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  • 05 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

current chapter, we build on a conceptualization of teams as information-processing systems and highlight reflexivity as a critical information processing activity. Specifically, we describe the relationship of team reflexivity to team... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books

By Mattias Fibiger, Assistant Professor of Business, Government and International Economy at Harvard Business School Oxford University Press After the murder of senior generals in the Indonesian army by elements of the country’s communist... View Details
  • 31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31

interactions reduce inefficiencies from information asymmetry. Second, banks price loans to cross-sell other fee business. These effects are additive. A one standard deviation increase in both bank relationship strength and cross-selling... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

achieve better outcomes in competitive contexts.   Working PapersAre There Too Many Safe Securities? Securitization and the Incentives for Information Production Authors:Samuel G. Hanson and Adi Sunderam Abstract We present a model that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017

forthcoming New York: Palgrave Macmillan New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy By: Fredona, Robert, and Sophus A. Reinert, eds. Abstract—This volume offers a snapshot of the resurgent historiography of political View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • May 2004 (Revised April 2006)
  • Case

Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (A)

By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Ultra is one of a small group of competing Brazilian petrochemical companies, each of which buys raw material and is a minority owner of Copene, a "cracking" company that provides ethylene and other materials. Because of an industry restructuring, an auction of shares... View Details
Keywords: Capital; Capital Budgeting; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Industry Structures; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Bids and Bidding; Economy; Ownership Stake; Chemical Industry; Brazil
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  • 2010
  • Article

Corporate Governance at the World Bank and the Dilemma of Global Governance

By: Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker
Most major decisions at the World Bank are made by its Board of Executive Directors. While some countries enjoy the opportunity to serve on this powerful body, most countries rarely, if ever, get that chance. This gives rise to the question: does board membership lead... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Decisions; Governing and Advisory Boards; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Voting; Globalized Economies and Regions
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  • 21 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: December 21

which eventually homogenizes the information space and decreases actors' propensity to form bridging ties, creating a globally separated network; (2) self-containment of the small-world network, or increasing homogenization of the social... View Details
  • Web

The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

door for conglomerate business model Influence: Medium-High 70 1970 s 19 Deregulation of oil and airline industries New energy policies and programs Stagflation cripples economy Environmental protection weakened Price controls Influence:... View Details
  • 20 Oct 2010
  • Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

the current economic and financial crisis, countries around the globe are looking for ways to reignite economic growth. Traditionally, export-led growth has been perceived as one of the most promising pathways to do so. The experience of several waves of Asian View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
  • 17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

world. The Great Qing Empire ruled China and dominated East Asia by a combination of power and cultural prestige. China's economy was the world's largest. China seemed without peer. Decline came fast. By 1900, China had been invaded,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 08 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?

you’re comparing revenues before a paywall and after a paywall, then you’re not controlling for any time effects,” Chung explains. “So, it could be that because the economy was better after the paywall, the revenue increased after the... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting
  • Web

Strategy & IT - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Related Topics Related Topics Strategy & IT Strategy for Universities & Nonprofits Strategy in Emerging View Details
  • 06 Oct 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

writes, "Secretive and far from pristine, the industry [hedge funds] has long been notorious for providing scant information (if any at all) and for suspect fundraising practices."282 Research indicates that long-term investors... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
  • Profile

Charlotte MacDonald

calendar with too many formal commitments. Because I want this experience to be reflective, I need to leave myself some time, some freedom and mental energy." Her reflections are informed and reinforced by both her direct colleagues... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
  • 28 Jan 2020
  • Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

essential skill to master for creating an edge in the innovation economy is the ability to tell stories, to motivate others to join you on an unknown journey. What are the key ideas behind learning to be a storyteller? Kanter: Effective... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

ICIC - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

private sector investment to create jobs, income, and wealth for local residents. The organization strengthens inner city economies by providing businesses, governments, and investors with the most comprehensive and actionable View Details
  • 21 Aug 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54860 July–August 2018 Organization Science Learning by Contributing: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Contribution to Crowdsourced Public Goods By: Nagle, Frank Abstract—As the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Jan 2010
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First Look: January 5

impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE funds have invested in the past five years have grown more quickly... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13

certification, suggesting that schools treat different certifications as substitutes. Third, conditional on displaying a ranking, the majority of schools coarsen information to make it seem more favorable. The stark patterns in the data... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne