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- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
large due to either product characteristics or the distance between exporter and importer. Finally, we find that in countries with well-developed finance, total exports and the allocation of exports across importers are more sensitive to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Nov 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
capital sector. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-114.pdf Multi-Sided Platforms: From Microfoundations to Design and Expansion Strategies Author:Andrei Hagiu Abstract Multi-sided platforms (MSPs), which bring together... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?
actively disengaged employees far exceed those who are engaged. And the numbers aren’t improving. This is puzzling, because employee engagement may be the single most effective competitive strategy available to many organizations. The... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
interference from the community because of their favorable reputation, while layoffs by other firms elsewhere were met with unrest and angst. The approach of the study is important, too. The discipline of strategy is not rich in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2001
- Op-Ed
Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed
budgets and bonuses—by rewarding people purely for their accomplishments, not for their ability to hit targets—will we take away the incentive to cheat. Only then will we eliminate the budgeting incentives that drive individuals to act in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
years, as society's insights on how to use the technology changed. It is worth noting that although these technologies mutated significantly (for trains, it meant moving from fifteen miles an hour to eighty miles an hour), the mutation was on a View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
literature on co-located clusters and clusters' linkages, we focus on the impact of lead firms’ strategies on the competitiveness of a pair of “twin” clusters located in Northeast Italy. Our findings suggest that production remains... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
requirements and other rules, and boards and managers comply. Economies with good governance structures perform better than those lacking such systems. · A board's key functions are overseeing a company's strategy and leadership,... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
and behaviors that are rewarding in the moment, like listening to music or daydreaming. But these relaxing activities during the commute can actually hinder their ability to seamlessly transition into their work role. Worse, if people... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
course, is only one of many factors that determine a film's market performance. Film characteristics such as story line, genre, and the use of special effects also affect demand. The role of directors and other creative talent could play a role. In addition, decisions... View Details
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
between tax brackets within a state-year cell and which absorb heterogeneity and contemporaneous changes in economic conditions; ii) an instrumental variable approach, which predicts changes in an individual or firm's total tax rate with... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
proposals, and quality evaluations for more than 12,000 evaluator-proposal pairs. The analysis shows that solicitations offering a personal reward for top submissions boost participation rates without affecting submission quality. We show... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
The New Global Business Manager
should be involved. You must have at the table the global business managers who can represent the need for an integrated worldwide strategy and more efficient standardized products. They can then argue with country managers who say,... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
reward firms for practices that go above and beyond the requirements of the law. "Self-policing" programs adopted by several agencies shift the burden of monitoring regulatory compliance and reporting noncompliance from the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
strategies and their importance for globalization have been scarce. In The Language of Global Success, Tsedal Neeley provides an in-depth look at a single organization—the high-tech giant Rakuten—in the five years following its English... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
billion in all. Sixteen months later, Lyondell emerged from Chapter 11 on April 30, 2010. Under the plan of reorganization, total debt outstanding from before the bankruptcy was reduced from $26 billion to $7 billion, while the DIP loans... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
results—the next quarterly report and the rewards that come from short-term success—while ignoring their responsibilities to sustaining and building the company's long-term fiscal health. Ironically, it was the Wall Street leaders who put... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2019
- What Do You Think?
Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?
in all types of jobs and at all levels of compensation can be “asked” to sign an agreement—even after they agree to take a job. Their reward is often little more than they get to keep their jobs, although they may receive some... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
including the yield rates at various schools; how many applicants they accept of those who apply; of those who accept, how many actually attend; and what is happening to the total enrollments. It was a big surprise to see a hollowing out... View Details