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- 10 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Groupon Good for Retailers?
may file for an initial public offering by the end of 2011, according to the New York Times. "Groupon has attracted remarkable interest," says Harvard Business School professor Benjamin G. Edelman. "With the economy lagging, consumers are increasingly... View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
is extremely limited. Theoretically, delegation of authority is expected when locally adapted choices are most important to the overall value of the firm, when local information advantages are significant, or when the cost of processing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
on the team. Although she had been the key decision-maker in the early weeks of the project, Julia Narino now finds that her team increasingly discounts her deep client expertise while deferring to the senior partner's more generalized contributions. Trouble arises... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
rated. We hypothesize that ratings are particularly likely to spur responses from firms that receive poor ratings, and especially those that face lower-cost opportunities to improve or that anticipate greater benefits from doing so. We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
you’re interested in and find ways to connect with them. When you meet, articulate how you can contribute; engage your interviewers about their work; and offer expertise, advice, or contacts with no expectation of reciprocity. Suddenly... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13
expectations in opening a second office and execution of the plan was going well. And while the financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 had affected the financial results, it also presented Friend with competitive opportunities.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
names; however, much less attention is paid to where the cadaver came from. A. Tensions Around the Supply and Demand of Cadavers Supplying human cadavers is left to the responsibility of others, most notably the anatomy course instructors... View Details
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
the information can be used against them in malpractice lawsuits. Wouldn't you expect that to be the case? A: We believe that the more you measure results, the fewer lawsuits you will have, in part because many lawsuits grow out of... View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
Markov chain, we are able to combine these two models to characterize the putts-to-go for the field from any distance on the green for the PGA TOUR. The results of this Markov model match both the empirical expectation and variance of... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
Since free agency, the quarterback’s requisite skill set has undoubtedly increased. The quarterback position requires significant preparation—a quarterback needs to know not only how to do his own job but also, “he has to know the View Details
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
determining the expected return of, and hence the optimal allocation to, less persistent, more turnover-intensive characteristics. The mean-variance optimal tilts toward value, size, and profitability are roughly equal to each other and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
Abstract—Regulation Fair Disclosure was passed in 2000 in response to the concern that certain investors were gaining selective access to privileged firm information. In spite of the passage of this regulation, some investors continue to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
of the action. When participants do not "see" or feel responsible for the whole, a dynamic ecosystem can easily evolve into a state of dangerous instability, as in the financial crisis of 2008-09, or even collapse, as in the Internet bust... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
should your employees be to helping each other? Are they sharing responsibility for your company's success? (7) What strategic uncertainties keep you awake at night? How are you riveting everyone's attention on those uncertainties? These... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
participate or withdraw. Students need to use judgment with respect to estimates of key variables including stabilized income, construction cost, and minimum expectations for return on investment in order to prepare their bids. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
reluctance to evaluate an organization's governance against an organization's stated mission, coupled with a narrow focus on a rules-based approach to governance, are jointly responsible for the persistence of problems in governance... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Apr 2020
- Book
The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
and quasi-formal structures. This leads us to expect to find a higher proportion of homophilous interactions within these organizational structures than across their boundaries. We test our theory in an analysis of the rate of dyadic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
impact of rankings on application decisions. When explicit rankings of colleges are published in U.S. News, a one-rank improvement leads to a 1-percentage-point increase in the number of applications to that college. Second, we show that the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
the companies being rated. We hypothesize that ratings are particularly likely to spur responses from firms that receive poor ratings, and especially those that face lower-cost opportunities to improve or that anticipate greater benefits... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace