Financial Incentives - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Dec 2015
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Examining Global Workforce Management

As executives of an international company are considering workforce reductions in Europe and South America, they are providing layoff support to employees and working with communities to create incentives for new businesses to replace... View Details

February 2002 (Revised May 2002)
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That's a Wrap: The Dynamics of the Video Rental Industry

By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem

The history, current dynamics, and future trends of the $10 billion home video rental industry provides a platform to discuss revenue-sharing contracts between suppliers of home videocassettes and retailers. View Details

Keywords: Contracts; Motivation and Incentives; Supply Chain Management; Revenue; Financial Strategy; Motion Pictures and Video Industry

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19 Feb 2014
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Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers

about baseball and race, he's explored questions such as how much money motivates ministers, and how much financial journalists affect the stock market. "I am interested in what motivates people," he says, "and what causes... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Information; Publishing

08 Jul 2002
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Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?

responsible for the accuracy of financial reports. Others might include directors among those held responsible, with at least the confiscation of all incentive pay gained as a result of deliberate... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2023
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The Latest Model

Unlike some consultancies, Prysm is industry-agnostic. Rather than working in siloed practice areas like transportation or financial services, Barrera and Hurder use their understanding of fundamental economic principles—and their... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; blockchain; cryptocurrency; economic models; innovation; consulting; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Apr 2001
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Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments

high leverage and its effects on managerial incentives and firm performance,” says Esty. “The projects I currently study are financed with 65 to 90 percent debt, compared with 25 to 35 percent for the typical industrial firm.” Both the... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance (Q3) - Course Catalog

contracts and exit decisions be structured. They aim to prepare students for these decisions, both as entrepreneurs and as investors. The next three modules look at a variety of financing models across the venture's life cycle, with an aim to understanding the View Details

18 Jul 2005
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Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

characterize profits to tax authorities and capital markets separately). There is also much anecdotal evidence on the profusion of tax shelters and compensation incentives for managing effective tax rates. Managers appear to have become... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

16 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?

virtually mandates changes to contracts as requirements are added or changed; and financial incentives that reward lowball contractor bids and provide negative sanctions for failing to spend all the... View Details

Keywords: by J. Ronald Fox; Service

01 Apr 1999
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Spirit at Work

practices to lead some 150 consultants and employees in the building of the aquarium against almost impossible financial odds. "I started the early design meetings with a nondenominational prayer," says Stuart, an Episcopalian who also... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

funded HIV clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Intervention: The study involved three arms. First, participants in the provider visit incentive (PVI) arm received $30 after attending each scheduled provider visit. Second, participants in the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2009
News

Where Are They Now?

in management control systems through research focused on the various issues related to the design and effects of performance measurement, evaluation and incentive systems, and, more recently, corporate control and governance systems. “In... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

February 2010 (Revised January 2014)
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CommonAngels (A)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kaitlyn Simpson

Describes the motivations behind the founding of CommonAngels—a group of successful business owners who provide capital, connections, and expertise to entrepreneurs who are building new ventures. In 2005, the group is considering increasing its investment focus to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Investment; Motivation and Incentives; Social and Collaborative Networks; Financial Services Industry

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30 Nov 2018
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What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?

Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Energy

18 Oct 2004
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The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

developments. His work examines how "sell-side financial analysts incorporate accounting information in their earnings forecasts, common stock valuations, and investment recommendations." He also analyzes management reporting of... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

22 Aug 2007
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The Hedge Fund as Activist

performance, most investors have found it easier to vote "with their feet" by selling shares, rather than making formal complaints. Large shareholders, however, have stronger incentives to monitor management. The conventional... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Greenwood; Financial Services

25 Aug 2015
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First Look Tuesday

stability. In light of this goal, reforms should reduce the ex-ante incentives for MMFs to take excessive risk and increase the ex post resilience of MMFs to system-wide runs. Our analysis suggests that requiring MMFs to have subordinated... View Details

02 Jan 2020
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Empowering Rural Communities

nor would it be limited by the financial restrictions that govern nonprofit electrical cooperatives. Instead, it would have both the incentive and the flexibility to bring renewable power to communities that... View Details

Keywords: April White; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2011
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Student Trio Advance Health Payment Reform

quality of care. Traditionally, doctors and hospitals have been paid separate fees for their services, an approach widely criticized for rewarding overuse of diagnostic tests and procedures while providing no incentives to integrate care.... View Details

Keywords: bundling; Health, Social Assistance

16 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 16

http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694945.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199694945-e-026 September 2014 Journal of Financial Economics The Disintermediation of Financial Markets: Direct... View Details