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  • September 2009
  • Module Note

Leading Teams Note

By: Jeffrey T. Polzer
This note, which describes the architecture and processes that characterize effective teams, begins by detailing the steps involved in designing a team, from diagnosing the complexity, interdependence, and objectives of the task to harnessing the key resources teams... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Experience and Expertise; Decision Choices and Conditions; Knowledge Sharing; Leadership; Business Processes; Groups and Teams
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  • March 2008
  • Article

Functional Imaging of Decision Conflict

By: J. B. Pochon, Jason Riis, A. Sanfey, L. Nystrom and J. D. Cohen
Decision conflict occurs when people feel uncertain as to which option to choose from a set of similarly attractive (or unattractive) options, with many studies demonstrating that this conflict can lead to suboptimal decision making. In this article, we investigate the... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Judgments; Risk and Uncertainty; Science; Conflict and Resolution; Perception
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  • August 6, 2020
  • Article

Companies Must Go Beyond Random Acts of Humanitarianism

By: Frank Cooper and Ranjay Gulati
Any organization can write a check or mobilize resources when confronted with a crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic or a social movement such as Black Lives Matter. But corporate crisis response becomes much more meaningful when stakeholders know that the organization... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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  • October 2014
  • Article

Good Cop, Bad Cop: Complementarities Between Debt and Equity in Disciplining Management

By: Alexander Guembel and Lucy White
In this paper we examine how the quantity of information generated about firm prospects can be improved by splitting a firm's cash flow into a "safe" claim (debt) and a "risky" claim (equity). The former, being relatively insensitive to upside risk, provides a... View Details
Keywords: Information; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Corporate Finance
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  • Program

Finance for Senior Executives

divisional levels Recognize and address biases within financial systems and structures Identify the best performance metrics Forecast and monitor outcomes with greater confidence Improve collaboration with senior-level peers Become a more... View Details
  • Program

Private Equity and Venture Capital

industries Structure and negotiate better deals Make better investment decisions by examining the influence of risk, earnings, and organizational change Move quickly to select the best deals and negotiate with greater confidence Optimize your firm's portfolio and... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Finance
  • February 2003
  • Background Note

Leading Teams

By: Jeffrey T. Polzer
This note which describes the architecture and processes that characterize effective teams, begins by detailing the steps involved in designing a team, from diagnosing the complexity, interdependence, and objectives of the task to harnessing the key resources teams... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Decision Making; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Performance Effectiveness; Groups and Teams
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  • Research Summary

Research Overview

Eddie Riedl's research focuses on two primary topics: fair value accounting, and international accounting settings. 

Regarding fair value accounting, his research examines both the critical reporting choices that managers make, as well as... View Details

  • March 2013
  • Article

For Mobile Devices, Think Apps, Not Ads

By: Sunil Gupta
Many companies envision mobile ads becoming an integral part of their communications strategies. But there's a growing consensus that ads don't work on mobile devices; consumers just don't like them. Instead of creating tiny banner ads, smart marketers will turn to... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Advertising; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation and Invention
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  • 27 Feb 2019
  • HBS Seminar

David Robinson, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University

    Fintech Borrowers: Lax-Screening or Cream-Skimming?

    Financial markets have recently witnessed a disruptive force: the rise of online intermediaries and, more generally, fintech companies, i.e., firms that apply technology to improve financial activities. Fintech companies have targeted the consumer credit market,... View Details

    • 2025
    • Working Paper

    Private Equity and Workers: Modeling and Measuring Monopsony, Implicit Contracts, and Efficient Reallocation

    By: Kyle Herkenhoff, Josh Lerner, Gordon M. Phillips, Francisca Rebelo and Benjamin Sampson
    We measure the real effects of private equity buyouts on worker outcomes by building a new database that links transactions to matched employer-employee data in the United States. To guide our empirical analysis, we derive testable implications from three theories in... View Details
    Keywords: Monopsony; Market Power; Productivity; Private Equity; Employment; Wages; Employees
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    • 19 Apr 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice: The Case of Goodwill Impairment

    Keywords: by Francois Brochet & Kyle Welch; Accounting
    • 05 Jul 2006
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Bankers, Industrialists, and Their Cliques: Elite Networks in Mexico and Brazil During Early Industrialization

    Keywords: by Aldo Musacchio & Ian Read; Banking
    • 2021
    • Working Paper

    The Value of Descriptive Analytics: Evidence from Online Retailers

    By: Ron Berman and Ayelet Israeli
    Does the adoption of descriptive analytics impact online retailer performance, and if so, how? We use the synthetic difference-in-differences method to analyze the staggered adoption of a retail analytics dashboard by more than 1,500 e-commerce websites, and we find an... View Details
    Keywords: Descriptive Analytics; Big Data; Synthetic Control; E-commerce; Online Retail; Difference-in-differences; Martech; Internet and the Web; Analytics and Data Science; Performance; Retail Industry
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    • Web

    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    ensure the governance of their climate strategy. At the same time, investors are increasingly engaging with companies to drive climate action privately and by exercising their shareholder votes. Meanwhile, several NGOs have built certifications and other View Details
    • 18 Jul 2023
    • Interview

    Jeffrey Rayport on Product Market Fit, Profit Market Fit and Whiplash, and More

    By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Doug Levin
    This episode of "Lessons from Startup Life" podcast features Jeffrey Rayport, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Jeffrey specializes in teaching and researching growth-stage technology ventures and their scalability. Prior to... View Details
    Keywords: Scaling And Growth; Start-up; Diversity; Equity; Inclusion; Technology; Business Startups; Product Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation
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    • 25 Apr 2023
    • Op-Ed

    How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model

    the world. But SHEIN is much more than an online marketer for these factories. What SHEIN contributes to make the platform hum is remarkable sensitivity to the fashion tastes of its consumers. It monitors what trendsetters wear on social... View Details
    Keywords: by John Deighton; Fashion; Retail; Consumer Products
    • Web

    Accounting & Management - Doctoral

    individual firms; rewarding and monitoring the performance of managers; formulating, executing and evaluating strategy by firm managers; understanding the profitability of suppliers, products, customers, distribution channels, and... View Details
    • 10 Dec 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: December 10

      Publications August 2013 Strategic Management Journal Location Choices under Strategic Interactions By: Alcácer, Juan, Minyuan Zhao, and Cristian Dezso Abstract—The literature on location choices has mostly emphasized the impact of location and firm characteristics.... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne