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- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
organizational mechanisms can help: guardrails that protect the weaker of the two goals, dynamic decision-making that treats high-level goals as sacrosanct but tactical decisions as provisional, and leaders dedicated to “both/and”... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
Dennis A. Yao Abstract—This article examines how antitrust law and policy can benefit from ideas developed in the academic strategy field. Because accurate assessment and prediction of the effects of firm conduct depend in part on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life
as a key aspect of the culture at Social Finance. “What Social Finance lacked in scale (as compared to larger organizations), it made up for in active allyship and initiative,” Wood shared. “While at Social Finance, I experienced the View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
run-ups on venture-capital foundings between 1984 and 2011. The results pinpoint the aspects of the social environment that most heavily influence entrepreneurial activity and the dynamics of organizational sectors. How Should We Pay for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
profitable, loyal customers into high maintenance customers whose value stemming from their frequent purchasing is eroded by their increasing cost-to-serve. The case advocates a deeper appreciation of the two-way, reciprocating nature of customer relations and the... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
reorganization of the bureaucracy, and (c) an increase in monitoring by both the government and the general public. Correspondingly, we advance managerial implications that stem from these recent changes, illustrated by recent MNC and Chinese domestic firm successes.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
strength of the country, is increasingly failing to provide stable policy decisions addressing the issues Sweden is facing. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53584 October 2017 Review of Economics and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
Ariely Publication:Health Affairs 31 (February 2012) Abstract Policies that mandate calorie labeling in fast-food and chain restaurants have had little or no observable impact on calorie consumption to date. In three field experiments, we... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
prediction holds well. Payout taxes have a large impact on the dynamics of corporate investment and growth. Investment is "locked in" to profitable firms when payout is heavily taxed. Thus, apart from any level effects, payout... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
been successful in executing an aggressive growth plan that found its crown jewel in the acquisition of Celtel, one of the largest telecom companies in sub-Saharan Africa. However, this acquisition threw MTC into a dynamic new context and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
Journal of Law & Economics Deregulation, Misallocation, and Size: Evidence from India By: Alfaro, Laura, and Anusha Chari Abstract—This paper examines the impact of the deregulation of compulsory industrial licensing in India on firm size View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
variability than was the case historically. Under the new policy, dividends would be tied to the company's underwriting results, its performance relative to predetermined goals, and a target payout ratio. Progressive's new policy was... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
repeal. This paper analyzes the extent to which tax deferral and other policies inefficiently subsidize U.S. direct investment abroad. Investments are dynamically inefficient if they consistently generate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
market based on free riding produce high-quality products? Third, from a public policy perspective, does the mandatory sharing of enhancements raise or lower consumer surplus and industry profits? We develop a two-sided model of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
challenges inherent in cross-boundary teaming: research on team effectiveness and research on knowledge in organizations. They offer complementary insights: the former stream focuses on group dynamics and measures team inputs, processes,... View Details
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
unexplored dimension. Deliberate Learning to Improve Performance in Dynamic Service Settings: Evidence from Hospital Intensive Care Units Authors:I. M. Nembhard and A. L. Tucker. Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
Environmental Policy Making and Implementation Author:Alnoor S. Ebrahim Abstract This paper explores how "learning" occurs in the context of environmental policy formulation and implementation.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
consider supporting deposit insurance schemes and undertaking subsidised recapitalisations. Working PapersTrade Policy and Firm Boundaries Authors:Laura Alfaro, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, and Andrew F. Newman Abstract We study how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
affects emotions. Finally, work in economics on the design of monetary policy makes several assumptions (e.g., a representative agent, a summary measure of emotions akin to utility exists and that individuals only care about income and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
business backstage. This book provides an overview of both the product on stage and the industry that makes it possible. While the industry’s product has unique supply and demand characteristics, it is still an industry, with economic inputs, business models,... View Details