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- 16 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 16
PublicationsThe World Bank and Democratic Accountability: The Role of Civil Society Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz Publication:Chap. 3 in Building Global Democracy? Civil Society and Accountable Global Governance, edited by Jan... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8
per consumer visit and 2) influencing stores' choices of strategic variables (e.g., pricing). We characterize the conditions under which there would be no role for search diversion as a strategic instrument for the intermediary, thereby... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 10
Business School Case 415-047 BlackRock: Diversity as a Driver for Success In July 2014, the Global Executive Committee (GEC) for BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, held a two-day offsite to discuss the state of talent within the firm. A year prior, in 2013,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
Community training helps fight Ebola A new case study about Last Mile Health by HBS Senior Lecturer Brian L. Trelstad and V. Kasturi Rangan, the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing, outlines how CEO Raj Panjabi’s determination to... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8
Publications August 2013 The Industrial Policy Revolution I: The Role of Government Beyond Ideology Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal By: Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton Abstract—In this paper we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2
performance, in whatever way one chooses to define performance (for example, quality of life, or value creation for all entities), and provides access to that causal link. Integrity is thus a factor of production as important as knowledge and technology. Yet the major... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=39914 Incentives for Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Reputations By: Exley, Christine L. Abstract—Do monetary incentives encourage volunteering? Or, do they introduce a "greedy"... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
Harvard Business School Case 518-002 NatureSweet This case describes the business model and workplace philosophy of NatureSweet, a privately owned, vertically integrated greenhouse grower and marketer of fresh tomatoes with sales across the United States and $329... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008
Goldberg Aronson: Challenges at Mid-Career (B) Harvard Business School Supplement 409-030 Martha Goldberg Aronson of Medtronic is trying to decide whether to accept the offer from Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins to become senior vice president... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 29, 2008
the role of observable (to us) boundaries between individuals in structuring communications inside the firm? We measure three general types of boundaries: organizational boundaries (strategic business unit and function memberships),... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
This separate-yet-connected structure allows leaders to provide freedom to some to blaze a new trail, while protecting the ability of others to stay on the tried-and-true path. "You need to separate out your innovators and let them do crazy and radical... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 29 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 29
Working PapersSurviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract We examine in this paper the differential response of establishments to the global financial crisis, with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 7, 2007
networks is also related to better firm performance, particularly for entrepreneurs located in weaker institutional environments. Our results provide micro-evidence consistent with a view that cross-border social networks serve an important View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009
50 employees) but was poised for significant growth. For founder and CEO Michael Lebowitz, the central challenge was to figure out whether and how the agency could retain its boutique culture while transcending its boutique size. The case... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
forthcoming Journal of Finance Brokers and Order Flow Leakage: Evidence from Fire Sales By: Barbon, Andrea, Marco Di Maggio, Francesco Franzoni, and Augustin Landier Abstract—Using trade-level data, we study whether brokers play a role in... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail
business of rationality or emotionality?” To kick off the conversation, Raman relayed what happened when Cleveland Clinic CEO Delos "Toby" Cosgrove visited a class at HBS a few years ago to discuss a case study on the renowned hospital.... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
believe that the process of voting has resulted in an unacceptable outcome. More generally, we show that procedural justice plays a key mediating role in determining the relative success or failure of various empowerment initiatives—from... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
down. In this e-mail Q&A, Merton discusses the non-financial executive as risk manager, value-added versus passive risks, and the effective use of credit-default swaps. Ann Cullen: What are the dangers of managers delegating and not taking an active View Details
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf
For the most part, this requires management to look closely at the roles of various parts of the business and alter the way employees interact. Increasing the pace of business innovation almost always requires reallocating decision rights... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016
increases in future sales growth and profitability. In sum, our results document a surprisingly large impact of immigrants’ role as economic conduits for firms in their new countries. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne