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  • 03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Using retail chain data, we study the effects of a tournament incentive plan incorporating objective and subjective criteria. In principle, such plans could motivate employees to perform both at a high level,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2011
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First Look: Dec. 6

http://hbr.org/product/flying-without-a-net-turn-fear-of-change-into-fuel/an/10297-HBK-ENG The Real Consequences of Market Segmentation Authors:Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam Publication:Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?

As the debate continues over whether college student-athletes should be paid for their on-field performances, a new study from Harvard Business School reveals just how much intercollegiate football and basketball programs contribute to a... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports; Education
  • 19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016

the focal ESG issue, even though such proposals nearly never received majority support. Improvements occur across both material and immaterial issues. Proposals on immaterial issues are associated with subsequent declines in firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

commissioning a study and engaging with its results to inform strategic decision making. Trade, Logistics, and Geopolitics: New Realities for Supply Chains Professor Willy Shih No additional materials available + More Info – Less Info... View Details
  • 06 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

highlight the pros and cons of each knowledge production model, help identify the scope of the empirical generalization of prior studies comparing the information quality of the two production models, and offer implications for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

interconnected companies, specialized suppliers, service providers, firms in related industries, and associated institutions in particular fields that compete but also cooperate") in your 1990 book The Competitive Advantage of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
  • 26 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 26

Evidence from a Natural Experiment Authors:Cohen, Alma, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract This paper examines whether staggered boards reduce firm value or are merely associated with it due to the tendency of low-value firms to maintain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

  PublicationsHappiness Runs in a Circular Motion: Evidence for a Positive Feedback Loop between Prosocial Spending and Happiness Authors:Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton Publication:Journal of Happiness Studies 13... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

markets have taken root, the micro- and macro-level studies of their operations, their ongoing evolution and recent trends, and the different perspectives for undertaking research with microdata from these labor platforms. Digital labor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

Management Journal The Ethnic Migrant Inventor Effect: Codification and Recombination of Knowledge Across Borders By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Do Yoon Kim Abstract—Ethnic migrant inventors may differ from locals in terms of the knowledge they bring to host firms. We... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13

prosocial behavior associated with licensing. The results of a laboratory experiment and a large field experiment converge to support our account. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/gneezy%20et%20al%20in%20press.pdf The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

insulate consumers from cost sharing, thereby undermining insurers’ ability to influence drug utilization. We study the impact of copay coupons on branded drugs first facing generic entry between 2007 and 2010. To overcome endogeneity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Oct 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

have studied and written about Wal-Mart for more than 20 years. Wal-Mart has certainly expanded during that time, but not without criticism and its own miscalculations. What do Wal-Mart's experiences show us about crossing borders? What... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 21 Apr 2021
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The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

time, and the timeline for decisions. Employees understand that events are continually unfolding and will accept changes if the evidence and reasoning are clear. Boilerplate rhetoric will likely disengage them. INSEAD’s Jennifer Petriglieri View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden
  • 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

diversification. By studying the research that analysts produce about companies that have announced corporate spinoffs, we gain unique insights into how analysts portray diversified firms to the investment community. We find that while... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jul 2020
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Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

such an interconnected and uncertain world, entire production networks are at risk of disappearing." Case 1: Involve clients and business associations to develop new standards TurkFurnit, a professional furniture producer based in... View Details
Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa
  • 13 Apr 2016
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Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

©iStock/maislam To find out, McDonald fixed his sights on the emerging market of online investing, studying five unnamed competitors at the beginning of their race to the top and following their actions and success as the market developed... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail
  • 26 May 2015
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First Look: May 26

http://hrleadsbusiness.org/rise-of-hr-e-book May 2015 JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association Medicine's Continuous Improvement Imperative By: Huckman, Robert S., and Ananth Raman Abstract— Maintaining quality and spurring... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

variables approach. The negative effect is strongest in poor countries, suggesting that high profits stymie economic development rather than enable it. Consistent with the rent-seeking mechanism of the model, we find that high rents are View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne