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- 30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015
problematic. While firms are increasingly relying on private-sector "social auditors" to assess factory conditions, little had been known about the accuracy of those assessments. We analyzed nearly 17,000 code-of-conduct audits conducted at nearly 6,000... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
economic growth in industrial countries began to slow down. All of a sudden companies found that they couldn't do everything. They had to make some choices and needed a way to think about it. The economics of strategy seems to be a very... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
factors, we found that a plan with narrow physician and hospital networks was 16% cheaper than a plan with broad networks for both, and that narrowing the breadth of just one type of network was associated with a 6%–9% decrease in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 30
agglomeration evident in the 1970s and 1980s. The heightened ethnic agglomeration is particularly evident in industry patents for high-tech sectors, and similar trends are not found in institutions constrained from agglomerating (e.g.,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
pipelines, toll roads, and mines. The key is to understand for which assets and in which settings the benefits are likely to be realized. Q: I found your point interesting: Given the high debt-to-total capitalization ratios (typically 70... View Details
- 11 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 11
needed for patient care. We found that a lack of interconnectedness among interdependent departments' routines was a major source of operational failures. The low levels of interconnectedness occurred because of how the internal supply... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 16
613-080 Chef Davide Oldani and Ristorante D'O This case examines the unique business model of Ristorante D'O, a high end gourmand restaurant located near Milan, Italy. Founded by Chef, Davide Oldani, D'O offers meals at approximately... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7
joint creativity in a superadditive fashion. Using a two-step methodology that included both individual and dyadic brainstorming sessions, we found that even after controlling for individual creativity, multicultural experience had a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
Story of American Business: From the Pages of The New York Times (Harvard Business Press), presents more than 100 compelling, provocative—and sometimes funny—articles published in the preeminent U.S. newspaper. The articles span the nearly 160 years since the paper's... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
well as tying up capital from buying and paying for materials and merchandise well in advance of when they are used. The quality of incoming items supplied by low-price suppliers may not be guaranteed to conform to buyer specifications, so the company must inspect... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015
Nikhil G. Thaker Abstract—The goal of a health care system should be to deliver the most value to patients: the outcomes achieved for treating a medical condition relative to the costs incurred over a complete care cycle. We have found... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17
with the conditioned odor, participants were found to be (i) more creative and (ii) better able to select their most creative idea than participants who had been exposed to a control odor or no odor while sleeping. These findings suggest... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 23
games on a new challenge, he founded an online gaming venture, which later became known as 38 Studios. During the venture's first two years, he built a team of 70 people, including an executive team of business and industry veterans and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007
improves operating performance. Numerous studies have suggested that the performance of a division, plant, or business unit is improved to the extent that it remains focused on a narrow range of activities. Others have found similar... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
mid-2015, the Singapore-based CEO of Choson Exchange Geoffrey See pondered his next move. He had founded Choson Exchange as a non-profit in 2009 to further female entrepreneurship in North Korea by providing business and legal training in... View Details