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- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
performance aggravates the impact of internal disruptions but not external disruptions. This supports the theory that firms which improve operation performance may do so at the cost of increased operational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
identical resumes. Using a novel control condition, we document that this discrimination is not specific to gender and is instead driven by beliefs. Employers are simply less willing to hire a worker from a group that performs worse on... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
School Case 515-090 Target Stores: The Hunt for 'Unvolunteered Truths' No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/515090-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 215-058 Generating Higher Value at IBM (A) This case analyzes IBM's... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
systems." Citing Robert Clarke, past Dean of Harvard Law School, Joe recalled Clarke noted that "Boards could be stewards of the corporation, looking after its long term health, or compliance officers using the Board's time to audit its View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
efficient levels and retain unproductive workers, both of which should affect productivity. These theoretical predictions have rarely been tested. We use the adoption of wrongful-discharge protections by U.S. state courts over the last three decades to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2007
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First Look: May 29, 2007
and Related Research, no. 458 (May 2007): 202-219 Abstract Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) has become an influential factor in healthcare delivery in the United States. We evaluated the influence of DTCA on surgeon and patient... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18
acquisition of Vodafone and its performance in Japan. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/vodafone-in-japan-c/an/711470-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-008 Lufa Farms In 2013, Mohamed Hage, founder of the rooftop farming... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 14, 2007
clients and employees who felt betrayed by the firm's apparent misconduct. He must confront some tough decisions about recently uncovered questions concerning the handling of certain accounting transactions three years earlier and about the continued lagging View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 24
Working Papers Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work By: Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—CEOs affect the performance of the firms they manage, and family CEOs seem to weaken it. Yet little is... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer
is superior in all attributes. In a world with variance in individuals' needs and valuations, these dimensions are evaluated idiosyncratically, allowing both models to coexist. Legal considerations play an important role as a number of... View Details
- 26 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Learning from Failed Political Leadership
international objectives are in jeopardy today. To the extent that business strategies are based on these same erroneous notions, they are also at great risk. Q: What can a business executive learn about leadership from your research? A: We offer a novel approach for... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
grants ranging from $5,000 to $250,000. The case highlights the benefits and risks of traditional branding and social media branding, including a discussion of how the Pepsi Refresh Project fits with Pepsi's previous brand positioning. The case discussion focuses on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
Reenen Abstract—We investigate the link between hospital performance and managerial education by collecting a large database of management practices and skills in hospitals across nine countries. We find that hospitals that are closer to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 19, 2006
new way of looking at the traditional organizational structure of cost and profit centers. Every unit, by contributing to effective strategy execution, has the opportunity to support and create profit. This capability has important implications for specifying... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
proposals, and quality evaluations for more than 12,000 evaluator-proposal pairs. The analysis shows that solicitations offering a personal reward for top submissions boost participation rates without affecting submission quality. We show... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
the people providing it, you cannot evaluate what they say or interpret its implications. Do You Use Your Network to Link The Work of Your Group and the Rest of the Organization? [ ] Here you troubleshoot problems: speak for, protect, and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
compared to a simple deficit rule that limits the maximum amount of deficit per period. Whereas the deficit rule does not perform well, the debt rule yields welfare gains virtually equal to the optimal rule. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
article they describe how to properly design and execute A/B and other controlled tests, ensure their integrity, interpret results, and avoid pitfalls. They argue that if a company sets up the right infrastructure and software, it will be able to View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 22
Shawn A., Martin Kanz, and Leora Klapper Abstract—This paper uses a series of experiments with commercial bank loan officers to test the effect of performance incentives on risk assessment and lending decisions. We first show that while... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
perform their jobs more safely and effectively. The latter required that workers engage in mutual expressions of vulnerability: they acknowledged their physical limitations, learned from their mistakes, and attended to their own and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace