You Think?

    Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

    regulation should be there.... Keeping 'excess' in check is an appropriate response by a civilized society." As Edware Hare put it, "Forget 'nudging.' We need to replace self-indulgence with self-restraint ... better education about economics View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett
    • August 2017
    • Article

    Incentives versus Reciprocity: Insights from a Field Experiment

    By: Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas
    We conduct a field experiment in which we vary the sales force compensation scheme at an Asian enterprise that sells consumer durable goods. With variation generated by the experimental treatments, we model sales force performance to identify the effectiveness of... View Details
    Keywords: Sales Force Compensation; Field Experiment; Heterogeneity; Loss Aversion; Reciprocity; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits
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    • November 2004 (Revised February 2006)
    • Background Note

    Note on Insider Trading Liability

    By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
    Provides a general description and overview of U.S. law on insider trading, including the basic theories of liability, the responsibilities of securities firm managers to prevent and detect insider trading, and the potential penalties for insider trading. A rewritten... View Details
    Keywords: Insider Trading; Legal Liability; Ethics; Crime and Corruption; Finance
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      Incentives versus Reciprocity: Insights from a Field Experiment

      We conduct a field experiment in which we vary the sales force compensation scheme at an Asian enterprise that sells consumer durable goods. With variation generated by the experimental treatments, we model sales force performance to identify the effectiveness of... View Details

      • 23 Jan 2018
      • First Look

      First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018

      cohort that had previously eluded JPMorgan Chase and its competitors. With the one-year anniversary of the launch approaching, managers are focused on retaining customers attracted by a one-time signup bonus of 100,000 View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 18 Apr 2018
      • First Look

      First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

      interpersonally penalize seekers who disregard their advice, and that these reactions are especially strong among expert advisors. This penalty also drives advisor reactions to a widely recommended... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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      Vanity and Virtue: Allegories on the Pursuit of Riches - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

      Vanity and Virtue Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves Money Devil Biblical and Mythological Scenes Love and Money Politics View Details
      • Web

      Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog

      rewards of board service and the challenges faced by individual directors. We will examine these issues in the context of both private and publicly-traded companies, View Details