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01 Dec 1997
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Growing Together

result of cooperation between business, government, and civic leadership. If you want to maintain the quality of life in your community, business has got to take a leadership role in civic affairs. That's... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

24 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

merger between Aetna and Humana, two of the largest health insurers in the United States. The 838,000 consumers who were insured by Aetna exchange plans in 2016 will be forced to select other public exchange plans or purchase individual... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health

09 Nov 2023
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The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

Imagine someone with no experience diving standing above the deep end of a pool and, “Watch me do a 10-meter platform dive!” Would you consider that person to be courageous – or reckless? In short, overcoming fear and uncertainty when it... View Details

June 2014
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Informal Peer Interaction and Practice Type as Predictors of Physician Performance on Maintenance of Certification Examinations

By: Melissa A. Valentine, S. Barsade, Amy C. Edmondson, A. Gal and R. Rhodes

Context: Physicians can demonstrate mastery of the knowledge that supports continued clinical competence by passing a Maintenance of Certification exam. Exam performance depends on professional learning and development, which may be enhanced by informal routine... View Details

Keywords: Training; Health Care and Treatment; Performance; Social and Collaborative Networks; Learning; Health Industry

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29 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age

affords them greater control over service quality and customer experience, in return for which they accept the added costs of being employers. Hornet's nest The decision by some marketplaces-for-services to... View Details

Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu; Transportation; Web Services

08 May 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

forthcoming Management Science Evidence of Upcoding in Pay-for-Performance Programs By: Bastani, Hamsa, Joel Goh, and Mohsen Bayati Abstract—Recent Medicare legislation seeks to improve patient care quality... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music

preference to quality over quantity and designing smaller, more consistent bundles may be beneficial. In general terms, the same probably applies to other industries where... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

06 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

highlight the pros and cons of each knowledge production model, help identify the scope of the empirical generalization of prior studies comparing the information quality of the two production models, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

Financial resources don’t determine the quality of education, but it would be absurd to deny that money helps. "Adding to the challenge, 65 percent of Black college students are also juggling full-time jobs or families." Merck CEO Kenneth... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

01 Jun 1997
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Blockbuster Deals

included in the postmerger integration plan based on the respective firm's quality of IT assets and management." Two Heads Aren't Better Than One All these potential problems become moot if there's... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

November 2010
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The Strategy Research Initiative: Recognizing and Encouraging High-quality Research in Strategy

By: Joanne E. Oxley, Jan Rivkin, Michael D. Ryall and the Strategy Research Initiative

The Strategy Research Initiative—a cross-disciplinary group of mid-career, research-oriented faculty—has organized to coordinate activities that promote high-quality research in the field of strategy. This editorial essay summarizes the group's view of the... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Research; Quality; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams

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17 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

to address physician burnout is multifaceted and includes costs associated with turnover, lost revenue associated with decreased productivity, as well as financial risk and threats to the organization’s... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper

slightly in October. But the shift to online shopping happened even as lockdown measures dampened sales (both the quantity of products sold and dollars spent) in the early weeks of lockdowns. In the UK,... View Details

Keywords: by Ayelet Israeli, Eva Ascarza, and Laura Castrillo; Retail

07 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

'Be Yourself (Within Reason)' and Other Job Search Survival Tips

strategy, and develop a hobby—all to face weeks on the road interviewing at far-flung institutions. Rouen teaches in the Accounting and Management Unit, having recently completed his own job hunt, which... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting; Education

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From TV to Web: Content Strategies for Ads That Drive Online Sales

By: Thales S. Teixeira

Consumers have become avid media multitaskers, moving seamlessly between their TVs and digital devices. Shorter TV commercials have reduced both the quantity and quality of consumer attention during prime-time viewing hours. In this new media environment, can TV... View Details

Keywords: TV Advertising; Multitasking; Infotainment; Television; Prime Time; Advertising; Online Advertising; Advertising Industry

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Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

your organization's strategic agenda. Key Benefits Focused on improving the quality and delivery of health care, Value Measurement for Health Care provides more efficient and... View Details

25 Jul 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

forthcoming Journal of Political Economy Reserve Design: Unintended Consequences and the Demise of Boston's Walk Zones By: Dur, Umut, Scott Duke Kominers, Parag A. Pathak, and Tayfun Sönmez... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

21 Nov 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

platforms. We explore this "rating aggregation problem" and offer a structural approach to solving it, allowing for (1) reviewers to vary in stringency and accuracy, (2) reviewers to be influenced... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

billion and more than 66,000 employees. With Chambers’s retirement imminent, Cisco’s board of directors must design a detailed succession process that will allow a smooth transfer of power. What type of selection process should the board... View Details

October 2015 (Revised August 2019)
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Higher Education in China: Internationalization in Turbulent Times

By: William C. Kirby, Joycelyn W. Eby and Yuanzhuo Wang

The rapid growth in quantity and quality of universities in China since 1978 is the most recent evolution in a long history of higher education. From as early as the Tang Dynasty, academies existed to prepare scholars for the civil service examination, but by the... View Details