Publications

19 Dec 2024
News

The Musts of 2024

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. I love these end-of-the-year lists where you can get recommendations from smart people about things that are worth your time and... View Details

Digital Dark Matter and the Economics of Apache

Researchers have long hypothesized that research outputs from government, university, and private company R&D contribute to economic growth, but these contributions may be difficult to measure when they take a non-pecuniary form. The growth of networking... View Details

04 May 2023
News

Class of 2024 Embarks on Global Immersion

pandemic, FGI was canceled in 2020 and 2021, and was reintroduced in 2022 in 15 locations in the United States. More than 1,000 students in the Class of 2024 are set to travel this weekend to their FGI... View Details

12 Oct 2017
News

A Survey of How 1,000 CEOs Spend Their Day Reveals What Makes Leaders Successful

January 2019
Article

The ABCs of Financial Education: Experimental Evidence on Attitudes, Behavior, and Cognitive Biases

By: Fenella Carpena, Shawn A. Cole, Jeremy Shapiro and Bilal Zia

This paper uses a large-scale field experiment in India to study attitudinal, behavioral, and cognitive constraints that can stymie the link between financial education and financial outcomes. The study complements financial education with (1) financial incentives on a... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Education; Attitudes; Behavior; Outcome or Result

April 2008
Article

A New Approach to Measuring Technology with an Application to the Shape of Diffusion Curves

By: Diego Comin, Bart Hobijn and Emilie Rovito

This paper documents the sources and measures of the cross-country historical adoption technology (CHAT) data set that covers the diffusion of about 115 technologies in over 150 countries over the last 200 years. We use this comprehensive data set to explore the shape... View Details

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Measurement and Metrics; Technology Adoption; Logistics; Knowledge Dissemination

May 2021
Article

Risk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices

By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo

We study the impact of consumers’ risk perception on firm innovation. Our analysis exploits a major surge in the perceived risk of radiation diagnostic devices following extensive media coverage of a set of over-radiation accidents involving CT scanners in late 2009.... View Details

Keywords: Risk Perception; Innovation; Medical Devices; Liability Risk; Risk and Uncertainty; Perception; Technological Innovation

2016
Book

Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business

By: John A. Quelch and Emily C. Boudreau

This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in organizational and scientific knowledge, for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness. Focusing on four... View Details

Keywords: Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Health

February 2017
Article

The Effect of Prohibiting Deal Protection on M&A Activity: Evidence from the United Kingdom

By: Fernán Restrepo and Guhan Subramanian

Since 2011, the UK has prohibited all deal protections—including termination fees—in M&A deals. Prior to 2011, the UK permitted termination fees up to 1% of deal value and there was no prohibition on other protection devices. We examine the effect of this regulatory... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United Kingdom

15 Nov 2018
News

Don’t Be Afraid of AI

situation. They told us, you know, the snake gets to a set of stairs and it can't climb the set of stairs. So, a human being has to somehow... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

December 2023
Article

Discerning Saints: Moralization of Intrinsic Motivation and Selective Prosociality at Work

By: Mijeong Kwon, Julia Lee Cunningham and Jon M. Jachimowicz

Intrinsic motivation has received widespread attention as a predictor of positive work outcomes, including employees’ prosocial behavior. In the current research, we offer a more nuanced view by proposing that intrinsic motivation does not uniformly increase prosocial... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Moral Sensibility; Employees

30 Nov 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The New Face of Chinese Industrial Policy: Making Sense of Anti-Dumping Cases in the Petrochemical and Steel Industry

Keywords: by Regina Abrami & Yu Zheng; Manufacturing; Chemical

08 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

The Return of the Salesman

result in a sale and aren't intended to, but simply to gather information or set up a future deal. Q: Is there a distinctive "American way" of selling? A: I don't think there is a distinctive American way... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

13 Aug 2018
News

Under CEO Hubert Joly, Best Buy Moving Forward In The Age Of Amazon

22 Sep 2014
News

Jack Ma on Alibaba, Entrepreneurs and the Role of Handstands

10 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing

relying on whistleblowers to prevent and investigate fraud, the professors realized, there is little understanding about the real risks faced by an employee who steps forward. Dey and Heese set out to study the experiences View Details

Keywords: by April White

04 Nov 2009
What Do You Think?

What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

asked, "If we take the invisible hand of capitalism away would we ever learn from our mistakes? The more government steps in the more accountability for actions decreases." Charles Green set forth... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

January 2011
Case

A Slice of the Pie: Ruby Collins and Tenants in Common

By: John D. Macomber and Kristian Peterson

A securitized small real estate investment vehicle fails and the many individual owners have to decide how to manage or dispose of the asset. This case follows Ruby Collins, a small investor, through the logic of Section 1031 Like Kind Exchanges as well as the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Instruments; Investment; Risk Management; Ownership Stake; Partners and Partnerships; Valuation; Real Estate Industry

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