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- 23 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 23, 2008
failures. To work well, marketplaces have to provide thickness, i.e., they need to attract a large enough proportion of the potential participants in the market; they have to overcome the congestion that thickness can bring, by making it... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
athletes he attracted had never heard of him, but they knew the name of the All Star who had appeared on the show the prior week. As Rovell's reputation grew, his past success became a resource. Today his calls get answered, and people... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22
Publication:Academy of Management Annals Abstract The concept of imprinting has attracted considerable interest in numerous fields-including organizational ecology, institutional theory, network analysis, and career research-and has been... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
platforms. “How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers” was the most-read story on Working Knowledge in 2016. Other popular topics among our readers included workplace communication, negotiation, white-collar crime,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
quality of innovation, and reaching international customers. Our alumni warned us, however, that this important competitive advantage is at risk. A majority believe the current political rhetoric around immigration is harming their organization’s ability to View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 17 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper
that attract consumers to retailers’ websites. Companies typically have to balance the popularity of these policies in a competitive market with the high costs of managing returns, including shipping and restocking fees that cut into... View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
Paris, and Abu Dhabi, with varying levels of financial success. In addition to growing in number, KCON has grown in size. By 2016, KCON LA had become a three-day, two-concert affair, that attracted 70,000 attendees with a wide range of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill
campaigns drew two distinct groups of candidates. While the career advancement campaign attracted a group that had more qualifications and was more technically knowledgeable, the community-focused candidates were deemed more reliable—more... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
individual performance-based compensation, building a theoretical framework predicting more prominent use of team-based, seniority-based, and flatter compensation. We argue that compensation is strategic not only in motivating and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
2005, the U.S. dollar (particularly in relation to the Canadian dollar) and the euro and Swiss franc (particularly in the second half of the period) have moved against world equity markets. Thus these currencies should be attractive to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
the economy is better for fundraising. In addition to the decision regarding the facility, Jackie must also answer strategic questions regarding the future. Her audience is loyal but aging. What can she do to maintain this customer base, while attempting to View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
development capabilities and strong senior management. "Once you attract bright, young scientists," he says, "you need to get them to realize this is not a postdoc lab, this is a business. It's not enough just to do the... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21
with a low level of disclosure. Second, competition ensures that services with a high level of disclosure subsidize consumers. Third, firms maximize profits at the extensive rather than the intensive margin, outperforming competitors by View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
Q: Your article suggests setting up a nonprofit investors union. Could you go into more detail on how such an organization would be set up and operated? A: The Consumer Union attracts highly talented professionals to help provide... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University chose business and government ethics and a good infrastructure for attracting business; while a third panelist selected civil society. Discussion and debate ensued among the five... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019
2020. Forget Cash: There are Better Ways to Motivate EmployeesIn today's tight job market, employers must focus on how to attract and keep top talent. Giving away stacks of money may not always be the best incentive. How Gender... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
with a supporting appendix that describes 19 additional immigrants or immigrant families and their firms. Working PapersCompeting Ad Auctions Authors:Itai Ashlagi, Benjamin Edelman, and Hoan Soo Lee Abstract We present a two-stage model of competing ad auctions.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
E-Commerce Unplugged
The Soda X wireless window would allow consumers to access an individually tailored list of products and services anywhere, anytime. It would be a natural community-building device and would define users even as it attracted them. By... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
find that entrepreneurial leadership is key. To attract people to work with you, it is important to demonstrate that you are taking steps to address the crisis. At the same time, they must inspire people to find innovative ways to solve... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 20 Sep 2016
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September 20, 2016
in the U.S. but still largely untested in Europe. While they factored the economics and the risks involved in each of the options, they wondered which would preserve the property's historical heritage and still deliver attractive returns.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne