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- February 2012
- Article
The Internet and Local Wages: A Puzzle
By: Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb and Shane Greenstein
Forman, Chris, Avi Goldfarb, and Shane Greenstein. "The Internet and Local Wages: A Puzzle." American Economic Review 102, no. 1 (February 2012): 556–575.
- May 2007
- Article
Getting Unusual Suspects to Solve R&D Puzzles
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Lars Bo Jeppesen
Keywords: Research and Development
Lakhani, Karim R., and Lars Bo Jeppesen. "Getting Unusual Suspects to Solve R&D Puzzles." Forethought. Harvard Business Review 85, no. 5 (May 2007).
- 01 Feb 2019
- News
Apple held hostage by its Chinese puzzle
- 09 May 2018
- News
Experts puzzle over Partners-Harvard Pilgrim merger talks
- April 2007
- Article
Smart Institutions, Foolish Choices: The Limited Partner Performance Puzzle
By: Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar and Wan Wong
Lerner, Josh, Antoinette Schoar, and Wan Wong. "Smart Institutions, Foolish Choices: The Limited Partner Performance Puzzle." Journal of Finance 62, no. 2 (April 2007): 731–764. (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 11136.)
- 07 Sep 2020
- News
Kominers’s Conundrums: A Puzzle That Spins Until It Sparks
- Fall 2013
- Article
In Strange Company: The Puzzle of Private Investment in State-Controlled Firms
By: Mariana Pargendler, Aldo Musacchio and Sergio G. Lazzarini
A large legal and economic literature describes how state-owned enterprises (SOEs) suffer from a variety of agency and political problems. Less theory and evidence, however, have been generated about the reasons why state-owned enterprises listed in stock markets... View Details
Keywords: State-owned Enterprises; Oil Companies; Corporate Governance; Business and Shareholder Relations; Energy Industry; Brazil; Mexico; Norway
Pargendler, Mariana, Aldo Musacchio, and Sergio G. Lazzarini. "In Strange Company: The Puzzle of Private Investment in State-Controlled Firms." Cornell International Law Journal 46, no. 3 (Fall 2013): 569–610.
- 28 Mar 2021
- News
Kominers' Conundrums: ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ in Seven Puzzles
- 30 Sep 2015
- News
Live-Action Puzzles Teach Teams to Try and Try Again
- 11 Jun 2021
- News
Q&A: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle in Manufacturing
- 30 May 2021
- News
A ‘Hungry Caterpillar’ Puzzle You Can Solve With Your Kids
- 27 Feb 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
In Strange Company: The Puzzle of Private Investment in State-Controlled Firms
- 2008
- Working Paper
Etiquette and Process Puzzles of Negotiating Business in China: A Questionnaire
By: James K. Sebenius and Cheng (Jason) Qian
Cultural differences can affect negotiations in many ways, from influencing the basic motivations and perceptions of the players to guiding the surface aspects, such as etiquette, protocol, and process, of business interactions. Navigating the challenges of these... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governance; Questionnaires; Negotiation Process; Behavior; China
Sebenius, James K., and Cheng (Jason) Qian. "Etiquette and Process Puzzles of Negotiating Business in China: A Questionnaire." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-077, December 2008.
- 04 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Making the Numbers? ‘Short Termism’ & the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster
- March 2018
- Article
Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster
By: Hazhir Rahmandad, Rebecca Henderson and Nelson P. Repenning
Much recent work in strategy and popular discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the numbers"—delivering quarterly earnings at the expense of longer-term investments—makes it difficult for firms to make the investments necessary to build competitive... View Details
Keywords: Capability; Short-termism; System Dynamics; Tipping Point; Business or Company Management; Earnings Management; Resource Allocation
Rahmandad, Hazhir, Rebecca Henderson, and Nelson P. Repenning. "Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster." Management Science 64, no. 3 (March 2018): 1328–1347.
- May 2009
- Article
The Empirical Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Innovation: Puzzles and Clues
By: Josh Lerner
Economists have long seen the patent system as a crucial lever through which policymakers affect the speed and nature of innovation in the economy. It is not surprising, then, that the profound changes which have roiled the global patent system over the past 20 years... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Policy; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Rights; Business and Government Relations
Lerner, Josh. "The Empirical Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Innovation: Puzzles and Clues." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 99, no. 2 (May 2009): 343–348. (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 8977.)
- 02 Nov 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Making the Numbers? ‘Short Termism’ & the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster
- 2014
- Working Paper
Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' & the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster
By: Hazhir Rahmandad, Nelson P. Repenning and Rebecca Henderson
Much recent work in strategy and popular discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the numbers"―delivering quarterly earnings at the expense of longer term investments―makes it difficult for firms to make the investments necessary to build competitive... View Details
Rahmandad, Hazhir, Nelson P. Repenning, and Rebecca Henderson. "Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' & the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-027, October 2014.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster
By: Nelson P. Repenning and Rebecca Henderson
Much recent work in strategy and popular discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the numbers"—delivering quarterly earnings at the expense of longer-term investments—makes it difficult for firms to make the investments necessary to build competitive... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Performance Improvement; Competitive Advantage; Earnings Management; Management Practices and Processes; Revenue; Quality; Competency and Skills; Motivation and Incentives; Auto Industry; United States
Repenning, Nelson P., and Rebecca Henderson. "Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-033, September 2010.