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  • 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

(c) accountability in implementation. Examples are drawn from the experiences of South Africa and Brazil. Several preliminary factors are identified that may enhance policy learning, while acknowledging the constraints of bounded... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Jul 2012
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

ultimately be bankrupt, and Americans will be forced to pay for a much higher share of their health care bills. There is a better way. The United States must make healthy living the twenty-first century equivalent of putting a man on the moon. With lifestyle choices... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health
  • 13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

This acclaimed, market-leading text emphasizes the basic theme of “different costs for different purposes” and reaches beyond cost accounting procedures to consider concepts, analyses, and management. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jun 2016
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June 14, 2016

our data. Finally, building on our model, we find that differences in management practices account for about 30% of cross-country total factor productivity differences. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

others. For our empirical analyses, we use 10 years of data from 71 cardiothoracic surgeons who completed over 6,500 procedures using a new technology for cardiac surgery. We find that individuals learn more from their own successes than... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 26 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

results of this multi-method investigation have implications for both managers and academics interested in how consumers learn to become expert in hedonic product categories. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54622 forthcoming... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

failure and success and from the experiences of others. For our empirical analyses, we use ten years of data from 71 cardiothoracic surgeons who completed over 6,500 procedures using a new technology for cardiac surgery. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

of surgeon experience; however, all other procedures had marked increases in the R2 following addition of surgeon experience. Cox proportional hazard models revealed that increased surgeon experience was associated with improved long-term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 9, 2007

Authors:Benjamin Chiao, Josh Lerner, and Jean Tirole Publication:The RAND Journal of Economics (forthcoming). (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 11156.) Abstract This paper empirically explores the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Sep 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates

attention to the human input into the system since so much moral decision-making is repeatedly delegated to individuals. The screening and hiring procedures need therefore be quite robust to ensure continuity. In addition, a lot of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education
  • 05 Jun 2006
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Using Competition to Reform Healthcare

procedure centric, or institution centric, not patient centric. They are also misaligned with how patient value is actually created. Patient value in health care delivery . . . can only be understood at the level of medical conditions.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health
  • 06 Jun 2005
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Don’t Listen to “Yes”

the way in which they want people to contribute and behave during decision-making processes. People need to understand what is expected of them, as well as what to expect of the leader. But perhaps more importantly, leaders need to maintain discipline over time,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20

its influence on team processes and performance are discussed. What Drives Sell-Side Analyst Compensation at High-Status Investment Banks? Authors:Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy, and David A. Maber Publication:Journal of Accounting... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

including suggestions for future research. The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim Publication:Chap. 4 in The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. 3rd ed., edited by David O. Renz,... View Details
  • 27 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

ambiguous effect on high-quality output. To evaluate this trade-off, I develop a procedure to estimate agents' effort costs and simulate counterfactuals under alternative feedback policies. The results suggest that feedback on net... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20

innovation in clusters should account for these links. Securitization without Adverse Selection: The Case of CLOs Authors:Effi Benmelech, Jennifer Dlugosz, and Victoria Ivashina Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-101.pdf Does Public Ownership of Equity Improve Earnings Quality? Authors:Dan Givoly, Carla Hayn, and Sharon P. Katz Abstract We compare the quality of accounting numbers produced by two types of public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 17

world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in terms of contract volume. We use an ethnic name procedure to identify ethnic Indian users of oDesk in other countries around the world. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 18

innovation and entrepreneurship in renewable energy. Using data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, we first show that patenting in renewable energy remains highly concentrated in a few large energy firms. In 2009, the top 20 firms View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008

China‘s income inequality has risen rapidly over that same time frame, Vietnam‘s has only grown moderately. Structural and socio-cultural determinants fail to account for these divergent pathways. Existing political variables are also... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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