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- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
capabilities” triggered a flood of debate and discussion on the topic. Unfortunately, the literature on dynamic capabilities has become mired in endless debates about definitions and has engaged in an elusive search for properties that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
differentially spur employees of varying hierarchical levels to engage in deception. Drawing on literatures in social psychology and workplace self-esteem, we theorize that negative comparisons with peers could cause either junior or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
trust the government to do the right thing. Distrust, such as exists between Greece and its creditors, brings harsh measures and a tight leash. This is well established in the literature and is related to building 'relational contracts,'... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
analyzed the data (at the level of the respondent, the unit, or the hospital), where a higher percentage of the problems were assigned to a senior leader for action, there was a greater improvement in safety climate." The quality-improvement View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
and George Serafeim Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract In tests of the equity market timing theory of external finance, the prior literature has used overvaluation identifiers such as high market-to-book and high prior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 5, 2006
overweighting of minor (but easy to evaluate) attributes that would be overlooked under an all-inclusive price format. The effect of price partitioning on demand can be detrimental or beneficial, consistent with existing conflicting findings in the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016
knowledge. We emphasize connections to the growing theoretical literature that gives personal plans a substantive role, but we conclude that more research is needed, especially on the latter two questions we cover. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
time to establish, making the threat of price wars from competing retailers less credible. Uncertainties, Ambiguities, And Doubt The many advantages of loyalty programs have been well debated in the massive literature available on the... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
mitigate the agency problems that arise when firms expand their operations across borders. This paper contributes to the literature by showing that the external information environment helps MNCs mitigate information frictions within the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
world. What does the book add to the literature that you felt was lacking? Mihir Desai: Recent waves of globalization have had several distinct effects on firms that have not been addressed by many academics. First, rapidly integrating... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
sanctification, contributing to the growing literature on social construction of value. 2013 pub Six Ways to Sink a Growth Initiative By: Laurie, Donald L., and J. Bruce Harreld Abstract—The conventional wisdom about how best to pursue... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
property right allocations, we find that studio-financed films receive superior marketing investments compared to independent films and that these investments fully mediate the positive effect of vertical integration on film revenues. As a result, this study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13
restricted number of candidates coexist alongside those offering a larger number of candidates, even though the existing literature on network effects suggests that the latter should always dominate the former. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
industry under deregulation. Largely overlooked in the popular literature on Southwest, this culture combining wacky behavior and a deep commitment to the long-term health of Southwest and its employees was modeled after another airline... View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
environment? A: The sociological literature contains a number of wonderful ethnographies—vivid descriptive accounts—of men doing dangerous work in such settings as coal mines, fire departments, and the military. Invulnerability looms... View Details
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
highlights the key insights from the rich firm-level literature on MNCs. We then focus on how financial conditions in host countries affect the extent of FDI-related capital inflows, shape the operations of foreign firms, and mediate the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
concentration and are correlated with differences in firm performance. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2363528 Return on Political Investment in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 By: Chen, Hui, Katherine Gunny, and Karthik Ramanna Abstract—Prior... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 8
10-040, November 2009.) Abstract We survey the recent literature on the mental health effects of conflict. We highlight the methodological challenges faced in this literature, which include the lack of validated mental health scales in a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6
faced a uniquely challenging combination of home and host country political risk. This article reviews the company's responses to these adverse circumstances, challenging the prevailing literature that interprets so-called... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
relationship that favored all parties. We discuss implications for research in the economics and management of MSPs. Specifically, we argue that the literature would benefit from work that endogenizes platform design and that considers... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman