Publications

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October 2007
Module Note

Managing in the Information Age Module Note for Students: Function IT

Introduces students to the concepts covered in the Managing in the Information Age module on Function IT. View Details

Keywords: Information Management; Information Technology

1992
Chapter

The Stages Theory: A Framework for IT Adoption and Organizational Learning

By: R. L. Nolan

Keywords: Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mathematical Methods; Information Technology Industry

1980
Other Unpublished Work

Condominium Conversion in Massachusetts: An Evaluation of its Benefits and Costs

By: Dutch Leonard, J.F. Kain and K.E. Case

Keywords: Housing; Cost vs Benefits; Massachusetts

spring 1983
Article

The Evolution of International Banking Competition and Its Implications for Regulation

By: D. B. Crane and Samuel L. Hayes III

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Competition; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

1982
Book

The New Videotex Technology and Its Impact on Retailers in Canada

By: S. Ash and J. Quelch

13 Feb 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Electronic Hierarchies and Electronic Heterarchies: Relationship-Specific Assets and the Governance of Interfirm IT

Keywords: by Andrew McAfee, Marco Bettiol & Maria Chiarvesio; Technology

1988
Book

Creating the Future: The Massachusetts Comeback and Its Promise for America

By: M. S. Dukakis and Rosabeth M. Kanter

Keywords: Economics; Massachusetts

January 2021 (Revised May 2023)
Case

Love It or List It: An Aging Asset on Sixth Ave

By: Charles F. Wu, Moe Bakri, Mimi DiSipio, Clay Macfarlane, Sam Rashin and Baruch Shemtov

Keywords: Real Estate

Educators

2013
Book

Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence and How to Limit It

By: Daniel Carpenter and David Moss

July 1992 (Revised June 1993)
Case

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: IT Support of Corn Research and Development

By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard and Sorin A. Bodea

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Research and Development; Information Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

1998
Article

The Nature of Trust and Its Impact on Relationship Management Activities

By: Joseph P. Cannon, Greg Gundlach and Das Narayandas

Keywords: Trust; Relationships; Management

1995
Working Paper

IT Architectures and Organizational Information Processing Capacity: A Synthesis and Illustration

By: Chiara Francalanci and Richard L. Nolan

2008
Book

Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America—and How We Can Get More of It

By: Arthur C. Brooks

Who are the happiest Americans? Surveys show that religious people think they are happier than secularists, and secularists think they are happier than religious people. Liberals believe they are happier than conservatives, and conservatives disagree. In fact, almost... View Details

January 2016
Article

Blind Loyalty?: How Group Loyalty Makes Us See Evil or Engage in It

By: John Angus D. Hildreth, Francesca Gino and Max Bazerman

Loyalty often drives corruption. Corporate scandals, political machinations, and sports cheating highlight how loyalty's pernicious nature manifests in collusion, conspiracy, cronyism, nepotism, and other forms of cheating. Yet loyalty is also touted as an ethical... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Groups and Teams

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2016
Article

Integrated Care from the Patient's Perspective and its Relationship to Medical Group Attributes.

By: Michaela Kerrissey, Jonathan Clark, Ashley-Kay Fryer, Wei Jiang, Maryaline Catillon, Patricia Ramsay, Stephen Shortell, Lawrence Casalino, Mark Friedberg and Sara J. Singer

Integrating care for patients with multiple chronic conditions is essential to improving quality. Yet little is known about care integration from the patient’s perspective and how it relates to medical group characteristics. We created a nationally representative... View Details

Keywords: Care Coordination; Integrated Care; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Quality; Perspective; Health Industry

March 2001
Background Note

Valuing the Option Component of Debt and Its Relevance to DCF-Based Valuation Methods

The flows-to-equity or equity cash flows valuation method is a discounted cash flow method used to estimate the equity portion of the capital structure. It is closely related to the venture capital/buyout valuation method, which estimates the IRR of the stream of cash... View Details

Keywords: Cash Flow; Valuation; Equity

Educators

October 2002 (Revised November 2002)
Case

Welfare State and its Impact on Business Competitiveness, The: Sweden Inc. for Sale?

By: Huw Pill, Petter Johnsson, Ola Nordquist and Ingrid Vogel

The Swedish Model--sometimes presented as a third way between savage capitalism and unrealistic socialism--was much lauded in the 1960s. It was viewed as a strategy that addressed social concerns while supporting economic growth. However, the financial and currency... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Welfare; Government and Politics; Taxation; Competition; Public Administration Industry; Sweden

Educators