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- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
by national policy than they were by informal, local business deals. As Lurtz writes in her research summary, "Here coffee emerged in the hands of a diverse body of participants. Alongside foreign merchants and migrant planters, local... View Details
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
guess one could have accused me of being opportunistic in writing this book, but the fact is the book was finished last year and is only now getting published. I actually wrote my dissertation in 1998 on this topic. The common thread that got me started on studying... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
of dimensions, from leadership style to negotiation skills to work values, but neglects the organizational features that underlie such differences. This body of research runs the risk of reifying differences, of making them seem natural.... View Details
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
even within states, with no apparent difference in care. How do you explain those differences? A: The recent findings are just the latest in a body of important work by John Wennberg and his colleagues at Dartmouth. Those findings were an... View Details
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
Federal Reserve System, a new agency, or a coordinating body of existing regulators." On Capitol Hill, Barney Frank, the Democratic chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, initially championed the Fed as a systemic risk... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
must work and interact with other components. This standardization process is under tremendous stress. Many disputes roiling courts and administrative bodies around the world-such as those involving Apple, Google, Microsoft, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
imbalances is an important shortcoming of the recent literature. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-009.pdf No Margin, No Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Pro-Social Tasks Authors:Nava Ashraf, Oriana Bandiera, and Kelsey Jack Abstract A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
problems. Werker's research adds to a body of work, largely in Africa, that examines fragile states, foreign aid and investment, and conflict and governance. Into Africa Werker found his way to Africa after taking a leave of absence from... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 09 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices
to establish a regulatory body made up of digital market experts, similar to the Federal Trade Commission, who would be tasked with monitoring digital price competition and protecting consumers from the adverse effects of algorithms,... View Details
- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
goals. The Effect of Market Orientation and its Components on Innovation Consequences: A Meta-analysis Author:Amir Grinstein Periodical:Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (forthcoming) Abstract While there is a rich body of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
University's Ap Dijksterhuis and Kellogg's Loran Nordgren), creativity research (with Harvard Psychology's Adrian Ward and Catalyst's Anna Beninger), or body posture research (with Amy Cuddy and MIT's Ehsan Hoque), almost all the research... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
capital are also important for the effect of FDI on economic growth. Download working paper: http://papers.nber.org/papers/W12522 A New Framework for Analyzing and Managing Macrofinancial Risks of an Economy Authors:Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton, and Zvi View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
organizational behavior as a field of study. He was a pioneer in creating a body of work on organization design, leadership, and change in both the private and public sectors. Lawrence’s professional work was rooted in an aspiration to do... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
Petrie Abstract—A growing body of empirical evidence documents a reluctance to make charitable gifts. Individuals avoid donation asks, and when asked, give less by viewing factors—such as ambiguity or risk—in a self-serving manner.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
Networks Authors:Ranjay Gulati, D. Lavie, and Ravi Madhavin Publication:Research in Organizational Behavior (forthcoming) Abstract A growing body of research suggests that an organization's ties to other organizations furnish resources... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2006
- Op-Ed
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
developed an influential body of work about justice, starting from the premise that ignorance might just be bliss. His theories were designed to consider a monumental, if esoteric, question: If you were in charge of the world and had to... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
Lowell, LLP Cameron Trebbi is a senior executive overseeing accounting policy at a large global auditing firm. His role is to lobby the firm's position with various accounting rule-making bodies worldwide. The firm is close to acquiring... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
Emerita Deborah Kolb. "Despite bodies of knowledge about social institutions and social issues at the institutional and organizational levels, we know very little about how individual organizations experience and internalize gradual... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
(MMRC), and brought together a diverse body of academics, researchers, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, physicians, and patients to combine their efforts around the disease. The MMRF had helped facilitate clinical trials for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 14, 2007
learning. Contingent Claims Approach to Measuring and Managing Sovereign Credit Risk Authors:Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie Periodical:Journal of Investment Management (forthcoming) Abstract This paper proposes a new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace