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  • 27 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

analysts' experience or star status or of their brokerages' degree of dependence on commissions. Although these optimistic forecasts are also relatively less accurate, the evidence suggests that they influence investors' beliefs. These... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

duopoly rather than to remain a monopolist. Bias in Search Results?: Diagnosis and Response Author:Benjamin Edelman Publication:The Indian Journal of Law and Technology 7 (2011) Abstract I explore allegations of search engine bias, including understanding a search... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?

they found a lot of dissatisfaction with the status quo, as well as tension and confusion, among both executives and clergy. On the executive side, says Nash, "Just across the board, interviewees would be saying, 'This is a life as a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 12 Feb 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

some people still underestimate the power of this basic principle. If you set the incentives right, there is room for entrepreneurship in every country. Now, let's look at four dimensions along which many countries differ. The more... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28

learn if a standardized and institutionalized organizational learning process like SFP can enhance dynamic capabilities. The SFP model is illustrated with an application to Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division. 2006 Journal of Experimental Social Psychology... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016

Tightening the commercial banks' capital requirement from the status quo leads to safer commercial banks and more shadow banking activity in the economy. While the safety of the financial system increases, it provides less liquidity.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

upsets the status quo—and those uncomfortable with any kind of change are bound to resist. If that's the case, those folks might be better off working elsewhere. "People who aren't walking the talk need to be few and far between, and they... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18

change their companies' values, build healthier relationships with investors, revamp incentive systems to create long-term value, and develop stronger succession plans. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Oct 2024
  • Research & Ideas

What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse

competing incentives in building the metaverse, our view is that the metaverse can still succeed,” they write, “but it might call for a shift in mindset and an openness to learning from seemingly distant domains of knowledge.” Along those... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Nover; Computer; Information Technology
  • 17 Jun 2019
  • Research & Ideas

What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete

would it take to force change of that magnitude? Dafny: We’re talking about pretty painful and uncertain measures, and they require a lot of work. You can see why people are, in my view, overly content with the status quo. When the next... View Details
Keywords: by Alumni Bulletin Staff; Health
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

trends. Happiness Adaptation to Income and to Status in an Individual Panel Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch Publication:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming) Abstract We study adaptation to income and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help

send into that system, the system, the structure, and the incentives that are built into that system are larger and stronger than any individual’s desire to make a difference.” Despite the present dire political straits, however, the pair... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
  • 20 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

investor, being instead critically driven by status as a founder; (b) that the underprovision of carried interest and ownership—and inequality in fund economics more generally—leads to the departures of senior partners; and (c) the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

A Clear Eye for Innovation

its own R&D, finance, and marketing functions, and he chose the project leaders for their willingness to challenge the status quo and their ability to operate independently. Given the freedom to shape their own organizations, the new... View Details
Keywords: by Charles A. O'Reilly III & Michael L. Tushman
  • 24 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 24, 2009

authorities will soon deplete their supply. I evaluate a series of possible responses to this shortage: sharing addresses impedes new Internet applications and does not seem to be scalable. A new numbering system ("IPv6") offers greater capacity, but network... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

Kingdom's National Health Service. We show that low levels of structural closure (i.e., structural holes) in a change agent's network aid the initiation and adoption of changes that diverge from the institutional status quo but hinder the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 May 2019
  • News

Cure All

measures, and they require a lot of work. You can see why people are, in my view, overly content with the status quo. When the next recession hits, I expect to see the employers that are purchasing health plans start to demand something... View Details
Keywords: Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance
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Awards | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

destination) students must send an email to se@hbs.edu detailing the changes and the reason(s) for the request prior to incurring the expense. You will be notified by email about the status of your request within a week of the application... View Details
  • 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

way. Publisher's link: http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814434093 Forthcoming Journal of Public Economics No Margin, No Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Public Services Delivery. By: Ashraf, Nava, Oriana Bandiera,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

capital-market or product-market benefits from inclusion. Status incentives contributed to the observed performance improvement. Back-of-the-envelope estimates suggest that JPX400 inclusion View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman