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- 22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
findings suggest that, after threat, misrepresenting one’s performance can function as a mechanism that helps to restore positive self-evaluations about one’s capabilities. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
depose the longstanding Republican majority in the state legislature. Responding to citizen anger, as well as perennial calls for more banking capital, the Whigs drafted a novel "free banking" bill, which would override the established bank chartering View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
that accounting research would benefit from a greater focus on the study of causal mechanisms (or causal pathways), increased emphasis on structural modeling of the phenomena of interest, and more in-depth descriptive research. We argue... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
participating firms' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated firms: price discrimination and advertising. For vouchers to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/612002-PDF-ENG Industrial Metrology: Getting In-Line? Willy ShihHarvard Business School Case 612-004 Metrology plays a key role in the manufacture of mechanical components. Traditionally it is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
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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... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 9, 2010
payment arrangements that support international trade. It describes the principal instruments of trade finance, the limited evidence on their relative use, and the international trade dispute resolution mechanisms that form the backdrop... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007
merger or acquisition is called "consideration." Consideration can be in the form of cash, shares, or a combination of the two. Lays out the basic mechanics of equity consideration. Derives formulas for the Deal NPV of an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
they’ll be presented with a different political picture, one where the underlying mechanisms have been renewed and modernized, where America’s democracy is again the envy of the world. Here, she talks about how the Leadership Now Project... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
under consideration would “supplement and complement the case method to do some things that it’s not designed to do.” Adds Datar: “Figuring out the exact mechanisms for how we do that is the job ahead for the committee.” For his part,... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
the effects of RER changes in terms of differences in export intensity, import intensity and financial constraints. We estimate the model and quantitatively evaluate the different mechanisms by providing counterfactual simulations of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
rapid growth can be sustained, will peter out, or even be reversed. The mechanisms for elite commitment to sustained inclusive growth are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/Output/191883/Default.aspx Cases &... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
and breadth is reconciled by the concept of related diversification (i.e., a firm with multiple operating units, each specializing in distinct but related activities). We consider whether there are similar benefits to related diversification within an operating unit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18
otherwise fail emissions tests. We find that for a significant number of inspectors, leniency is much higher for those customers with standard vehicles than for those with luxury cars, although a smaller group appears to favor wealthy drivers. We also investigate the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009
Nations Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board to China, for use of Arcadia's rice varieties, since they enabled farmers to reduce nitrogen fertilizer use, in turn lowering greenhouse gas emissions. But the company's proprietary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
potential for embarrassment, and even religious conviction? Running Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What to Do About It Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Publication:First Conference on Auctions, Market Mechanisms and Their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer
Tail, and discusses the strategic implications for online retailers. Together with Barry Nalebuff (Yale School of Management) and David Yoffie (HBS), Ramon is working on a model of competitive interaction between Microsoft, Intel, and AMD. The paper, titled... View Details
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
unmatched in the world. But the engine has grown so complex, and its capabilities so swift and powerful, that it has outstripped the governance mechanisms designed in a simpler time. We have made markets much more dynamic and far more... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
the examples demonstrate ways in which market design can break barriers—physical, political, and/or metaphorical. Each example also illustrates one of four broader classes of ways that market design can create positive change: marketplace View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
and friendly employees. Mobil decided to focus its marketing efforts on building long-term relationships with such consumers. It developed loyalty programs, based on a new SpeedpassTM payment mechanism (an employee innovation stimulated... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton