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- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
Abstract—Using data from a novel laboratory experiment on complex problem solving in which we varied the network structure of 16-person organizations, we investigate how an organization's network structure shapes performance in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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with the Agreements and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations, including privacy and copyright laws, any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of... View Details
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
satisfied, there is happiness adaptation to further gains in income using three data sets. Individual German Panel Data from 1985 to 2000, and data on the well-being of over... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
of training over 50,000 farmers; the final number was just under 67,000." For some organizations, performance measurement would begin and end with that data point alone. But the MCC takes a much longer view. "Training farmers is an... View Details
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
Case 407-050 Gianna Angelopoulous-Daskalaki led the bidding organization that secured the 2004 Olympics for Athens and then later the preparations for those Games. Tracks her leadership style and how she and her team won the bid. After... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
In 2015 I moved from New York City to Madison, Connecticut, where I met, quite by chance, Ginny Vancil and her brother, Richard. I thought, How many Vancils can there be in the world? I asked if they knew Richard “Dick” Vancil, who was my first professor for my first... View Details
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
Abstract We survey the theory and evidence of behavioral corporate finance, which generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial responses to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
were compliant (that is, 52.8% under treatment). Fifty-five (18%) had normal blood pressure readings (BP under control). The data also demonstrated higher prevalence (39%) of hypertension among tobacco users compared to non-users (28%)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2.17 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA
challenges securing a visa for certain Immersive Field Course countries due to more complex application procedures, additional consular security, or documentation requirements. The application process varies significantly depending on the... View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
trades involving similar goods. It draws on archival, interview, and observational data mainly from New York state to analyze market participants' efforts to legitimize commerce and resolve a jurisdictional dispute. Building on literature... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain? Authors:Edward L. Glaeser and William R. Kerr Abstract Why are some places more entrepreneurial than others? We use Census Bureau data to study local determinants of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
measures. The election is held, and the union is either accepted or not. Unions are now trying to change the rules, by lobbying for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, under which workplaces would be automatically unionized if union organizers View Details
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
areas. Nestlé, for example, redesigned its coffee procurement processes, working intensively with small farmers in impoverished areas who were trapped in a cycle of low productivity, poor quality, and environmental degradation. Nestlé provided advice on farming... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
Abstract Financial statements are the basis for a wide range of business analysis. Managers, securities analysts, bankers, and consultants all use them to make business decisions. There is strong demand among business students for course... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
quantifies immigrant contributions to new firm creation in a wide variety of fields and using multiple definitions. While significant research effort has gone into understanding the economic impact of immigration into the United States, comprehensive View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
cluster analysis on all whole-body donors' data from the Universities of California at Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Two donor groups emerge from the analyses: One is made of slightly younger, educated, married... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Combining supermarket scanner data with firm-level financial data, we find evidence that differs from prior literature. Instead of reducing expenditures to boost earnings, soup manufacturers roughly double the frequency of marketing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
complex and a science museum, renovating the theater district, cleaning up the waterfront area, restoring the city's NFL franchise, securing the rights to house the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and developing affordable... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
still a "toy for techies," the case is set in 1998 when Internet IPOs were red-hot. Internet Securities provides hard-to-find financial, business, economic, and political information on emerging markets. Information from over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
decade I believe the research agenda at business schools will be driven by the desire to apply management principles to addressing complex social problems (like balancing energy security with environmental sustainability), whose solutions... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne