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We study the effect of Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm on the racial disparity in the daily revenue earned by Airbnb hosts. Our empirical strategy exploits Airbnb’s introduction of the algorithm and its voluntary adoption by hosts as a quasi-natural experiment. Among... View Details

Keywords: Smart Pricing; Pricing Algorithm; Machine Bias; Discrimination; Racial Disparity; Social Inequality; Airbnb Revenue; Revenue; Race; Equality and Inequality; Prejudice and Bias; Price; Mathematical Methods; Accommodations Industry

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2001
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From the Technology Cycle to the Entrepreneurship Dynamic: Placing Dominant Designs in Social Context

By: J. Murmann and M. Tushman

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Organizational Design

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April 2022
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Does Context Outweigh Individual Characteristics in Driving Voting Behavior? Evidence from Relocations within the U.S.

By: Enrico Cantoni and Vincent Pons

We measure the overall influence of contextual versus individual factors (e.g., voting rules and media as opposed to race and education) on voter behavior, and explore underlying mechanisms. Using a U.S.-wide voter-level panel, 2008–18, we examine voters who relocate... View Details

Keywords: Voting; Behavior; Geographic Location; Personal Characteristics; Situation or Environment; United States

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June 2008
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Bringing the Context Back In: Settings and the Search for Syndicate Partners in Venture Capital Investment Networks

Most existing network-based theories of relationship formation, whether based on homophily or structural constraint, imply that actors form highly cohesive, homogenous clusters. Yet real networks also include many "bridging" ties—isolated links between parties that... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Networks; Theory; Partners and Partnerships; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Growth and Maturation; Size; Geographic Location

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The Operational Framework of the Eurosystem in the Context of the ECB's Monetary Policy Strategy

By: Michele Manna, Huw Pill and Gabriel Quiros

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2017
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Knowledge Flows within Multinationals—Estimating Relative Influence of Headquarters and Host Context Using a Gravity Model

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Mike Horia Teodorescu and Tarun Khanna

From the perspective of a multinational subsidiary, we employ the classic gravity equation in economics to model and compare knowledge flows to the subsidiary from the MNC headquarters and from the host country context. We also generalize traditional economics gravity... View Details

Keywords: Multinationals; Knowledge Flows; Cosine Similarity; Gravity Model; Multinational Firms and Management; Knowledge Dissemination; Business Headquarters; Immigration

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We measure the overall influence of contextual versus individual factors (e.g., voting rules and media as opposed to race and education) on voter behavior, and explore underlying mechanisms. Using a US-wide voter-level panel, 2008–2018, we examine voters who... View Details

March 2011
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Padraig O'Ceidigh and Aer Arann: Building a Business in the Context of a Life - What Happened

By: Janet J. Kraus and Shirley Spence

Provides an epilogue to the problem posed in the companion case: what to do in the face of potential liquidation? View Details

Keywords: Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Air Transportation; Entrepreneurship; Management Teams; Business or Company Management; Success; Decision Making; Air Transportation Industry; Republic of Ireland

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October 30, 2021
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How Men and Women Treat Deadlines in the Workplace Differently

By: A.V. Whillans and Grant Donnelly

Women are less likely to ask for extensions. That hurts women—and the companies they work for. View Details

Keywords: Gender Differences; Workplace Context; Extension Request; Gender; Time Management

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The Speed Trap: Exploring the Relationship between Decision Making and the Temporal Context

Managing the Sources of Uncertainty: Matching Process and Context in New Product Development

Managing the Sources of Uncertainty: Matching Process and Context in New Product Development

Dirty Deeds Unwanted: The Use of Biased Memory Processes in the Context of Ethics

Using M&A as a Context to Study Knowledge Transfer, Learning, and Coordination in Organizations

Regression to the Mean, Expectation Inflation, and the Winner's Curse in Organizational Contexts

Building a Business in the Context of a Life (BBCL): Course Overview 2008

Old Memories and New Behaviors: Learning to Trust in an Industry Context of Mistrust

The Role of Social Context on Decisions: Integrating Social Cognition and Behavioral Decision Research

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Mood Congruity, Self-monitoring and Retail Context Preference

Review of Nonprofit Trusteeship in Different Contexts by Rikki Abzug and Jeffrey S. Simonoff

Frontiers: Can an AI Algorithm Mitigate Racial Economic Inequality? An Analysis in the Context of Airbnb

From the Technology Cycle to the Entrepreneurship Dynamic: Placing Dominant Designs in Social Context

Does Context Outweigh Individual Characteristics in Driving Voting Behavior? Evidence from Relocations within the U.S.

Bringing the Context Back In: Settings and the Search for Syndicate Partners in Venture Capital Investment Networks

The Operational Framework of the Eurosystem in the Context of the ECB's Monetary Policy Strategy

Knowledge Flows within Multinationals—Estimating Relative Influence of Headquarters and Host Context Using a Gravity Model

Does Context Outweigh Individual Characteristics in Driving Voting Behavior? Evidence from Relocations within the U.S.

Padraig O'Ceidigh and Aer Arann: Building a Business in the Context of a Life - What Happened

How Men and Women Treat Deadlines in the Workplace Differently