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  • 16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16

authority. This three-level structure closely parallels that of all organized team sports. The play on the field is like the markets of capitalism, and the actions of the players are regulated by referees who enforce a set of rules... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 1996
  • News

Keepers of the Flame

some truly Olympian details to take care of, including planning for 2 million spectators (joined by 3 billion television viewers, or 60 percent of the human race); 15,000 athletes and officials from 197 participating countries; 30... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

factor of about 2 to 1. Even after adjusting for differences in internal labor cost rates, the hospital at the 90th percentile of cost spent about twice as much as the one at the 10th percentile of cost. The large variation in costs among... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

First, Study 1 shows that chronic matchmaking is associated with higher well-being. Studies 2 and 3 show that matching others on the basis of how well they will get along leads to a greater increase in happiness and is more intrinsically... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22

similar concepts, such as path dependence and cohort effects. We then provide a framework to order and unite the splintered field of imprinting research at different levels of analysis. In doing so, we identify economic, technological,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007

multiple research projects and field observations to analyze problems facing the United States in recent years and to create an agenda for renewing American strengths through returning to core American principles—but in new ways suitable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 17

have received the alternative pay rate. Lower pay rates increased cheating when the prospect of a higher pay rate was salient. Experiment 2 illustrates that this effect is driven by the ease with which poorly compensated participants can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

  PublicationsChange Agents, Networks, and Institutions: A Contingency Theory of Organizational Change Authors:Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro Publication:Academy of Management Journal 55, no. 2 (April 2012) Abstract We develop a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 6, 2007

  Working PapersThe Rise of Business Forecasting Agencies in the United States Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract This paper analyzes the rise of business and economic forecasting agencies in the United States. The field was developed by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 May 2021
  • Blog Post

Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year

being. It definitely is not as shiny or fancy as all the Instagram posts suggest. But, his little giggling and smile just make my day and I can feel a sense of accomplishment whenever my son learns something new. It is truly an incredible experience. *** Name: Kathu... View Details
  • 07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

broader field of study. Microprocess research in organizational studies reveals implicit phenomenological assumptions that vary in the extent to which microprocesses are treated as parts of larger systems. We suggest that phenomenological... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

A Culture of Innovation | Baker Library

facilitate the study of sculpture. When he met Edwin Land in 1934, he wrote enthusiastically about the young inventor’s “convincing demonstration of the practicability of studying from stereo-projections on a screen” with the use of polarized filters. View Details
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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

hrs Module 2 Elevate Define a performance death spiral, learn how to motivate service excellence by elevating your employees, and navigate between top-down prescriptions and bottom-up solicitations in leadership. Highlights The Death... View Details
  • 29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

major improvements in economic performance nearly everywhere they were adopted or imposed. Risk Management, Capital Budgeting and Capital Structure Policy for Insurers and Reinsurers Author:K. A. Froot Periodical:Journal of Risk and Insurance 74, no. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Sep 2007
  • Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

would call near the frontier of human experience. Ordinarily I'd say near the frontier of business experience, but creative collaboration is very much relevant to business and the field of innovation." Austin is writing a book—the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music
  • 01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

cooperate. That year was among the rainiest on record, flooding more than 2 million hectares in northern Nigeria. Yet that December, Mustapha harvested 4.6 metric tons of maize, about triple his annual average. After saving some for his... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

joint evaluation, making joint evaluation the 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... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

more than 2 billion are malnourished, even though we produce enough food today to feed everyone. The carbon footprint of food waste totals 3.3 billion metric tons, enough to rank as the third-largest country in the world in greenhouse gas... View Details
  • 27 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

Harvard Business School professors often travel into the field to conduct business research, but it's a safe bet none have had the experience of Professor Robin Ely. She and coauthor Debra Meyerson of Stanford University took helicopter... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities
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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online

Categorize different innovation types and conceptualize innovation streams for your organization Diagnose why most organizations fail in response to external disruption Identify an opportunity or performance gap in your organization and write a gap statement 4-5 hrs... View Details