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- 09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
illness in Brazil. She and her team of employees and volunteers developed a holistic methodology to address the multidimensional sources of poverty based on the pillars of health, housing, citizenship, income, and education. After... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 11
programs or urban life, opened a highly successful gym for inner-city kids at risk; he refused to be daunted by his lack of expertise and decided to simply "go for it." As these and other examples from the authors' research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14
creative or in love with risk, but they are deeply inquisitive, open to new experiences, and comfortable with the unpredictable. He also offers evidence-based, practical advice for interviews and résumé screening that hiring managers can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10
potential to lower the incidence of "false negatives," by allowing projects the option to receive multiple evaluations and reach out to receptive communities that may not otherwise be represented by experts. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
'nature church' celebrating Creation and that this was, in a way, sacred work. People told me that because I wasn't pushy about it they came to see this opening prayer as a point of distinction for the group, something special."... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
technology, some business experience in the industry, and an MBA—that would be great. Education is an important ingredient, but experience is even more important. Almost no one gets venture capital money without actually having demonstrated in the business View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015
rewards can be used to motivate contributions. Drawing on analogies with charitable donations, we theorize that intangible sources of motivation, i.e., (i) direct psychological rewards, (ii) reciprocity, and (iii) social interactions, can... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8
and managed as investment accounts with the goal of accumulating the largest possible pot of savings. Communication with savers is framed entirely in terms of assets and returns. Ask a saver what his 401(k) is worth and you'll hear a cash... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
policy on public participation to have teeth, it must also be tied to the performance reviews of staff. The Bank is filled with dedicated and motivated professionals, but few have the incentives to engage project-affected communities... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 09 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 9, 2008
new community was faced with how best to construct the vertical and attract a sufficiently large audience. While the model seemed highly scalable because each vertical used the same core technology, every sector had its unique features.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
whose members have many prior ties interact less frequently with proximate peers, and thus their performance is unaffected by nearby teams. Our findings highlight how prior social connections, which are often a source of knowledge and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 17
heterogeneous technology diffusion from immigrant communities in the United States for identification. The latter instruments are developed by combining panel variation on the development of new technologies across U.S. cities with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28
Risk Authors: Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate with investors, we explore the effect of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne