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- 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009
Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated (revised) Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many rating systems seek to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making purchasing decisions, we investigate how these ratings also... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010
These changes did not—as often assumed—result in the decline of family businesses but instead gave rise to a different kind of competitive and internationally oriented "Mittelstand." The study integrates approaches from new institutional economics, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
"Understand what your job requires and what you can give and find the right balance." Learn From Mistakes In a candid admission, Carol Fishman Cohen said that she looks back on how she managed her career and family—and has some regrets. As fate would have it,... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 09 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 9
two countries reveals that America's love affair with credit was not primarily the consequence of its culture of consumption, as many writers have observed, nor directly a consequence of its less generous welfare state. It emerged instead... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Chance Encounters: What's at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions
they know well; but I am not certain that they’ve really considered the alternatives and what workplace would fit into their broader strategy. And then you have other companies and executives that went remote during the pandemic and are... View Details
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
the nearest existing city, the hoped-for metropolis of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is privately funded, privately managed, and privately developed by Emaar, The Economic City—a Tadawul-listed company focused primarily on planning... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture By: Padavic, Irene, R. Ely, and Erin M. Reid Abstract—It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family obligations and professional... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20
the redirection of existing inventive activity. Read the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-118.pdf Finding the Right Mix: How the Composition of Self-managing Multicultural Teams' Cultural Value Orientation Influences Performance... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective
researchers gave a large group of executives financial and industry information about one company negotiating to acquire another. The executive subjects were randomly assigned to the negotiating roles of buyer or seller; the information... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016
seems inevitable—a natural part of "creative destruction." But closer examination reveals a disturbing truth: companies large and small are shuttering more quickly than ever. What does it take to buck this trend? One answer is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
found a direct link between creativity and unethical behavior. According to the findings, inducing creativity in employees also inadvertently induces unethical behavior—a sobering thought in a corporate culture that champions... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
leading design firms, and its human-centered innovation culture and processes. It is an example of what managers can do to make their own organizations more innovative. In reaction to a rapidly changing competitive landscape, a team of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
of undergraduate education. But perhaps nowhere on earth have recent decades seen more revolutionary change in higher education than in the People's Republic of China. Thirty years ago, Chinese universities were just reopening after the catastrophe of the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30
Case 410-063 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has converted Dubai from a sleepy little coastal village into a world-class city, famous for its ambition, drive, and economic promise. He is the founder, part-owner, and visionary behind View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
Sam agreed: "This should be standard business practice." He asked, "Why do these boards not have a member who truly understands Compliance/Governance?" John would go even further. "Yes to a compliance officer This includes determining whether... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Aug 2006
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?
education would seem to be [the need] to consider how freely available assets might support and increase the value of those nondurable, non-replicable assets a company might possess." Mark Hammer's comment should provoke further... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
impact of immigration on native men’s employment and occupational standing, which increased the supply of “marriageable men.” We explore alternative mechanisms—changes in sex ratios, natives’ cultural responses, and displacement effects... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
had the kind of in-depth look it deserves, yet it is at the core of a number of the problems we've seen. The board of directors and its compensation committee determine the compensation of the CEO in our system. Yet too many companies in... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
horizontally. We also decided that while there are lots of companies with expertise in different verticals, our basic concept of using auctions to help buyers and sellers was exactly right and our pricing was right. While our executional... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
humans. It is undermined by any company that tries to justify decisions based on market norms . Academics and training alone will not create leaders. Life creates leaders.” Bill C., in pointing to corporate governance as an issue, said... View Details