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  • 31 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52164 forthcoming Explorations in Economic History Prizes, Patents and the Search for Longitude By: Burton, M. Diane, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—The 1714 Longitude Act created the Board... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008

Earnings Announcements Authors: Malcolm Baker, Lubomir Litov, Jessica A. Wachter, and Jeffrey Wurgler Publication: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (forthcoming) Abstract We consider measures of stock-picking skill of mutual... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006

planning, and analysis role for Over-the-Counter in Venezuela, a fast-growing business in a volatile political and economic environment. Examines whether the skills that made these executives successful are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

startup organization for the thousands of employees who join a fledgling company and do the day-to-day work required to grow it into something of value. Entering StartUpLand is a practical, step-by-step guide that provides an insider's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009

amount of waste generated to improve the efficiency of the by-product process. In addition to the managerial implications, this analysis can inform policy as we show that increasing disposal cost decreases the size of the primary market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

entrepreneurship. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54068 January 2018 Journal of Labor Economics Who Gets Hired? The Importance of Competition Among Applicants By: Lazear, Edward P., Kathryn L. Shaw, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Welcome to the USA! You’re Hired! By Betsy Cohen (MBA 1978) Constead Press In this book author and economic development innovator Betsy Cohen presents wisdom from a dozen experts in career development and job... View Details
  • 09 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 9, 2015

Apparel (B) The (B) case provides post-mortem analysis from Quincy's cofounders on why their startup failed and what they could have done differently. Explanations for failure focus on Quincy's ambitious value proposition and resulting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance

that arise within the multinational firm, and include: How do I value a firm with assets around the world that are exposed to different country risks and currencies? When should I share ownership with a local partner? How should I evaluate managers that are operating... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services
  • 04 Jun 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

status quo—but his cure is a government-run system, I gather from hearsay. I agree with the diagnosis, but my cure is, yes, everybody should have health insurance, but they should control it for themselves. It should be run by the people, not by the government. I'm an... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health
  • 06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016

September 2016 Harvard Business Review How to Tackle Your Toughest Decisions By: Badaracco, Joseph L. Abstract—The toughest calls managers have to make come in situations when they have worked hard to gather the facts and have done the best View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2025
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Alumni and Faculty Books

shows how a culture that has existed for centuries can be warped and transformed by external forces like war and colonialism, and how members of an ethnic group migrate to survive not only drastic changes but economic realities. Borders... View Details
  • September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
  • Technical Note

Measuring and Managing Social Impact

By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney
A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States
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  • 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

Extensions to our model accommodate the possibilities of multiple voucher purchases and firm price re-optimization. Despite the potential benefits of online discount vouchers to certain firms in certain circumstances, our analysis reveals... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 6, 2007

understands his side's massive advantages in the process. With the economic fate of Welz's newly public smaller firm in the balance, Welz and his team must figure out how to handle some very tough tactics by Spitzer and his minions aimed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 18, 2008

Foreign Direct Investment, Productivity, and Financial Development: An Empirical Analysis of Complementarities and Channels Authors:Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek Publication:The World Economy (forthcoming). (Special... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2009
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Read All About It!

many households, the most important symbol of their place and economic possibilities was where they lived. Before World War II, about 40 percent of families owned their own home. In 1970, a firm majority — 62 percent — did. By the late... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

breach leads to feelings of violation and can occur even when employees’ economic contracts are fulfilled. We study the effects of psychological contract breach on three common types of employee participation in budgeting that differ in... View Details
  • 06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

their businesses to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends rather than invest for the long term, undermining job growth and putting the country’s economic future at risk, often pointing to the high ratio of shareholder payouts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 11

a 5.3% increase in RVUs per clinician workday; an increase in delegation of EHR tasks of 1 standard deviation resulted in an 11.0% increase in RVUs per clinician workday (P August 2013 Journal of Development Economics Evolution of Land... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne