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- 16 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence
Women make up more than half of the labor force in the United States and earn almost 60 percent of advanced degrees, yet they bring home less pay and fill fewer seats in the C-suite than men, particularly in male-dominated professions... View Details
- 26 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Where is Home for the Global Firm?
returns earned in the process, and the fact that this motivation (closing a valuation gap) was completely distinct from any other motivations that I had seen. Ultimately, I realized that all these things were of a piece. That is, these... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
increases demand by seven percentage points. Consumer Response to Versioning: How Brands' Production Methods Affect Perceptions of Unfairness Authors:Andrew Gershoff, Ran Kivetz, and Anat Keinan Publication:Journal of Consumer Research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
mail- order business Gardener's Eden, she was convinced she could repeat her success with flowers, despite colleagues' misgivings about their perishability. Today, no one disputes Owades's knack for spotting a promising opportunity - this year alone Calyx & Corolla... View Details
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
forgetting of moral rules. In four experiments, participants were given the opportunity to behave dishonestly, and thus earn undeserved money, by over-reporting their performance on an ability-based task. Before the task, they were... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
find that our measure of short-termism is associated with various proxies for accruals and real earnings management, suggesting that our proxy captures not just different disclosure strategies, but also different managerial styles. Next,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
healthcare, and microfinance. In the process, a case is made that these disruptive commercial models are a key component in the response to poverty, and that there is a social role for financial returns. Accordingly, the basic goods and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
clearly a signal was given: Don’t get complacent. You have to earn your keep. And if you do, you will be rewarded. A: That’s right. And people can accept more responsibility if you let them. That was a smart... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
self-reliance and perseverance, despite his financial deprivation and the trauma of being abandoned. As time passes, Hajim displays an instinct for survival and a drive to excel. A highly motivated student and athlete, he earns an NROTC... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
responsibilities of Christians who are serious about following Jesus. Capitalist West Germany and Socialist East Germany: A Country Divided By James Glenn (MBA 1965) Independently published In the years following the end of World War II,... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
some promising young managers to lead them; locate them safely away from the established businesses-is a recipe for failure, according to the authors. Meanwhile, CEOs spend too much time on managing today's earnings and too little time on... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
Erasing Racism Louis (Lou) Gossett Jr.’s exemplary life included a groundbreaking career in entertainment and a bold and audacious goal to erase racism. From the Broadway stage to television and the movie screen, Gossett earned major... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
associated with R&D investment are uncertain, the past track records of firms may give insight into their potential for future success. We show that a long-short portfolio strategy that takes advantage of the information in past track records View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
than those in all other states. Was there ever any question that you would join the family grocery business? Not really. I went to HBS to prepare for the job. Being ambitious and energetic, I assumed a responsible position almost... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
the optimal response to an ad-sponsored rival often entails business model reconfigurations. We also find that when there is an ad-sponsored entrant, the incumbent is more likely to prefer to compete through the subscription-based or the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
still true in our society that women are much more likely to take the primary responsibility for what's going on in their children's lives. We do have some wonderful examples of men who are the primary care givers, but there are not that... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
Southwest Airlines One Report, combing financial and nonfinancial performance information. This case examines Southwest's environmental and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports produced in the two years preceding 2009 and follows... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2017
- News
Living the Quantitative Life
well, maybe I didn't sleep enough or if I've been drinking, I might force myself to flossed to earn 10 points extra just for the floss kicker. So, again, they're just little thing is to try to just encourage myself to be a little bit... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
services. The need is daunting. “There are nearly 4 million 18- to 24-year-olds out of work who don’t have more than a high-school degree,” explains Chertavian. Nearly 500 students now attend the full-time Year Up program while earning... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
studies of individual creative behavior. Little is known, however, about the everyday psychological experience and associated creative behavior in the life and work of ordinary individuals. Yet evidence is mounting that such individuals can be View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne