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- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
Institutions on the Philippine Frontier Under American Rule, 1898-1918 Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Noel Maurer Abstract Abstract We examine three reforms to property rights introduced by the United States in the Philippines in the early 20th... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016
managerially substantial increases in current retailer orders (i.e., demand, not just sales). Specifically, a one percentage point increase in fill rate, measured over the prior year, is associated with a statistically significant 11% increase in current retailer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care
[Massachusetts General Hospital], for example, and you make them available at lower-cost, focused hospitals, that saves money. And as the technology evolves and becomes more portable, some procedures that took place in a focused hospital might move View Details
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
into your strategy right from the start. "There are certain things you won't know until you engage with the other side. In other words, negotiation is a dynamic, interactive process," Wheeler says. Whatever questions, offers, or threats... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform
shareholders have lost an "enormous" amount of wealth? Designing regulatory systems is very tricky and could result in the "unintended consequences" of slippery CEO pay efforts, he observed. "I think society pays a price when we give... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2008
- What Do You Think?
Who Owns Intellectual Property?
rights only limit the growth of innovation"? The "societal view" of intellectual property was taken by Harsh Honmode, who said " ... a lifelong royalty on ideas will only dampen the spirit of another creative being to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
The model suggests that the more forward-looking buyers are, the more advantageous it is to use fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) tactics to drive the competing system out. Consider SCO, a small "vulture" firm that had bought up the intellectual property... View Details
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
handles that. And can he use those negotiating skills and those communication skills and create shared value skills in a situation where there’s no walk-away option and he doesn’t have the leverage. Command and control management model... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 02 Oct 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?
meeting needs of multiple stakeholders will be met with controversy. Those giving McMillon the lowest grades appeared to be gun owners or supporters. As BobG put it, “Anyone who makes a decision to not support a Constitutional right of... View Details
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
executives. Healy: To put it in context, we live in a society in which the stars—entertainers, professional athletes, the top performers in any industry—make all the money. That includes the executive market as well. The irony about pay-for-performance is that pay... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
and hazards. Several techniques can enhance the power and efficacy of queries: Favor follow-up questions, know when to keep questions open ended, get the sequence right, use the right tone, and pay attention to group dynamics. Publisher's... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1
PublicationsRepublic of China at 60-An International Assessment Author:William C. Kirby Publication:Harvard University Asia Center, forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?recid=31216 Let the View Details
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
controlling for other known effects on citation rate, such as outlet, discipline, length, number of citations and methodology. Our findings suggest that multidisciplinary fields can enhance their knowledge sharing by attending to the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
and contracts in shaping the growth and influence of business enterprises. It presents entrepreneurs, executives, and the firms they controlled as driving actors in national economies and international growth. Alongside an original... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
PublicationsBlind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It Authors:Max H. Bazerman and Ann E. Tenbrunsel Publication:Princeton University Press, in press Abstract When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything
Rangoon and e-mailing it to thousands of supporters around the world. There are bootleg copies of academic papers and Snoop Doggy Dogg's latest hits. In cyberspace, even solemn corporations indulge their rebel side, slipping around the real-world laws that govern... View Details
Keywords: by Debora L. Spar
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
even the appearance of impropriety if they are to recover America's trust.—Constance Bagley A number of states have gone even further than Delaware and passed "constituency statutes," which expressly give directors the right to... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
controlled, hierarchical organization, which would mirror the buildings' design structure, the Manchester City Council created a "commons organization," and chose to share decision-rights with local claimants. Each school's faculty was thus given View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
inefficiencies and capitalize on its innovation: strengthening antitrust and intellectual property rights enforcement; improving the legal infrastructure (e.g., producing more business law attorneys); lowering barriers to entry for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Elfenbein Publication:Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 28, no. 1 (2012) Abstract We explore the relationship between exclusivity and state-contingent control rights using a sample of over 100... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel