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- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
unique panel dataset on firm hierarchies (1986-1999) of large U.S. firms and find that increasing competition leads firms to become flatter, i.e., (i) reduce the number of positions between the CEO and division managers (DM), (ii)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
forthcoming Financial Analysts Journal Optimal Tilts: Combining Persistent Characteristic Portfolios By: Baker, Malcolm, Ryan Taliaferro, and Terry Burnham Abstract—We examine the optimal weighting of four tilts in U.S. equity markets... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
One-on-One with Thomas Riley
whether I’m still up to it. I’m ready to go.” Eight months later, in January 2004, Riley took his post at the U.S. embassy in Rabat, where he oversees a staff of 400 people. A Stanford University graduate, he is a veteran of three decades... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
Americans of the second half of the 20th century. But regardless of how history may judge his record, McNamara’s decades of service in the public and private sectors enable him to speak with singular authority about the strengths and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
his career in renewable energy and came to HBS with seven years of experience in early-stage project development and due diligence for U.S. government energy resilience projects. His work history includes... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
comprehensive and multidisciplinary view of the field of user and open innovation, reflecting advances in the field over the last several decades. The contributors—including many colleagues of Eric von Hippel—offer both theoretical and empirical perspectives from such... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53888 Racial Heterogeneity and Local Government Finances: Evidence from the Great Migration By: Tabellini, Marco Abstract—Is racial heterogeneity responsible for the distressed financial conditions of View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
just economic. But does this translate to the global economy? Benjamin Friedman, as the result of an examination of the economic and social histories of the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and a number of developing economies... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS
globalized, it’s been Americanized.” If you wanted to build a global brand or service, you had to dominate the U.S. market, he explained. That is rapidly changing with the rise of multinationals in China, India, and even Korea.... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
the most turbulent periods in the history of corporate America. Bill Donaldson’s glittering résumé reflects the career of a man who has spent more than 45 years at the highest levels of business, government, and academia. Consider some of... View Details
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
investments, threatening the performance of both individual firms and the U.S. economy. I argue that short-termism also invites institutional corruption. I define that as institutionally supported behavior that-while not necessarily... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
organizations. In this article, we review and integrate this literature and suggest directions for future research. We first briefly review the early history of psychological safety research and then examine contemporary research at the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
Impossible, I draw out scores of actionable lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of fascinating real-life negotiations, including drafting the U.S. Constitution, resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
economic force is the selection between high- and low-type firms, which differ in terms of their innovative capacity. We estimate the parameters of the model using U.S. Census microdata on firm-level output, R&D, and patenting. The... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
activities during his years in the Deanship, but he made a few exceptions. For example, he agreed to join the board of Cabot Corporation in 1990, continuing in the tradition of HBS professors (including C. Roland Christensen) serving as Cabot directors. Sam Bodman,... View Details
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
in the history of the U.S. banking system. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/12-106_d9833135-0192-4c99-abab-476fa0ea84a2.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsSay on Pay at The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
heavily than advice from novices. Theoretical and practical contributions are discussed. Deception and Its Detection: Effects of Monetary Incentives and Personal Relationship History Authors:Lyn M. Van Swol, Deepak Malhotra, and Michael... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
history of women in business to give her audience some perspective on the transformational effects of economic independence. Among the first places U.S. women worked outside the home were textile factories... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
was U.S.-owned, it had a history of stable lifetime employment and a union that enjoyed close relations with management. However, when the plant's first U.S. manager instigated downsizing to enhance... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
Modern World by Geoffrey Jones (Edward Elgar Publishing) Individual firms have rarely been identified as significant independent actors in the history of globalization and patterns of global wealth and poverty. Professor Jones explores... View Details