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29 Sep 2015
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September 29, 2015

2015 Princeton University Press How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network By: Greenstein, Shane Abstract—In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used by universities... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14

Publications January 2014 Harvard Business Review IDEO's Culture of Helping By: Amabile, Teresa, Colin M. Fisher, and Julianna Pillemer Abstract—Leaders can do few things more important than encouraging helping behavior within their organizations. In the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3

Publications August 2013 The Accounting Review (forthcoming) Do Analysts Follow Managers Who Switch Companies? An Analysis of Relationships in the Capital Markets By: Brochet, Francois, Gregory S. Miller, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract—We examine the importance of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full... View Details

10 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

political participation and bolstered economic conditions for Black communities. But the law also galvanized "racially conservative" white voters, stoking their fear of losing power and influence, a dynamic that lingers today, write... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

05 Aug 2022
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Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It

having a stain on a shirt during a business meeting to bigger problems, like a tendency to interrupt colleagues or write rude emails. They asked participants to rate, on a one-to-10 scale, how much they would want feedback in a particular... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009

Astrachan, Pieper M. Pieper and Peter Jaskiewicz. The International Library of Critical Writings on Business and Management Series. Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009 Abstract Providing clear goals for a company and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

2019 Boston: Harvard Business Review Press Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership By: Hill, Linda A. Abstract—In your career, or anyone's, there is one transition that stands out as the most crucial—going from individual contributor to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016

May 2016 Journal of Accounting Research Gathering Data for Archival, Field, Survey, and Experimental Accounting Research By: Bloomfield, Robert, Mark W. Nelson, and Eugene F. Soltes Abstract—In the published proceedings of the rst Journal of Accounting Research... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009

Working Papers An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions (revised) Authors: Craig J. Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh Abstract Prior research hypothesizes managers use "real actions," including the reduction of discretionary... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Oct 2007
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Working PapersTesting Limits to Policy Reversal: Evidence from Indian Privatizations Authors:Siddhartha G. Dastidar, Raymond Fisman, and Tarun Khanna Abstract We examine the effect of regime change on privatization using the 2004 election surprise in India. The... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16

PublicationsRenewing Unilever: Transformation and Tradition Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:Istanbul: Is Bankasi Kultur Yayinlari, 2010, Turkish ed. Abstract Unilever's brands can now be found in one out of every two households in the world. This arresting and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Asia Pacific - Global

management research in China. She has led a team of researchers to conduct research and develop cases in the Asia-Pacific region for HBS in addition to writing over 30 cases about companies in China. From November 2018 to March 2020, she... View Details

06 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

between Vietnamese women and US servicemen, writing that they were largely “jobless, homeless, uneducated, unwanted, barely able to speak English” when they arrived to America. Spurred in part by outrage sparked by a 1985 photo of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

06 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

The Truth About Authentic Leaders

teammates" While these writings have garnered plenty of press attention, their critiques of authentic leaders reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of authenticity. Webster defines authenticity as “real or genuine; not copied or... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016

forthcoming Boston: Harvard Business Review Press The Three Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation By: Govindarajan, Vijay Abstract—How to Innovate and Execute. Leaders already know that innovation calls for a different set of activities, skills, methods,... View Details

06 Oct 2015
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October 6, 2015

2015 University of Chicago Press Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy By: Goldfarb, Avi, Shane Greenstein, and Catherine Tucker, eds. Abstract—As the cost of storing, sharing, and analyzing data has decreased, economic activity has become increasingly digital. But... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 30

Working PapersWellsprings of Creation: How Perturbation Sustains Exploration in Mature Organizations (revised) Authors:David James Brunner, Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman, and David M. Upton Abstract Organizations struggle to balance simultaneous imperatives... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2023
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Allianz Türkiye (C): Managing the 2017 Hail Storm

By: John D. Macomber and Fares Khrais

Allianz Turkey is a property casualty insurance company operating in a region experiencing increasing losses from natural catastrophe events related to climate change, for example hail, wildfire, and flooding. There are also substantial other natural catastrophe... View Details

Keywords: Insurance And Reinsurance; Natural Disasters; Turkey; Insurance; Climate Change; Analytics and Data Science; Insurance Industry; Financial Services Industry; Turkey

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Allianz Türkiye: Adapting to Climate Change

By: John D. Macomber and Fares Khrais

Allianz Turkey is a property casualty insurance company operating in a region experiencing increasing losses from natural catastrophe events related to climate change, for example hail, wildfire, and flooding. There are also substantial other natural catastrophe... View Details

Keywords: Insurance And Reinsurance; Natural Disasters; Turkey; Insurance; Climate Change; Analytics and Data Science; Insurance Industry; Financial Services Industry; Turkey

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