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- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
granted a U.S. patent for a "flying-machine," which changed the industry irrevocably. While American manufacturers diverted resources from science and technology to patent wars and legal disputes, European aeronautics advanced... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Are Great Teams Less Productive?
research grant for the purpose of identifying the error rate, this idea was decidedly unwelcome. My interpretation of the data suggested that we might not be finding the definitive error rate—and further errors might be systematically... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 25 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C.
to be effective. "Lobbying appears to be something you need to be serious about," says Kerr. "It's not something companies can engage in halfheartedly and expect returns." Kerr takes for granted that spending money... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Price Tag Confusion
than product categories, the key element to consider is the product life cycle and the stage at which you are in the differentiation game. When innovation and differentiation [highlight] new details that consumers have been taking for View Details
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
note discusses the significant impact venture philanthropy has had on the nonprofit sector despite its small size relative to total philanthropic giving. Venture philanthropists make large, multi-year, unrestricted grants coupled with... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
general manager was granted autonomy, capital, and freedom to recruit star engineers from other divisions. D'Arbeloff presided as chairman of Aurora's board of directors, believing that, "with things customers aren't asking for, in... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
organizations. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55936 forthcoming Psychological Science Using Behavioral Science to Inform the Design of Sugary Drink Portion Limit Policies By: John, Leslie, Grant E.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
private information with borrowers. When lenders grant debt forgiveness to borrowers, borrowers communicate that information to other borrowers, who are then more likely to strategically default on their own obligations. This strategic... View Details
- 08 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year
This study may have been more difficult to conduct if the authors were reliant on government grant funding, as is the case in many public health and medical schools. “We’re encouraged to study problems we think are important to address,”... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
in this organization in whether or not employees are selected via channels that are likely to sort on the alignment of their preferences with organizational objectives. I find that employees selected through such channels are more likely to use decision-making... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
http://intranet.hbs.edu/dept/drfd/new_publications/papers/amabile/Challenges_of_Person-Centric%20Work_Psych_Amabile.pdf Perceiving Freedom Givers: Effects of Granting Decision Latitude on Personality and Leadership Perceptions Authors:Roy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
sense that we didn't even have an income tax until 1913. It was viewed as unconstitutional and we needed an amendment to allow us to have a direct income tax. Around the same time, the corporate income tax was introduced. So, some of the key features of the tax system... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 5, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207059 Texas Gulf Sulphur: The Timmins Ontario Mine Harvard Business School Case 204-114 Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=204114 Timing of Option View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons Not Learned About Innovation
money." What's the central message here? A: In 2002, Arrow Electronics attempted a new Internet venture, Arrow.com. The group was granted perks not given to others, and this did not go unnoticed by the sales group, which was already... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2017
- Research & Ideas
For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost
grant reductions—almost 75 percent of requests for a price break were denied.) “That’s a pretty interesting twist,” says Israeli. “We can’t really say for sure what the [shop reps] were thinking, but we can hypothesize. If you look at... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
conditions. Our results suggest that receiving funding affects firms' innovative behavior differently depending on the type of firm, where (1) peer-reviewed publications increased significantly more for SMEs and larger projects, (2) View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
Kathleen L. McGinn and Cailin B. HammerHarvard Business School Case 910-017 A growing NGO based in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, is facing a complete change in leadership as the founders step back. At the same time, a $1 million grant presents... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
constrained environment of norms, regulations, and practices that are taken for granted or in a context of pluralistic and contested demands (D'Aunno, Succi, and Alexander, 2000; Denis, Lamothe, and Langley, 2001; Abbott, 1988; D'Aunno,... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
art citations listed in all U.S. patents granted in 2001-2003 and found that examiners played a significant role in identifying prior art, adding 63% of citations on the average patent, and all citations on 40% of patents granted. An... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
of Debt Forgiveness: Strategic Default Contagion and Lender Learning By: Pérez Cavazos, Gerardo Abstract—I use a unique data set of loans to small business owners to examine whether lenders face adverse consequences when they grant debt... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman