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  • 11 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

Abstract—As trust in government reaches historic lows, frustration with government performance approaches record highs. We propose that peoples’ perceptions of government and their levels of engagement with it can be reshaped and enhanced... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006

results appear to be driven by UNICEF, an organization over which the United States has historically exerted great control. Can Science Be a Business? Authors:Gary P. Pisano Periodical:Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

the constraints and opportunities of their representation structure are reflected in the micro-interactions, the broad improvisations, and the resulting substantive and relational outcomes. Looking Up and Looking Out: Career Mobility... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 06 Dec 2011
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First Look: Dec. 6

Brookings Institution Press, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/asunderam/Economics_of_Housing_Finance_Reform_Brookings.pdf Negotiating with Iran: Cultural and Historical Insights... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Aug 2019
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Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits

investments? Would that lead to a lot of economic activity, and would finance flow in there? That would be an interesting narrative because it would mean that policymakers could effectively overcome any lack of financial development—for various View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Construction
  • 22 Feb 2016
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The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

As Harvard Business School professor Laura Phillips Sawyer sifted through historical documents to trace the history of competition policy in the United States, an interesting figure emerged: Edna Gleason, who became known as the “mother... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services
  • 21 May 2020
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Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

and financial distress—a mentally toxic combination for many. In fact, almost half of adults in the United States, 45 percent, say that worry and stress related to the coronavirus and the resulting economic downturn are hurting their... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

Convergence, and Economic Performance By: Delgado, Mercedes, Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern Abstract—This paper evaluates the role of regional cluster composition in regional industry performance. On the one hand, diminishing returns to specialization in a location... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

increased by 9.4% following the first managerial change. Our results highlight the important complementarities between incentives and management practices, especially in developing countries. A back-of-the-envelope calculation that... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

entrepreneurs from other candidates. To address that problem, Butler compared the psychological testing results of over 4,000 successful entrepreneurs and of approximately 1,800 business leaders who described themselves as general... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

income of the importing country. Because most low-income countries import the bulk of capital goods, our results provide suggestive evidence that capital goods are more expensive in poor countries, consistent with the conventional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

important later on the experiment (unconscious thought), or to perform the task while believing the experiment had ended (control condition). Afterwards, sequence memory and intrusions of the film were measured. In line with predictions, the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 26 Nov 2007
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Best Practices of Global Innovators

programs—to enhance performance over time. The result is that they learn this skill at a much faster rate than competitors. Q: You mention 4 areas in which firms must invest: people, process, platforms, and programs. How does each of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

South Korea, Mexico, and Indonesia are among the largest economies in the world. If business history is to remain relevant as a subject, it must transition as a discipline from being heavily focused on North America, Europe, and Japan to fully incorporating the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

and Sarah E. FarrellHarvard Business School Note 412-050 This note provides background on the complex issues regarding the supply and consumption of water and how this natural resource is at increasing risk, resulting in significant... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

incumbent Assad regime. Our results show, first, that refugees are far more likely to agree to a ceasefire proposed by a civilian as opposed to one proposed by armed actors from either the Syrian government or the opposition. Second,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

responsibilities for public health there is an urgent need to leverage IT infrastructure to meet new challenges. Historically lean funding cycles for public health has not allowed for fundamental information technology-based reach... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016

testing this relationship in the field. We analyze a field experiment at the supplier Hugo Boss to determine how the supplier’s inventory service level affects demand from its retailer customers. We find increases in historical fill rate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

objective fluency scores from the language change recipients at five points over a period of two years. Using variable and person-centered exploratory analyses, our results suggest that recipients’ negative affective responses to the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

with other historical examples, suggesting that the key to understanding technology diffusion lies not only in explaining the number of different users but also in explaining the number of different uses. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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