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- Article
Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation, Capital Structure and the Low Risk Anomaly
By: Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler
Traditional capital structure theory predicts that reducing banks' leverage reduces the risk and cost of equity but does not change the weighted average cost of capital, and thus the rates for borrowers. We confirm that the equity of better-capitalized banks has lower... View Details
Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation, Capital Structure and the Low Risk Anomaly." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015): 315–320.
- 2013
- Conference Presentation
Brokerage Spaces: How Informal Networks Transform Formal Structure In The Pursuit Of Complex Tasks
By: Ranjay Gulati and Luciana Silvestri
Gulati, Ranjay, and Luciana Silvestri. "Brokerage Spaces: How Informal Networks Transform Formal Structure In The Pursuit Of Complex Tasks." Paper presented at the Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2013.
- 2001
- Working Paper
Executive Compensation Using Relative-Performance-Based Options: Evaluating the Structure and Costs of Indexed Options
Meulbroek, Lisa K. "Executive Compensation Using Relative-Performance-Based Options: Evaluating the Structure and Costs of Indexed Options." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 01-021, August 2001.
- May 2006
- Article
The Changing Structure of the Legal Services Industry and the Careers of Lawyers
By: George P. Baker and Rachel Parkin
Keywords: Change; Law; Employees; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Structure; Legal Services Industry
Baker, George P., and Rachel Parkin. "The Changing Structure of the Legal Services Industry and the Careers of Lawyers." North Carolina Law Review 84 (May 2006).
- May–June 2018
- Article
Structure That's Not Stifling: How to Give Your People Essential Direction—Without Shutting Them Down
By: Ranjay Gulati
Most leaders view employee freedoms and operational controls as antagonists in a tug-of-war. They tend to focus on regulating workers’ behavior, often putting a damper on commitment, innovation, and performance without realizing it. But freedom and control aren’t zero... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Mission and Purpose; Framework; Employee Relationship Management; Performance Effectiveness
Gulati, Ranjay. "Structure That's Not Stifling: How to Give Your People Essential Direction—Without Shutting Them Down." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 3 (May–June 2018): 68–79.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Evolution Analysis of Large-Scale Software Systems Using Design Structure Matrices and Design Rule Theory
By: Matthew J. LaMantia, Yuanfang Cai, Alan David MacCormack and John Rusnak
LaMantia, Matthew J., Yuanfang Cai, Alan David MacCormack, and John Rusnak. "Evolution Analysis of Large-Scale Software Systems Using Design Structure Matrices and Design Rule Theory." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-081, April 2007.
- February 2020
- Article
Being 'Good' or 'Good Enough': Prosocial Risk and the Structure of Moral Self-regard
By: Julian Zlatev, Daniella M. Kupor, Kristin Laurin and Dale T. Miller
The motivation to feel moral powerfully guides people’s prosocial behavior. We propose that people’s efforts to preserve their moral self-regard conform to a moral threshold model. This model predicts that people are primarily concerned with whether their... View Details
Keywords: Prosocial Behavior; Moral Sensibility; Decision Making; Risk and Uncertainty; Behavior; Perception
Zlatev, Julian, Daniella M. Kupor, Kristin Laurin, and Dale T. Miller. "Being 'Good' or 'Good Enough': Prosocial Risk and the Structure of Moral Self-regard." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 118, no. 2 (February 2020): 242–253.
- Article
Bureaucratic versus Craft Administration: The Relationship of Market Structure to the Construction Firm
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Bureaucratic versus Craft Administration: The Relationship of Market Structure to the Construction Firm." Administrative Science Quarterly 26, no. 3 (September 1981): 449–469.
- 2008
- Chapter
Innovation and the Evolution of Market Structure for Internet Access in the United States
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Innovation and the Evolution of Market Structure for Internet Access in the United States." Chap. 3 in The Internet and American Business, edited by William Aspray and Paul Ceruzzi, 47–104. MIT Press, 2008.
