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- 2007
- Working Paper
Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm
This paper develops a theory of the firm in which a firm's centralized asset ownership and low-powered incentives give a manager 'interpersonal authority' over employees (in a world with differing priors). The paper derives such interpersonal authority as... View Details
Keywords: Governance Controls; Employee Relationship Management; Managerial Roles; Motivation and Incentives; Boundaries; Theory
Van den Steen, Eric J. "Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm." Sloan School of Management Working Paper, No. 4667-07, July 2007. (Available at SSRN.)
- 1985
- Chapter
Toward a Focal-Point Theory of Bargaining
By: A. E. Roth
Roth, A. E. "Toward a Focal-Point Theory of Bargaining." In Game-Theoretic Models of Bargaining, edited by A. E. Roth, 259–268. Cambridge University Press, 1985.
- Article
Multivariate Unsupervised Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection in Enterprise Applications
By: Daniel Elsner, Pouya Aleatrati Khosroshahi, Alan MacCormack and Robert Lagerström
Existing application performance management (APM) solutions lack robust anomaly detection capabilities and root cause analysis techniques that do not require manual efforts and domain knowledge. In this paper, we develop a density-based unsupervised machine learning... View Details
Keywords: Big Data; Data Science And Analytics Management; Governance And Compliance; Organizational Systems And Technology; Anomaly Detection; Application Performance Management; Machine Learning; Enterprise Architecture; Analytics and Data Science
Elsner, Daniel, Pouya Aleatrati Khosroshahi, Alan MacCormack, and Robert Lagerström. "Multivariate Unsupervised Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection in Enterprise Applications." Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 52nd (2019): 5827–5836.
- 2020
- Working Paper
Is Accounting Useful for Forecasting GDP Growth? A Machine Learning Perspective
We provide a comprehensive examination of whether, to what extent, and which accounting variables are useful for improving the predictive accuracy of GDP growth forecasts. We leverage statistical models that accommodate a broad set of (341) variables—outnumbering the... View Details
Keywords: Big Data; Elastic Net; GDP Growth; Machine Learning; Macro Forecasting; Short Fat Data; Accounting; Economic Growth; Forecasting and Prediction; Analytics and Data Science
Datar, Srikant, Apurv Jain, Charles C.Y. Wang, and Siyu Zhang. "Is Accounting Useful for Forecasting GDP Growth? A Machine Learning Perspective." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-113, December 2020.
Making Workplaces Safer Through Machine Learning
Government agencies can use machine learning to improve the effectiveness of regulatory inspections. Our study found that OSHA could prevent as much as twice as many injuries—translating to up to 16,000 fewer workers injured and nearly $800 million in social... View Details
- February 2021
- Article
A Dynamic Theory of Multiple Borrowing
By: Daniel Green and Ernest Liu
Multiple borrowing—a borrower obtains overlapping loans from multiple lenders—is a common phenomenon in many credit markets. We build a highly tractable, dynamic model of multiple borrowing and show that, because overlapping creditors may impose default externalities... View Details
Keywords: Commitment; Multiple Borrowing; Common Agency; Misallocation; Microfinance; Investment; Mathematical Methods
Green, Daniel, and Ernest Liu. "A Dynamic Theory of Multiple Borrowing." Journal of Financial Economics 139, no. 2 (February 2021): 389–404.
- 11 Dec 2008
- News
The Money Theory of World History
- February 26, 2024
- Article
Making Workplaces Safer Through Machine Learning
By: Matthew S. Johnson, David I. Levine and Michael W. Toffel
Machine learning algorithms can dramatically improve regulatory effectiveness. This short article describes the authors' scholarly work that shows how the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) could have reduced nearly twice as many occupational... View Details
Keywords: Government Experimentation; Auditing; Inspection; Evaluation; Process Improvement; Government Administration; AI and Machine Learning; Safety; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Johnson, Matthew S., David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel. "Making Workplaces Safer Through Machine Learning." Regulatory Review (February 26, 2024).
- fall 2008
- Article
Toward a Theory of Behavioral Operations
By: Francesca Gino and Gary P. Pisano
Human beings are critical to the functioning of the vast majority of operating systems, influencing both the way these systems work and how they perform. Yet most formal analytical models of operations assume that the people who participate in operating systems are... View Details
Keywords: Management Systems; Operations; Mathematical Methods; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Perspective; Theory
Gino, Francesca, and Gary P. Pisano. "Toward a Theory of Behavioral Operations." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 10, no. 4 (fall 2008): 676–691.
- Article
On the Theory of Effective Demand
By: Jerry R. Green
Green, Jerry R. "On the Theory of Effective Demand." Economic Journal 90, no. 358 (June 1980): 341–353.
- June 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Background Note
Economic Gains from Trade, The: Theories of Strategic Trade
The theory of competitive advantage is one of the most widely accepted economic principles among economists. The theory, as well as substantial historical evidence, suggest that free trade raises national income, while government intervention in trade relations... View Details
Kennedy, Robert E. "Economic Gains from Trade, The: Theories of Strategic Trade." Harvard Business School Background Note 796-184, June 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- 1976
- Article
The Asymptotic Theory of Stochastic Games
By: Truman F. Bewley and Elon Kohlberg
Bewley, Truman F., and Elon Kohlberg. "The Asymptotic Theory of Stochastic Games." Mathematics of Operations Research, no. 1 (1976): 197 – 208.
- January 1991
- Article
A Theory of Inefficient Intrafirm Transactions
By: J. J. Rotemberg
Keywords: Theory
Rotemberg, J. J. "A Theory of Inefficient Intrafirm Transactions." American Economic Review 81, no. 1 (January 1991): 191–210.
- January – February 2012
- Article
Toward a Behavioral Theory of Strategy
Gavetti, G. "Toward a Behavioral Theory of Strategy." Organization Science 23, no. 1 (January–February 2012): 267–285.
- Article
Theory of Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance
By: André Perold and Fischer Black
Perold, André, and Fischer Black. "Theory of Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance." Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control 16, nos. 3-4 (July–October 1992): 403–426.
- fall 1985
- Article
A Theory of Salesforce Compensation Plans
By: R. Lal, A. K. Basu, V. Srinivasan and Richard Staelin
Lal, R., A. K. Basu, V. Srinivasan, and Richard Staelin. "A Theory of Salesforce Compensation Plans." Marketing Science (fall 1985). (Winner of TIMS College of Marketing. Award for Best Article in Marketing Science For the best marketing paper published in Marketing Science or Management Science presented by Institute of Management Sciences.)
- 1972
- Book
Studies in the Theory of Capital Markets
By: M. C. Jensen
Jensen, M. C., ed. Studies in the Theory of Capital Markets. New York: Praeger, 1972.
- March 2010
- Article
Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm
This paper develops a theory of the firm in which a firm's centralized asset ownership and low-powered incentives give the manager, as an equilibrium outcome, interpersonal authority over employees (in a world with open disagreement). The paper thus provides... View Details
Keywords: Theory; Assets; Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Governance Controls; Power and Influence; Projects; Perspective; Employees
Van den Steen, Eric J. "Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm." American Economic Review 100, no. 1 (March 2010): 466–490.
- 1979
- Chapter
Toward a Theory of the Press
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. "Toward a Theory of the Press." In Economics and Social Institutions, edited by Karl Brunner. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1979.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Toward a Theory of Behavioral Operations
By: Francesca Gino and Gary Pisano
Gino, Francesca, and Gary Pisano. "Toward a Theory of Behavioral Operations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-096, May 2007.