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- 2012
- Book
The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited
By: Josh Lerner and Scott Stern
While the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This volume offers new theoretical and empirical contributions to fundamental questions relating to the economics of... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations; Resource Allocation; Economic Growth; Research and Development
Lerner, Josh and Scott Stern, eds. The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
firms that report more information about the different forms of capital or follow more closely the guiding principles as described in the IR Framework of the IIRC exhibit a more long-term oriented investor base. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss
did not provide any information about why they were distressed. For the second experiment, students at the Harvard Decision Science Lab were paired as storyteller and listener. Storytellers were asked to recount a recent time when they... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 10 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing
which rewards whistleblowers who report fraud against the federal government with a percentage of the money recovered. “We need to understand the costs,” explains Heese, “and how to empower the people who have important information to... View Details
Keywords: by April White
- 10 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Technology and COVID Upended Tipping Norms. Will Consumers Keep Paying?
brought along by the pandemic have ushered in changes to the informal customs around who gets tips and how much, according to Jill Avery, senior lecturer of business administration and the Christensen Distinguished Management Educator at... View Details
Keywords: by Anna Lamb, Harvard Gazette
- Web
Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
even successful people fail to notice the absence of critical and readily available information in their environment due to the human tendency to focus on a limited set of information. This work is still in... View Details
- 29 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?
pricing actually communicates information about the quality of the item, causing customers to be much more likely to buy a $300 shirt sold for $200 than a shirt listed regularly for $200. (It's what former JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson found... View Details
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online
other companies for investment purposes, and I’ve realized that I can make more informed decisions with my improved knowledge of company financials. Pankaj Prashant Medium Term Planning Engineer at Rio Tinto Prepare for the MBA classroom... View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
Who Should Select New Employees, Headquarters or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain
By: Carolyn Deller and Tatiana Sandino
We examine how changing the allocation of hiring decision rights in a multiunit organization affects employee-firm match quality, contingent on a unit’s circumstances. Our research site, a US retail chain, switched from a decentralized hiring model (hiring by business... View Details
Keywords: Control; Selection; Decentralization; Company Values; Retail Chains; Decision Making; Economics; Geography; Employees; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Design; Situation or Environment; Retail Industry
Deller, Carolyn, and Tatiana Sandino. "Who Should Select New Employees, Headquarters or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain." Harvard Business School Series in Accounting and Control, No. 16-088, January 2016. (Revised August 2019. Forthcoming in The Accounting Review.)
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Business History - Faculty & Research
simplistic assumptions about business behavior also enabled business history to be highly creative and, at times, to exercise a huge impact on management studies more generally, especially strategy and the study of entrepreneurship. Article Making 'Green Giants': View Details
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
to receive favorable loan terms. First, bank relationships formed through repeated transactions reduce inefficiencies from information asymmetry between the lender and the leveraged buyout firm. Second, banks price loans to cross-sell... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change
likely someone who has studied, lived, or experienced something beyond the norms in a given environment and thus is able to create a vision of a different future that nonetheless makes sense to, and captivates, those living within the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 23 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules
Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details
- 06 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan
which has a negative effect on all ventures, sensible and nonsensical. I would also reinforce the idea that entrepreneurship is critical around the world. We are confronted with many crises from health care to the environment to global... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?
Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 30 Sep 2019
- Book
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
creating the psychologically safe environment to have these conversations is important, with managers learning how to provide the proper support during these discussions.” 3. Tackle systemic inequality, starting with the corporate culture... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007
descriptive information on both topics, but does not include detailed financial projections, which must be formulated by students or supplied, for discussion purposes, by the instructor. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Keywords: by Ioannis Ioannou & George Serafeim
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HBR Classics - Alumni
visit our help page .) For free online access to the most recent issues of the Harvard Business Review, register with your HBS email address by following the procedures outlined here . For information on subscription discounts for HBS... View Details
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