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  • 26 Jan 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

outsourcing operation of General Electric and was the largest outsourcing operation in India. In 2005 GE decided to partially divest this subsidiary to a number of private equity players. By 2007, the firm... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

turnaround. Consider the situations that confronted new CEOs in three companies: Gillette: Its performance was strong through the mid-1990s, but by the beginning of 2001, this global consumer-products company had experienced several years of flat sales, declining View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • 22 Aug 2006
  • First Look

First Look: August 22, 2006

of widths and eschewing celebrity endorsement of its products—and discusses New Balance's operations decisions to support that strategy. These include significant use of domestic manufacturing at a time when nearly all other competitors... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 22, 2008

Financial Development, Bank Ownership, and Growth. Or, Does Quantity Imply Quality? Authors:Shawn A. Cole Abstract In 1980, India nationalized its large private banks. This induced different bank ownership patterns across different towns, allowing credible... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Sep 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

responsible for the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs, biologics (biotech products derived from living sources such as cells), over-the-counter medicines, medical devices, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and all food... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health
  • 19 Nov 2012
  • Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

spillover effect to the private sector. The authors studied what happened after municipal governments in California adopted policies that required public (but not private) building renovations and new construction to build "green," which... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities
  • 24 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 24

responsibility.   Working PapersInducement Prizes and Innovation Authors:Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner, and Tom Nicholas Abstract We examine the effect of prizes on innovation using data on awards for technological development offered by the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

countries for the period 2001–2010. We uncover the following stylized facts: In emerging Asia, real depreciations are associated with faster growth of firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), sales and cash-flow, higher probabilities to engage in R&D, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: October 16, 2007

School Note 808-021 Explores the core issues involved in compensating family employees in a family business. Explains family interests and other factors that shape family employee compensation practices. Distinguishes between achieving View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

to exit direct stockholding if their stock portfolios have performed well; but these relationships are much weaker for mutual funds, a pattern which is consistent with previous research on the disposition effect among direct stockholders... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

institutional theory, and economic theory. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Broadening Focus: Spillovers and the Benefits of Specialization in the Hospital Industry Authors:Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman Abstract The long-standing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Aug 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?

similar on-demand companies Shyp, Washio, and Caviar. "I think it would be crazy to all of a sudden say that all Uber drivers are employees, because we would be effectively killing the business model" What to make of this brave new world... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service; Technology
  • September 2018
  • Article

Discretionary Task Ordering: Queue Management in Radiological Services

By: Maria Ibanez, Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats
Work-scheduling research typically prescribes task sequences implemented by managers. Yet employees often have discretion to deviate from their prescribed sequence. Using data from 2.4 million radiological diagnoses, we find that doctors prioritize similar tasks... View Details
Keywords: Discretion; Scheduling; Queue; Healthcare; Learning; Experience; Decentralization; Operations; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Performance; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Decisions; Time Management; Cost vs Benefits; Health Industry
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  • 18 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas, April 18

business with operating profits of $884 million. The purchase consideration was $14.4 billion. Although the deal was billed as a merger, Ireland-based Tyco effectively acquired U.S.-based Johnson Controls in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Mar 2011
  • What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?

new job. In other words, is there a self-selection bias in studies of the effects of job on a person's chemical makeup? As Stephanie Smith put it, "Perhaps it's a case of either the hormones and natural adaptability of the person... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 28 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Earth Day Reflections

water consumption in the firm's factories. The juxtaposition of information on both operations and CSR symbolizes the company's commitment to more than just the bottom line and its belief that both sets of data have a significant impact... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 26 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 26, 2007

increases US investors' equity FPI holdings by 21%, controlling for effects on FDI. This suggests that the residual tax on foreign multinational firm earnings biases capital flows to low corporate tax countries toward FPI. A one standard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18

these two relationships may operate in a circular fashion. Second, we consider whether advertising these benefits of charitable giving—asking people to give in order to be happy—may have the perverse consequence of decreasing charitable... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 May 2016
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May 17, 2016

society, and that the increasing incidence of “air rage” can be understood through the lens of inequality. Research on inequality typically examines the effects of relatively fixed, macrostructural forms of inequality, such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 26

may be less effective at motivating employees than the literature suggests. Our quasi-experimental setting shows that two types of unintended consequences limit gains from the reward program. First, employees strategically game the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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