Informational Efficiency - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

Steven wrote over 1,000 pages of blogs to communicate with his team. This provided an incredible wealth of information from which to draw and synthesize what we now believe are some pretty interesting insights. The book combines a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program By: Amano, Tomomichi, and Hiroshi Ohashi Abstract—In differentiated goods markets with societal implications,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Nov 2011
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First Look: Nov. 1

Authors:David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 11 (November 2011) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/11/kfcs-radical-approach-to-china/ar/1 Tax Policy and the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

governance (ESG) information in China, Denmark, Malaysia, and South Africa using differences-in-differences estimation with propensity score matched samples. We find that relative to propensity score matched control firms, treated firms... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

03 Jan 2008
What Do You Think?

Does Judgment Trump Experience?

basis of good judgment," raising the question of how and whether common sense is informed by experience. Several questioned whether judgment or experience could be defined clearly enough to even address the premise. For example, B.... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 2

neuroscience, strong progress has been made in understanding how neuroscience can inform consumer decision making. Here, we sketch the development of this discipline and compare it to that of the adjacent field of neuroeconomics. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 8

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2414478 Information and Incentives in Online Affiliate Marketing By: Edelman, Benjamin G., and Wesley Brandi Abstract—We examine online affiliate marketing programs in which merchants oversee thousands of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

terms of drugs, technology, devices, information technology, and personnel; then secondarily, the current regulations in place and the payment models. Part of the purpose of writing Designing Care has been to emphasize the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

15 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

quickly and efficiently for COVID-19 in the US, he says. The training modules cover four areas including epidemic surveillance; maternal and child health care; identifying Malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV; and referrals and chronic disease... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016

profit generated by different business strategies. Formulas and examples are provided to calculate the profit generated by changes in market share, revenue growth, efficiency improvements, and support costs. We illustrate how this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

that the auditors aren’t themselves biased, corrupt, or incompetent, leading them to miss or sweep violations under the rug during inspections? “We assume that most clients want the auditors to tell them the unvarnished truth,” says Toffel. “Obtaining accurate View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11

images after a traumatic event, a hallmark feature of post-traumatic stress disorder, are suggested to develop because the trauma memory is disorganized and not integrated into autobiographical memory. Unconscious Thought Theory predicts that View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Aug 2016
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August 23, 2016

companies has become available in the past 10 years. Myth Number 5: ESG adds value almost entirely by limiting risks. Reality: Along with lower risk and a lower cost of capital, companies with high ESG scores have also experienced increases in operating View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

reason that the UK has been able to attract top Japanese and German company investment is that it is both a relatively efficient place to do business and one with access to the broader EU market. Companies in the United States have also... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants

Vivek F. Farias, both of MIT's Sloan School—can help policy designers create the most equitable point system based on their chosen constraints and criteria. They detail the proposed model in a new paper, Fairness, Efficiency and... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Health

20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007

problem for the consortium is how much to raise its previous bid. A reasonable bid must be based upon how much value the private equity consortium can create through improvements in Hertz's global operations on the one hand, and a more View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 10

between out-of-court restructuring and bankruptcy, and the costs of financial distress. At the level of public policy, the case also serves as a useful backdrop to discuss the role of bankruptcy in the efficient functioning of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne