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  • 13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13

invention and innovation. We then describe how these factors are frequently measured in the data and some resulting empirical regularities. Innovative activity tends to be more concentrated than industrial activity, and we discuss... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

discuss what he considers to be the biggest practical issues facing boards today: how to get and give honest assessments without eroding collegiality and trust; how to evaluate the CEO using factors that go beyond financial results; how... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

Chase Energizing an initiative requires that the conversations about it focus on only the most significant factors facing the organization—the company's ability to carry out the initiative and any obstacles to performance. All too often,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader
  • 02 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

altogether, like the deer in the headlights. But that rarely happens," he writes in his book, adding that the "car stuck in a rut" metaphor is more apt. Risky Business Managers should look out for the following risk View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

that this seemingly suboptimal behavior may in fact confer benefits when factoring in the social context of consumption. Our studies demonstrate that choosing products with more capabilities (i.e., feature-rich products) provides social... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jul 2016
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July 5, 2016

conservation for climate risk reduction. Although more comprehensive research programs to answer these questions are needed, some insights are emerging. Integrating two or more behavior change approaches that target multiple,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jan 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?

risk or greed (return) prevail in terms of heightened brain activity. Another line of work involves the study of the best locus in the brain, conscious or subconscious, for making various decisions. For example, it is thought that more... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 04 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 4

Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Psychological Safety: The History, Renaissance, and Future of an Interpersonal Construct By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Zhike Lei Abstract—Psychological safety describes people's perceptions of the consequences of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

University of California law professor Jodi Short, and HBS doctoral student Andrea Hugill examined factors such as whether it was more effective to send the same auditors back to a company or send new auditors with each audit. The answer:... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 02 Nov 2016
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Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?

management control.” These comments help shape an interesting question about whether employees bring a renter’s bias to the job or whether that bias is fostered by leadership, incentives and compensation policies, organization, or other View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 12 Sep 2012
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The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers

individual factors that might influence co-donation by married couples. Focus On Hawaii The team set out to analyze and classify 1,746 archived records of registered donors to the University of Hawaii's Willed Body Program from 1967 to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health
  • 24 Feb 2014
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Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

Tower). Even controlling for factors including perceived quality and location, the researchers found that listings with nonblack hosts earned roughly 12 percent more than those with black hosts for apartments with similar ratings and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising
  • 25 Oct 2004
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Planning for Surprises

so common? A: Our research shows that there are psychological, organizational, and political factors that conspire to keep us from dealing with problems that are worthy of our attention. Psychological vulnerabilities have to do with... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 26 Apr 2016
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April 26

than public hospitals in the region. However, profits for the private operators remained low, in the region of 1%. In order for La Ribera to remain a viable option the hospital began working with a consulting firm to look into future options for growth and potentially... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

well as our video-based facial expression sentiment variables, we conducted factor analysis to construct four distinct CEO oral communication “styles,” which we label Expressive, Stern, Dour, and Contented. We also reveal that CEOs who... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

financial management and the usefulness of formal hedging of agricultural production risks was offered to randomly selected farmers in Gujarat, India. The authors evaluate the effect of the financial literacy training and three marketing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 14 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 14

entails the risk of becoming dependent on outside owners of IP. To address this tension we propose the concept of "IP modularity." We argue that, by managing a system's modular structure in conjunction with its IP, firms can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 4, 2007

effects and consumers' discount factor of future applications. In addition, contrary to the popular belief that indirect network effects protect incumbents and are the source of market inefficiency, we find that under certain conditions,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 16

location decisions of these firms upon moving to western Germany were driven by non-economic factors and heuristics rather than existing industrial conditions. Relocating firms increased the likelihood of incumbent failure in destination... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 10

including a full or partial sale of the firm. Students must assess the firm's strategy including the key risks and success factors associated with this industry; evaluate basic financial reports; assess the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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