Signaling - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2012
News

Around the World

six countries during the January Term for 12 days of field project work. While the IXP program has been in place since 2005, this was the first year that students received academic credit, signaling the School’s recognition of the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

09 Dec 2021
News

Higher Returns

such that it is very, very important to skate to where the puck is going. DM: You started to see these big changes and you talk about this in the book. Can you talk about what those signals are that offered you evidence of the significant... View Details

18 Jul 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017

increase worker productivity (piece-rate pay), but also find that this negative relationship is attenuated by organizational legalization and worker participation structures. These findings challenge existing theories of decoupling by showing how these organizational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Aug 2016
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August 30, 2016

technology: the desire to signal to others. We present a field experiment where participants can choose to give up money if they do not follow through with an action. When commitment choices are made public rather than kept private, we... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

of Verizon, created today's Verizon out of two big mergers, with Bell Atlantic and GTE. In both cases, Seidenberg took a step backward to the number two position, before eventually moving up to CEO again. This kind of signal from the top... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation

30 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 30, 2008

brokerage firm size and status, and recommendation boldness. The changes have a large and significant impact on the classification of trading signals and back-tests of three stylized facts: The profitability of trading signals, the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Are Great Teams Less Productive?

learning processes by their nature involve facing failures—problems, mistakes—head on. The presence of problems or mistakes doesn't signal high performance to most people who might be watching. Some scholars go so far as to define... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

13 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

Cash and the Woman-Owned Business

signals to outside investors that you have "skin in the game," that your own resources are on the line to sustain the enterprise. Your level of investment determines how long the business can function on its own, how much... View Details

Keywords: by Candida Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene & Myra M. Hart

22 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?

the housing sector to just cool off for a little bit." Gerardo Lietz: The Fed is signaling there may be as many as four rate hikes. When the cost of borrowing goes up, it does tend to put a damper on buyers. Quite honestly, it would be a... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

24 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Want People to Save More? Send a Text

safety net for emergencies, but also would reduce financial stress and improve their quality of life. "In the private sector, a lot of startups fail, and the market provides a signal about whether the product is viable," says... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

11 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 11, 2006

debt for new securities worth 35 cents on the dollar, with no recognition of all past-due interest. Many holdouts, however, remain outside the deal. Some experts believe that Argentina's stance will have negative consequences for the country's private sector and gives... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process

has been active in sharing his story about building his career with dyslexia and has found that anything employers can do to try and get stories out there and in front of students and alumni is helpful. Seeing others with diverse abilities be successful in the work... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Jun 2006
News

A Capital Asset

thinks, “God, don’t let there be more.” That day’s events signaled for Cohen, the Undersecretary of State for Management, and for other State Department employees, that the world had changed. The two embassy attacks killed more than 220... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

20 Apr 2020
Book

Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

(Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Many elite companies already use their building’s efficiency or grandeur to send a signal to customers and... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health

10 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Governance in India and Around the Globe

chosen to be a lead adopter of such practices in India for several reasons that we analyze—as a signal of its high quality, to benefit indirectly from positive externalities that its adoption decision had on other software firms in India,... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu; Technology

19 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower

Tower’s high touch Leadership Development Program helping her carve a path forward, the signals are clear. Nyanteki-Owusu is heading towards a bright and rewarding future. View Details

Keywords: Technology; Telecommunications

01 Dec 2012
News

Taking Time to Make Time

arrive in your email five minutes before the meeting starts, it's a signal that the person in charge hasn't laid the groundwork for a productive use of time. There should be adequate time in advance for everyone to prepare for a... View Details

Keywords: Time management

04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4

consists of (1) two firms competing in a vertically differentiated market in which product quality is a mix of public and private components and (2) a market for developers that firms hire after observing signals of their contributions to... View Details