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- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
diversification to long-term investors do not recede when the source of increased global return correlations is correlated discount rates. Empirically, we document a secular increase in the cross-country correlations of both stock returns... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West
teamed with Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche to present a conference on "mindful leadership," a secular process to explore the roles of self-awareness and self-compassion in developing strong and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2015
- Blog Post
India Conference 2015
need to tweak the Indian National Congress’s own communication strategy, considering the 2014 election results, he warned that “if the secular character of the country was disturbed that all bets were off”. This year’s conference was... View Details
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
whereby headquarter locations have been split up and reallocated across the world, and c) the growing importance of non-US markets for US firms. Rather than questioning the loyalties of executives, it is critical to understand these underlying structural and View Details
- 26 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Where is Home for the Global Firm?
particularly managers in Asia and the Gulf, are more accustomed to thinking about these issues, and many have begun to make such changes. I'm somewhat more sanguine about these developments. I think they are responses to secular changes,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
they too often are based on the wrong things, what he calls the "noise" (short-term stock market action) rather than the "signal" embedded in the noise (long-term secular trends in the market). In his view, the problem... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
an appeal to continue bidding for secular charitable causes. The results reveal that religious individuals are more likely than non-religious individuals to respond to an appeal for charity only on days that they visit their place of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Exchange: Chance Encounters
than 30 minutes. That is a huge barrier to in-person interaction, and people will almost always pick the virtual over the in-person option if they have a choice. That is a general secular trend some companies will have to fight against... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
arguments in secular terms. In the United States, fears of government intervention if business was perceived as acting badly also drove some to advocate corporate responsibility. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
of traditional U.S. public companies by more R&D-intensive firms is key to understanding the secular trend in average cash holdings. Over the last 35 years, an increasing share of R&D-intensive firms has entered the stock market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
intensive discussions of the spiritual dimensions of leadership and how their personal beliefs govern their lives and positively influence the roles they play in society. Sessions use relevant excerpts from religious and classical literature as a springboard for... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- Web
Preface - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
merchant class: to be seduced by riches and face eternal damnation, or to shun them and be assured a place in heaven. The prints represented in numbers 1-14 can be considered visual sermons on the struggle between the sacred and secular... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
As the Ottoman Empire crumbled, the Middle East and Balkans became the site of contestation and cooperation between the traditional forces of religion and the emergent machine of the sovereign state. Yet such strategic interaction rarely yielded a decisive victory for... View Details
- 13 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 13, 2016
enjoyment. Study 2 replicated these findings for family rituals pertaining to a secular holiday, New Year’s Eve. Study 3 used experimental design and had participants either describe their rituals and then report their holiday enjoyment... View Details
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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog
partners in other cultures by understanding their spiritual practices and commitments?” When Faith and Work Collide “How can I hold strong to my personal faith while leading in a secular organization?” “When is it appropriate for me to... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
think top secular leaders should be following a higher calling than simply serving themselves or their institutional aims," McDonald says. "The more they strengthen the spiritual dimension in their own lives, the more they'll... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
of an estimated secular increase in the cross-country correlations of both stock and bond returns since the late 1990s. Increased correlations of inflation shocks are also an important source of the shift in bond correlations. By... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
in Utah to convert Mormons to traditional Christian belief. After the Mormons acquiesced to federal laws against polygamy and federal pressure to secularize Utah’s governance, the religious conflict over Mormonism’s Christian legitimacy... View Details
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
introduction of robots in place of workers, garnering the interest of academic economists, businesses and policymakers. Another contention was whether declining productivity was the result of secular stagnation, a more permanent economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
religious norms. We report on a field experiment that examines when auction participants will respond to an appeal to continue bidding for secular charitable causes. The results reveal that religious individuals are more likely than... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace