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  • 06 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 6, 2007

  Working PapersThe Effects of a Centralized Clearinghouse on Job Placement, Wages, and Hiring Practices Authors:Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth Abstract New gastroenterologists participated in a labor market clearinghouse (a "match") from 1986 through the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 16, 2007

  Working PapersShamed and Able: How Firms Respond to Information Disclosure Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel. Abstract We apply institutional theory to explain how firms respond to information disclosure. Considering the impact of institutional and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

  Working PapersGrowth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal? Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract In this paper we distinguish different "qualities" of FDI to re-examine the relationship between FDI and growth. We use... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 3, 2007

  Working PapersCan Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Abstract The pricing of health products in the developing world has become a center of controversy among... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 5, 2006

  Working PapersThe Industry R&D Survey — Patent Database Link Project Authors:William R. Kerr and Shihe Fu Abstract This paper details the construction of a firm-year panel dataset combining the NBER Patent Dataset with the Industry R&D Survey conducted by the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 24, 2006

  Working PapersManaging Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning Authors:Rogelio Oliva and Noel Watson Abstract To date, little research has been done on managing the organizational and political... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 19, 2006

  Working PapersSuperstars and Underdogs: An Examination of the Long Tail Phenomenon in Video Authors:Anita Elberse and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract The rise of online channels facilitates the distribution of a wide range of products and services. Academics and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 8, 2006

  Working PapersThe Judgment-Decision Paradox in Experience-Based Decisions and the Contingent Recency Effect Authors:Greg Barron, Ido Erev, and Eldad Yechiam. Abstract The current paper explores a judgment-decision paradox in experience-based decisions: the finding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 1, 2006

  Working PapersUnfinished Business: The Impact of Race on Understanding Mentoring Relationships Authors:Stacy Blake-Beard, Audrey Murrell, and David Thomas Abstract W.E.B. DuBois's 1903 words are prophetic, as he proclaims the importance of an issue with which we are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 11, 2006

  Working PapersGlobalizing the Beauty Business Before 1980 Geoffrey G. Jones This working paper examines the globalization of the beauty industry before 1980. This industry, which had emerged in its modern form in the United States during the late nineteenth century,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 24

Netta Barak-Corren, Elizabeth Linos, Elspeth Kirkman, and Sean Robinson Abstract—Roughly 20% of adults in the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) lack basic numeracy and literacy skills. In the UK, many colleges... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Aug 2019
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?

Business as usual is no longer acceptable, was the message of 200 corporate leaders on August 19, when the Business Roundtable issued a "Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation." No longer should the primary purpose of companies be to maximize profits for... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Green Technology
  • 23 Jan 2019
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sports: Lessons for Managers

“Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.” -Bill Bradley, former pro basketball player and United States senator. When scholars discuss what makes a great business... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports
  • 08 Aug 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance

MarsYu Who says finance is boring? These stories, written about HBS faculty research and case studies, cover such diverse topics as financial adviser robots, the rise of impact investing, and the tell-tale signs that brokers are giving illegal investment tips to their... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services
  • 02 Jan 2018
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

Credit: iStockPhoto No surprise: Race and gender were prime topics of interest for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge readers in 2017. Also popular were articles about research that gave us greater understanding about how leaders succeed, tips that help all of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Dec 2017
  • Book

'Don’t Show Up Empty-handed' and Other Tips for Finding the Right Job at a Startup

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

2017 Emerald Group Publishing Extreme Teaming: Lessons in Complex, Cross-Sector Leadership By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Today's global enterprises increasingly involve collaborative work by teams of experts operating across different... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards

Editor's note: For those of who have attended meetings of both nonprofit and for-profit boards, the differences between the two organizations couldn't be clearer. Nonprofit boards meetings tend to be longer, less tightly organized, and more sporadically attended by the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jan 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2006

In the six-year history of Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge, some types of articles have always been popular with our readers. Want to generate a lot of reader buzz? Then write about negotiation strategy, managing IT, explorations of the actions of Wal-Mart,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jul 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

Is there any distribution system more poorly conceived than the one used by most U.S. car manufacturers and dealers? In the prevailing system, car prices are initially jacked up by locked-in labor concessions. Manufacturers pit dealers against other nearby dealers.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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