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  • 19 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 19

211-044 Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 19, 2006

own and control the use of property in accord with their own interests, and where the invisible hand of the pricing mechanism coordinates supply View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee

turn indicate to what degree operating managers can control customer satisfaction. Essentially, we're looking at the entire operating system and drilling down to determine which factors are most important... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 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
  • 14 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 14

factors such as "firm culture" and "employee engagement" in driving firm performance? Increasing evidence from a wide range of fields suggests that productivity differs widely across firms, even after the inclusion of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 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 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 3

databases). We also show that it reveals the main "flow of control" within the architecture, as denoted by the classification of components into Core, Peripheral, Shared, and Control elements. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Dec 2015
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December 22, 2015

focusing on university governance, funding, faculty policy, admissions systems, and internationalization. It concludes by looking at the tightening of ideological control in universities in 2013 View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

long-term bonds are the relevant asset for long-term investors. Thus these investors should care about long-term interest rates. The Fed has control over short-term interest rates, but it is less clear whether it can influence long-term... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 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
  • 11 Jan 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

to cheat was tempting, where monitoring seemed absent, and where there was a clear benefit from cheating,” says Gino. “That seems to approximate reality, in terms of the real perils that exist within an... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 03 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 3, 2007

management team is wondering if it can take more control of distribution instead of leaving it to the Bordeaux wine merchants. Also, can the Chateau build marketing and sales capabilities on its own? Who is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Nov 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

Corporate-sponsored venture funds first appeared in the 1960s, about two decades after the first flowering of the venture capital industry. Ever since, they have mirrored the cyclic nature of the industry as a whole. But there are important differences, write Gompers... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
  • 11 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?

is methodical and structured about keeping track of their negotiation experience meeting up with someone who is not, my money is on the former," says Wheeler. By gradually gaining confidence in their abilities, users can also begin to get... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 31 May 2023
  • Research & Ideas

With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines

a new working paper. “We find that routine customers have higher value to the organization, even after controlling for their level of consumption,” Ascarza says. These customers may also tolerate price increases better View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation
  • 14 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 14

controlling for other, previously identified effects on citation rates. Our findings suggest that subfields can increase the impact they have on the broader intellectual discourse by situating their phenomena in rich contexts that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Sep 2007
  • Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

Robertson, of the acclaimed ensemble Medici String Quartet. It seemed a perfect opportunity to explore the process of creative collaboration, a central theme not just in music but in knowledge-intensive businesses. The result is "Paul Robertson View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music
  • 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

parties and then decide whether to attempt to raise new capital, declare bankruptcy, or try to lead a controlled wind-down. The case explores crisis management, decisions by principals operating in the zone... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 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
  • 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008

survey. We find that the end-of-month inventory significantly increased in four of the six retail segments studied and that, after controlling for sales and macroeconomic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne