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- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
point of making sure her gender would not be the focus of the case, Mukunda certainly considered the fact that she was the first woman to take the helm at Anglo American—and took note View Details
- 17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17
ideas about improvement opportunities. However, the hypothesized link between WalkRounds -based programs and performance has not been rigorously examined in a set of randomly selected hospitals. Objective: To fill this research gap, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?
preliminary findings from a survey on this subject conducted among members that are large national advertisers. The survey found that 42 percent of ANA member firms have established internal advertising... View Details
- 21 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?
The most captivating item in Michael Norton's office is a Star Wars The Force Trainer, a toy that allows would-be Jedi warriors to levitate a Ping-Pong ball within a tube using only the power of focused thinking. Norton, a marketing... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
The Program for Global Leadership assembles senior executives from organizations worldwide who participate and interact in a unique, multi-phased educational process. The program's unusual structure helps them to gain fresh insight about the forces View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 04 May 2010
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First Look: May 4
We propose that firms' corporate governance and firms' strategic business activities within an industry are interlinked. By conducting a simultaneous economic analysis of business strategy and corporate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
strategic reorientations, we conducted an inductive, comparative case of software-based financial advisors. The ventures pursued parallel reorientations and produced comparable end products but diverged... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016
Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin, and L. Alexander Green Abstract—In 1976, United States Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger conducted a series of intricate, multiparty... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 26
between 1995 and 2007. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine the relative impact of key factors on operative time. Explanatory learning curve models were generated, and complication... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 12
investor relations. A study is conducted of the language used by executives in conference calls discussing earnings with investors and financial analysts. A correlation was found between the use View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
occurs because words of beneficiaries strengthen one’s sense of belongingness, a key driver of human behavior. Employees, in fact, seek to belong—and seek to enhance their... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
with the app can scan the bar code of any product and immediately check for recalls, thus ensuring the safety of their children. Releasing government data and allowing the... View Details
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
PublicationsDo Voters Demand Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief Authors:Shawn Cole, Andrew Healy, and Eric Werker Publication:Journal of Development Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Using rainfall, public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
Working PapersAn Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions Authors:Craig J. Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh Abstract Combining new, hand-collected data with a widely studied dataset, we examine how firms use... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
Case 118-051 Partners In Health: Costing Primary Care in Haiti Partners in Health, a global NGO focused on delivering health care to residents of rural underserved communities, conducts a project on the cost... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
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December 1, 2015
2015 Modern China Studies Free at Last, Now What: The Soviet and Chinese Attempts to Offer a Roadmap for the Post-Colonial World By: Friedman, Jeremy Abstract—This article seeks to understand the motivations behind the People's Republic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11
Depository Library (TKDL) and was pioneered by Indian state-owned R&D labs and provided the EPO and USPTO with systematic evidence of prior art on herbal patents based on a translation of ancient Indian... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9
May 2017 Journal of Financial Economics The Value of Trading Relations in Turbulent Times By: Di Maggio, Marco, Amir Kermani, and Zhaogang Song Abstract—This paper investigates how dealers’ trading... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007
Data were analyzed for type of failure and frequency of occurrence. Interviews were conducted with frontline staff. Principal Findings. The two most frequent categories View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 9, 2015
instance, estimates of U.S. annual losses indicate $1 trillion paid in bribes, $270 billion lost due to unreported income, as well as $42 billion lost in retail due to shoplifting and employee theft. In this article we draw on insights... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne