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- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
Working Papers Money or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets? (revised) Authors: Shawn Cole, Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia Abstract Why is demand for formal financial services low in emerging markets? View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
business group affiliates and when local institutions develop. Therefore, we shed light on the firm-level implications of minority state ownership, a topic that has received scant attention in the strategy literature. Cornell View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
participation decisions. Based on our experimental results, we suggest preliminary lessons for improving the design of household risk management contracts. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-116.pdf Where Is the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
smart decisions will be made as to where available money is allocated. But the impact will be severe and cause a lot of change in the sector. Ebrahim: The conversation about results and performance management is occurring globally, not... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
A favorite topic of historians and palindrome fans alike, the Panama Canal has perpetually changed the international trade business. In their new book, The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and... View Details
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
survival of only the most productive domestic firms. We investigate the roles of the two different mechanisms in determining the aggregate productivity gains by exploring their distinct predictions on the distributions of domestic firms:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
leadership change that does not rely on Schumpeterian creative destruction: platform envelopment. By leveraging common components and shared user relationships, one platform... View Details
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor investment by firms that can finance internally. Using an international panel with many View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
faces as general manager at various stages of the organization's development—and how his style, priorities, and approach must change as the needs of the organization change. Provides an opportunity for action planning to address the major... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
“Crises offer rare opportunities to make major changes in an organization because they lessen the resistance that exists in good times.” "Leaders must be willing to ask for help," he continues. "They should rely View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
was a proprietary managerial accounting system based on Will, a currency that enabled internal market transactions. At DISCO, every hour of labor and every good was associated with a price in Will. Employees... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
One year after the implementation of the new system, TDABC analysis demonstrated cost savings of 19% and a 10-minute decrease in provider data-entry time. Any EHR system that allows the patient to input data is useful in that it can save... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
growth was driven primarily by functional managers rather than general managers. Using panel data on senior management positions, we explore the relationship between changes in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
deals on their smartphones. This case examines how brick-and-mortar stores battle showrooming through changes in product assortment, the development of apps, loyalty programs, and View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
SEC Commissioner Sees “Healing and Reform”
optimism were New Jersey Senator and former Goldman Sachs co-head Jon S. Corzine, and Ernst & Young chairman James S. Turley. In assessing the current business climate at the Restoring Confidence in American Business conference at... View Details
Keywords: by Catherine Walsh
- 07 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 7, 2007
interdisciplinary model of firm performance based on a modified and extended Competing Values Model of Organizational Culture combines elements drawn from three different research traditions—organizational culture and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that socialization leads to more effective... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 18
Them In or Revealing Their Best? Reframing Socialization Around Newcomer Self-Expression Authors:Dan M. Cable, Francesca Gino, and Brad Staats Abstract Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
International Monetary Fund, is currently in the midst of an uncomfortable debate on governance reform, galvanized by a number of high-level internal reports including View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim