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- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
principles. As a result, managers often end up interpreting statistical noise as causation-and making bad decisions. To conduct experiments that are worth the expense and effort, companies need to ask themselves several questions: Does the experiment have a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract It is well known that the divergence between control rights and cash-flow rights is associated with firm value. In this paper, we identify an important channel through which the divergence... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
despite all its promise? In Science Business, Gary P. Pisano answers this question by providing an incisive critique of the industry. Pisano not only reveals the underlying causes of biotech's problems; he offers the most sophisticated analysis yet on how the industry... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
it’s clear who does what and why. And after that, stay in your lane. Due to COVID-19 lockdowns there were no domestic flights, and you had to have special permits to travel by road. We had to think through the logistics of how to operate... View Details
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
profit. This much is clear and part of everyday commercial language. But interestingly, there is no common phrase for the spread between customer value and price. Economists call this "surplus," a word that suggests it is... View Details
- 05 May 2023
- News
Fail Better
afford a watch like that." And I'm thinking, here's a guy who is making tons and tons of money and he wishes he could afford a Rolex watch like the one I had on. It was clear to me that he knew I couldn't afford that, and it was a fake... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
health-economics literature has done a better job documenting consumer-choice mistakes in insurance and treatment choices than explaining why those mistakes occur, it is clear that we should not ignore these mistakes in our analyses. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
student-focused initiative has collectively raised more than $30,000 in less than 3 weeks, has mentored more than 350 prospective business school and graduate students, and started a fundraiser to procure oxygen concentrators and channel... View Details
- 22 Sep 2017
- News
The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice
Farzad: You have to imagine—we talk about gross margins and profit margins. And in a business, you're happy to clear double digit margins. If you had a connection in Colombia or Peru or Bolivia and you could get your mitts on a hook up of... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
never seen before.” Each dive begins the same way. The Pressure Drop first spends several days mapping the area to find the deepest point. Then, the crew waits on Mother Nature—ideally, the weather must be clear and relatively calm. As... View Details
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
sociologists present a clear analysis of Cuba's economic and social circumstances and suggest steps for Cuba to reactivate economic growth and improve the welfare of its citizens. These authors focus first on trade, capital inflows,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
the exceptions—scale to national size. Schumpeter's cycle apparently does not operate in the social sector. This paper proposes that the disparity arises from the nonprofit sector's historically immature infrastructure and poor mechanisms for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
retail channel made up of thousands of small neighborhood shops called bakalas. In October 2018, all three of these focal points were under pressure. Under the economic-restructuring programs of Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince, Mohammed... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
papers engaging with these questions empirically should be clear about whether their analyses distinguish between mechanisms behind poorly informed choices and what that implies for the questions they can answer. We present examples from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
answering one key question: How are leaders successfully managing competitive companies in the 21st century? Today's constantly changing business environment presents challenges and opportunities that are more dynamic and complex than ever before, requiring a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
Blackstone Group, estimated that in the next four years this would result in Intelenet losing $160 million of revenue and $48 million of EBITDA. Blackstone could either channel large amounts of capital and human resources towards renewing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
broadcaster in the country. In 1972, L. Lowry Mays (MBA '62) bought a Texas radio station for $175,000; today his Clear Channel Communications owns 18 TV stations and 140 radio stations across the country.... View Details
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
has Apple had such a difficult job growing beyond the Mac? A: Apple is a computer company, and Jobs has always understood that his core franchise was very closely connected to the core computer franchise. Consumer electronics products, for example, are sold through... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
Antonio Moreno Abstract—Online channels generate frictions when selling products with nondigital attributes, such as apparel. Customers may be reluctant to purchase products they have not been able to try on, and those customers who do... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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profits for shareholders. It is often the case that governments and nonprofits/aid agencies step in to serve such customers’ needs. It has become increasingly clear that business approaches have an important role to play in the mix. The... View Details