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  • 01 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 1

of capital within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus, as shaped by the demand for and supply of financial information, is on the use of the income... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

even when we control for factors prominent in the last decade's cross-country studies of financial development. The findings indicate that inequality-perpetuating conditions that result in political... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

world and capture relevant management information. In 2007, ProntoWash, an international car-wash company based in Argentina, was planning for rapid growth through a combination of owned and franchised... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Apr 2001
  • What Do You Think?

Dot.Com Shakeout: Chess or Roulette?

One reason is that the better-backed ventures had twelve to eighteen months of financing when the market for Internet-based start-ups tanked a year ago. Another is that, through relatively astute management, less well-financed... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 28 Jun 2016
  • First Look

June 28, 2016

forthcoming Management Science The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures By: Hellmann, Thomas F., and Noam Wasserman Abstract—We examine the trade-off between efficiency and equality... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

Continuum can be used as an instrument for managing their "Partnering Portfolios." Not only can one ascertain the current nature of the existing relationships, but also begin to strategize as to... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
  • 16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

money-maximizing evaluation procedure. Our findings are compatible with a behavioral model of information processing and with the System 1/System 2 distinction in behavioral decision research where people... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Sep 2011
  • What Do You Think?

What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?

training, and a master touch with the iPod world, and ceaseless curiosity . Put them in the same room, watch what happens . Get out of the way." Whatever else is needed, C. J. Cullinane suggests that "Jobs will have to be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer
  • 29 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 29, 2008

likely to be transferred if politicians have alternative means of control through subordinate politicians. Districts with higher rates of politically induced bureaucrat... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 23

30-year customer of Filene's Basement, a retailer offering fashion goods at discounted prices, who was eventually fired by the firm. The case traces how company actions taken in the name of customer... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 24 Sep 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

state after an outbreak of illness. Approved the first generic versions of Coreg, a widely used medication for high blood pressure and chronic heart failure. Proposed new standards for formulating, testing,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health
  • 2016
  • Article

The Mirroring Hypothesis: Theory, Evidence, and Exceptions

By: Lyra J. Colfer and Carliss Y. Baldwin
The mirroring hypothesis predicts that organizational ties within a project, firm, or group of firms (e.g., communication, collocation, employment) will correspond to the technical dependencies in the work being performed. This article presents a unified picture of... View Details
Keywords: Modularity; Mirroring Hypothesis; Organization Design; Conway's Law; Knowledge Boundaries; Relational Contracts; Open Source Software; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Boundaries; Knowledge Management; Applications and Software
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  • 02 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 2

conduct an empirical investigation on the impact of pooling tasks and resources on throughput times in a discretionary work setting. We use an Emergency Department's (ED) patient-level data (N = 234,334) from 2007 to 2010 to test our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

Douglas S. Fearing Publication:Transportation Science (forthcoming) Abstract When air traffic demand is projected to exceed capacity, the FAA implements Traffic Flow Management programs. Independently, these programs maintain a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Dec 2010
  • Op-Ed

Tax US Companies to Spur Spending

managers would have to explain to their investors why earning a negative 2 percent return would make sense as opposed to either investing or disgorging that cash to shareholders. The definition of... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
  • 18 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 18

creativity is a better predictor of unethical behavior than intelligence (Experiment 1). In addition, we find that participants who were primed to think creatively were more likely to behave dishonestly than those in a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Dec 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

a knowledge management system to optimally leverage employee-generated know-how. In particular, we consider the following practical strategic questions for the manager View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • May 2001 (Revised May 2015)
  • Case

Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (A)

By: Michael Tushman and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the issues surrounding the funding of a centralized research service that supports two related divisions. The company has a very decentralized and financially driven culture, and the centralized service is used unequally, setting up a conflict. View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Organizational Culture; Relationships; Conflict Management; Balance and Stability; Transportation Industry; France
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  • 09 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact

Another common reason to pull capital could be that the company’s management wants to take profit for themselves in the form of higher compensation. Recycling capital Making an investment rather than a grant... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 19 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Wrapping Your Alliances In a World Wide Web

systems. That translates into long and inconsistent lead times." 50 A number of technology providers are offering Internet-based products that address exactly this problem. Some of them concentrate on... View Details
Keywords: by Andrew McAfee

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