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  • 21 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 21, 2006

patterns. We present a model where beliefs determine the types of contracts that firms offer and whether workers exert effort. Some workers become criminals, depending on their luck in the labor market, the expected punishment, and an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 11, 2008

  Working PapersTesting Strategy with Multiple Performance Measures Evidence from a Balanced Scorecard at Store24 Authors:Dennis Campbell, Srikant M. Datar, Susan L. Kulp, and V.G. Narayanan Abstract We analyze balanced scorecard data from a convenience store chain,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Economic Uncertainty and Earnings Management

By: Luke C.D. Stein and Charles C.Y. Wang
In the presence of managerial short-termism and asymmetric information about skill and effort provision, firms may opportunistically shift earnings from uncertain to more certain times. We document empirically that when financial markets are less certain about a firm's... View Details
Keywords: Discretionary Accruals; Uncertainty; Implied Volatility; Earnings Response Coefficient; Risk and Uncertainty; Earnings Management; Financial Markets
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  • April 2009 (Revised December 2015)
  • Case

Dot.com: Online Pet Retailing

By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen
From 1995 to 1999, the U.S. experienced a period of tremendous growth in its information technology (IT) sector. The IT industry, although it accounted for less than 10% of the U.S. economy's total output, contributed disproportionately to economic growth. One market... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Price Bubble; Growth and Development Strategy; Failure; Competitive Strategy; Online Technology; Retail Industry
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  • November 2015
  • Article

Why Organizations Don't Learn: Our Traditional Obsessions—Success, Taking Action, Fitting In, and Relying on Experts—Undermine Continuous Improvement

By: F. Gino and B. Staats
For any enterprise to be competitive, continuous learning and improvement are key—but not always easy to achieve. After a decade of research, the authors have concluded that four biases stand in the way: we focus too heavily on success, are too quick to act, try too... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Learning
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  • July 2008
  • Article

Crime and Punishment in the 'American Dream'

By: Rafael Di Tella and Juan Dubra
We observe that countries where belief in the "American dream" (i.e., effort pays) prevails also set harsher punishment for criminals. We know that beliefs are also correlated with several features of the economic system (taxation, social insurance, etc). Our objective... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Economic Systems; Values and Beliefs; Law Enforcement; Mathematical Methods; Personal Characteristics; United States
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  • 01 Apr 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

No Harm, No Foul: The Outcome Bias in Ethical Judgments

Keywords: by Francesca Gino, Don A. Moore & Max H. Bazerman
  • 2022
  • Book

Productive Tensions: How Every Leader Can Tackle Innovation's Toughest Trade-Offs

By: Chris Bingham and Rory McDonald
Why is leading innovation in nascent business environments so distressingly hit-or-miss? More than 90% of high-potential ventures don’t reach their projected targets. Surveys show that 80% of executives consider innovation crucial to their growth strategy, but only 6%... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation and Management; Organizational Culture; Leadership Style; Decision Making
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  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Does the Case for Private Equity Still Hold?

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Philipp Chvanov
Private Equity (“PE”) received a 10-fold increase in capital flows since the Great Financial Crisis (“GFC”) Investors sought higher nominal returns relative to those they could obtain in the public capital markets. This paper questions the fundamental assumptions... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Financial Markets
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  • 23 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

bounty for doing nothing whatever himself. It was pure luck for him that Helen Walton wanted to live in a small town, that Butler Brothers needed to unload the local Ben Franklin, and that the "sucker" on whom it was unloaded... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Retail
  • 11 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

Vancouver, Canada, to separately complete a survey about the same story. They found that 60 percent of children attributed the unequal alien status to a lack of effort, compared to 21 percent saying it was luck and 20 percent choosing... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education
  • Research Summary

Research Summary

By: Leslie A. Perlow

There has been tremendous change in the workplace — ubiquitous technology, 24/7 globalization, hyper-efficiency and now significant changes in work location. Professor Perlow’s research explores the implications for the ways we work and live, and what we can do to... View Details

  • 02 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

returns. Market size and a developed product matter most. We have much better luck if the product is in beta or shipping, although we do invest in start-ups without a developed product. Often someone has a great new technology, but hasn't... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
  • 19 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

amount of work and good luck to succeed. Q: You artfully portray a vivid, passionate cast of entrepreneurs. Which do you consider the most influential? Do you have favorites? A: The book emphasizes the role of individual entrepreneurs in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • 30 Nov 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do

not having a lot of luck so far. “We’ve been vague and subtle about it, and we’ve hit them over the head with it,” she says. “And people just don’t like it. They just don’t like overhead.” View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 31 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

far, suppliers and manufacturers have done fairly well. "It's the luck of the draw when it comes to natural disasters. We have very highly concentrated pockets of expertise in small areas around the world. It's how we've designed... View Details
Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics
  • 31 Jul 2017
  • HBS Case

It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family

the case mentions the father’s long-standing relationship with the Vietnamese American franchise owners and the common sense of purpose and responsibility shared by the Vietnamese community as a whole. “None of these decisions are rational, economically,” he adds. “But... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage
  • 02 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

entrepreneur's skill and luck as on anything else. Recommendations Successful convergence deals seem to follow a sequence of steps. First, the acquirer's accounting-and-control systems are installed at the target company. Next, the... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
  • 01 Mar 2021
  • What Do You Think?

What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

(iStockphoto/FreshSplash) There seems to be limited interest in middle management or the managers that occupy such positions among those who study management today. Go to Amazon or Google, for example, and check out the number of recent books on the subject. Good View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 29 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

Cotrugli gives equal due to the importance of luck and boldness. A merchant also must be canny, but not overly so: “The shrewdness of the merchant, or his cunning, must be employed in moderation: he should neither hurt others nor allow... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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