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  • 08 Mar 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?

efficiency, remote troubleshooting, and customer personalization—has been delayed despite wide acceptance by many experts that the existing power system is falling far short of America's energy needs. In 2009, energy demand in the United... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Energy; Utilities
  • 27 Oct 2009
  • First Look

First Look: October 27

Working Papers Money or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets? (revised) Authors: Shawn Cole, Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia Abstract Why is demand for formal financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

where the firm chooses capacities in two technologies in stage one, demand uncertainty resolves between stages (as does emissions price uncertainty under cap-and-trade), and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20

teams are exacerbated when teams are leaderless, undermining performance. A longitudinal study of multicultural MBA study teams found that in the early stage of team formation, teams with a low average level of, but moderate degree of variance in, View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

invest in the original company could decide whether or not to stick with it. “Space is one of these industries where typical venture capital models struggle with the deep levels of uncertainty and the longer time frames that it requires.”... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace
  • 15 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

rather this erroneously imputed utility that lingers in memory. Here we review the roles of these streams of utility in shaping preferences, and discuss how neuroimaging offers unique possibilities for disentangling their independent contributions to behavior. Supply... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 31 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

and the uncertainty it generates for investments. All aspects of the migration-innovation-entrepreneurship nexus involve deep investments. To move to another country for education or work is a life-changing investment, and individuals... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 14 May 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

for Linear Air, but for the industry to get off the ground, is an interesting creative challenge for the entrepreneur." The ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions also demands high levels of creativity, whether the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 27 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

billions of dollars invested in biotech in recent decades, most biotech companies do not turn a profit. He suggests that the industry needs a new "anatomy," one that can better cope with risk and uncertainty and increase... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health
  • 18 Dec 2007
  • First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

for their unique capabilities and operating in a coordinated manner. This collaborative model demands that firms develop different skills, yet despite this need, there is little guidance on how to develop these abilities. Based on a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Nov 2016
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November 8, 2016

with oversupply and declining demand and to New World winemakers faced with rising costs and a deteriorating image. But changing Chinese market conditions and consumer preferences required both sets of players to devise new strategies to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009

Deborah L. Soule and Lynda M. Applegate Abstract This paper examines virtual team learning in new product development situations. New product development activities manifest novelty, uncertainty and complexity, presenting an extreme need... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

worldwide for exquisite design of consumer electronics products, strives to better integrate software design into its traditional physical product design processes to meet the demands of a post-iPod world. Details the Bang & Olufsen... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

find that increases in demand for entrepreneurial capital—as proxied for by patenting, IPOs, and stock market valuations—led to a higher likelihood of the introduction of second-tier exchanges. We find no evidence that new second-tier... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Jun 2013
  • First Look

First Look: June 4

race tracks, interactive tombstones, and stride-changing running shoes. These four products form the basis to assess the drivers of new product adoption. In particular, one of the critical tasks in marketing new innovations is predicting View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

presence of uncertainty (and the type of uncertainty); the number and strength of interactions and the centrality of a choice; its level and importance; the need for specific capabilities; and competition and dynamics. It shows, for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Who Invests in Crypto? Wealth, Financial Constraints, and Risk Attitudes

By: Darren Aiello, Scott R. Baker, Tetyana Balyuk, Marco Di Maggio, Mark J. Johnson and Jason Kotter
We provide a first look into the drivers of household cryptocurrency investing. Analyzing consumer transaction data for millions of U.S. households, we find that, except for high income early adopters, cryptocurrency investors resemble the general population. These... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Finance; Cryptocurrency; Fintech; Inflation; Portfolio Choice; Stimulus; Consumer Behavior; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment
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  • 05 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

financier, a public stock offering, or some other source. But potential investors often greet entrepreneurs' business plans with skepticism, or worse, turn them down entirely. Alternatively, some investors demand a large equity stake in... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
  • 23 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Market Research Meets the “People Factor”

managers were not likely to embrace research results that caught them off-guard. "If the purpose of research information is to reduce uncertainty (and thereby the risk associated with making a hitherto unsupported decision),"... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 29 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 29, 2006

patent holder are zero, and an "aggressive" form where they are strictly positive. Even though the patentee's profits are protected with the lost profits damage measure, innovation incentives are reduced relative to a regime where infringement is deterred.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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