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      • August 2006
      • Article

      Confidence Intervals for Probabilities of Default

      By: Samuel G. Hanson and Til Schuermann
      In this paper we conduct a systematic comparison of confidence intervals around estimated probabilities of default (PD) using several analytical approaches as well as parametric and nonparametric bootstrap methods. We do so for two different PD estimation... View Details
      Keywords: Credit Risk; Bootstrap; Mathematical Methods; Credit; Risk Management
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      Hanson, Samuel G., and Til Schuermann. "Confidence Intervals for Probabilities of Default." Journal of Banking & Finance 30, no. 8 (August 2006).
      • 2006
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      Schumpeter's Plea: Historical Methods in the Study of Entrepreneurship

      By: Rohit Daniel Wadhwani and Geoffrey Jones
      This paper outlines the case for why and how historical methods are important to the study of entrepreneurship. We show that research in entrepreneurship has displayed declining attention to historical context since the field first emerged in the 1940s. We discuss why... View Details
      Keywords: History; Research; Entrepreneurship
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      Wadhwani, Rohit Daniel, and Geoffrey Jones. "Schumpeter's Plea: Historical Methods in the Study of Entrepreneurship." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2006).
      • 2006
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Unmasking Manly Men: The Organizational Reconstruction of Men's Identity: Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management

      By: R. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson
      Keywords: Identity; Gender
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      Ely, R., and Debra E. Meyerson. "Unmasking Manly Men: The Organizational Reconstruction of Men's Identity: Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management." August 2006.
      • July 2006
      • Article

      Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pankaj Ghemawat
      This paper analyzes a dynamic mixed duopoly in which a profit-maximizing competitor interacts with a competitor that prices at zero (or marginal cost), with the cumulation of output affecting their relative positions over time. The modeling effort is motivated by... View Details
      Keywords: Open Source Software; Demand-side Learning; Network Effects; Linux; Mixed Duopoly; Competitive Dynamics; Business Models; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Business Model; Mathematical Methods; Digital Platforms; Profit; Balance and Stability; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; SWOT Analysis; Competition; Price; Information Technology Industry
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows." Management Science 52, no. 7 (July 2006): 1072–1084.
      • 2006
      • Working Paper

      Too Motivated?

      By: Eric J. Van den Steen

      I show that an agent's motivation to do well (objectively) may be unambiguously bad in a world with differing priors, i.e., when people openly disagree on the optimal course of action. The reason is that an agent who is strongly motivated is more likely to follow... View Details

      Keywords: Governance Controls; Employees; Wages; Measurement and Metrics; Outcome or Result; Performance; Agency Theory; Motivation and Incentives
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      Van den Steen, Eric J. "Too Motivated?" Sloan School of Management Working Paper, No. 4547-05, April 2006. (Available at SSRN.)
      • March 2006
      • Case

      The Whitesides Lab

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Francesca Gino
      A significant part of the long-term economic growth in developed economies depends on the translation of scientific research into new products and processes. Focuses on the front end of this value creation stream. The laboratory of George Whitesides has a 30-year... View Details
      Keywords: Research; Performance Productivity; Economic Growth; Infrastructure; Creativity; Groups and Teams; Value Creation; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Leadership; Resource Allocation
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Francesca Gino. "The Whitesides Lab." Harvard Business School Case 606-064, March 2006.
      • 2006
      • Working Paper

      Worse but Equal: The Influence of Social Categories on Resource Allocations

      By: Stephen M. Garcia, Max H. Bazerman, Shirli Kopelman and Dale T. Miller
      This paper explores the influence of social categories on the perceived trade-off between relatively bad but equal distribution of resources between two parties and profit maximizing, yet asymmetric payoffs. Study 1 and 2 showed that people prefer to maximize profits... View Details
      Keywords: Demographics; Fairness; Resource Allocation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Profit
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      Garcia, Stephen M., Max H. Bazerman, Shirli Kopelman, and Dale T. Miller. "Worse but Equal: The Influence of Social Categories on Resource Allocations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-033, February 2006. (Revised September 2008, June 2009. In press.)
      • 2006
      • Working Paper

      On the Origin of Shared Beliefs (and Corporate Culture)

      By: Eric J. Van den Steen

      This paper shows why members of an organization often share similar beliefs. I argue that there are two mechanisms. First, when performance depends on making correct decisions, people prefer to work with others who share their beliefs and assumptions, since such... View Details

      Keywords: Organizational Culture; Employees; Values and Beliefs; Mathematical Methods
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      Van den Steen, Eric J. "On the Origin of Shared Beliefs (and Corporate Culture)." Sloan School of Management Working Paper, No. 4553-05, January 2006. (Available at SSRN.)
      • 2006
      • Working Paper

      The Limits of Authority: Motivation versus Coordination

      By: Eric J. Van den Steen

      This paper studies the effects of open disagreement on motivation and coordination. It shows how, in the presence of differing priors, motivation and coordination impose conflicting demands on the allocation of authority, leading to a trade-off between the... View Details

      Keywords: Decisions; Governance Controls; Organizational Culture; Agency Theory; Conflict and Resolution; Motivation and Incentives
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      Van den Steen, Eric J. "The Limits of Authority: Motivation versus Coordination." Sloan School of Management Working Paper, No. 4626-06, January 2006. (Available at SSRN.)
      • 2006
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      Voluntary Codes of Conduct for Multinational Corporations: Coordinating Duties of Rescue and Justice

