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- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
of logic to the problems we see in the economy as a whole. That is, we need individuals who, through their experiences, have learned how to internalize high standards and principles. They in turn need a system of governance—of checks and...
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by Kim B. Clark
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
pricing in quarters where they have a financial incentive to close a deal, resulting in mispricing that costs the vendor 6%-8% of revenue. Robustness checks demonstrate that price discrimination by the vendor does not explain the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
sanctions—are essential whenever demanding performance goals are set and rewards are linked to performance outcomes. A framework is introduced for designing internal control systems to safeguard information and assets. These internal controls provide the View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
a series of falsification checks that use information from unaffected portions of the income distribution to improve RD estimates. This strategy improves balance on observables between treatment and control groups, and Monte Carlo...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
importing country. We cross check our results in number of ways. Our results, which differ from findings using Penn World Tables data, caution against discounting a role for the higher price of capital goods in explaining the higher...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
free-reign of bargaining power with no check upon it. In reality, courts cannot implement agreements costlessly, and parties often prefer to use "non-cooperative" implementation. We present a bargaining model which incorporates...
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Martha Lagace
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
employees to check out. “This can’t just live in HR,” Ammerman says. “If it’s framed that you just have to go through this checklist and watch a video, sit in a 45-minute workshop, or read this bulletin, it doesn’t feel like a priority....
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
professionals and understand professional norms. As long as there is a fair hearing, it’s perfectly fine to get relevant information into the decision-making process.” The most important thing for academics to keep in mind, says Moss, is not to View Details
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by Michael Blanding
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
tells HBS Working Knowledge. "Indeed, if you paid your suppliers more slowly they'd almost certainly pay their suppliers more slowly, which would have the desired effect. "You have no control, and yet you have full control merely by not sending the View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
ago, this strategy worked quite well. "But at the same time that we were seeing substantial growth in the financial services business and a remarkable change in the landscape, the regulatory structure had not kept pace at all. It was stuck in a 1980s mode. The...
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- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
likely to be overlooked for top assignments and promotions. As partners and friends, we are checked out and unhappy. Rebels—those who practice “positive deviance” at work—are harder to manage, but they are good for the bottom line: their...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. They first designed a mobile site called Easy Food Stamps that streamlined SNAP enrollment, then developed the Fresh EBT app that allowed users to quickly and easily check their...
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Carmen Nobel
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
a check on my own behavior because of the triggers in the environment. It is possible that at some point in time these triggers will be gone. ... One of the premises in the chapter and involved in other research we do is that it is often...
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by Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
four factors allows special committees and their advisors to assess the degree to which the playing field is level in an MBO, and (by extension) the extent to which a market canvass can provide a meaningful check on the buyout price. This...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
including 40 kinds of cheesecake. The average per-person check and return visits per restaurant are an estimated 50 percent higher than the industry average. In the kitchen, a modular menu process (revised every six months) keeps costs...
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- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
just writing checks to charity. Many people around the world think that the United States stands for greed and domination of other countries. That's really unfair because this is also a very generous country, and I would like to get back...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
(increasing farmer incomes) that becomes the "True North" that holds everyone's feet to the fire. At some point you need to check as to whether farmer incomes actually increased as a result of this huge investment. MCC's time horizon is...
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by Julia Hanna
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
about tax legislation beyond concern over the amount of the check we write each April 15? Yes, very much so. Our tax policies reflect the values that the country stands for. Do we cut taxes on top earners or redistribute their wealth to...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
be a lot of material for a B case, C case. It's an ongoing saga. It's not ending now. It's just getting started. Kenny: Bill, thanks so much for joining us today. George: Thank you for having me. It's a real pleasure. Kenny: If you enjoy Cold Call, you should View Details
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Re: Gerardine A. Doyle
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
productive even when they are engaging in leisure activities, as they "check off" items on an "experiential check list" and build their "experiential CV." A series of laboratory and field studies shows that...
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Sean Silverthorne