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- 09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9
reflect the predominant opportunities pursued by social entrepreneurs focused on public education in the United States over the last decade. The book offers an overarching framework for creating and evaluating social ventures as well as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
Focusing on two exemplar hotels, we show sustainability is not only "what we do" as an organization, but also "who we are." We discuss avenues for future research on sustainability from an identity perspective and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
Enforcement By: Heese, Jonas Abstract—I examine whether political pressure by the government as a response to voters' general interest in protecting employment is reflected in the enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2000
- What Do You Think?
Succession at GE: What’s Next?
outlook; a willingness and ability to partner; and familiarity with various types of businesses, particularly in the service sector. Too often, they have reflected what GE (and other organizations) needed in the past, not the future. If... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
described by Michael Porter is being fragmented by organizations; value addition ... is taking place in numerous forms ..." Their comments reflected the general assumptions among respondents that organization boundaries will continue... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care
gravely ill, HBS professor Clayton Christensen finds its prognosis encouraging. These symptoms, he says, merely reflect inefficient delivery systems that market forces have already begun to reshape. Christensen's optimistic outlook stems... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 4
argument in neoinstitutional theory. After our analysis, we introduce the papers in the special issue that, collectively, reflect diverse and sophisticated research interest in the topic of SOMNCs. Publisher's link: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
approach was necessary because market prices did not reflect fundamental values in the current environment. After announcing the alternative valuation methodology in September 2009, he must convince industry participants-ship owners,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
and financing decisions reflect managerial, tax, and hedging motivations. As such, these cases serve as a platform for teaching the lessons from the large-sample research. Second, the cases of the course have served to inspire further... View Details
- 04 Aug 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?
Summing Up "Good attitudes supercharge organizational performance beyond what the skill/talent level would indicate," according to Perry Miles. "Attitude is one of the strongest determinants of performance," added Richard McLaughlin. Their... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jun 2003
- What Do You Think?
What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?
approaches to instruction will place heavier emphasis on values—individual, organizational, or both. Here, more attention will be paid to the careful development of, and adherence by managers to, what in the past often have been meaningless organizational value... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Relationships are Building Biotech
networks—have in large part been borne out by her subsequent in-depth research. Though Higgins clarifies that her results so far on the biotech industry reflect the early stages of a long research project, she has already hit on some... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
the adoption of assurance or specific guidelines, firms seek the qualitative properties of comparability and credibility. Instrumental variables analysis suggests that increases in sustainability disclosure driven by the regulation are associated with increases in firm... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
decide if the risk governance process is adequate to uncover mega-risks, based on reflections on the risk assessment and sanctioning of a $1 billion credit proposal. Students are invited to assess and review the risks in the proposal,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 3
brand loyalty. We argue that UBBs are effective because consumers react positively when they see the underdog aspects of their own lives being reflected in branded products. Four studies demonstrate that the UBB effect is driven by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters
some of their centralized network, reflecting a bit of the "corporate imprimatur." Stuart cautions that these findings only apply to BigCo and that the picture might be different in other companies. But at least in BigCo, the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Mar 2006
- What Do You Think?
The China Dilemma for U.S. Firms: Comply, Resist, or Leave?
David McKnight's comments reflected a similar need to take into account Chinese officials' views: "A far smarter approach is to evaluate the ethical impacts of Chinese law on a company's business model, and determine how to meet both... View Details
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w18865 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 613-077 Introduction to LCA Reflections By: Margolis, Joshua D., and Sandra J. Sucher No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 May 2009
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First Look: May 27, 2009
zip-code level, this suggests that unforced sales take place at approximately efficient prices, while forced-sales prices reflect time-varying illiquidity in neighborhood housing markets. At a more local level, however, we find that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
the sunk cost effect. Patients would be more likely to say, "I'm paying for it, I shouldn't let it go to waste." Q: Some purchases reflect the capricious nature of people. Is it ever better to get customers' $600 up front when... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney