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December 2017
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Reply: Do Powerful Politicians Really Cause Corporate Downsizing?

By: Lauren Cohen, Joshua D. Coval and Christopher J. Malloy

While we commend the initiative of Snyder and Welch (2017), we lay out in this short reply why we remain highly confident in our results and our interpretation thereof. We welcome authors to continue to explore the data for themselves and look forward to the new... View Details

Keywords: Spending; Private Sector; Taxation; Interest Rates; Business and Government Relations; Investment; Employment; Power and Influence

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14 Jun 2012
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Vanguard Thrives in a Sour Climate

June 2023
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Launching Egypt’s First Digital Banking Platform: QNB Bebasata

By: Mark Egan, Billy Chan and Ahmed Dahawy

The leadership team at QNB Alahli, Egypt's second biggest private bank, looked back on their efforts to create a brand-new, fully digital banking platform since 2019. A digital-only banking service was unprecedented in Egypt, a country where over 90% of financial... View Details

Keywords: Digital Transformation; Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Competitive Strategy; Business Model; Product Launch; Finance; Banking Industry; Egypt

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11 Apr 2017
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Carolin Oldenbuettel

17 Jul 2012
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Act Bigger than You Are

16 Oct 2017
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Handgun waiting period laws save lives, study says

24 Sep 2010
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Something for the weekend

13 Apr 2020
Working Paper Summaries

The Bulletproof Glass Effect: When Privacy Notices Backfire

Keywords: by Aaron R. Brough, David A. Norton, and Leslie John

15 Aug 2012
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Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy

July 2002 (Revised April 2003)
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Computer Associates International, Inc.: Governance and Investor Communication Challenge

By: Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu

Sanjay Kumar, the CEO of Computer Associates, faces investor communication challenges following the company's implementation of a new business model and the accompanying change method used to recognize revenue. Despite management's confidence that the new business... View Details

Keywords: Business Earnings; Earnings Management; Stock Shares; Problems and Challenges; Communication Strategy; Accrual Accounting; Business Model; Budgets and Budgeting; Corporate Governance; Revenue; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry

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07 Jul 2021
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Is Inheriting a Behemoth That Is under Siege

28 Jun 2016
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US consumers remain resilient, even as UK uncertainty swirls, retail execs say

01 May 2012
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Leadership Advice: Strike a Pose

01 Oct 2012
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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

25 Apr 2012
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Patagonia's Founder is America's Most Unlikely Business Guru

18 Apr 2022
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As FDA Offers Breakthrough Designation to Device Makers, Patients and Providers Are Left with Questions

05 Sep 2012
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Are Firms Neglecting Succession Plans?

August 2023
Supplement

Reimagining Hindustan Unilever (B)

By: Sunil Gupta and Rachna Tahilyani

In April 2023, as the CEO and MD of Hindustan Unilever (HUL), India’s largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firm, prepared to hand over the firm’s reins to his successor, he proudly reflected on the last decade. His quest to digitally transform HUL into an... View Details

Keywords: Experimentation; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Marketing; Performance; Competition; E-commerce; Consumer Behavior; Transformation; Distribution; Decisions; Consumer Products Industry; Asia; India

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November 2007
Article

A Staged Solution to the Catch-22

By: Andrei Hagiu and Thomas Eisenmann

Companies looking to launch a two-sided platform—between, for example, credit card users and merchants, or search engine users and advertisers—must overcome the reluctance of one side to sign on until it's confident the other side will be well populated. It's a common... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Social Psychology; Two-Sided Platforms

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