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- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
businesses function alongside other institutions such as labor unions in an environment in which all are subservient to democratically elected governments. Are free trade and free markets quaint ideas from the past? What do you think?... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)
study's dependent measures, can be fairly innocuous. For instance, because it can be expensive to gather a representative sample from the American population, a researcher might elect to conduct one large-scale survey that includes three... View Details
- 08 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits
says Coles, who has used the simulation in the elective course Managing Networked Businesses and the doctoral course Market Design. "The goal was to provide a classroom experience that would allow students to really see the impact of... View Details
- 06 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal
2005 the king (Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev) decided to take back power. In 2006, bowing to popular pressures just like in '91, he gave it up again. And now Nepal is back to elective representatives of the people. There is a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
including Thomas Jefferson and Jack Welch. More on them later.) Under most circumstances, a leader is elected or appointed. And it makes no difference who ends up in power so long as the person is experienced and is hired through the... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 09 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?
percent. Results were even starker during a congressional election year, in which a heightened political environment presumably casts more scrutiny on agency decisions. In those cases, farmers associations' influence increased the... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
affiliation. These results hold through a large number of specifications and cannot be attributed to mobilization against the laws, measured by campaign contributions and self-reported political engagement. ID requirements have no effect on fraud either—actual or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015
readers, tell us what you think were the most significant trends, ideas, or management lessons from 2015. Then look ahead to next year. How do you think the 2016 presidential election will change the American economy? Will there be... View Details
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, essentially argues that the most important things are not predictable anyway, so why obsess about predictions. Silver's predictions of specific outcomes in the 2008 and 2012 US elections were... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
owners and actively engage with boards. To start, in the nomination and election process, shareholders could signal their support (endorsement, neutrality, or nonendorsement) for candidates the board puts forth and vote accordingly. If... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
asymmetric equilibrium where only one retailer elects to operate an online arm but earns lower profits than its bricks-only rival. We also characterize equilibria where firms open an online channel, even though consumers only use it for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
operating system for dealing with elective (largely surgical) patients. By opening an emergency room, however, the institution is now called upon to care for complex and highly variable medical patients. Asks if the previous operating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
teach in the Elective Curriculum of the MBA Program. While it is unlikely that investors will be able to solve many of the pressing societal problems, progress can be made. Related Reading: The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism As... View Details
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
likely to experience SEC enforcement actions. Next, I examine whether variations in politicians’ sensitivity to employment levels result in variations in enforcement against large employers. I find that large employers are less likely to face enforcement actions during... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
of Business. For their first experiment, Santana and Morwitz asked participants how much money they would pay for a cookie sold at a local café. Those who elected to purchase a cookie paid anywhere from zero to $2, with an average price... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
On Tuesday, the family of deceased musician and celebrated marijuana user Bob Marley announced what it claimed will be the first global cannabis brand, Marley Natural. Suddenly, marijuana is a growth industry—and increasingly, a legal one. When the smoke cleared after... View Details
- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
complete the requirements of the first-year MBA core curriculum. In the fifth and final year, they take electives at both HMS and HBS in a sequence determined by each student. Change Is In The Air Gilmartin, the former CEO of Merck, said... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
full-blown crises. We explore the reasons—cognitive, organizational, and political—why predictable surprises happen and we develop a framework to help leaders recognize, prioritize, and mobilize to avoid them. Once that is done, I'm planning to work on a book on... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
Publications August 2013 Cambridge University Press Democracy and Its Elected Enemies: American Political Capture and Economic Decline By: Rosefielde, Steven, and Daniel Quinn Mills Abstract—Democracy and Its View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
dictator's fall from power (e.g., in Egypt), we should focus on building relationships with the country's many future leaders and constituents. This outreach should include all parties that will be relevant in the future, not just those whom we agree with and like.... View Details