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- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
knowledge. Using a multi-method field study across two professional service firms to refine and test the proposed model, I also find that only the use of client-specific expertise (not the expertise of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Article
Do Citizens’ Preferences Matter? Shaping Legislator Attitudes Towards Peace Agreements
By: Miguel García-Sánchez, Aila M. Matanock and Natalia Garbiras-Díaz
To what extent are legislators, responsible for the implementation of many peace agreements, responsive to citizens’ preferences? Examining the 2016 Colombian peace agreement, we embed an experiment in the 2019 wave of a survey of all the members of Congress. We inform... View Details
Keywords: Legislation; Legislators; Peace Process; Agreements; Govenment; Voters' Interests; Governance; Government and Politics; Voting; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Latin America; Colombia
García-Sánchez, Miguel, Aila M. Matanock, and Natalia Garbiras-Díaz. "Do Citizens’ Preferences Matter? Shaping Legislator Attitudes Towards Peace Agreements." Journal of Conflict Resolution 67, no. 5 (May 2023): 893–922.
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
political issues, like the future of democracy, will be in the air and in the media. CEOs will have to make tough choices about whether to weigh in on democracy issues, such as voting rights, while... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
this threshold, we find that the third candidate’s presence substantially increases the share of registered citizens who vote for any candidate and reduces the vote share View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018
August 2018 Journal of Accounting Research Virtual Issue on Empirical Management Accounting Research By: Abernethy, Margaret, and Dennis Campbell Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Collective Genius: Leading Innovation and Digital Transformation
Source: Paradox Strategies, LLC Source: Paradox Strategies, LLC Through her interactions with prominent figures in business and society, Professor Linda Hill explores what is required from leaders to deliver... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
in the capital structure of bankrupt firms according to their institutional type and track them from the initial filing until the vote on the plan of reorganization. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
12, 2009): 1096-1101 Abstract No abstract is available at this time. Attitude Dependent Altruism, Turnout and Voting Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Publication:Public Choice (forthcoming) Abstract This paper presents a goal-oriented model... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
In a US presidential election year with more twists and turns than most in recent memory, many of the issues on the ballot impact business. And keeping politics in the workplace respectful is forefront on managers’ minds as a divided... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
distribution separately, experience diversity helps trim poor outcomes significantly more than it helps create breakthroughs, relative to the effect of external networks. Complex Business Models: Managing Strategic View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- November 2021
- Article
Strict ID Laws Don't Stop Voters: Evidence from a U.S. Nationwide Panel, 2008–2018
By: Enrico Cantoni and Vincent Pons
U.S. states increasingly require identification to vote—an ostensive attempt to deter fraud that prompts complaints of selective disenfranchisement. Using a difference-in-differences design on a 1.6-billion-observations panel dataset, 2008–2018, we find that the laws... View Details
Keywords: Voter ID Laws; Voter Turnout; Voting; Political Elections; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States
Cantoni, Enrico, and Vincent Pons. "Strict ID Laws Don't Stop Voters: Evidence from a U.S. Nationwide Panel, 2008–2018." Quarterly Journal of Economics 136, no. 4 (November 2021): 2615–2660.
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46651 The Use of Broker Votes to Reward Brokerage Firms' and Their Analysts' Research Activities By: Maber, David A., Boris Groysberg, and Paul M. Healy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
Biglari initiates a proxy fight in an attempt to win a board position and change the direction of Cracker Barrel's strategy. Two leading proxy advisory firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, disagree on supporting Biglari. One advises shareholders... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
Editor's Note: Millions of Brits are going to the polls today to take part in an historic vote on the European Union that will have a huge impact on the economic, political, and social future View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- February 1991 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
Raymond Jackson (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Professor Jackson is offered a spot on the slate of directors that Harold Simmons, Lockheed's largest shareholder, has nominated for Lockheed's board to oppose the slate nominated by Lockheed in the Spring, 1990 elections. Jackson must decide whether to join Simmons'... View Details
Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Decisions; Voting; Governing and Advisory Boards; Alliances
Lorsch, Jay W. "Raymond Jackson (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-025, February 1991. (Revised June 1991.)
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
America the Unequal
Percent of Wealth Owned: Actual U.S. wealth distribution compared with Estimated and Ideal distributions reported by respondents in a national survey. The “4th” and “Bottom” groups are so small that they are not visible in the Actual... View Details
- 17 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 17, 2008
the 1990s. In order to attract investors, the founders of companies organized before 1910 often included in the statutes stronger protections for small shareholders than what was mandated by law. The most important View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
Brian Kenny: Here's a hypothetical for you. Imagine you're sitting at your favorite coffee shop when a teenager pulls up a chair and asks you to share a bunch of personal information. He wants to know your birthday, what kind View Details
Keywords: Re: Andi Wang
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Case Study: A Place at the Table
by Carmen Nobel Taking Care of Business: Marlene Krauss, Mary Falvey, Annon Adams, and Vicki Keller, circa 1967. Photo courtesy of Baker Library historical collections, HBS In 1962, the Harvard Business... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13
third candidate qualifies only when selected by more than 12.5% of registered citizens. Using a fuzzy RDD around this threshold, we find that the third candidate attracts both “switchers,” who would have View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne