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May 2012
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Complicated Firms

We exploit a novel setting in which the same piece of information affects two sets of firms: one set of firms requires straightforward processing to update prices, while the other set requires more complicated analyses to incorporate the same piece of information into... View Details

Keywords: Investment Portfolio; Information; Price; Forecasting and Prediction; Complexity; Mathematical Methods

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We exploit a novel setting in which the same piece of information affects two sets of firms: one set of firms requires straightforward processing to update prices, while the other set requires more complicated analyses to incorporate the same piece of information into... View Details

23 Nov 2013
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It’s complicated

19 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The Great Wall is a great metaphor for the Chinese economy. By... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

June 2021
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New Director Dilemmas: Social Media Complications

By: John J-H Kim

Keywords: Educational Policy And Politics; Education; Policy; Interests; Organizational Culture; Education Industry

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CDC's Virus Messaging Is Too Complicated to Trust

By: Scott Duke Kominers

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2022
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Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop

By: Max H. Bazerman

It is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Neumann, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case there was a supporting cast of... View Details

Keywords: Complicity; Enabling; Ethics; Behavior; Personal Characteristics; Society

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06 Jun 2017
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Robert E. Lee Is More Complicated Than You Think

04 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology

31 Aug 2022
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Arthur Andersen’s Legacy, 20 Years After Its Demise, Is Complicated

31 Aug 2022
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Arthur Andersen’s Legacy, 20 Years After Its Demise, Is Complicated

27 Nov 2021
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Why the Energy Transition Will Be So Complicated

04 Jul 2021
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The Tech Cold War’s ‘Most Complicated Machine’ That’s Out of China’s Reach

14 Apr 2022
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As Companies Vow to Sever Ties in Russia, a Clean Break Proves Complicated

19 Oct 2022
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Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

Sep 2013
Case

IBM and the Reinvention of High School (B): Replicating & Scaling P-TECH and Partners

This case explores the challenges and complications of replicating P-TECH. View Details

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

professor Noel Maurer and economic historian Carlos Yu discuss the canal's complicated economic and political history—including the first proposals dating back to 1529, the massive cost overruns associated with digging the canal in the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation