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Towards a Dynamic Theory of Strategy
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "Towards a Dynamic Theory of Strategy." Strategic Management Journal 12 (Winter 1991).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.)
- Research Summary
Making Machine Learning Robust to Adversarial Attacks
The goal of this research is to ensure that machine learning models that we build and deploy are not easily susceptible to attacks by adversarial or malicious entities. View Details
- 1984
- Book
The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance
By: Michael C. Jensen and Clifford H. Smith Jr.
Keywords: Corporate Finance
Jensen, Michael C. and Clifford H. Smith Jr., eds. The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance. McGraw-Hill, 1984.
- Teaching Interest
Organization and Management Theory
This doctoral seminar explores fundamental aspects of organizations and organization theory. This seminar will cover various approaches to organizations and the institutional contexts within which they operate. We will pay particular attention to innovation and... View Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 02 Aug 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Machine Learning Methods for Strategy Research
Keywords: by Mike Horia Teodorescu
- 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.
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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.
- 2019
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Resource Allocation Theory
By: Joseph L. Bower
This article considers the process of resource allocation, whereby an organization determines how best to apportion its factors of production between the various productive activities in which it wishes to engage. It is suggested that none of the academic approaches to... View Details
Keywords: Resource Allocation
Bower, Joseph L. "Resource Allocation Theory." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management. Continuously updated edition, edited by Mie Augier and David J. Teece. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. Electronic. (Pre-published, July 2016.)
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Imprinting: Toward A Multilevel Theory
By: Christopher Marquis and Andras Tilcsik
The concept of imprinting has attracted considerable interest in numerous fields—including organizational ecology, institutional theory, network analysis, and career research—and has been applied at several levels of analysis, from the industry to the individual. This... View Details
Marquis, Christopher, and Andras Tilcsik. "Imprinting: Toward A Multilevel Theory." Academy of Management Annals 7 (2013): 195–245.
- June 2010
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A Gap-Filling Theory of Corporate Debt Maturity Choice
By: Robin Greenwood, Samuel G. Hanson and Jeremy C. Stein
We argue that time-series variation in the maturity of aggregate corporate debt issues arises because firms behave as macro liquidity providers, absorbing the large supply shocks associated with changes in the maturity structure of government debt. We document that... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Decision Choices and Conditions; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Liquidity; Investment Return; Government and Politics
Greenwood, Robin, Samuel G. Hanson, and Jeremy C. Stein. "A Gap-Filling Theory of Corporate Debt Maturity Choice." Journal of Finance 65, no. 3 (June 2010): 993–1028. (Supplementary results in Internet Appendix.)