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- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
from the U.S. South after 1910. Black arrivals increased both the effort exerted by immigrants to assimilate and their eventual Americanization. These average effects mask substantial heterogeneity: while initially less integrated groups... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Commencement 2011 Address | About
the choices people make when they are in positions of influence? It is deeply important to get this right. We ’ re at a point in history when the bond of trust between business and society has been fractured, if not broken, yet I firmly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
politics, and a business landscape dominated by yesterday’s champions. Murphy places these troubles in a broad historical context, combining analyses of Japanese culture and society over the centuries with accounts of Japan's numerous political regimes. America’s... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
sales for the retailer. We refer to this phenomenon as the value of concealment. A negative value of concealment is possible and represents the event that rationally acting consumers respond to the additional uncertainty by purchasing fewer products. We develop a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
leadership position against aggressive competition in a rapidly shifting and uncertain technological environment. Traces the evolution and transformation of the company and highlights the difficult choices Thomson faces in an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
volitional (experiments 2A and 2B) and are driven by decreases in trustworthiness engendered by decisions to hide (experiments 3A and 3B). Moreover, hiders do not intuit these negative consequences: given the choice to withhold or reveal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
might be appropriate to redesign (“refactor”) a system, to reduce what has been called “architectural debt.” Unfortunately, we lack robust data by which to evaluate the relationship between architectural design choices and system... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
presents special strategic and tactical challenges. (See the sidebar "Linked Negotiations" for descriptions of three categories of such talks.) This article focuses on "birds in the bush"—situations in which, like Jim, you have more than one... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
markets. By expanding program choice in this manner, cable operators were able to increase prices and attract more customers. Cable entrepreneurs also saw an opportunity to create "cable-only" channels by acquiring programming... View Details
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
choices for a procedure—a new technology or a default technology,” says Luo. “They will make that decision based on how useful it is, but also how much it exposes him or her to liability.” While most doctors are insured and won’t... View Details
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
counting on to drive sales over the next few years might not be forthcoming. Corporate downsizing is hardly anything new. Indeed, in recent years it has often been management's tool of choice for improving competitiveness. Ironically, new... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) - Course Catalog
challenging for general managers because they must rely on others – principally subordinates – to provide important critical input and data that inform decisions, as well as to implement the choices made. The major constraint facing most... View Details
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
Theory of Corporate Debt Maturity Choice Authors:Robin Greenwood, Jeremy C. Stein, and Samuel Hanson Abstract We argue that time-series variation in the maturity of aggregate corporate debt issues arises because firms behave as macro... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
micro-interactions comprising a negotiation are shaped by the representation structure (principals, agents, or teams) of the parties. In qualitative and quantitative analyses of negotiations carried out by principals, agents, and teams in a laboratory experiment, we... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
behavior and preferences into service cost and productivity standard metrics. Optimal Value and Growth Tilts in Long-Horizon Portfolios Authors:W. Jakub Jurkek and Luis M. Viceira Publication:Review of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We develop an analytical solution to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
to know one another virtually through their shared work, Reimert makes a conscious effort to recognize each individual’s contribution to the team. These small thank-you gestures go a long way to building cohesion. She also keeps her... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Godine) For more than four decades, Williams and his wife formed the most comprehensive and adventurous treasury of American prints ever assembled by private collectors. Their 6,000 prints cover both familiar and totally unknown ground. What stands out about their... View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
market regulation. New Deal partnerships in planning borrowed from those efforts to manage competitive markets, yet ultimately discredited the fair trade model by mandating economy-wide trade rules that sharply reduced competition. Laura... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/Lakhani%202013%20Prize%20Contests%20Nature%20Biotech_074fddc3-1449-45fe-a1a0-8086a8883f99.pdf China's Quest to Adopt Electric Vehicles Authors:Marquis, Christopher, Hongyu Zhang, and Lixuan Zhou Publication:Stanford Social... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne