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- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
same-journal and self-cites are excluded. Our results thus suggest that despite potential conflicts of interest faced by editors, personal associations are used to improve selection decisions. August 2013 Marketing Science Complementary...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
back to the Hong Kong Disney parade, reflecting on how far the company had come and the lessons he had learned about reawakening the Disney magic. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/717483-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-037 Acxiom Acxiom...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
acceptance and a widespread consensus among both internal and external stakeholders. The outcome of this type of professional competition is not determined by claims about representing the underlying economic reality, but by claims about representing those who View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
painful, difficult journey. It's trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey. At best, they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses. This new book...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from the Browser Wars
simplified access to the online world, transforming the Internet from a communications vehicle for academics into a mass consumer phenomenon. At the same time, the growing usefulness of the Internet drove sales of personal computers off...
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- 06 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 6, 2016
overworked lifestyle, rather than a leisurely lifestyle, has become an aspirational status symbol. A series of studies shows that the positive inferences of status in response to busyness and lack of leisure are driven by the perceptions that a busy View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
should be a blessing in negotiation, of course. But picking the best possible deal takes careful planning. The set of techniques outlined here will put you on the right path. Beyond Batnas According to basic negotiation theory, Jim's...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
reference points or anchors to simplify the complex tasks of valuation and negotiation. Read the paper: http://people.hbs.edu/mbaker/cv/papers/refpt.pdf The Four Habits of High-Value Health Care Organizations Author:Richard M.J. Bohmer...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
people, and it provides skills and good wages in a country where the average person makes from $90 to $100 per year. Equally important is the project's catalytic impact on future investment. The sponsors are considering adding a second...
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by Julia Hanna
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
mortgages, accumulating twice the holdings of more seasoned managers. Moreover, inexperienced managers who personally experienced severe or recent adverse investment outcomes behaved more like seasoned managers. Training and institutional...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
revenue-producing capacity of the worker from $60,000 (a rough figure for the hospitality industry) to $110,000 (a similarly rough figure for “health care and social assistance”). A $30,000 investment in human infrastructure, based on...
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- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
of the inner workings of the firm, fires the CEO but appoints an acting CEO while a talent consultant is hired to begin a search for a replacement. Given the natural bias of the search firm and the board's recent bitter experience, the replacement is often the CEO of...
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Re: James L. Heskett
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
Leemore S., Igal Hendel, Victoria Marone, and Christopher Ody Abstract—Anecdotal reports and systematic research highlight the prevalence of narrow-network plans on the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces. At the same...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 May 2016
- HBS Case
Who Owns Space?
businesspersons are going to great lengths and great personal expense to put their stamp on commercial space travel and the so-called New Space sector, turning a very cold place into a hotbed of startup activity. Professor Matt Weinzierl...
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- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
situations as well.” The decision to study alumni connections was borne of the professors' personal school ties: both received their PhDs in finance from the University of Chicago. In 2007, each landed a position in the Finance Unit at...
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- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
employees are more likely to speak up and offer solutions when organizations launch information campaigns to promote process improvement and when managers engage in process-improvement activities themselves. We test our hypotheses in the health View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
women who will say, "You know what? All my personal needs and all my family's needs are taken care of, and if I'm no longer enjoying the environment or the work, I'm gone." If there are other...
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by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
generated in the rubber chain, it was mostly appropriated by foreigners. This view is in tune with the global commodity chain approach that argues that manufacturing/core economies absorb the bulk of surplus generated in the commodity chain. This paper challenges both...
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Martha Lagace
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
MaterialsAncora: A Private University in the Health Care of the Poor 306-088 Project Ancora signals the entry of the private sector into primary healthcare for Chile's poor. On a commercial basis, it seeks to deliver a more effective,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Super Bowl Ads for Multitaskers
with beautiful pictures, upbeat music, or dramatic lighting. Finally, emotion-focused ads do this by appealing to consumers' emotional attachment to the brand by personally connecting the product to how it will fit into their lives. (See...
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