Opportunistic Managerial Behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

produces slower learning in human subjects than the standard second price auction mechanism. Our results also serve to highlight differences in behavior between simulated agents and human bidders that mechanism designers should take into... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

that may be to do. In this article, the authors look at research from behavioral economics, social psychology, and other disciplines and offer practical tactics for leaders hoping to project a healthy amount of both qualities. Publisher's... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Mar 2011
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Local Hero

3 million fans a year, as it has done for nine of its eleven seasons at AT&T Park. However, in an industry where filling the airwaves has become as important as filling the stands, Baer’s brokering of a partnership in a regional sports network — yet another major View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009

displays) at the fiscal year-end. Firms also engage in similar behavior following periods of poor financial performance. Furthermore, our results confirm managers' stated willingness to sacrifice long-term value in order to smooth... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

University of Chicago Press, 1987. Merton, Robert C. , and R. D. Henriksson. "On Market Timing and Investment Performance Part II: Statistical Procedures for Evaluating Forecasting Skills." In Journal of Business 54 (October 1981). Merton, Robert C. , and T. A. Marsh.... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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How Do We Win the Cyberwar?

talent shortages. Anne Bonaparte sees it firsthand in her corporate customers: a lack of frontline security workers. “They’re not developers or data scientists,” she says. The workers they need range from entry level to managerial... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai

26 May 2015
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First Look: May 26

serve as the glue across functions and business units. But without clarity about strategy and the ability to articulate strategy, people can only pick up random, disconnected cues about priorities, and alignment is then hit-and-miss, especially when it comes to linking... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 13

F. Ward, and Michael I. Norton Publication:Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (forthcoming) Abstract When people are the victims of greed or recipients of generosity, their first impulse is often to pay back that behavior in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

being only one of three retailers to outperform Wal-Mart in both revenue and profit growth in that time. Life in a Dollar General store paints a vivid picture of the roots and historical focus of the company. Opportunistic buying has... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Management) Michael S. Kaufman Andy Pforzheimer Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 The Coming of Managerial Capitalism Tom Nicholas Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Entrepreneurial Finance (also listed under Finance) Sabrina Howell Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0... View Details

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

theories of corporate ownership may have been underemphasized in previous cross-country studies. The Influence of Firm Ownership Form on Post-Merger Customer-Mix Strategies Authors:Satish V. Joshi, Ranjani Krishnan, and Hema Krishnan Publication:Journal of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

with direct incentives for CSR is an effective tool to increase firm social performance. The findings provide evidence identifying corporate governance as a determinant of managerial incentives for social performance and suggest that CSR... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis Authors:Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav Rajan, and Chris Ittner Publication:13th ed. Prentice Hall, 2009 Abstract Emphasizing the "different costs for different... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Fall 2025 Q1 1.5 Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Robin Ely , Monique Burns Thompson Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Avoiding Startup Failure Entrepreneurial Management DJ DiDonna Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 ^ back to top B Area Faculty... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

avoiding them. Hidden Truths: What Leaders Need to Hear But Are Rarely Told By David Fubini, Senior Lecturer in Organizational Behavior Wiley Hidden Truths: What Leaders Need to Hear But Are Rarely Told delivers profound and rarely... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2192460 Dollar Funding and the Lending Behavior of Global Banks Authors:Ivashina, Victoria, David S. Scharfstein, and Jeremy C. Stein Abstract A large share of dollar-denominated lending is done by non-U.S. banks,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

PublicationsPerspectives on the Social Psychology of Creativity Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Julianna Pillemer Publication:Journal of Creative Behavior 46, no. 1 (2012) Abstract Scholars began serious study into the social psychology... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

successful), and the future (create the new model).This framework makes leading innovation easier because it gives leaders a simple vocabulary and set of tools for managing and measuring the different sets of behaviors and activities,... View Details

September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
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Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock

In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake... View Details