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- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
types of earnings benchmarks. We estimate that marketing actions can be used to boost quarterly net income by up to 5% depending on the depth and duration of promotion. However, there is a price to pay, with the cost in the following... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
have an advantage. You may have a chance if you're the first one in the market. But if you're not doing something demonstrably better, either creating a new paradigm or servicing these companies, I think it's a tough place to be. Meakem: It View Details
- 28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28
continue with the development strategy of economic diversification set forth by his father. Yet, it is not clear if the ambitious investments in infrastructure, education, tourism, and real estate Emir Hamad made were enough to steer the economy away from its View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
everything I believe in. Either they work or not. That is the job of being chief executive. Fortunately, they did work." She was quick to point out, however, that the approach depended on high-quality leadership throughout the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
project. Finally, the Mars program highlights that there are some decisions that are best made outside individual projects, especially in the context of a program or change initiative where projects are linked over time, therefore creating View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
concern. We also hypothesize that the effectiveness of such campaigns depends on the prior responsiveness of line managers. We test our hypotheses in the healthcare setting, in which problems are frequent. We use data on nearly 7,500... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
experiment, we find that CEO activism can sway public opinion and increase consumers’ intentions to purchase products from the CEO’s company. However, we find that these two effects of CEO activism depend on the alignment between the CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
putting off those who find it liberating) is a tricky balance to achieve. Success therefore depends in part on constantly fine-tuning the mix between silence and signs to produce an optimal environment for given morals to endure. Q:... View Details
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
the economy recover from the financial crisis, and it will continue to be an important driver of national competitiveness in the future. Merger's Success Depends On Leadership Rosabeth M. Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business... View Details
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
"That said, the outcome depends on the opinions of López Obrador's followers. If they believe that it is illegitimate to challenge the Tribunal's decision (or the results of the recount) with violence, then Mexico will have completed... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
care, value is determined by how well the needed set of skills and functions come together. In surgery, for example, value depends on not only the surgeon but also the anesthesiologist, the nurses, the radiologist, the skilled... View Details
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
feel that asking questions is less acceptable,” Bransby says. Feeling rebuffed when they provide input. An individual’s willingness to speak up may depend on the feedback they receive when they do, says Edmondson. If others respond... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
fatalities. Second, mass shootings account for a small portion of all gun deaths but have an outsized influence relative to other homicides. Third, when looking at bills that were actually enacted into law, the impact of mass shootings View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
highlight an important channel for alleviating financing constraints in small firms but also emphasize the general-equilibrium effects of large-scale interventions, which can lead to lower aggregate outcomes depending on labor market... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Aug 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
be best performing in terms of annual profitability; membership was considered highly prestigious. We document that index-inclusion incentives led firms to increase return on equity (ROE) proportionally by 35% on average through higher margins, efficiency, or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
most heartless one of all is the Shanghai Jioa Tong ranking. Chinese universities Tsinghua and Beijing University, these are in the top 20, 30 or 40 depending on the rankings in the other rankings, but they are 150th and beyond in the one... View Details
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
Exceptions By: Colfer, Lyra J., and Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract—The mirroring hypothesis predicts that organizational ties within a project, firm, or group of firms (e.g., communication, collocation, employment) will correspond to the technical patterns of View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
as Compliance Experts, Engaged Toolmakers, or Technical Champions, depending on the communicability of the tools and on the extent to which the experts are involved in practices related to those tools. Our study contributes to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
extent to which a hospital's specialization in areas related to cardiovascular care directly impacts performance on cardiovascular patients (positive spillovers) and 2) whether the marginal benefit of a hospital's focus in cardiovascular care View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
winning streaks, the number of leaders multiplies along with the momentum of the streak. Winning teams and successful organizations become increasingly less dependent on the person called the commander-in-chief—even though, ironically,... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter