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  • 04 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 4

resources to meeting that customer's needs. This article will show you how to identify the best primary customer for your business by analyzing perspective, capabilities, and profit potential; allocate resources through structural... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Dec 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks

from a distance because they have reliable, local partners to advise and monitor the new venture." In their paper, Stuart and Sorenson posit that these ties are more... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services
  • 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008

discussion of how ownership concentration constrains restructuring alternatives, how hedge fund investors might confront controlling shareholders, and how the mispricing of agency costs can give rise to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

in the context of teaching hospitals. Specifically, we examine the impact of the annual July turnover of residents in U.S. teaching hospitals on the average length of hospital stay and mortality rate in teaching hospitals relative to a... View Details
  • 28 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

and companies were." Book Excerpt The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World Joseph Badaracco Read An Excerpt Markets today not only control the buying View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 14 Feb 2023
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

non-conformance and quality control programs that were designed to optimize patient experience. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA given your STEM background? I studied mechanical engineering because I... View Details
  • 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010

reassignments (transfers) across posts of varying importance to control bureaucrats. High-skilled bureaucrats face less frequent political transfers and lower variability in the importance of their posts. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 18

shareholders of Turkcell, and how its management vied against increasing regulatory intervention and market competition in the absence of a fully functioning board. The battle for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Jan 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work

additional research showing that on average, family CEOs also work significantly fewer hours per week than other (nonfamily affiliated) CEOs. It's an important finding because longer working hours are associated with higher firm productivity View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 11 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Designs on the Inner City

change,'' she said. J. Paul Brownridge, candidate for L.A. City Controller In addition, successful business leaders can act as powerful role models for those aspiring to success. Habiby cited the example of Willie Woods (HBS MBA '93), who... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 10 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

Eastern agreements. These include the opening to China after decades of mutual hostility with the United States; détente and the first nuclear arms control treaty with the Soviets at the height of the Cold... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

Ramanna, and Douglas J. Skinner Abstract Based on extant literature, we review the positive theory of GAAP. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus is on control (performance measurement View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 28

report, new CEO Hank McKinnell discusses Pfizer's performance goals and its acquisition of Pharmacia, which gave it control of the anti-arthritis drug Celebrex. In the 2005 report, McKinnell discusses his... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 28, 2007

firms in our sample, making it difficult to control for these effects across economies. Practical implications—Government involvement in state-owned enterprises may be contributing to a divergence in the pattern of business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Sep 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit

It’s Wall Street doctrine that small firms struggle to raise capital at reasonable rates and are often rejected for credit lines and loans because banks think their risk profile is too high. “If you really... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking
  • 11 Jun 2012
  • Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

paper, The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring .) For Future Study Next, the researchers plan to study whether government crackdowns on unethical testing shops... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto
  • 03 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 3

Specifically, we examine the impact of the annual July turnover of residents in American teaching hospitals on levels of resource utilization and quality relative to a control group of non-teaching... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Dec 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs

It's the most wonderful time of the year—or that's how the song goes. But this year's decline in retail sales has resulted in definitely uncheery employee layoffs and payroll cuts, a trend that is likely to continue. While the vicious... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
  • 25 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 25

confidential information about McKinsey clients he served to Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam. The McKinsey Partners were shocked and dismayed by the actions of Kumar, as well as the recent allegations against Gupta View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 09 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 9

  PublicationsOne Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy Authors:Robert G. Eccles and Michael Krzus Publication:John Wiley and Sons, Inc., forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace