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  • 14 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 14

  PublicationsThe Paradox of Excellence Authors:Thomas J. DeLong and Sara DeLong Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 6 (June 2011) Abstract Why is it that so many smart, ambitious professionals are less productive and satisfied than they could be? We argue that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31

  PublicationsDo Voters Demand Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief Authors:Shawn Cole, Andrew Healy, and Eric Werker Publication:Journal of Development Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 26

  PublicationsManagement Accounting: Information for Decision Making and Strategy Execution Authors:Anthony A. Atkinson, Robert S. Kaplan, Ella Mae Matsumura, and S. Mark Young Publication:. Pearson Education, Inc., 2011 Abstract An approach to management accounting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 12

Publications Impacto Histórico de la Globalización en Argentina y Chile: Empresas y Empresarios (The Historical Impact of Globalization in Argentina and Chile: Enterprises and Entrepreneurs) Authors: Geoffrey Jones and Andrea Lluch, eds. Publication: Buenos Aires:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 23

  PublicationsEngineers and the State in Modern China Author:William C. Kirby Publication:In Prospects for the Professions in China, edited by William P. Alford, William C. Kirby, and Kenneth Winston, 283-314. Routledge Studies in Civil Society in Asia. London:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8

  PublicationsProspects for the Professions in China Authors:William P. Alford, William Kirby, and Kenneth Winston, eds Publication:Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia. London: Routledge, 2010 Abstract Professionals are a growing group in China and increasingly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

  PublicationsThe Strategic Use of Brand Biographies Authors:Jill Avery, Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan, and Juliet Schor Publication:Research in Consumer Behavior (forthcoming) Abstract We introduce the concept of a brand biography to describe an emerging trend in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 11

  PublicationsBeing the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader Authors:Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 9, 2010

  PublicationsDid Increased Competition Affect Credit Ratings? Authors:Bo Becker and Todd Milbourn Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract The credit rating industry has historically been dominated by just two agencies, Moody's and S&P,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 19, 2010

  PublicationsFeeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-interested Charitable Behavior Authors:L. Anik, L. B. Aknin, M. I. Norton, and E. W. Dunn Publication:In The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study of Charity Abstract While lay... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010

  Working PapersTowards an Understanding of the Role of Standard Setters in Standard Setting Authors:Abigail Allen and Karthik Ramanna Abstract We investigate the idiosyncratic influence of standard setters in standard setting. In particular, we examine how FASB... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 8, 2010

  PublicationsWillpower in Children and Adults: A Survey of Recent Results and Economic Implications Authors:Marco Piovesan, Alessandro Bucciol, and Dan Houser Publication:International Review of Economics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper reviews key contributions to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 9, 2008

  Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many independent rating systems are designed primarily to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making purchasing decisions, we investigate whether... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 26, 2008

  Working PapersApplicant and Examiner Citations in U.S. Patents: An Overview and Analysis Authors:Juan Alcacer Abstract Researchers studying innovation increasingly use indicators based on patent citations. However, it is well known that not all citations originate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 7, 2006

  Working PapersEveryday Failures in Organizational Learning: Explaining the High Threshold for Speaking Up at Work Authors:James R. Detert and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract This article examines how people working in organizational hierarchies wrestle with the challenge... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 29, 2006

  Working PapersInternational Financial Integration and Entrepreneurship Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of entrepreneurial activity in a country. Using a unique data... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 5, 2006

  Working PapersThe Framing Effect of Price Format Marco Bertini and Luc Wathieu Existing evidence suggests that preferences are affected by whether a price is presented as one all-inclusive expense or partitioned into a series of charges. To explain this phenomenon,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Apr 2020
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Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

detailed discussion of risk and global capital flows, see the paper Elusive Safety: The New Geography of Capital Flows and Risk. About the Author Sean Silverthorne is Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jan 2023
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Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It

Who wouldn't want to work for a company that values passion? And what employer wouldn't seek an employee who’s deeply passionate about their work? But, here's the rub, according to recent research from Harvard Business School: Employees and employers can have... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Sep 2011
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The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

creating effective cultures. A 2010 Conference Board study revealed that only 45 percent of US workers were satisfied with their jobs—the lowest level in the history of the survey. Our Q&A with Heskett begins with that dour figure. View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne