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- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
LGBTQ rights and race relations. In the first study of this phenomenon, we implement two framed field experiments to provide evidence on how CEO activism can influence public opinions about government... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
forthcoming Review of Accounting Studies The Effect of Enforcement Transparency: Evidence from SEC Comment-Letter Reviews By: Duro, Miguel, Jonas Heese, and Gaizka Ormazabal Abstract—This paper studies the effect of the public disclosure... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 2008
- Working Paper
Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients: Conflicts of Interest and Mutual Fund Portfolio Choice
By: Lauren Cohen and Breno Schmidt
We explore a new channel for attracting inflows using a unique dataset of corporate 401(k) retirement plans and their mutual fund family trustees. Families secure substantial inflows by being named trustee of a 401(k) plan. This affords the plan sponsor potential... View Details
Keywords: Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Conflict of Interests; Financial Services Industry
Cohen, Lauren, and Breno Schmidt. "Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients: Conflicts of Interest and Mutual Fund Portfolio Choice." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-054, January 2008. (Winner of the Barclays Global Investors Best Paper Prize, Asset Allocation Symposium, European Finance Association 2006. Winner of the Society of Quantitative Analysts Award, Best Paper in Quantitative Investments, Western Finance Association 2007.)
- 16 May 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal?
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro & Andrew Charlton
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
gender for a man, or education for a college graduate. This part of our identity may bring blind spots, but it is the best tool for influencing change. She introduces the psychological reasons that make it hard for us to see the bias in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies
Keywords: by Erin M. Reid & Michael W. Toffel
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars
managers: What happens at the start of a bidding process is not always indicative of how it will end up. Sara Grant: What attracted you to study late-bidding behavior on eBay and Amazon? Were there any surprises from what you originally... View Details
- 2022
- Article
When Regular Meets Remarkable: Awe as a Link between Routine Work and Meaningful Self-Narratives
By: Elizabeth Sheprow and Spencer Harrison
Daily narratives of work can include a mix of ordinary actions and awe-inspiring moments that reveal a vaster, more meaningful reality. When awe is experienced in the context of work, it can prompt self-referential sensemaking about what these experiences mean for the... View Details
Sheprow, Elizabeth, and Spencer Harrison. "When Regular Meets Remarkable: Awe as a Link between Routine Work and Meaningful Self-Narratives." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 170 (May 2022).
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
historical scholarship and address a wealth of questions emanating from them, Global History, Globally is a must-read book for all students and scholars of global history. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
you make, about everything from how you spend your time to the way you view the world. In Smart Leadership, Mark Miller—author of bestsellers Win the Heart and Chess Not Checkers—shares the four research-based “smart choices” the best... View Details
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
predicting their current language learning. Further, we find that recipients’ cognitive and affective responses over time differentially influence two future behavioral outcomes: intention to leave the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
influence others. Leadership Courage is not theory; this is a book about the real issues of leadership: character, inner fortitude, courage, and identity. For those walking through the fires of life View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?
at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He teamed with Wharton Professor Katherine L. Milkman (DBA 2009) and Wharton doctoral candidate Erika L. Kirgios, who led the research. They conducted six experiments that probed... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- March 2002
- Case
Women and Power: Stories From Around the Globe
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Alexis Lefort and Nicole Nasser
This case uses vignettes and statistics of the broader issue discussed in each vignette to explore some of the ways in which gender is played out in the struggle for power and control. Disenfranchised groups--those not allowed access to critical resources--have little... View Details
McGinn, Kathleen L., Alexis Lefort, and Nicole Nasser. "Women and Power: Stories From Around the Globe." Harvard Business School Case 902-203, March 2002.
When Do Firms Greenwash? Corporate Visibility, Civil Society Scrutiny, and Environmental Disclosure
Under increased pressure to report environmental impacts, some firms selectively disclose relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while masking their true performance; other firms’ disclosures, in contrast, are more representative of their... View Details
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
expert witness, dealing with governmental organizations, working with schools and students, and influencing public policy, this volume helps social scientists forge the vital... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
Brokerage and Brokering: An Integrative Review and Organizing Framework for Third Party Influence By: Halevy, Nir, Eliran Halali, and Julian... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
common fee structure is contingent free shipping, in which consumers are granted free shipping for basket sizes above a minimum value and are charged a flat fee for orders below this threshold. We seek to characterize how contingent free... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
lifelong, if sometimes veiled, engagement with Marx. The result is a work of interpretation that does justice to Hont’s influence while developing its own provocative and illuminating arguments. Markets,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2009
- Working Paper Summaries