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- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
their employers." Joanna suggested, as an alternative, that "major corporations have solved the problem by going to where the cheap labor lives ." Phil Clark, reminding us that the U.S. is a nation View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
fixed capacity viable. Another constraint is the poor state of its basic financial systems. Morale is low and thus staff turnover is high, with many clinicians taking patients with them into their private... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
disposable income? How will governments deal with large increases in unemployment as autonomous cars replace professional human drivers? Before disruption occurs, corporate leaders must be prepared to usher their organization through a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
who you were. He believed that the heart of a corporation was its middle management, because he felt that there are Darwinian aspects to his beliefs and if you are in top management, that's because you were... View Details
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
framework for understanding the links between manufacturing and innovation that will enable them to make better outsourcing decisions. They also detail how government must change its support of basic and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
for Linux to take over Windows. The questions that we address are: Is Linux's superior demand-side learning sufficient to win out? What is the effect of forced procurement by governments and some large View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
L. Bower and Clark Gilbert Abstract Research from a set of studies conducted over thirty-five years shows that actual strategy rather than words on paper at corporate is crafted step by step as company... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
corporate positions, not from academia. Studies have documented that, for these individuals, the attractiveness of entrepreneurial activity is very sensitive to tax policy. Also important is ensuring that... View Details
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract We examine the accrual choices of outsourcing firms with links to U.S. congressional candidates during the 2004 elections, when corporate outsourcing was a major... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Illinois has serious financial issues, Chicagoland has far more vitality, economic activity, and interaction between downtown and the suburbs than Detroit. In terms of basic infrastructure, (water, bridges,... View Details
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
Publications August 2013 Journal of Corporate Finance Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders By: Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, and Charles C.Y. Wang... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
cultures, all organizations cultivate career imprints. The strength of career imprinting depends upon both the people a firm hires as well as an organization's environment (factors having to do with people and place). Regarding place, for... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
both host and home governments, and the international legal framework. The second was the market and resources of the host country. The third factor was competition from local firms. The impact of these... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
Working PapersA Reference Point Theory of Mergers and Acquisitions Authors:Malcolm Baker, Xin Pan, and Jeffrey Wurgler Abstract The use of judgmental anchors or reference points in valuing View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
PublicationsConcentrating on Governance Authors:Dalida Kadyrzhanova, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract This paper develops a novel trade-off view of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
Verlag, 2010 Abstract From small start-ups to global corporations, family-owned businesses were the main pillar of West Germany's economic growth after World War II. They continue to shape the corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
on bond risks. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2332106 Opting Out of Good Governance By: Foley, C. Fritz, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Jonathan Greenstein, and Eric Zwick Abstract—Cross-listing on a U.S. exchange does not bond... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
with their basic knowledge of the operating characteristics of these various industries to match each firm to the correct industry. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
Accepting this position would be a move back into mainstream media but also a career shift from line positions to a corporate staff role. The case profiles Fili-Krushel's media experiences, and her use of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
empirical evidence is most persuasive in favor of agency considerations. Studies centered on the May 2003 dividend tax cut confirm that differences in the taxation of dividends... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne