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Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent - Course Catalog

others with expertise in the field, "Africa Rising" will offer big picture understandings of the continent, and the ways in which its past informs the present. At the same time, the course will take deep, vertical looks at both the... View Details

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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877

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02 Dec 2021
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Learning Curve

years. While she couldn’t see the future of the Joy School clearly at the time, she also wanted to build something that would outlast its founders. “It didn’t matter how big the school was; it needed to be a viable institution that really... View Details

10 Mar 2014
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Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

future laws and reforms in the financial arena. One thing is clear: Despite severe criticism, the act and the institutions it created have survived almost intact since enactment. But so have condemnations. It's a puzzle, say the authors,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accounting; Banking

01 Jun 2010
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MBAs on a Mission

carry out our mission.” Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has sponsored a Leadership Fellow almost every year of the program’s existence. “Any established institution runs a major risk of becoming staid, stodgy, complacent, and... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Feb 2020
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The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

effects of organizations allowing employees to “work from anywhere” and why geographic mobility has led to increased innovation. The movement of employees, Choudhury found in one study, promoted tacit knowledge transfer across geographies, the exchange of View Details

Keywords: April White

27 May 2020
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What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID

withheld from the public. South Korea did the opposite, promptly disclosing all information regarding the virus. Information about the location of the infected cases was communicated via text messages to the... View Details

Keywords: by Doug J. Chung; Health

17 May 2004
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Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

researchers might be able to address such issues as "how corporate practices contribute to or detract from stable societal institutions or democratic processes, or how might companies advance individual learning and growth, or the... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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Real estate: emerging markets

Workspace Introduction. Urban Land Institute
Search the Urban Land Institute collection of research reports for access to their regional Emerging Trends in Real Estate series. The site also allows you to limit your search by... View Details

22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016

forthcoming World Scientific Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets By: Iyer, Lakshmi Abstract—Emerging markets play an increasingly important role in the global economy, accounting for 31% of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 15, 2008

significant impact in the structure and interpretation of financial information of banks. This document explains the major changes on bank accounting, their purpose and structure, and discusses their impact on financial View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Dec 2003
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How to Build a Better Board

problem: Board members are time-pressured part-timers who lack the knowledge they need to successfully oversee the companies they serve. The remedy isn't necessarily in staggered terms or requirements for outside directors—rather it's making sure board members have the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 10, 2008

Working PapersAccounting Information as Political Currency Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We test whether accounting can be used as political currency. Our setting is the US congressional election of 2004,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Dec 2021
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What's the Word?

information on its users, such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon. “The advertising ecosystem is quite complex, with hundreds of different players who will face challenges because they rely on third-party cookies,” Gupta explains. “Is it... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Information; Information; Information; Information

06 May 2015
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Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

Summing Up Personal Predictive Analytics: Should We Be Careful What We Wish For? The world of continuous monitoring of numerous sensors for machines and humans, limitless information storage capacity, and big data combined with rapid... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Trade Catalogs - The Art of American Advertising

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01 Mar 2009
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A New Approach to Health-Care Reform

of electronic medical records, which make patient information accessible and portable, have been talked about for a long time. One hurdle to progress on this relates, again, to the existing business model, which makes it difficult for... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Health, Social Assistance

04 Dec 2019
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Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders

have to avoid. You know, it's sort of like affirmative action for lack of a better word. So the institutions do not have the mandate to invest in anything that might look as if they’re investing for anything other than returns. Flint: So... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Truth in Lending

Illustration by Jon Krause What percentage of managers do you think steal from their companies? Your answer to that question can tell a financial institution a lot about your creditworthiness, says DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010), cofounder and... View Details