- January 1998
- Article
Risk Management, Capital Budgeting and Capital Structure Policy for Financial Institutions: An Integrated Approach
By: K. A. Froot and J. Stein
Keywords: Catastrophe Risk; Corporate Finance; Cost Of Capital; Banking And Insurance; Asset Pricing; Hedging; Banking; Decision Choice And Uncertainty; Financial Markets; Insurance; Policy; Risk Management; Natural Disasters; Insurance Industry
Froot, K. A., and J. Stein. "Risk Management, Capital Budgeting and Capital Structure Policy for Financial Institutions: An Integrated Approach." Journal of Financial Economics 47, no. 1 (January 1998): 55–82. (Winner of Journal of Financial Economics. Jensen Prize. First Place For the best paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics in the areas of corporate finance and organizations. Revised from NBER Working Paper No. 5403, January 1996 and HBS Working Paper 96-030, December 1995.)
Discretion Within the Constraints of Opportunity: Gender Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization
(with Adam Kleinbaum and Toby Stuart), Organization Science, 2013, 24, 5, 1316-1336.. View Details
- Aug 2014
- Conference Presentation
A New Look at Corporate Parenting: Linking Structure and Cognition in the Multibusiness Firm
By: Ranjay Gulati
- 2014
- Other Article
A Place for Emotion: How Space Structures Nurse-Parent Interactions in West African Pediatric Wards
By: Ryann Manning
Keywords: Healthcare; Emotion; Emotions; Nursing; Africa; Organization; Hospital; Space; Place; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Culture; Organizations; Developing Countries and Economies; Health Industry; Africa
Manning, Ryann. "A Place for Emotion: How Space Structures Nurse-Parent Interactions in West African Pediatric Wards." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2014).
- 7 Aug 2007
- Conference Presentation
From the Structure of the Value Chain to the Strategic Dynamics of Industry Sectors
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Michael Jacobides and Reza Dizaji
- Article
Effect of Different Financial Incentive Structures on Promoting Physical Activity Among Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial
By: Chethan Bachireddy, Andrew Joung, Leslie K. John, Francesca Gino, Bradford Tuckfield, Luca Foschini and Katherine L. Milkman
Importance: Few adults engage in recommended levels of physical activity. Financial incentives can promote physical activity, but little is known about how their structure influences their effectiveness; for example, whether incentives are more effective if they are... View Details
Bachireddy, Chethan, Andrew Joung, Leslie K. John, Francesca Gino, Bradford Tuckfield, Luca Foschini, and Katherine L. Milkman. "Effect of Different Financial Incentive Structures on Promoting Physical Activity Among Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA Network Open 2, no. 8 (August 2019): 1–13.
- 1989
- Chapter
Collaborative Product Development and the Market for Know-How: Strategies and Structures in the Biotechnology Industry
By: Gary P. Pisano and Paul Mang
Keywords: Product Development; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Management; Industry Structures; Biotechnology Industry
Pisano, Gary P., and Paul Mang. "Collaborative Product Development and the Market for Know-How: Strategies and Structures in the Biotechnology Industry." In Research on Technological Innovation, Management, and Policy. Vol. 4, edited by Richard S. Rosenbloom and Robert A. Burgelman. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1989.
- Aug 2013
- Conference Presentation
Brokerage Spaces: How Informal Networks Transform Formal Structure In The Pursuit Of Complex Tasks
By: Ranjay Gulati and Luciana Silvestri
Keywords: Ambiguity; Cognition; Collaboration; Networks; Organizational Design; Cognition and Thinking
Gulati, Ranjay, and Luciana Silvestri. "Brokerage Spaces: How Informal Networks Transform Formal Structure In The Pursuit Of Complex Tasks." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL, August 2013.
- 2002
- Working Paper
Legal Risk as a Determinant of Syndicate Structure in the Project Finance Loan Market
By: Benjamin C. Esty and William L. Megginson
- September 2002
- Article
A Structural Approach to Assessing Innovation: Construct Development of Innovation Locus, Type and Characteristics
By: Hubert Gatignon, Michael L. Tushman, Wendy Smith and Philip Anderson
Keywords: Growth and Development
Gatignon, Hubert, Michael L. Tushman, Wendy Smith, and Philip Anderson. "A Structural Approach to Assessing Innovation: Construct Development of Innovation Locus, Type and Characteristics." Management Science 48, no. 9 (September 2002): 1103–1122.