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  • 31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31

Furthermore, a third experiment shows that people tend to discount the wrongness of crossing ethical boundaries to hurt or help others when the action restores equity. The Private Equity Advantage: Leveraged Buyout Firms and Relationship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

industry grows, the playing field is leveled, where one or two business models gain dominance, and managers who thrive in maximizing opportunities become the primary leadership archetype. The growth phase of the airline industry was... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation
  • 04 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 4, 2007

  Working PapersThe "Fees Savings" Link, or Purchasing Fifty Pounds of Pasta Authors:Michael I. Norton and Leonard Lee Abstract Many consumers have had the experience of entering discount membership clubs to make a few... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

that will deliver corporate performance. Finally, I conclude that the field will ultimately require a framework that puts firms at its center. Benefiting from Location: Knowledge Retrieval Authors:Juan Alcácer and Wilbur Chung... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 14, 2007

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-005.pdf Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Abstract The controversy... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 3

well) to the thoughtful adoption of social media technology. And they offer guidance on how to balance the benefits of open-ended talk with the realities of strategic execution. Drawing on the experience of leaders at diverse companies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Dec 2005
  • Research & Ideas

VCs Survey Post-Bubble Opportunities

venture and how you behaved when things didn't go well." History points to the importance of people skills in successful ventures, agreed Sahlman. But what roles do operating experience and technical knowledge play in a firm's... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Hanna; Financial Services
  • 24 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

When Reputation Trumps Regulation

foreign presence to gather the evidence necessary for a successful prosecution in U.S. federal court. Firms with reputational assets have a strong positive incentive to continue to live up to those reputations. The SEC has historically had no foreign View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 05 Jan 2010
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First Look: January 5

and their impact on organizational climate, which predicts successful outcomes. We addressed this gap with a field experiment suggested by Toyota's problem-solving process. We tested three related process... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 3

Field Experiment in Zambia Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract The controversy over whether and how much to charge for health... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

endogenous vertical differentiation concerns. We discuss how our study helps improve our understanding of notions of strategy, business model, and tactics in the field of strategy. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

Experiences Increase Immoral Behavior By: Lu, J., A. Galinsky, W. Maddux, A. Chakroff, J. Quoidbach, and F. Gino Abstract—Due to the unprecedented pace of globalization, foreign experiences are increasingly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jan 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

research on potential employers. 19. The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to 'Simplifiers' The mass consumption of the 1990s is fast fading in the rearview mirror. Now a growing number of people want to declutter their lives and invest in View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 08 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 8, 2006

positive recency in choices. At the same time, there remains an overall consistency between choices and assessments. A third study validates the results in a field study. The results show that, after a negative rare-event (i.e., a suicide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jul 2010
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Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

directly, why then do managers (irrationally) choose to pursue profit directly rather than indirectly? I think the answer is to be found more in psychology than in economics." Does that account for the increasing interest in the View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

Limits of Peer Effects on Startup Team Performance By: Hasan, Sharique, and Rembrand Koning Abstract— We conduct a field experiment at an entrepreneurship bootcamp to investigate whether interaction with... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 May 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Race Does Matter in Mentoring

and design assignments. The education facilitated his transition into management when he was finally promoted two years later. Once in middle management, Williams's career took off; he was charged with coordinating the engineering, manufacturing, and View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
  • 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2332106 It's Not the Size of the Gift; It's How You Present It: New Evidence on Gift Exchange from a Field Experiment By: Gilchrist, Duncan, Michael Luca, and Deepak Malhotra... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015

desire to signal to others. We present a field experiment where participants could choose to give up money if they did not follow through with an action. If their commitment choice was made public rather... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008

as on how it should evolve. Since 1980 General Electric, for instance, has continued to reinvent itself in every field from wind energy to medical diagnostics; and it enjoyed a $22.5 billion profit in 2007. Organizations that foster... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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