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- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
use a new dataset on industry-level targeting to analyze quality FDI based on the subjective preferences expressed by the receiving countries themselves. Finally, we use a two-stage least squares methodology to control for measurement... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?
dealing with the status quo that mashes down every kind of innovation. Q: Well, that's the next subject I want to get to, which is innovation and entrepreneurship, which you say are sadly lacking in the health care system. There are no... View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
caused a lot of uncertainty. Specific companies or business sectors would suddenly find themselves the object of very aggressive, extreme criticism, not just by administration sources, but by the president publicly, which was unprecedented. Companies and sometimes... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
are subject to inspection to ensure they meet quality, safety, and environmental standards imposed by companies and regulators. This paper explores how the scheduling of inspections risks introducing bias that erodes inspection quality by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
manufacturer, subject to unconditional, multi-year sales minimums and significant forward financial obligations. Taking out long-term bank loans, his firm has purchased modern, high-speed machinery to manufacture this line. Yet his... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
1978, U.S. airlines were one of the most government-regulated businesses, when suddenly full deregulation changed the competitive landscape once again. How individual executives both shaped the industry and were shaped by it is the View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
contribution to employment, I find that labor-intensive firms are less likely to be subject to an SEC enforcement action. Next, I show that labor-intensive firms are less likely to face an SEC enforcement action in presidential election... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
Editor's note: Behavioral economist Max H. Bazerman decided to pursue the subject of noticing after realizing that he wasn't very good at it himself. "The truth is that I was truly terrible at noticing," says Bazerman, the Jesse... View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
to perception of the team members or subordinates or followers of the leader concerned." The importance of maintaining an open mind on the subject of leadership was stressed by several. Ronnie Kavuma commented that, "I think... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
independent views on public boards in a sample of Chinese firms. First, we ask why independent directors dissent, i.e., how they justify such dissent to public investors. We find that when independent directors dissent, they tend to offer mild, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
the merino fabric, or should he go the inherently subjective fashion route, given that the technical apparel market in China is virtually nonexistent? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008
with a minimal level of altruism can be a source of dampened wage responses. The paper also considers a setting where this minimal level of altruism is subject to fluctuations and shows that, for certain parameters, the model can explain... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
investors will have to come to terms with one another, and it will not always be easy. Q: We often view business history through the actions of a towering figure. But even though August Thyssen is a principal figure in Organizing Control, the real View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
visible firms are deterred from selectively disclosing only when they are subjected to civil society scrutiny. We test our hypotheses using a novel panel dataset of 4,484 public companies in many industries, headquartered in 38 countries,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
very narrow slice. They know exactly the kind of customer they're looking at and they can go at them. Of course, this was subject then to other influences like the Russian influences, but I just felt that this goes way beyond Cambridge... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
to be taken for granted, regardless of their efficiency implications. However, the institutional perspective does not address the fundamental issue of business strategy necessary to explain the persistence of substantially different strategies among firms that are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
769-774 Abstract An examination of the role of research in business. The authors argue that scholars producing research in business fields are subject to stricter research standards due to the fact that they must produce work that is both... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
but also reduces aversive uncertainty. These factors act in opposition, minimizing the effects of unfavorable information. Second, when information can be subjectively interpreted, unfavorable information is less likely to be integrated... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
http://hbr.org/product/MRC-s-House-of-Cards-/an/515003-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 215-006 Rick's Dilemma In 2014, Rick is serving as a trustee for a large family trust whose principle asset is a plot of prime real estate in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
director to serve as a liaison between the other board members and the CEO. As clear-cut as these subjects may seem, the underlying question, as Lorsch sees it, is far more complex: What is the broader mandate of business in the context... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna