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- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
Kingdom's National Health Service. We show that low levels of structural closure (i.e., structural holes) in a change agent's network aid the initiation and adoption of changes that diverge from the institutional status quo but hinder the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
encourage employees in an acquired company to "preserve and internally disseminate the knowledge that made the smaller (acquired) company attractive to the larger one." Vladimir Pavelko expressed his support for such a bonus,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
productivity effects of organizational practices remains a challenge for future research. Does Intellectual Property Rights Reform Spur Industrial Development? Authors:Lee Branstetter, Ray Fisman, C. Fritz Foley, and Kamal Saggi Publication:Journal of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off
involvement in redressing broader problems of society come from many quarters. All three branches of the United States government have addressed the role of the corporation in promoting social welfare. President Bush and Secretary of State Powell have asked companies... View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
industry practices, which the press juxtaposed against the grim realities of AIDS in southern Africa. In response, governmental and nongovernmental organizations formed a coalition that ultimately won big public health exemptions on View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
four of the years from 1876 to 1910. Indeed, he built roads and railroads, and he instituted liberal land, labor, and credit laws that favored agricultural commerce for large landowners. But the transportation infrastructure efforts didn't reach the rural Soconusco.... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
predictions; (ii) international capital flows net of official aid flows, which are mostly accounted as debt, are also positively correlated with productivity growth consistent with the predictions of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
direction and the internal data to understand its own strengths and weaknesses can be overly influenced by outside demands for metrics that may not always be relevant to its ultimate success. “Without understanding outcomes, you can't get... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
Business Review To Increase Sales, Get Customers to Commit a Little at a Time By: Cespedes, Frank V., and David Hoffeld Abstract—This article discusses what behavioral research does and does not tell us about factors that aid the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives" updating key events and disputes concerning the reform law, including the 2010 Congressional elections, legislative proposals, legal challenges, and responses by employers. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
impact of immigrants on natives tend to find limited consequences in the short run, while the results in the long run are more varied and much less certain. Immigrants in the United States aid business and technology exchanges with their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
the extent of suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model of disaster prevention, supported by case studies and preliminary empirics to explain why some governments prepare well for disasters and others do not. We show how the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?
those questions to refugees, many said they simply wanted something to do with their hands. While aid organizations provide food and some basic supplies, the Rohingya lack permits to work outside the camps. Educational opportunities have... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
sought could include aid from one country to another, the sale of national assets, and the deferral of commitments to allow time for a work out. A sizeable minority, however, took the view that lenders, because they helped contribute to a... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
was trying to fix prices. This is antithetical to how most Americans think of the US market operating,” says Sawyer, an assistant professor in the Business, Government and the International Economy unit who previously held the... View Details
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
they also aid in the diffusion of creative knowledge to other firms through personnel and knowledge transfer. The trick, then, is to manage innovation in ways that exploit the opportunities while minimizing the risks. Purchase article:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
Repetition of interaction may improve learning, since experience working together aids in the identification, transfer, and application of knowledge among members within a group. Additionally, experience need not be constrained to one... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
sector financial help a joint venture was set up with POEMA, a modern high-tech factory built, and coca plantations developed. Some 5,000 people were employed. Literacy levels soared. Political participation increased. Change had been introduced. The U.S. Agency for... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
events—and what procedures and practices will aid in their ability to do so? Obviously, extreme events—events that are in scope or scale or type beyond the range of our ordinary experience and expectations—by definition will occur only... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
in the very early phases of a new industry. We identify two distinct essential journeys that enabled the company to grow: an internal journey focused on developing and refining a business model and an external journey focused on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne