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  • 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

change initiatives-Predictability, Teaming and Open Communication, and Results Only Work Environment-that alter the structure and culture of work in ways that enable better work and better lives. August 2013 Tax Administration Review Randomized Tax View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 22

U.S. firms and foreign firms from strong rule of law countries show a positive association between restatement frequency and internal control weaknesses. Firms from weak rule of law countries show no significant association. We interpret these findings as home country... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jun 2016
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June 14, 2016

a way for managers to balance the analytical side of their work with the human side and find a sound way forward when analysis falls short. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50601 forthcoming Patent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Oct 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

has enough leverage to practice it. Boards of directors play an important role in championing the cause of stakeholders of all kinds. DF in AZ put it this way: “If a company promises a fundamental shift towards shareholder capitalism but doesn’t show any progress... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 23 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 23

working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44722 No Taxation without Information: Deterrence and Self-Enforcement in the Value Added Tax By: Pomeranz, Dina Abstract—Claims that the VAT facilitates tax enforcement by generating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006

Patenting Behavior: Demographics or Opportunities? Authors:Pierre Azoulay, Waverly Ding, and Toby Stuart Periodical:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming) Abstract We examine the individual, contextual, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 6, 2007

on California and Silicon Valley, we exploit Michigan's inadvertent reversal of its non-compete enforcement legislation as a natural experiment to investigate the impact of non-competes on mobility. Using the U.S. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 30

onerous when outsourcing the monitoring and enforcement of government regulation. In this paper, we argue that the considerable moral hazard associated with private regulatory monitoring can be mitigated by understanding conflicts of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

pronounced in banks, and with higher pre-adoption information asymmetry, consistent with investors expecting net information quality benefits from IFRS adoption. We also find that the reaction is less positive for firms domiciled in code law countries, consistent with... View Details
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

industries. We exploit data from the U.S. Cluster Mapping Project to examine the effects of agglomeration within regional clusters after controlling for convergence at the region-industry level. Our findings suggest that industries located in a strong cluster register... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25

The result would be improved deal process design in MBOs and improved capital formation in the economy overall. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50980 Patent Trolls: Evidence from Targeted Firms By: Cohen,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 28, 2015

of the business model as decisions enforced by the authority of the firm; this definition enables the analysis of business models through the analysis of individual firm choices. We situate negotiation outcomes within the strategy... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

Makridis Abstract—This paper exploits a natural experiment in the entry of new lab managers across India’s 42 public R&D labs between 1995 and 2006 to study the complementarity between lab managers and incentive schemes. While scientists were provided with stronger... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009

even in the absence of property rights, SOEs may significantly improve performance, and document 42 Indian state-owned laboratories over 1993-2006—starting from a base of negligible U.S. patents—being granted more patents than all... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Feb 2016
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February 9, 2016

interest. This paper examines empirical data from the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation, an agency that funds partnerships between universities and private companies. We assess the effect on participating firms' innovative performance, comparing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23

allowable constraints. The method then designs a point system that is based on the selected priority criteria and approximately maximizes medical efficiency, i.e., life year gains from transplant, while simultaneously enforcing selected... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

affiliate marketing programs in which merchants oversee thousands of affiliates they have never met. Some merchants hire outside specialists to set and enforce policies for affiliates, while other merchants ask their ordinary marketing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 21 Nov 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset

this without a patent or a copyright. In theory, anyone could try to horn in on his territory. Surely some are trying; there are no formal barriers to entry. Rovell's competitive advantage is his reputation. Foster A Reputation For... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
  • 06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

into how individuals learn directly from their prior experience and indirectly from the experiences of others. The Litigation of Financial Innovations Authors: Josh Lerner Publication: Journal of Law and Economics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper examines the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

countless incremental fixes-attacking fraud, reducing errors, enforcing practice guidelines, making patients better "consumers," implementing electronic medical records-but none have had much impact. It's time for a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne