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  • 18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18

their propensity to make things themselves (Experiments 3A and 3B). Paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/mochon norton ariely 2012.pdf Measuring Teamwork in Health Care Settings: A Review of Survey... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Jun 2005
  • News

Transforming the IRS

traditional services on the telephones and in local offices, and offered new electronic services for filing, paying, and information. Why did you change the way the IRS View Details
Keywords: Ann Cullen; IRS; Many Unhappy Returns; reform; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
  • 14 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 14

(1839-1937), one of the most remarkable individuals to define the landscape of American business. Rockefeller's estimated $1.4 billion net worth in 1937 was equivalent to 1.5% of U.S. GDP. According to this metric he was (and still is)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 4, 2007

Business School Case 407-129 Briefly describes the trend in 2006 and 2007 in the United States to give shareholders an advisory vote on executive compensation. Highlights a few examples where shareholders have successfully garnered a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 2010 (Revised May 2011)
  • Case

Leadership in Corporate Reporting Policy at Tata Steel

By: Karthik Ramanna and Rachna Tahilyani
The case describes the challenges faced by Tata Steel, India's largest private sector steel company, as it transitions from Indian GAAP to IFRS. It first describes those challenges in the context of the institutional voids that make IFRS adoption difficult in India.... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Multinational Firms and Management; Policy; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Standards; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Steel Industry; India
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  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

each complementing the other. Government Advertising and Media Coverage of Corruption Scandals Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Ignacio Franceschelli Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

reliance on bank debt financing as measured by the ratio of bank debt to total debt by approximately 23% and increases its reliance on public debt financing as measured by the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Feb 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Rating Fund Managers by the Company They Keep

Many tools for rating the performance of mutual funds and their managers rely heavily on past performance. But what about the future? Now comes a system devised by Randolph B. Cohen and Joshua D. Coval of... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 16 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 16, 2015

senior executives emphasize in their communications. We find that our measure of disclosure time horizon is associated with capital market pressures and executives' short-term monetary incentives. Consistent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Dec 2007
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

can be low growth and declining margins. The key challenge in aligning marketing activities with corporate strategy is to develop a set of metrics to be used by top executives View Details
  • 01 Mar 2012
  • News

Sun Dress

Barrow: Offering a line of clothing that provides protection from the downside of solar energy. A native of sun-splashed Australia who now resides in Minneapolis, John Barrow (MBA 1989) has a fashion tip for Americans: cover up, mates. Seriously. Skin-cancer awareness... View Details
Keywords: skin cancer; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
  • 21 May 2013
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First Look: May 21

pharmaceutical sales teams in Belgium and sports teams in Canada. These results suggest that a minor adjustment to employee bonuses-shifting the focus from the self to others-can produce measurable benefits... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 3

  Publications February 2015 Journal of Finance The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Katherine L. Milkman Abstract—Using a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Business of Babies

Chinese babies), and international restrictions and legislation concerning adoption. High-tech measures include IVF, artificial insemination, surrogacy, gamete interfallopian... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health
  • 31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31

  PublicationsLying to Level the Playing Field: Why People May Dishonestly Help or Hurt Others to Create Equity Authors:F. Gino and L. Pierce Publication:Journal of Business Ethics (forthcoming) Abstract Unethical View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 9, 2015

Pay Ratios By: Mohan, Bhavya, Michael I. Norton, and Rohit Deshpandé Abstract— Prior research examining consumer expectations of equity and price fairness has not addressed wage fairness, as View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Dec 2017
  • News

Growing from Within

guest counts on a daily basis across the restaurant portfolio as well as operating metrics such as speed and accuracy of service and food quality. Also very important are... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places
  • 29 Feb 2016
  • HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

however, is equally useful. “Engineers can design a sensor for almost anything,” says Weiss. “The real question is, what will cities use a sensor for?” And the way that service is pitched is important as well. “It’s tempting to say we... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy
  • 10 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 10

  Working PapersPlatform Envelopment (revised) Authors:Thomas Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker, and Marshall Van Alstyne Abstract Due to network effects and switching costs, platform providers often become... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 18, 2008

  Working PapersAn Exploration of the Japanese Slowdown during the 1990s Author:Diego A. Comin No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-065.pdf (When) Are Religious People Nicer? Religious Salience View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace