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- 08 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019
following: Would the White Stone proposal truly compensate Tomas and Rodrigo for all their hard work to date? Would they be fairly compensated in the future given the risks that they would bear and the work they have would do? Most... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
often sought some equity in mining and other foreign investment projects, but as shareholders they have rarely gained what they anticipated. Only in special cases might the benefits to governments outweigh the risks and often... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market
One of the most damaging results of the FSIA is a false perception that foreign debt was made less risky than it is. The limited enforcement rights of investors means that sovereign debt remains risky, regardless of whether it is issued... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
Dow, General Motors, Nestlé, and Petrobras) and smaller entrepreneurial firms (such as the U.K.'s AIFS and China's BabyCare) undertake critical financing, investment, risk management, and incentive management issues to take full advantage... View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
emerge over and over: teams become increasingly concerned with the risks of failure rather than the requirements of excellence. As a result, they revert to safe, standard approaches instead of delivering original solutions tailored to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?
knowledge exchange... This is a huge setback for the global economy." At the personal level one respondent commented that perceptions rather than reality have changed: "The reality is that we were always at View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
forthcoming Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Managing Perceptions of Distress at Work: Reframing Emotion as Passion By: Wolf, Elizabeth Baily, Jooa Julia Lee, Sunita Sah, and Alison Wood Brooks Abstract—Expressing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Psychological Safety: The History, Renaissance, and Future of an Interpersonal Construct By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Zhike Lei Abstract—Psychological safety describes people's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
Beyond what we can do as individuals to reduce our risks of exposure, are there objective measures employers can use to validate what is effective? The answer, fortunately, is yes. Many claims will be made over the next few weeks and... View Details
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
public perception of white athletes as more poised, professional, and thoughtful than black athletes. The consensus: Absolutely. Foster noted a key difference between professional football and hockey, in which the players are... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
Europe and Africa because property rights are more difficult to enforce there. —Walter Kuemmerle The first difference is the development of capital markets and the transparency of these markets. In countries where family-owned conglomerates are the main source of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Trust Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Alisa Yu, Justin M. Berg, and Julian Zlatev “People often respond to others’ emotions using verbal acknowledgment (e.g., “You seem upset”). Yet, little is known about the relational benefits and View Details
- 08 Apr 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?
imagination, or has the world of information technology become so inbred that it is losing touch with users, particularly those of a certain age? If it's not my imagination, that's the tech world's problem and opportunity. At the risk of... View Details
- 07 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 7
Although some research has examined overt status rivalries, typically focusing on battles for the top positions, our study contributes novel findings on the effects of disagreement amongst all members' perceptions of their team's status... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
business that attracts more unethical people than usual?" Segel wondered. "There is the perception that it's very deal-oriented, and that's exciting to people," responded McCall. "The barriers to entry are quite low in... View Details
- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
employee perceptions of employment security. In particular, we exploit exogenous state-level changes in unemployment insurance benefits and test for partial unwinding of prior upward earnings management when benefits increase. An increase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
Bavel Abstract—Human faces are used as cues to the presence of social agents, and the ability to detect minds and mental states in others occupies a central role in social interaction. In the current research, we present evidence that the human propensity for mind... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jun 2003
- What Do You Think?
What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?
given to broader success factors which are ethical and value centered, are or certainly can be detrimental to the society they serve ...." A more acerbic point of view was offered by Mark Anton: "The area of ethics and values is so subjective and variable to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
and the International Economy Unit. Elisabeth Kempf: Political views shape economic outlook Political views influence the perception of economic reality among finance professionals. In a study linking credit rating analysts to party... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
lengths—60, 30, and 10 seconds—and in 10-second silent videos and 10-second audio clips. We find that perceptions of collective properties of groups, including cohesion, affective trust, and cognitive trust partially mediate perceivers’... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman