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  • 05 Nov 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?

whether we are entering the next stage in what might be termed an era of neuromanagement. In it, a group of researchers claim to have found that brain structure and the density of cells in the right posterior parietal cortex are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 09 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 9, 2007

networks given that there was a more sophisticated system of formal institutions to mediate transactions and obtain capital and information. Our hypothesis is confirmed by three related results: 1) the total number of connections (i.e., the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Dec 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

The buildings and the people need to be close together. This saves time, fuel, water and pollution. There is bad density of course but good density can be varied, and green, and fulfilling, and efficient.... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?

to do that. We have to let people go vertical so that we can declutter the roads. There are a lot of people who don’t want to do it; they don’t want to see more density in their backyard. I’m hopeful that the policymakers will begin to... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
  • 11 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

view sales networks only in terms of direct contacts. But someone who knows lots of people doesn't necessarily have an effective network because networks often pay off most handsomely through indirect contacts. Moreover, the density of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018

Grushka-Cockayne Abstract—We introduce an exponential smoothing model that a manager can use to forecast the demand of a new product or service. The model has five features that make it suitable for accurately forecasting product life cycles at scale. First, the trend... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 22 May 2020
  • In Practice

Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

together to support community health There will be more recognition of the interconnected systems that account for the need for care, access to care, and care outcomes. The availability of jobs and their safety, housing density and... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 20 Oct 2009
  • First Look

First Look: October 20

and test an empirical framework which allows us to separate selection from treatment effects of large shareholders. Individual blockholders tend to hold blocks in public firms located close to where they reside. Using this empirical observation, we develop an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: January 5

  Working PapersThe Global Networks of Multinational Firms Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract In this paper we characterize the topology of global multinational networks and examine the macro and micro patterns of multinational activity. We construct indices... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Dec 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

  Working PapersThe Global Networks of Multinational Firms Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract In this paper we characterize the topology of global multinational networks and examine the macro and micro patterns of multinational activity. We construct indices... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

establishments in sparse regions, but both groups improve similarly in dense regions, suggesting that density mitigates the power of large establishments to resist institutional pressures. Finally, privately held firms' establishments... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

quantity, and method of distribution account for the observed variation in IRI within stores. Store-specific factors such as the density and variety of inventory observed at each store account for the variation in IRI across stores.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6

are in the same industry. Large establishments improve more slowly than small establishments in sparse regions, but both groups improve similarly in dense regions, suggesting that density mitigates the power of large establishments to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 12

proximity to headquarters and corporate siblings are associated with superior performance trends following information disclosure. We also find that regional density moderates effect of establishment size on performance improvement. We... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 05 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 5

regulation and high levels of press freedom; when they serve buyers located in countries where consumers are wealthy and socially conscious; and, among factories in developing countries, those situated in states with more international labor treaty obligations and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 16

empirical framework, which allows us to separate selection from treatment effects of large shareholders. Individual blockholders tend to hold blocks in public firms located close to where they reside. Using this empirical observation, we develop an instrument—the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 15, 2008

industry and home region, (2) the size of the investment syndicate, (3) target company maturity, and (4) the density of relationships among the other members of the syndicate. Entrepreneurship: Field of Dreams? Authors:Olav Sorenson and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009

more than 800,000 residents, yet only measures two square kilometers, roughly half the size of Manhattan's Central Park. Most homes are single-story structures and the density is 3,000 persons per hectare (compared to 43 in London, 100 in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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