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  • 03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

exhibits, which help to illustrate the firm's value proposition, its innovation-oriented culture, and its evolving organizational design. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409047 The Canada... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54967 Does Context Trump Individual Drivers of Voting Behavior? Evidence from U.S. Movers By: Cantoni, Enrico, and Vincent Pons Abstract—This paper assesses the relative influence of contextual drivers of voter... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31

Authors:Geoffrey Jones and Asli M. Colpan Publication:Chap. 3 in The Oxford Handbook of Business Groups Abstract Business groups—collections of legally independent firms interconnected by multiple economic and social linkages that exhibit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21

such as performance-based promotion. Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China Authors:Latika Chaudhary, Aldo Musacchio, Steven Nafziger, and Se Yan Publication:Explorations in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2023
  • Case

Thomas Buberl: Refounding AXA

By: Hubert Joly, Mihir Desai and Amram Migdal
In 2022, AXA and its CEO Thomas Buberl faced new types of challenges, including systemic risks such as climate change, geopolitical instability, public health crises, and social tensions caused by economic risks. AXA was one of the world’s largest insurers. Since... View Details
Keywords: Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Trends; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Insurance; Management; Management Succession; Risk Management; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Planning; Strategic Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Society; Human Needs; Social Issues; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Insurance Industry; Europe; France; Paris
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  • 22 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup

were able to create a very powerful culture." Conant established two performance metrics to measure progress, one based on economic value, measured by shareholder returns compared to competitor companies; and the other based on... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage
  • 02 Mar 2009
  • Research & Ideas

When Goal Setting Goes Bad

Bad "side effects" produced by goal-setting programs include a rise in unethical behavior, over-focus on one area while neglecting other parts of the business, distorted risk preferences, corrosion of organizational culture, and reduced... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Nov 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

a "turn to values,"—focusing on ethics, values, and examining company culture—but for varied reasons including risk management, organizational functioning, market positioning, and civic positioning. In your view, do you expect... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 16 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

always lead to the benefits the organizations had anticipated. For example, many organizations anticipated that fundraising would be easier once they were larger. In fact, fundraising did not necessarily become easier with organizational... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 20 May 2014
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First Look: May 20

  Publications August 2013 Journal of the European Economic Association Sovereigns, Upstream Capital Flows and Global Imbalances By: Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych Abstract—We construct measures of net private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

  PublicationsThe Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America Authors:Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards, and Ernesto Schargrodsky, eds. Publication:Research and University of Chicago Press, 2010 Abstract Publisher's Book... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2006
  • Working Paper

On the Origin of Shared Beliefs (and Corporate Culture)

By: Eric J. Van den Steen

This paper shows why members of an organization often share similar beliefs. I argue that there are two mechanisms. First, when performance depends on making correct decisions, people prefer to work with others who share their beliefs and assumptions, since such... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Employees; Values and Beliefs; Mathematical Methods
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  • 19 Aug 2021
  • Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

industries agile enough to meet their professional and personal needs. Employees also have greater agency to demand the working conditions they want. In the past, employers have had the upper hand during times of economic uncertainty, but... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
  • 28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28

  PublicationsThe Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

  Publications August 2013 Princeton University Press Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First Economic Forecasters By: Friedman, Walter A. Abstract—The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Feb 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

In Strange Company: The Puzzle of Private Investment in State-Controlled Firms

Keywords: by Mariana Pargendler, Aldo Musacchio & Sergio G. Lazzarini; Banking; Financial Services
  • 25 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 25

showcase several areas of theoretical development that might benefit from revisiting the taboo. I conclude by reviewing key practical implications of such a shift for our profession and by arguing that organizational scholarship could... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17

method for identifying economically related peer firms and for measuring their relative importance. Our results show that firms appearing in chronologically adjacent searches by the same individual (Search-Based Peers or SBPs) are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

August 2018 Journal of Accounting Research Virtual Issue on Empirical Management Accounting Research By: Abernethy, Margaret, and Dennis Campbell Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54619 forthcoming Jackson... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

forthcoming Journal of International Economics Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets By: Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari, and Ugo Panizza Abstract— The post-Global Financial Crisis period shows a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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