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  • 24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54709 Global Portfolio Diversification for Long-Horizon Investors By: Viceira, Luis M., and Zixuan (Kevin) Wang Abstract—This paper conducts a theoretical and empirical investigation of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 31 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

especially when they don’t have any knowledge of a subject. Designating a common enemy has always been an efficient way at uniting people. It also typically leads to scapegoating. Politicians’ role should be to educate the people and fight prejudices, not exploit and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 28 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 28

conditions under which this will occur and provide strong empirical evidence for such behavior by exploiting a natural experiment in Ecuador. We find that when firms are notified by the tax authority about detected revenue discrepancies... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

Abstract—This study empirically investigates the relationship between design structure and organization structure in the context of new infrastructure development projects. Our research setting is a capital program to develop new school... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 19 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 19

  Publications August 2013 American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics Accounting for Crises By: Nagar, Venky, and Gwen Yu Abstract—We provide one of the first empirical evidence consistent with recent macro global-game crisis models, which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 9

hypothesize that shareholder actions and regulatory threats are likely to prime firms to adopt practices consistent with the aims of a broader social movement. We find empirical evidence of direct and spillover effects. In the domain of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

realized. Our model aligns with many observed empirical regularities, and we quantify our framework by matching Census Bureau operating data with patent data for U.S. firms. We observe that internal innovation scales moderately faster... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15

Consequences of Colonial Institutions By: Iyer, Lakshmi Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138779723/ August 2013 Journal of International Business Studies Toward Resource Independence-Why State-Owned Entities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 5

a common non-linear incentive scheme at a leading enterprise software vendor. The empirical results demonstrate that salespeople are adept at gaming the timing of deal closure to take advantage of the vendor's accelerating commission... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future

enterprise, the future is not something that just happens. It is something they create. —Richard S. Tedlow A born empire builder, Carnegie could see in the early 1870s that steel was destined to transform the material basis of... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
  • 22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

and content on DocSend’s platform, which is used daily by organizations across a variety of sales contexts. The result is empirical data and a good starting point for examining core aspects of any content marketing initiative. The authors... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

ongoing evolution and recent trends, and perspectives for undertaking research with micro-data from these labor platforms. We undertake new empirical analyses of Upwork data regarding 1) the alignment of micro- and macro-level approaches... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 22 Dec 2015
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December 22, 2015

patents, in particular, and business method patents more generally. Because so much of the prior work in these areas has not been patented, concerns have been expressed as to the extent to which the awards reflect this knowledge. Inspired by these issues, this paper... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12

economics, in the sections that follow, we review three sets of possible interpretations for understanding the empirical facts related to the entry into, and persistence in, entrepreneurship. Differences in risk aversion provide a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 23

development. First, structural conditions first postulated by Engerman and Sokoloff (2002) as generating long-term inequality are shown here empirically to be exogenous determinants of political instability. Second, that exogenously... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Sep 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

are you working on now? A: I'm continuing my broader research efforts to understand how the design of knowledge-intensive work affects teamwork, collaboration innovation, and ultimately performance. For example, I'm writing an empirical... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 23 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 23

these predictions empirically by examining how the 1996 repeal of certificate-of-need (CON) legislation in Pennsylvania affected the market for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in the state. Within a few years of the repeal of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 22, 2008

a non-manufacturing setting we move beyond the artifacts and gain insight into the principles that may lead to improved performance. Combining a detailed case study and empirical analysis we document the internal processes that the lean... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2010
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Sole Mates

produce national franchises, and attract international investment. Known for Chinggis Khaan (or Genghis Khan, as he is called in the Western world) and the Great Mongol Empire of the 13th century, we Mongols are proud of our long history;... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government
  • 31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

an alternative commitment device that is widespread and highly accessible, but there is little empirical evidence evaluating their effectiveness. We conduct two randomized field experiments among low-income micro-entrepreneurs in Chile.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel