Gap - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 23

officers, cabinet ministers, and unskilled workers-to their ideals for what those wages should be. We show that ideal pay gaps between skilled and unskilled workers are significantly smaller than estimated pay gaps, and that there is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation

business than Democrats—and that partisan start-up gap significantly widens when Republicans take control of the presidency. Alignment with the president’s party also seems to impact the pace of innovation. A study of patent filings shows... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

17 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often

bottom,” she says. Middle managers may fill a critical gap here—especially since the study suggests that they are the ones who often reignite communication after the initial decline. Invest in meaningful ways for employees to... View Details

Keywords: by Ami Albernaz

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs

realize how big the gap is between making decisions in established corporations and making them in start-ups. And that's one of the main reasons many first-rate executives find it hard to adjust to the entrepreneur's world. Not only are... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

cross-ownership, Porter also said that the keiretsu system's unique strength lay in its ability to work across sectors. "We want to maintain that," he said. Beyond Business Vogel described a gap in current political leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

19 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Climbing the Great Wall of Trust

"It's a gap that might make you less competitive compared with someone who is of the same ethnic culture." “To the extent that you could speak the language or demonstrate a certain level of understanding of culture, that might... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation

hire or a firing situation. Issues may also be more personal, such as how to bridge the enormous gap between the leadership of a company and retirement. EE: What sort of feedback have you received from past participants? Hart: They say... View Details

Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery

11 May 2020
Op-Ed

Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness

It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

23 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

expression of corporate purpose and guide for decision-making for most publicly owned firms in the United States (and the United Kingdom). I argue that narrowing the compatibility gap between capitalism and justice and reversing declining... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Jul 2024
Book

Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead

just look straight at the goal, and at the distance between where we are now and where that treasure is, the gap can be overwhelming and paralyzing. It's important to know and reflect on what treasure you're seeking, but that doesn't mean... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

to fill little gaps in the literature, and I continue to think that was excellent advice.” Just as researchers in the life sciences often target their work to tackle the most dangerous diseases, so argues Moss, social scientists can make... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Jun 2012
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Leadership: What We Know

students recognize the yawning gap between espoused aspiration and reality in our classrooms? And perhaps most importantly, how long can society survive without growing a stronger field of emerging leaders? View Details

Keywords: by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana & Nitin Nohria; Education

16 Dec 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Marrying Distance and Classroom Education

contributing. Probably a greater ability is to deliver materials that can be experienced at different levels. In other words, going back to the gap between novice and master to allow people to find their own place on that continuum and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!

worldwide brand already recognized for integrity and honesty, so much the better. The Globe and Post can fill that need. The objection has always been that there is no way to monetize such a role. Online advertising does not plug the gap... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Journalism & News; Publishing

09 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Career Advancement Without Experience

established organization. What they need, say researchers Siobhan O'Mahony and Beth Bechky, is "stretchwork" that fits with an individual's previous experience and yet extends their skills in a new direction. Stretchwork can help workers bridge the View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Motion Pictures & Video; Technology

11 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

collection will be of great interest to scholars of entrepreneurship, international business and business history. Psychology and Experimental Economics: A Gap in Abstraction Authors:Dan Ariely and Michael I. Norton Periodical:Current... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Apr 2019
Book

Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

relationship manager. We identified a funding gap in the smallest dollar loans—those under $100,000. The smallest businesses who wanted the smallest loans were not being well served, in part because it was hard to know whether they were... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

24 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

the operations literature that systematically analyze the impact of e-intermediaries are lacking. Our work fills this gap and answers practical questions regarding the responsible operations of e-intermediaries. Methodology: We develop an... View Details