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  • 15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008

Theory of Corporate Debt Maturity Choice Authors:Robin Greenwood, Jeremy C. Stein, and Samuel Hanson Abstract We argue that time-series variation in the maturity of aggregate corporate debt issues arises because firms behave as macro... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

conduct and to monitor their suppliers for compliance, but it is not clear whether or when these organizational structures can actually raise labor standards. We extend the literature on private politics and decoupling by identifying... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 8

impairment reporting and that its effect is better understood in the context of upper echelons theory and agency theory. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-088.pdf Risky Trust: How Multi-entity Teams Develop Trust in a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Cambridge: Radcliffe College. Radcliffe College. Training Course in Personnel Administration, Catalogues, 1937-1945. Cambridge: Radcliffe College. Full text available. (1940-1941 only). This catalogue describes the course as a practical education that coordinates View Details
  • 02 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 2

care needs to go "beyond the pill" and systematically integrate combinations of treatments. We discuss the implications of this approach for organizational and business models in the pharmaceutical industry. 2006 World Politics... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 19, 2006

  Working PapersAnomalies in Estimates of Cross-Price Elasticities for Marketing Mix Models: Theory and Empirical Test Authors:Andre Bonfrer, Ernest R. Berndt, and Alvin Silk Abstract We investigate the theoretical possibility and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Feb 2007
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Business and the Global Poor

transform their organizational culture. The case studies in this book show that the companies which have succeeded in low-income markets were ones that strengthened their bottom-up market intelligence—finding novel ways to integrate the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 11, 2008

by mapping a clear theory of change for microfinance. If the goal of microfinance is to alleviate poverty, they say, then MFIs should focus on helping their clients build successful enterprises, rather than on making more and bigger... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 5

performance. Importantly, because these dynamics rely on the acquiescence of other team members to the leader's dominant behavior, the effects only emerge when the leader holds a formal leadership position. Three studies find consistent support for this argument. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

negative effect of added competitors on incentives. Thus uncertainty and the nature of the problem should be explicitly considered in the design of innovation tournaments. We explore the implications of our findings for the theory and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 19

team to deliver a highly customized solution that absolutely requires Julia's expertise. This case presents an opportunity for students to analyze two prevailing aspects of organizational life: working in teams and working under pressure.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 20

Review The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice By: Garvin, David A., and Joshua D. Margolis Abstract—The article looks at giving and receiving advice as an element of organizational leadership and managerial ability. It suggests that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jun 2010
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Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

not, how should we modify ideas about management in general? While the work that Tarun and I have done focuses on strategy, the same set of challenges exists in other parts of management thinking, too, such as organizational behavior,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

theory about, and the practice of, technologically mediated communication, power, and interpretation in organizations. Zwischen Familienerbe und globalem Markt. Eigentum und Management von gro en westdeutschen Familienunternehmen im... View Details
  • 02 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 2

by differences in the information-processing activities associated with each function and apply this insight to refine and extend existing theories of centralization. We also discuss the implications of our results for View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 04 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 4

commercial implementations of these practices and then identify their effects on competition. I conclude that Google's tying tactics are suspect under antitrust law. Publisher's link: http://www.benedelman.org/publications/google-tying-2014-10-26.pdf November 2014... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

emphasize users over producers. Large parts of the knowledge economy now routinely rely on users, communities, and open innovation approaches to solve important technological and organizational problems. This view of innovation, pioneered... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

of the field, six of the unit's faculty are also affiliated with other units, including finance, organizational behavior, technology and operations management, and ethics. MBA courses having entrepreneurial content include Entrepreneurial... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons
  • 01 Sep 2008
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Building a Better MBA

teaching and a corresponding faculty commitment to remaining close to actual business practice. Moreover, the School continuously evaluated and updated its curriculum. “The general criticism of MBA programs you read today — that MBA education at most schools has... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 14 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 14

Organizational Growth By: Malter, Daniel Abstract—I propose that an organization's growth potential may suffer if its identity is eclipsed by or confounded with the organizations with which it collaborates and competes. Using status as a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne