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  • 24 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 24

through a vivid exploration of the political processes determining our system of accounting rules upon which depends our ability to reliably measure corporate profits in the economy. The book shows how some corporate interests, in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Common Strategy Mistakes

define industries broadly, following the influential work of Theodore Levitt some decades ago. His famous example was railroads that failed to see that they were in the transportation business, and so they missed the threat posed by trucks and airfreight. The View Details
Keywords: by Joan Magretta
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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Accounting Association for "Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and Its Relation to Firm Performance" (Ph.D. diss., Columbia Business School, 2017). George Serafeim : Winner of the 2017 Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business... View Details
  • 09 May 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

‘My Bad!’ How Internal Attribution and Ambiguity of Responsibility Affect Learning from Failure

Keywords: by Christopher G. Myers, Bradley R. Staats & Francesca Gino
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News - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

shorter amount of time... 18 July 2019 Media Mention American College of Surgeons and Harvard Business School’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness Partner to Develop Value Measurement Tool for Hospitals American College of... View Details
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

each complementing the other. Government Advertising and Media Coverage of Corruption Scandals Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Ignacio Franceschelli Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (forthcoming) Abstract : We construct View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Sep 2015
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September 15, 2015

Shane Greenstein Abstract—We examine the relationship between the diffusion of advanced Internet technology and the geographic concentration of invention, as measured by patents. First, we show that patenting became more concentrated from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2022
  • Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

their own versions of it. Rethinking the discovery problem The rise of the internet democratized the publishing and distribution of information and entertainment. In the process, it created an enormous discovery problem. Those with an... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
  • 08 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 8

Volosovych Abstract—We construct measures of net private and public capital flows for a large cross-section of developing countries considering both creditor and debtor side of the international debt transactions. Using these measures, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Apr 2022
  • Book

How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray

opportunity, motivation, and rationalization, and typically can be seen through measures of at least five types of misconduct: abuse, lying to employees, discrimination, health and safety violations, and stealing. Worldwide, 20 percent of... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • 20 Dec 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

maximum throughput in terms of the number of ships. Rather, the reason is that 35 percent of the planet's commercial shipping consists of ships too large to fit through the current locks, and Panama wants a piece of that business. The current locks View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation
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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

you how to think about business problems and arrive at a solution yourself." Sichao Ni Commercial Attaché, U.S. Embassy Singapore at U.S. Department of Commerce What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost your resume with a Certificate... View Details
  • 03 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 3

  Publications February 2015 Journal of Finance The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Katherine L. Milkman Abstract—Using a field experiment in a 401(k) plan,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010

Francesca Gino, Lisa L. Shu, and Chia-Jung Tsay Publication:Emotion Review (forthcoming) Abstract Moral problems often prompt emotional responses that invoke intuitive judgments of right and wrong. While emotions inform judgment across... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 May 2010
  • Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

But it wasn't always so. Vexing problems we experience in business and society may be due in part to the neglect of leadership studies in the academy for many years. "If we had to characterize the path of work on leadership, it has... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education
  • 26 Jul 2016
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July 26, 2016

organizing care around medical conditions, not simply around hospitals and doctors. We need to do more team-based medicine and to better integrate specialty care with primary care. We need to be doing a better job measuring health... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November–December 2024
  • Article

Group Size and Its Impact on Diversity-Related Perceptions and Hiring Decisions in Homogeneous Groups

By: Aneesh Rai, Edward H. Chang, Erika Kirgios and Katherine L. Milkman
Why do some homogeneous groups face backlash for lacking diversity, whereas others escape censure? We show that a homogeneous group’s size changes how it is perceived and whether decision makers pursue greater diversity in its ranks. We theorize that people make... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Perception; Decision Making; Groups and Teams; Selection and Staffing; Size
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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Administration Shikhar Ghosh (MBA 1980), MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice 2:45–4:00 p.m. Entrepreneurial Solutions to World Problems Moderator: William A. Sahlman (MBA 1975, PHDBE 1982), Baker Foundation Professor of... View Details
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Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

evaluate that there is a practical approach to milestones and organizational outcome measurement, and a clear plan to deliver high performance and measurable social impact.] For founders (of nonprofit or for-profit social enterprises):... View Details
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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

difference between lowering WTS and reducing compensation, and explore workplace flexibility. Highlights The Problem with Retail Work Breaking the Cycle The Good Jobs Strategy Show Hide Details Concepts Talent Linking Productivity and... View Details