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  • 2012
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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
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Lerner, Josh and Scott Stern, eds. The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
  • 23 Jun 2015
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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
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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
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Retail
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
  • 06 Oct 2008
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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
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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
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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
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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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