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- 02 May 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?
that will relieve humanity of mind-numbing desk work with attendant improvements in quality and reductions in cost and allow people to pursue more creative and interesting work? Or a tool so powerful that it begins to crowd View Details
- 11 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
Doing Well by Doing Good? One Industry’s Struggle to Balance Values and Profits
of material concerns as an organization doesn’t crowd out the goal of contributing to the broader welfare,” Ramarajan says. You’ll likely get better results, too. One journalist told the authors that,... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together
employee-driven. Look for ways to encourage employees to create their own team rituals. What do they seem to enjoy doing together? Provide resources. If team members tend to eat lunch together every Thursday, for example, the employer can consider providing money for... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
panoply of Internet sites. It's just as hard to differentiate on price, for similar reasons: any consumer with an Internet connection can quickly determine if that flat-screen TV that Walmart claims is at a blowout price actually is. Loyalty schemes offer retailers a... View Details
- 19 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?
debate depending on who is doing the opining. Over the years, Britannica has handled this uncertainty by seeking out the most distinguished experts in their fields in an attempt to provide a sober analysis on topics; while Wikipedia has... View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
effect,” McFowland says. In other words, if someone who a woman perceived as out of her league deemed her desirable, she would get a confidence boost and reach out to more people for dates. It’s the... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 24 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks
things. After those first days, the moment had passed and other voices were crowding out his company’s messages. Leading in crisis is the real test for leaders. Zuckerberg failed his big test and will... View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
not even be sure how. Yet reflection is important; it gives us a chance to pause and figure out what really matters, especially when struggling with a difficult issue professionally or personally, says Joseph Badaracco, the John Shad... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
pressure—people switch what knowledge they listen to and what they are willing to think about. The subtle process of general expertise crowding out customer-specific expertise was part of what had escaped me... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 23 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified
shop may be a harbinger of things to come,” says Luca. The study didn’t specifically track the fate of existing shops or services after new businesses started opening in the area, so it’s possible the occasional shop might be crowded... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
and 8 million employees out of work—three times the job losses seen by any other industry. While some restaurants began reopening in May and June, most featured only takeout, delivery, or outdoor dining options due to local restrictions.... View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
bonds generates a crowding out of corporate lending. For a given domestic firm, new debt is less likely to be a loan—i.e., the loan supply contracts—when local banks have purchased more domestic sovereign... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can Amazon Remake Health Care?
crowding out competitors once they get a foothold in a marketplace, which could potentially lead to limited choice and less access for consumers. Chandra: I’m not that worried about them View Details
- 07 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Better Way to Forecast the Future
Grushka-Cockayne, that executives should adopt a similar approach when it comes to using probability forecasts of business-critical issues; for example, the likelihood that product demand will increase by a given percentage next quarter. “The whole notion of using... View Details
- 18 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 18
suggest that the approach might be used more widely in teaching technology management, particularly with "digital natives," who have come of age in an environment crowded with engaging approaches to communication and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
on bond risks. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2332106 Opting Out of Good Governance By: Foley, C. Fritz, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Jonathan Greenstein, and Eric Zwick Abstract—Cross-listing on a U.S. exchange does not bond... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs
case normally. That is likely driven by the algorithms used, which tend to pick up on momentum, Kerr says. Given this research, platform operators could keep an eye out for this trend and look at ways of compensating for it in the... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
NPEs become effective at bringing frivolous lawsuits, the resulting defense costs inefficiently crowd out firms that, absent NPEs, would produce welfare-enhancing innovations without engaging in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
faced a crowded market filled with fierce competition. As he walked back to the office, he reflected on the time it was taking to establish the Dongfeng brand. Would his business unit grow strong enough in its five-province geographic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
years. Never before in the history of entrepreneurship has there been this extraordinary amount of committed capital designated to invest in startups. If you have built a good business with promising prospects, you can stand out from the... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang