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- 10 Nov 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?
constraints." M. J. Fleming cautioned, "If you (as a customer) have influence, you can lead in a horrible direction We should all be very careful of what we wish." To avoid these predicaments, Neil Jackson recommended,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
a search in the context of a single well-known case: the Federal Radio Commission's (FRC) 1927 decision not to expand the broadcast radio band. The standard account of this decision holds that incumbent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial responses to securities mispricing. The managerial biases approach studies the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018
better joint outcomes. Study 2 demonstrates the causal impact of handshaking using experimental methodology. Study 3 suggests one driver of the cooperative consequence of handshaking: negotiators expected partners who shook hands to behave more cooperatively than... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
individualized consultations where appropriate. THWARTING THE PUPPY MILLS In addition to being thick, Roth has written that successful marketplaces must be safe, meaning that all parties feel secure enough to make decisions based on their... View Details
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1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects | MBA
Field Research Students must avoid deceptive practices and obtain informed consent from all individuals interviewed as part of a project. When conducting interviews or performing any other work for company sponsors, students must not... View Details
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
point of focus and discipline. Some simple and pragmatic guidelines can be used to make the company's reporting as useful as possible to all stakeholders. By simplifying the language and avoiding the use of jargon or "legalese," the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
COVID-19 will have on high-tech startups and entrepreneurs? Maria Roche: [Similarly,] COVID-19 may induce individuals who are most sensitive to labor market conditions to start new ventures in order to avoid being unemployed, or to escape... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
a) incorporation decisions by entrepreneurs that anticipate the burdens of being a US corporation, b) merger patterns that reflect the penalties of being domiciled in the US and the importance of offshore cash for US corporations, c)... View Details
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
scholars and practitioners had addressed specific ethical issues in negotiation, no one had taken a comprehensive look at the process. Our collection [in What's Fair] includes articles by economists, lawyers, decision analysts,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
psychology of decision making, rather than voters' willingness to compromise and support a bill they weakly oppose when that bill is bundled with one they strongly support. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-147.pdf ... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
PublicationsThe Coexistence of Overestimation and Underweighting of Rare Events and the Contingent Recency Effect Authors:Greg Barron and Eldad Yechiam Publication:.Judgment and Decision Making 4, no. 6 (October 2009) Abstract Previous... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
2017 Harvard Business Review The Real Reason Uber Is Giving Up in China By: Kirby, William C. Abstract—The article examines the role of the Chinese government in transport firm Uber's decision to sell its China operation to a rival... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
makeup. Ten Proven Ways To Avoid Deep Change Sprinkle Internet responsibilities throughout the company—a little Web site here, a little brochure-ware there. Let them all go forward, as long as they stay small and innocuous. If any look... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
She hired some local help to cultivate the land when she first moved in, but soon decided that she needed to do the job herself. The decision to be an organic farm — one that avoided herbicides, pesticides,... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
Earnings Management, Corporate Tax Shelters, and Book-Tax Alignment Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:National Tax Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This paper reviews recent evidence analyzing the link between earnings management and corporate tax... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
Instead of losing them, we developed immensely loyal customers. Sahlman: I took advantage of the opportunity to avoid upheaval by pursuing the only job from which you can't get fired! Actually, my colleagues and I try to focus on great... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
forthcoming Management Science Frenemies in Platform Markets: Heterogeneous Profit Foci as Drivers of Compatibility Decisions By: Adner, Ron, Jianqing Chen, and Feng Zhu Abstract— We study compatibility View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
May 11, 2017 New England Journal of Medicine Good Riddance to Big Insurance Mergers By: Dafny, Leemore S. Abstract—Federal judges issued preliminary injunctions halting mergers of four of the five largest U.S. health insurers. These View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
Choose The Range And Types Of Services Provided Perhaps the most basic strategic decision for every provider is the set of services to be delivered. In other words, what businesses does the provider want to be in? Providers must choose... View Details