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  • 17 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

converting an $11 million investment in Peruvian bonds worth $21 million into a $58 million cash payout from the country, representing the full face value of the bonds plus past-due interest. Highlights the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 29, 2008

expanding into high-wage economies in Europe and North America; (2) the company was expanding its presence in China—a country where front-line employees were not used to exercising decision-making authority; and (3) newcomers in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 5

emerging Asian markets. Paper: http://www.asiabusinessinsights.com/articles.html#sub_articles_E-commerce_in_Asia Issuer Quality and Corporate Bond Returns Authors:Greenwood, Robin, and Samuel G. Hanson Publication:Review of Financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009

the conception, development, and implementation of the Corporate Services Corps (CSC), an international community service assignment for high-potential IBM employees. The year 2008 was the pilot year of the CSC program, and 100 of IBM's best global View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

Abstract— We document a strong effect of pension and insurance company (P&I) assets on the long end of the yield curve. Using data from 26 countries, the yield spread between 30-year and 10-year government bond yields is negatively... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4

information revelation v. concealment at different stages of the campaign. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-046.pdf What Makes the Bonding Stick? A Natural Experiment Involving the U.S. Supreme Court and Cross-Listed... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Sep 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Pride Goeth Before a Profit

advice, and I do recognize and reward people who are doing a good job." Pride In Numbers As Unocal's Thompson and Aetna's Schlichting show, a strong bond between manager and employee is an essential... View Details
Keywords: by Theodore Kinni
  • 14 May 2009
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams

be developed into team players? How do teams learn? How Does A Team Leader Win The Confidence Of The Group? How Team Leaders Show Support—or Not What does a team leader do so that employees know they are being supported? A Q&A with... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 01 Nov 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational

achieved largely through the bond of family membership or the personal loyalty of appointees. The family patriarch might take an annual voyage to visit key foreign holdings, and would perhaps also correspond with the appointed heads of... View Details
Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal
  • 08 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 8, 2008

journey from 2003 to 2006. The case describes the changes in the senior team, structure and processes of the organization. It follows two illustrations of a powerful employee engagement process for honest conversations between the senior... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

for-profit software companies. Linux is open source (all code is made available for redistribution by anyone) and harnesses the collective power of thousands of programmers-both independent and employees of major software firms such as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

Management and Davies through a unique recruitment process that raises questions of compensation and employee incentives, negotiation strategy, and human resources management. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 5

their innovation strategies. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511134-PDF-ENG Aman Resorts Eugene Soltes and Aldo SesiaHarvard Business School Case 111-012 Aman Resorts describes the operating model and philosophy of this high-end set of global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Feb 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

plans to improve their relationships but fail to follow them due to their inability to put themselves in their partners' shoes. I have watched thoughtful managers planning new incentive schemes to motivate their employees, only to find the View Details
  • 04 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 4, 2007

shape standards, and promoting modularity. An Empirical Study of System Improvement by Frontline Employees in Hospital Units Author:A. L. Tucker Periodical:Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 9, no. 4 (fall 2007): 492-505... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 May 2013
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First Look: May 21

Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance By: Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Jordi Quoidbach Abstract—In two field studies, we explore the impact of providing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

new ideas. Case in point: At Bing, a small headline change an employee proposed was deemed a low priority and shelved for months until one engineer decided to do a quick online controlled experiment—an A/B test—to try it out. The test... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29

Competing platforms are affected negatively because more information intensifies price competition. Publisher's link: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2360263   Working Papers Monetary Policy Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks By: Campbell, John... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008

variable labor supply, social security benefits and portfolio choice over safe bonds and risky equities. Our analysis reinforces prior findings that equities are the preferred asset for young households, with the optimal share of equities... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2

foster a culture that aligns all employees around the shared goals of customer solutions. 3) Clout: redistribute power to "bridge builders" and customer champions. 4) Capability: develop employees' skills at tackling changing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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