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- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?
the life of the consumer. An important assumption of the perspective developed in this paper is that we can identify what is rational for consumers. There are strong views about the appropriateness of rationality as a criterion. I use... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
were able to navigate the structures of regulation during this stage. As an industry peaks and begins to decline, leaders take center stage. Leaders are change agents who see opportunities and promise where others see only defeat. That... View Details
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
that issuance is partly an attempt to arbitrage mispriced characteristics. Our approach helps forecast returns to portfolios based on book-to-market, size, price, distress, payout policy, profitability, and industry. Our results provide a new View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower
elective course, Managing Global Health: Applying Behavioral Economics to Create Impact, which she teaches to second-year MBA students at HBS and select students from Harvard Medical School and the Kennedy School of Government. The User's View Details
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
to capital, which was a primary focus of hers at the SBA. Spreading The Wealth Having spent over 25 years in private equity and venture capital firms before becoming SBA Administrator, Mills has perspective on challenges and opportunities... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
sectors beyond the original bath soap category. The development causes the brand team to take a fresh look at the clichés of the beauty industry. The result is the controversial Real Beauty campaign. As the campaign unfolds, Unilever... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
recklessly than they drive their own cars) becomes a real danger. Project sponsors may take excessive amounts of risk knowing the debt holders will bear most of the downside, yet will share almost none of the upside. Infrastructure... View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
imprinting. This theory provides a distinct lens for organizational research that takes history seriously. Rituals Alleviate Grieving for Loved Ones, Lovers, and Lotteries Authors:Norton, Michael I., and F. Gino Publication:Journal of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
looking to cash out soon, either with a sale or by taking the company public through an IPO. He pondered both options and surveyed the challenges that each presented. If Mistele and INRIX decided to go public, Mistele would need to be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
courses such as finance and marketing and replaced them with courses that sought to integrate teaching and learning across functions and from the perspective of the constituents with whom leaders typically interacted, such as customers,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008
Author:Noel Watson Abstract In this paper we propose a perceptions framework for categorizing a range of inventory decision making that can be employed in a single-stage supply chain. We take the existence of a wide range of inventory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?
increases. Diversification The Wrong Way Reinsurance firms are pushed to diversify, diversify, diversify, but they need to do it well, which Froot hasn't found to be the case. Reinsurers often diversify in order to garner good scores from ratings agencies—and those... View Details
- 07 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela
a case about the Kumbh Mela focusing on finance and strategy. An A case will be largely descriptive about what we saw on this trip. It will be followed by a B case set at the next festival, which will take place twelve years from now.... View Details
- 26 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 26
the career mobility of professionals in "up-or-out" organizations. We develop a nuanced perspective on the potential career mobility effects of workgroup demography by integrating the social identification processes of cohesion,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
Each of these executives restored their people's confidence in themselves and in one another—a necessary antecedent to restoring investor or public confidence. They inspired and empowered their organizations to take new actions that could... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
Globalization and Business Applications Globalization in Historical Perspective By: Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Geoffrey Jones Abstract—This chapter explores the role that firms have played over time in promoting international trade and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 29, 2008
PSF staff, that's time well spent. Third, choice assignments are in short supply, which limits the number of learning opportunities available for associates. Good alternatives include shadowing senior professionals on assignments and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31
Authors:Kathleen L. McGinn and Katherine L. Milkman Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate the role of workgroup sex and race composition on the career mobility of professionals in "up-or-out" organizations. We develop a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8
But in a world of constant layoffs and dying industries, it has become increasingly difficult to "plan" your way to success. So what is the solution? Well, when it comes to dealing with uncertainty, nobody handles it better than successful entrepreneurs.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13
discusses the evidence that has been assembled to date in understanding the impact of high-skilled immigration from the perspective of the firm and the open areas that call for more research. Since much of the U.S. immigration process for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne