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  • 10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

rapidly-particularly in situations in which competitors apparently have strong incentives to adopt them and a well-developed understanding of how they work-remains incomplete. In this paper, we suggest that competitively significant capabilities often rest on View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 06 Jul 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

or to fire someone because of poor job performance. We did not find any clear patterns, but we did find strong opinions. Some managers expressed the view that because layoff victims' own performance was not responsible for their fate, delivering the news did not amount... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online

and Corporate Accountability Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration “This course will offer valuable tools to sharpen your judgment and decision-making skills and help you act and lead with integrity and good conscience.” Dates... View Details
  • 31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

increased when the rules were introduced. We conclude that managerial fiduciary duties affect equity-bondholder conflicts in a way that is economically important, has impact on ex ante capital structure choices, and affects welfare. Read... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

theories of corporate ownership may have been underemphasized in previous cross-country studies. The Influence of Firm Ownership Form on Post-Merger Customer-Mix Strategies Authors:Satish V. Joshi, Ranjani Krishnan, and Hema Krishnan Publication:Journal of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006

perspectives can reduce these egocentric (self-centered) judgments such that people claim that it is fair for them to take less; however, the consideration of others' thoughts and perspectives actually increases egoistic (selfish)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 18

Dalida, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—Equity overvaluation is thought to create the potential for managerial misbehavior, while monitoring and corporate governance curb misbehavior. We combine these two insights from the literatures... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 26, 2010

Author:James K. Sebenius Publication:Negotiation Journal 27, no. 1 (January 2011) Abstract While a great deal of excellent advice exists for producing case studies on managerially relevant topics in general, negotiation cases have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

  Working PapersA Reference Point Theory of Mergers and Acquisitions Authors:Malcolm Baker, Xin Pan, and Jeffrey Wurgler Abstract The use of judgmental anchors or reference points in valuing corporations affects several basic aspects of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

Local Hero

3 million fans a year, as it has done for nine of its eleven seasons at AT&T Park. However, in an industry where filling the airwaves has become as important as filling the stands, Baer’s brokering of a partnership in a regional sports network — yet another major View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 01 Oct 1996
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Leading In a New Era

Harad, "is to get people to understand that they are managing processes and not a series of discreet events. We've worked very hard to instill process improvement as a culture and to give people the analytical tools and managerial support... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
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Past Issues - Alumni

traditional ways of doing things, improving people’s lives, and setting new standards in their fields. Complete Table of Contents September 2010 Leslie Gold RX for Change Health-care reform is more than a policy debate — it’s a managerial... View Details
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