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- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
demand for auditing by the licensor. We characterize the optimal royalty contract, accounting system choice by the licensee, and audit strategy choice by the licensor. We show when the owner prefers to license the property in exchange for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
people who are thinking about it. But the HR director is a very experienced and quite strategic thinker and he's an adviser to the CEO on strategy as well as the CFO and others. SS: How does a small business with limited resources, time... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Which U.S. Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies Authors: Joseph Gerakos, Joseph Piotroski, and Suraj Srinivasan Publication: Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract This paper examines how different types of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
Dishonest Self-Reports Authors:Lisa L. Shu, Nina Mazar, Francesca Gino, Dan Ariely, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Many business and governmental interactions are based upon trust with the assumption that all actors generally comply with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
now exist to protect employees from blatant forms of discrimination in hiring and promotion, but workplace discrimination persists in latent forms. These “second-generation” forms of bias arise in workplace structures, practices, and patterns of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
notion of strategy was put away,” another said. “In the most critical times, it was just next month.” Inflation was a particular problem. Argentina’s annual inflation rate reached 438 per cent in 1976, and 3058 per cent in 1989. “I... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
Racial Asymmetries, and Team Learning Environment: Effects on Performance Authors:Robin J. Ely, Irene Padavic, and David A. Thomas Publication:Organization Studies (forthcoming) Abstract This paper argues that learning in cross-race View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
practices; yet, tighter coupling is more likely in suppliers with certain types of managerial structures (certified management system and unions). We also find important interactions between these organizational structures: managerial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
build healthy relationships. And, on this basis, global teams can work together virtually on any number of complex problems and exciting opportunities. About the Author Martha Lagace is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: metamorworks] Related Reading:... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer
the Market for Digital Information Goods," is among the first efforts to study the interactions of two entirely new and radical business models operating in the same market. Sean Silverthorne: What attracted you to research this area... View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/arcos-dorados-how-to-lead-and-from-where/an/114059-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-475 Social Strategy at Cisco Systems In April 2013, Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice president and general... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
Unlimited Potential is a robust strategy for the company and if so, how the company should organize and execute to achieve its mission. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508072 Prediction... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18
capture strategies for modular systems. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2121600 Agglomerative Forces and Cluster Shapes Authors:Kerr, William R., and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract We model spatial clusters of similar firms.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
maintaining majority control over its natural resources. Although the mine was nationalized in time, Kennecott emerged in much better condition than similar companies that had mainly limited their bargaining strategies to interpersonal... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
- 03 Nov 2015
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November 3, 2015
the interaction of the number and spacing of a family’s children with the pricing policies of the local school. This within-neighborhood variation in tuition prices allows us to control for unobserved determinants of demand with a fine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3
Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011) Abstract Although there's ample research to guide marketers in naming new products, little of it has addressed follow-on offerings, even though these make up the bulk of new products in many industries. Companies have two basic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
customer has a bad experience, they might just not come back again. Airbnb is really trying to interact with customers more frequently by adding services, even in your own city. So, instead of traveling, you might use Airbnb to line up... View Details
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
out of touch with the realities of the poor. They tend to come from the upper economic classes and primarily interact with people like themselves. Because of this difference in world view, corporate leaders may overlook crucial business... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
project teams at a prominent design firm revealed two distinct helping processes, both characterized by deep, sustained engagement that far exceeds the brief interactions described in the helping literature. Such deep help consisted of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
which executive leadership is often ineffectual. Executives' espoused beliefs are frequently inconsistent with their behavior, and they typically underestimate how much the corporation really needs to change to achieve its diversity goals. That's because diversity... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas