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- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
study. Results: Walkstation usage declined most when participants were given information on co-workers' usage levels, due to a tendency to converge to the lowest common denominator-their least-active co-workers. Conclusion: This research demonstrates the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
organizational adoption of practice variants that differ in their degree of customization. Working Papers X-CAPM: An Extrapolative Capital Asset Pricing Model By: Barberis, Nicholas, Robin Greenwood, Lawrence Jin, and Andrei Shleifer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?
these trends impact social costs so favorably that they could render dependency ratios largely meaningless? What do you think? Original Article Without knowing it, we have already heard a great deal about "dependency ratios." We... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Benchmarks Don’t Work
adage about the economist who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. When the benchmark used to evaluate a department or a process is based on an aggregate financial metric, the assumption is that the department or... View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
Ariely Publication:Health Affairs 31 (February 2012) Abstract Policies that mandate calorie labeling in fast-food and chain restaurants have had little or no observable impact on calorie consumption to date. In three field experiments, we... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
(forthcoming) Abstract Competition among firms yields many benefits but can also encourage firms to engage in corrupt or unethical activities. We argue that competition can lead organizations to provide services that customers demand but that violate government... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
Younger Black Knowledge Workers BIO As global leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow, the prospects for mitigating the impact of climate change do not look very good. A detailed new analysis from the Rhodium Group, as reported by Axios.com,... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
their innovation performance. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51467 Bubbles for Fama By: Greenwood, Robin, Andrei Shleifer, and Yang You Abstract—We evaluate Eugene Fama's claim that stock prices do... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted
new research. In fact, social bonding among men may account for more than a third of the gender gap in promotions, according to the working paper The Old Boys’ Club: Schmoozing and the Gender Gap. “I’m not surprised the old boys’ club still exists, but I’m disappointed... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
unfavorable expectations face an additional constraint: their prices and first-party content investment need to be such that low (zero) participation equilibria are eliminated. This additional constraint typically leads them to invest... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End
with lower construction costs after many Japanese recoiled at its projected $2.7 billion price tag. "Hosting the Olympics, especially the larger Summer Games, is a globally recognized initiative for nation-branding via big... View Details
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
specific conditions. Once I was working in the field, though, I realized that as an engineer, my scope was limited to product design. I noticed that it was mostly people with MBAs who got to decide who had access to different kinds of treatments—and at what View Details
- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
seems to look at its successor as beneath their own." There were a number of suggestions about how millennials might manage differently from their predecessors. For example, Bette Price said, " this group will be fine managers... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
behavior are reduced (Study 5). Our results have important implications for models of ethical decision making, moral behavior, and self-regulatory theory. Publisher's link: http://www.francescagino.com August 2013 Journal of Finance The Real Product Market View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
the behavior of political leaders, the impact of the 9/11 attacks, and scientists’ statements about global warming and gasoline prices. Also included are studies of attitude strength that compare the causes and consequences of various... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details
- 20 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Marketing Mix Right
when a company attempts to move in on its market share, perhaps by offering price discounts. Since this strategy is viewed as more threatening, the competitor can be expected to retaliate with prejudice—often by firing off a campaign to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
suggests that economic clusters—usually used to explain development in local economies—have had a much wider impact on world economics than generally recognized. Harvard-Newcomen Fellow Valeria Giacomin calls clusters “the building blocks... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
bankruptcy doesn’t necessarily mean the death of a company, and in fact, it can actually be the very thing that saves a business, assuming the courts can handle the flood that is likely coming. Dina Gerdeman: What impact do you expect... View Details
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
organization profits. Order the book: http://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Calls-Twelve-Stories-Decisions/dp/142215811X From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Survival Authors:Oliver Falck, Christina Guenther, Stephan... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne