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04 Oct 2016
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October 4, 2016

information and instead message to shareholders and analysts something of opposite sign. The data suggest they may be motivated in part by subsequent personal stock-trading opportunities. Publisher's link:... View Details

21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21

Publications August 2013 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Awards Unbundled: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment By: Ashraf, Nava, Oriana Bandiera, and Scott Lee Abstract—Organizations often use non-monetary awards to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Arab American Heritage Month | Baker Library

Encyclopedia of Associations to locate Arab American-affiliated organizations, such as professional societies and trade associations. Research 30 years worth of publications from The Arab American News . Review these View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Labs Enable Large-scale Research

particular issue or set of questions to be explored through experimentation, observation, and analysis. The principal investigators are assisted by doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, data scientists, visiting... View Details

07 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits

dataset that exists in comprehensiveness and quality. So, add that data advantage with the fact that India is making these big infrastructure investments like the Golden Quadrilateral highway network and you have a very rich environment... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Construction

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Lauren Booker

New Haven Economic Development Corporation. And in her junior year, she studied abroad in the Dominican Republic, awakening "an interest in development within emerging markets," says Lauren, "specifically regarding collaboration across the private and... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit, Information, and the Courts

plagiarized their laboriously collected credit reports and distributed them under their own names. To foil this type of piracy, firm leaders asserted strong legal rights over the Agency’s data, and even included fictitious credit ratings in its books. Rivals... View Details

06 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray

the company were liquidated. Market value reflects the total value of a public company’s outstanding shares based on the market price for a share. A stock with higher book-to-market ratio, such as when it is higher than 1, is considered... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

04 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon

at the data, you'll see that improvement is possible," she said. "The clinical training of managers really matters for management practices." The data also showed higher quality of management in private hospitals than in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

28 Oct 2021
News

Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

“clubby” exclusivity and a lack of clear funding pathways for outsiders, in particular, Black and women founders. A variety of solutions were considered, including Glynn’s approach to funding via public grants, and Ferrine’s approach at... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 5

goals, past research on these programs' impact has yielded mixed outcomes. Our goal is to understand why this might be the case. Design/Methodology/Approach: We rely on interview, archival, and longitudinal survey data to examine young... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

that economic tools of supply and demand can be applied to studying the phenomenon of corruption. On the demand side, it is true that corrupt government officials sometimes garner a degree of sympathy from the public, legitimizing their bribe-taking. View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

13 Dec 2022
News

The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith

leaders to not only learn about the challenges unique to Appalachia, but also learn from the innovative initiatives happening across the states in economic development, education, public infrastructure, and the energy transition happening... View Details

30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30

Publications 2013 pub Rx: Human Nature: How Behavioral Economics Is Promoting Better Health Around the World By: Ashraf, Nava Abstract—Why doesn't a woman who continues to have unwanted pregnancies avail herself of the free contraception... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

04 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities

San Diego—brings “significant and long-lasting” benefits, including greater economic growth, global talent, and even more invention to these regions, write William Kerr, the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Brad... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

06 Jan 2011
What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

discovery in a legal case. The wise don't do it. But this can be a costly practice, given our faulty memories. And in the age of WikiLeaks and the Internet, when every "secret" seemingly becomes public before long, the new... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Corporate Strategy

person to be the steward or organizer of the strategy map. This person ensures that data are continually fed into the map and Balanced Scorecard to keep them refreshed, organizes the monthly report distribution—usually electronically—and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

in attempts to cut costs, uncovering multiple opportunities to improve processes in ways that lower total costs and deliver better care. Publications Delivering Higher Value Care Means Spending More Time with Patients HARVARD BUSINESS... View Details

23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

Publications "From Visible Harm to Relative Risk: Centralization and Fragmentation of Pharmacovigilance Author: Arthur A. Daemmrich Publication: Chap. 13 in The Fragmentation of U.S. Health Care, Oxford University Press, 2010... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

isolation, and as a consequence avoid deviating much-for any given subset-from the expected overall distribution of judgments. For instance, an interviewer who has already highly recommended three applicants on a given day may be reluctant to do so for a fourth... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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