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  • 27 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism

tensions by explicitly assigning responsibility for different values to specific people. Senior managers focus on short-term goals; HR is responsible for reminding them about long-term goals such as developing employees. These different... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 11 Feb 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans

opting for the short-term benefits in spite of the risks?” "There is no doubt the transactions were very risky, as interest rates on these loans frequently exceeded 20 percent," says Boris Vallée, an assistant professor in the Finance... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 13 Jun 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet

wealth funds—global diversification still makes sense. In fact, says Viceira, not diversifying can hurt those investors by causing them to miss the more dynamic parts of the economy if they get stuck in one country that is stagnating. The advantage of diversification... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 06 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

assessment system focused on organizational values. We find a counterintuitive result: the intervention drove even higher effort on dimensions of short-term financial performance associated with preexisting monetary incentives but did not... View Details
  • 06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6

But a short-term focus in many businesses and political gridlock have prevented the U.S. from taking the steps needed to meet the challenge. The U.S. retains core strengths in areas such as entrepreneurship and higher education. However,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?

such as capital or access to talent inside the group. Equally important, I believe, is reputation, knowing that it is Koç or Akfen. Q: Koç and Akfen are both family owned. Is this an advantage? A: One idea is that family firms have longer time horizons, that they are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

How to Put Meaning Back into Leading

enactment of values and a purpose to which the organization subscribes. Barnard came to define the role of the organizational leader as the creator and steward of the purpose and values, where an important aspect of the stewardship activity is balancing View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28

Risk Authors: Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate with investors, we explore the effect of managerial View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Nov 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?

that people tend to devalue long-term returns in relation to short-term gains. They tend not to buy and sell according to self-set rules. A person willing to pay up to $200 for a ticket to a sporting event is not, once he owns it, willing... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 03 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 3

of public-private partnerships, with particular attention to a model project in Miami, the Port Tunnel. The overview concludes with a call for cross-sector coalitions to develop strategies with long-term impact goals and short-term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19

that offered the most promise? Managers realized that these choices would not only determine the company’s short-term growth trajectory, but also shape the longer-term value of the Mavi brand. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 20

preoccupied minds in the corridors of power in Western capitals: how to compel Russia to respect the Western geopolitical preferences without harming European allies? The answer, as in the past, pointed to the lack of viable short-term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 29, 2008

and marginal-cost options. The emphasis on short-term earnings per share as the primary driver of share price, and hence shareholder value creation, acts to restrict investments in innovative long-term growth opportunities. These are not... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25

indicated that he believed that another doubling in size was feasible, but it would probably take a major acquisition to do so. And JCDecaux faced more pressing short-term issues. The contract for London bus shelters that the company had... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016

Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—In the presence of managerial short-termism and asymmetric information about skill and effort provision, firms may opportunistically shift earnings from uncertain to more certain times. We document that firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

There are likely to be periods in a major downturn when even the best will have low returns, but these firms know that price cuts are almost always a one-way street, and they do not sacrifice their long-term viability and positioning for View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 09 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

extraordinary measures on behalf of their airline. For example, in the wake of the Gulf War and rising jet fuel prices, Southwest's Dallas employees initiated a "Fuel from the Heart" program in 1991 in which employees voluntarily incurred View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation
  • 03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008

the model, we find that (i) the supply of long- relative to short-term bonds is positively related to the term spread, (ii) supply predicts positively long-term bonds' excess returns even after controlling for the term spread and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

capacity for warehousing, packing, and—possibly—molding. But what if demand never came despite the expense? LEGO's director of strategic risk management, Hans Laessøe, pointed out the uncertainty of even short-term global demand... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 03 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?

is yes. The safety of the financial system depends on financial institutions' risk exposure, their ability to absorb losses, their reliance on short-term wholesale funding, transparency, and understanding the interconnectedness between... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Banking; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate
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