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Marketing - Faculty & Research
the time and find comfort. Then, amid growing shortages in commodities, a vaccine arrived, businesses began to re-open, and consumers benefited from federal relief aid. This perfect storm of high demand amid stock shortages generated the... View Details
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
Abstract In many service industries, companies compete with each other on the basis of the waiting time their customers experience, along with other strategic instruments such as the price they charge for their service. The objective of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Political Economy and Effects of Gun Policy
In two projects with Mike Luca and Deepak Malhotra, I examine the causes and consequences of gun policy.
The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy
There have been dozens of high-profile mass shootings in... View Details
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
finding is that societies that depend heavily on oil, and perhaps natural resources more generally, will experience a heavier demand for government intervention. We argue that this is one aspect that the good design of policies on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Trust
Entrepreneurial ventures often fail in the developing world because of the lack of something taken for granted in the developed world: trust. Over centuries, the developed world has built customs and institutions such as enforceable contracts, an impartial legal... View Details
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Students on the Job Market - Doctoral
optimal export taxes depend on a trade-off between the good's military centrality and its distortion centrality. Military centrality is a network-adjusted sales share to the foreign military; distortion centrality reflects taxation... View Details
- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
still telling. Monopolists undertake market strategies designed to ensure that they are not supplanted and nonmarket actions geared to avoiding undesirable constraints and reputational damage. Depending on their legal and regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
for Commitment Devices By: Exley, Christine L., and Jeffrey K. Naecker Abstract—Previous research often interprets the choice to restrict one’s future opportunity set as evidence for sophisticated time inconsistency. We propose an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
[This is the fourth installment in a monthly series on management issues in the time of COVID-19.] “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
superfluous. If fraud is impossible, then why should we waste our time looking? Q: How could someone commit fraud in that scenario? A: First, suppose there was tracking software on a user's computer. Many consumers have had this problem.... View Details
- 03 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Much Does Proximity Influence Startup Innovation? 20 Meters' Worth to Be Exact
COVID-19 pandemic. Four years after the pandemic sent workplaces into lockdown, organizations continue to weigh the benefits of collaboration from time together against the focus gained remotely. “The reality today is, we are unlikely to... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 30 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Reflecting on my service
As Veterans day approaches each year, I like to take time to reflect on my service, how it has changed my life’s trajectory and shaped who I have become. Serving in the military focused my purpose around protecting others: protecting my... View Details
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
and uncharted ways. Trusting executives: Distribute authority. It’s important to shake the command-control model, which depends on hierarchy and rules. Leaders must learn to exercise influence without relying on formal authority. They set... View Details
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Capitalism as a System of Governance
My research interest is in further exploration of the analytic utility of an original conception of capitalism as an indirect, three level system of governance for the economic relationships within political entities, and mostly within nation states. This three level... View Details
- 07 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage Now: Lessons from Amazon, Chipotle, and Facebook
“so it would be hard at the same time to pursue a strategy where you are decreasing minimum compensation.” While Chipotle has increased its willingness to pay, that advantage is offset by needing to increase its minimum compensation,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Jun 2023
- Op-Ed
Every Company Should Have These Leaders—or Develop Them if They Don't
almost “external” focus: Like engineers of a massive machine, they look at an organization and spot weaknesses or strategic opportunities—a view one can only get from the outside. The role of the LTL depends on the organization and... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson
- 05 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Virtual Tours Still Worth It in Real Estate? Evidence from 75,000 Home Sales
Virtual tours helped propel homebuying through the height of COVID-19. But now that life is back to normal, new research finds these 3D tours don’t significantly boost sale prices and may even prolong a property’s time on the market. When... View Details
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Take Control of Your Personal Brand
emotions, attitudes, and expectations others have about you. Let's say you’re in a high-stakes situation—you're applying for a new job, seeking a raise, promoting your company to investors, or trying to engage a new client. Whether you achieve your goal will View Details
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
find that central bank QE1 MBS purchases substantially increased refinancing activity, reduced interest payments for refinancing households, led to a boom in equity extraction, and increased aggregate consumption. Also, the transmission of QE to the real economy View Details
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
US firms to find workers more easily at times of high labor demand, while shielding US-born workers from labor market competition during recessions. Not all firms will benefit from a scenario in which high-skilled immigrants replace... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne