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  • 19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

related activities). We consider whether there are similar benefits to related diversification within an operating unit and examine the mechanism that generates these benefits. Using the empirical context of cardiovascular care within... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2008
  • News

Team MBA

slowdown, it would be HBS. SONIA SAHNEY, 26 West Bloomfield, Michigan BME, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Organized the HBS Diwali Show and performed bhangra, a style of popular Indian dance. What’s next: Product manager,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008

the education networks. Our results suggest that social networks may be an important mechanism for information flow into asset prices. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-055.pdf Embracing Commitment and Performance:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

When information is asymmetric (the quality of a potential partner is known only to himself), it may seem that partner choice is not possible without signaling. Many mutualisms, however, exist without signaling, and the mechanisms by... View Details
  • 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

weighting of nonfinancial metrics in compensation contracts as a mechanism for generating improvements in nonfinancial dimensions of performance. I Read Playboy for the Articles: Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 13, 2007

deployment of their technology abroad. The paper demonstrates that when firms want to exploit technologies abroad, multinational firm (MNC) activity and foreign direct investment (FDI) flows arise endogenously when monitoring is nonverifiable and financial frictions... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 24, 2006

forecasting, despite a number of characteristics that make it a challenge to fit to a dynamic supply chain environment, to be effective in that context. We further show that the forecasting process, together with the supporting mechanisms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Feb 2005
  • Research & Ideas

How to Harness Auction Fever

or money in trying to acquire the item, they may continue to bid past their initially set limit. To quit before "winning" makes it difficult to self-justify initial investments in pursuit of the item. Competitive arousal—or the View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Web Services; Technology
  • 30 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

accountabilities. This provides a mechanism for the board to set objectives and subsequently review its performance. The Balanced Scorecard strategy map provides a framework to illustrate how strategy links intangible assets and... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
  • 18 Jun 2001
  • Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

initiatives." As the research process progresses, outside factors continue to make their mark, including scientific advances licensed from academia and even product teams acquired and brought in from other firms. "All these," Chesbrough said, "are... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
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5.1 Information Technology | MBA

defaming, or otherwise contributes to a hostile environment, the creation or use of an alias or any other mechanism to misrepresent or obfuscate one’s identity, or the impersonation of another user. HBS reserves the right to take any... View Details
  • 20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

circumstances, including human purposes, evolved. While the invisible hand of the pricing mechanism can balance supply and demand on a global basis, or in subunits thereof, the visible hand of political authority is essential to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

permit the acquisition of valuable knowledge, additional mechanisms may be necessary to enable the subsequent application of that knowledge in a team setting. We hypothesize that team familiarity—prior experience working with team... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 14, 2007

alternative mechanisms by which private information about firms' R&D activities can be revealed to investors. I investigate the degree to which both mechanisms lead to the public revelation of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

conditions that identify underlying costs. Latent transaction costs are identified even when the exact supplier selection mechanism is unknown. I estimate the model using federal supply contracts and find that transaction costs are a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Sep 2015
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September 15, 2015

same time, the hedge fund return series is not reliably distinguishable from the returns of mechanical S&P 500 put-writing strategies. We show that the high excess returns to hedge funds and put-writing are consistent with an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 18, 2008

traditional paradigm of service-level agreements (SLAs), while sufficient for Infosys' needs early on, is not able to achieve the level of understanding that transformational partnerships require. Infosys applies the principles of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2012
  • News

Made in the USA

mechanical engineering courses at Northeastern University, and two years as a second lieutenant in the Army (“doing a major’s job”)—proved to be ideal credentials for Knott’s eventual role as founder, president, and CEO of Riverdale Mills... View Details
Keywords: Blagg, Deborah; cheese; lobster fishing; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 27 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 27

whether media outlets are favoring their own authors because these are the authors that their readers prefer or simply because they are trying to collude. We provide a test to distinguish between these two potential mechanisms and present... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

socialization that focused on organizational identity (emphasizing pride from organizational affiliation) and (b) the organization's traditional approach, which focused primarily on skills training. To confirm causation and explore the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel