Checks - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

smart, connected products that could be controlled remotely. But who really wanted to check ten different apps to make sure the heat was down, the doors were locked, and the lights were turned off? The Internet of Things (IoT) redefined... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

ago, this strategy worked quite well. "But at the same time that we were seeing substantial growth in the financial services business and a remarkable change in the landscape, the regulatory structure had not kept pace at all. It was stuck in a 1980s mode. The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

24 Apr 2020
Op-Ed

Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19

lasting impact. Reference checks need to be done as in normal hiring situations—recognizing that tracking down referees make take more time and effort. Using recruiters can be a double-edged sword, especially in the current scenario as... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Abbott , Boris Groysberg, Tali Groysberg, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

29 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

misreported due to a series of failures to check manual accounting processes. The situation has been escalated to Vodafone’s audit committee, which expects Colao and his team to act drastically. In the second case, 7 million have been... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

(increasing farmer incomes) that becomes the "True North" that holds everyone's feet to the fire. At some point you need to check as to whether farmer incomes actually increased as a result of this huge investment. MCC's time horizon is... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

24 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

about tax legislation beyond concern over the amount of the check we write each April 15? Yes, very much so. Our tax policies reflect the values that the country stands for. Do we cut taxes on top earners or redistribute their wealth to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience

of checked that. The second way is that coaches and entrepreneurs found each other, and while coaches were willing to take on raw recruits, they wanted them to be coachable. SS: So what are the implications then for a business that wants... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

and Recovery In 2013, Sam Frons founded Addicaid—a mobile application (app) that allowed people in addiction recovery to track their progress, check in with counselors, and connect with others in recovery programs. The app was grounded in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 6

considered to consist of only the players who contribute to the result, high pay dispersion has a detrimental impact on team performance. Several robustness checks confirm this result. In addition, we show that enlarging the definition of... View Details