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      This paper examines the extent to which the voluntary adoption of codes of conduct by multinational corporations (MNCs) renders MNCs accountable for the performance of actions specified in a code of conduct. In particular, the paper examines the ways in which codes of... View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Voluntary Codes of Conduct for Multinational Corporations: Coordinating Duties of Rescue and Justice." Business Ethics Quarterly 16, no. 2 (April 2006): 119–135.
      • October 2005 (Revised March 2010)
      • Teaching Note

      Arauco (TN) (A) and (B)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Jordan Mitchell
      Keywords: Integration; Pulp and Paper Industry
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Jorge Tarzijan, and Jordan Mitchell. "Arauco (TN) (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 706-439, October 2005. (Revised March 2010.)
      • June 2005
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      Compensatory Transfers in Two-Player Decision Problems

      By: Jerry R. Green
      This paper presents an axiomatic characterization of a family of solutions to two-player quasi-linear social choice problems. In these problems the players select a single action from a set available to them. They may also transfer money between... View Details
      Keywords: Bargaining; Cost Allocation; Decision Making
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      Green, Jerry R. "Compensatory Transfers in Two-Player Decision Problems." International Journal of Game Theory 33, no. 2 (June 2005): 159–180.
      • June 2005
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      Inflation, Openness, and Exchange Rate Regimes: The Quest for Short-Term Commitment

      By: Laura Alfaro
      This paper further tests Romer's (1993) extension of Kydland and Prescott's (1977) predictions for dynamic-inconsistency problems in open economies. In a panel data set of developed and developing countries from 1973 to 1998, I find that openness does not play a role... View Details
      Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Economy; Currency Exchange Rate; Developing Countries and Economies; Inflation and Deflation
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      Alfaro, Laura. "Inflation, Openness, and Exchange Rate Regimes: The Quest for Short-Term Commitment." Journal of Development Economics 77, no. 1 (June 2005): 229–249.
      • February 2005 (Revised March 2009)
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      Arauco (A): Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Jordan Mitchell
      Celulosa Arauco is a major Chilean producer of market pulp and wood products. Owning over 1.2 million hectares of forest in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, the company's key advantage is the ideal growing conditions in which the company's forests are located. As of... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Forest Products Industry; Chile
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Jorge Tarzijan, and Jordan Mitchell. "Arauco (A): Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?" Harvard Business School Case 705-474, February 2005. (Revised March 2009.)
      • March 2009
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      Customer Experience Creation: Determinants, Dynamics and Management Strategies

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Peter C. Verhoef, Katherine N. Lemon, A. Parasuraman, Anne Roggeveen and Michael Tsiros
      Retailers, such as Starbucks and Victoria's Secret, aim to provide customers a great experience across channels. In this paper we provide an overview of the existing literature on customer experience and expand on it to examine the creation of a customer experience... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., Peter C. Verhoef, Katherine N. Lemon, A. Parasuraman, Anne Roggeveen, and Michael Tsiros. "Customer Experience Creation: Determinants, Dynamics and Management Strategies." Journal of Retailing 85, no. 1 (March 2009).
      • December 2004
      • Case

      Money and Banking in America

      By: Nancy F. Koehn and Stephen A. Mihm
      Provides a concise overview of the critical role that money and the nation's banking system have played in the development of the U.S. economy. Tells the story of money and banking in the United States, from the earliest settlements in the colonial era through the 20th... View Details
      Keywords: History; Money; Banks and Banking; United States
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      Koehn, Nancy F., and Stephen A. Mihm. "Money and Banking in America." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 805-088, December 2004.
      • November 2004
      • Article

      Unemployment Benefits As a Substitute for a Conservative Central Banker

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
      In the many years since their introduction, positive theories of inflation have rarely been tested. This paper documents a negative relationship between inflation and the welfare state (proxied by the parameters of the unemployment benefit program) that is to be... View Details
      Keywords: Unemployment; Welfare State; Compensation and Benefits; Inflation and Deflation
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Unemployment Benefits As a Substitute for a Conservative Central Banker." Review of Economics and Statistics 86, no. 4 (November 2004): 911–23.
      • October 2004
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      FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets

      By: Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selin Sayek
      The purpose of this paper is to examine the various links among foreign direct investment, financial markets and growth. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents have two choices: they can work for the foreign company in... View Details
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Financial Markets; Economic Growth; Cost; Wealth; Investment Return; Knowledge
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      Alfaro, Laura, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. "FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets." Journal of International Economics 64, no. 1 (October 2004): 89–112.
      • September 2004
      • Teaching Note

      Apax Partners and Xerium S.A. (TN)

      By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
      Teaching Note to (9-804-084). View Details
      Keywords: Pulp and Paper Industry
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      Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Apax Partners and Xerium S.A. (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 805-046, September 2004.
      • September 2004 (Revised December 2004)
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      Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Marikka Heikkila and Kalle Lyytinen
      Metso Paper, the world's largest producer of paper machines, aims to transform itself into a knowledge- and information-based service and solution provider for the paper industry by aggressively exploiting information technologies. In the fall of 2002, Jorma Hujala, a... View Details
      Keywords: Production; Customer Value and Value Chain; Information Technology; Corporate Strategy; Knowledge Management; Machinery and Machining; Expansion; Service Delivery; Pulp and Paper Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Finland
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Marikka Heikkila, and Kalle Lyytinen. "Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops." Harvard Business School Case 805-057, September 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
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