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  • 01 Nov 2016
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First Look - November 1, 2016

Globalization By: Kerr, William R. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51810 The Structure of Board Committees By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16

"course researchers," whose class participation can be exceptionally valuable in the theory-building process. Buy Local? The Geography of Successful Venture Captial Expansion Authors:Paul A. Gompers, Henry Chen, Anna Kovner, and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

Flows By: Horton, John, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—Digital labor markets are rapidly expanding and connecting companies and contractors on a global... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22

Creating a Venture Ecosystem in Brazil: FINEP's INOVAR Project Authors:Ann Leamon and Josh Lerner Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Managing the Future of Work

Jan W. Rivkin Raffaella Sadun Willy C. Shih Christopher T. Stanton Sandra J. Sucher Jorge Tamayo Mitchell B. Weiss Cases Influencer-led brand building: Hairitage and the McKnights By: William R. View Details
  • July 2019 (Revised May 2020)
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AT&T, Retraining, and the Workforce of Tomorrow

By: William R. Kerr, Joseph B. Fuller and Carl Kreitzberg
By the late 2000s, rapid changes in the telecommunications industry forced AT&T’s management team to take on a task that CEO Randall Stephenson called the “biggest logistical challenge” they had ever seen: retraining 100,000 workers by 2020. In 2012, internal company... View Details
Keywords: AT＆T; Workforce; Skills; Future Of Work; Telecommunications; Unions; Technological Change; Layoffs; MOOCS; Strategic Planning; Employees; Training; Competency and Skills; Labor; Learning; Labor Unions; Technology Adoption; Talent and Talent Management; Telecommunications Industry; Communications Industry; United States
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Entrepreneurial Management Faculty - Faculty & Research

Administration William R. Kerr Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research Asim I. Khwaja Visiting Professor of... View Details
  • 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-art-of-strategic-renewal/ August 2013 Journal of Development Economics Political Reservations and Women's Entrepreneurship in India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 20 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53981 forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Pay Now or Pay Later? The Economics Within the Private Equity Partnership By: Ivashina, Victoria, and Josh View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship

for e... More Research April 2025 Teaching Material Influencer-led brand building: Hairitage and the McKnights By: William R. Kerr and James Palano More Research Unit Head Thomas View Details
  • June 2020
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Agile Consumer Product Innovation with Alibaba's Tmall Innovation Center

By: William R. Kerr, Daniel O'Connor and James Palano
Consumer products companies were beset by changes on all sides during the 2010s. Customers were increasingly turning to ecommerce platforms rather than shopping in-store. Meanwhile, nimble, digitally-savvy competitors were gaining market share by capitalizing on the... View Details
Keywords: Future Of Work; Retail; Ecommerce; Alibaba; Consumer Products; Innovation; Innovation and Invention; Product Development; Consumer Behavior; E-commerce; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry; China
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  • 29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29

organizations. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2426674 Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, William R. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 May 2013
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First Look: May 7

  Publications 2006 Review of Financial Studies Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing By: Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner Abstract—Bank-affiliated private equity... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • July 2018
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Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr and Tina Xu
We review the extensive literature since 2000 on the personality traits of entrepreneurs. We first consider baseline personality traits like the Big-5 model, self-efficacy and innovativeness, locus of control, and the need for achievement. We then consider risk... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Venturing; Personality Traits; Characteristics; Big-5; Risk Attitudes; Goals; Skills; Entrepreneurship; Personal Characteristics; Goals and Objectives; Competency and Skills; Success; Demographics; Research
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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Maturity” with Samuel G. Hanson and Jeremy C. Stein ( Journal of Finance , August 2015). Elisabeth Kempf : Awarded Best EFA-DT Paper in 2016 by the European Finance Association Doctoral Tutorial for “The Job Rating Game: The Effects of... View Details
  • January 2017
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TalentCorp Malaysia and the Returning Expert Programme

By: William R. Kerr, Danielle Li, Mathis Wagner and Alexis Brownell
TalentCorp Malaysia runs the "Returning Expert Programme" (REP), a government program designed to encourage Malaysian professionals abroad to return home through use of various incentives. The REP is intended to combat the "brain drain," caused by highly educated... View Details
Keywords: Malaysia; Diaspora; Brain Drain; Migration; Diasporas; Government and Politics; Immigration; Human Capital; Programs; Malaysia
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Pricing for "Legislating Stock Prices" (with Karl Diether and Christopher Malloy, December 2013). Scott Duke Kominers : Honored as an Outstanding Alumnus in STEM and Business by the Center for Excellence in Education in 2013. View Details
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

seeking funding from that source. The mechanics of equity funding. Seeking and securing funding involves setting amounts, agreeing to terms, and defining relationships. January 2014 Article The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Finance: Evidence from Angel Financings By:... View Details
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The Gift of Global Talent

Kerr, The Brookings Institution The Migrant Economy and the Gift of Global Talent The Migrant Economy and the Gift of Global Talent 2 Nov 2018 William R. View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

operate, by examining the history of entrepreneurship across time and national borders and by analyzing the legal and cultural contexts for managerial action. Please also visit the Arthur Rock Center for... View Details