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- 13 Jun 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants
by many credit ratings customers? A Century Of Competition The seeds of the bond ratings industry, Becker explains in the case, are found in the credit record collection firms (such as Dun & Bradstreet) of the late 19th century. The... View Details
- 11 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Four Ways to Create Lasting Change
items, and the average ticket has increased to record levels for the firm. Moreover, comparable store sales have risen recently in quarter after quarter, after having fallen for roughly two years just prior to the initiative. While many... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
of past successes to predict that more successes are in store. The theory in use is that if you find someone with a track record and with the right-stuff attributes, then he or she can successfully manage the new business venture. But in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
2016 Echoing Green Fellow Christine Su is co-founder and CEO of PastureMap. The for-profit software company helps sustainable ranchers record their grazing practices on mobile devices. (Photo courtesy of Echoing Green.) A division of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 23 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It
They looked at the employment record of the executives’ spouses, noting, for example, whether the spouses also worked or stayed at home with the kids. Key differences don't explain the gap In the end, they did document some key... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which assembles information from court records and other sources to create an aggregate data set of members of Congress involved in a scandal. Minor studied incidents occurring between 2005... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 24 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 24
improve these skills. Constructing a unique dataset consisting of weekly attendance records for 1,179 students, we find that approximately 25% of learners stop attending these programs in the first 10 weeks and that average attendance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Non-competes Push Talent Away
that don't," says Lee Fleming, a professor at Harvard Business School who coauthored the paper with Marx, along with INSEAD professor Jasjit Singh (PhDBE '04). To test their brain drain theory, the researchers analyzed the US patent View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
serve in the interim, but sometimes that period provides time for a quick look at a younger insider. Usually the insiders will look incomplete, while the outsiders will look like an imperfect match. But given the record of outsiders, one... View Details
- 13 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?
Thirty years ago it appeared as if biotech would not only revolutionize healthcare, but also radically improve the very process of R&D itself. This hasn't happened. Though some firms such as Amgen have created dramatic breakthroughs, the overall industry track... View Details
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
their peers and managers and how their beliefs about those salaries affect their own behavior. We conducted a field experiment with a sample of 2,060 employees from a multi-billion dollar corporation. We combine rich data from surveys and administrative View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
of the most-downloaded and most-revenue-generated app charts; it has recorded multi-million daily revenues and around a hundred million daily users; it has nearly 200 employees in its Helsinki headquarters and support offices around the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
superior CSR record. Rather than acting as an effective form of insurance, our results suggest that a strong CSR record can be a liability. Moreover, the tone of coverage is no less critical for organizations with a greener reputation. At... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
associates and partners to their firms. How new fee structures have shifted firms’ priorities The prioritization of growth has also led to record increases in the use of performance-based fees tied to client-achieved outcomes. While... View Details
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
around the world today are seeking to promote entrepreneurial and venture capital activity, employing a variety of "stage setting" and direct strategies. These steps are sensible, given the historical record and theoretical... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 19
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2350805 Surfacing the Submerged State with Operational Transparency in Government Services By: Buell, Ryan W., and Michael I. Norton Abstract—As Americans' trust in government nears historic lows, frustration with government performance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch
between other ads as emotional buffers—sort of palate cleansers for the soul. Participants could watch an ad until the end or skip to the next one by pressing the space bar at any time. In each case, a camera recorded participants' facial... View Details
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
restrictions. Furthermore, we draw on qualitative accounts of the matching process recorded in oral histories of the career choices of the scientists in our data. All three methods—qualitative description, propensity score estimators, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
month if they purchased a certain amount of healthy food, recorded by purchase receipts. But the reward is delayed until the end of the month, decreasing the likelihood it will work. Why? Blame the behavioral economic principle of... View Details
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
direction examination. By examining a set of proprietary records compiled by a large-cap NYSE traded firm, I offer insights into which analysts privately meet with management, when analysts privately interact with management, and why... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne