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- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6792.html Published: October 31, 2011 When evaluating compensation issues, economists often assume that both an employer and an employee make rational, albeit self-interested choices while working toward a goal....
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by Staff
- 24 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 24
Lakshmi, Xin Meng, Nancy Qian, and Xiaoxue Zhao Abstract—This paper studies the policy determinants of economic transition and estimates the demand for labor in the infant private sector in urban China. We show that a reform that untied...
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Carmen Nobel
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
transportation or regular transportation, but have an urgent need to work?—you have to understand that from a policy perspective, from what the employer is seeking. And I kind of unconsciously said, well, why don’t I take that on? And...
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- 18 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 18, 2008
are created where none would naturally have occurred otherwise. Then, we ask, "Which agents are most effective at creating this kind of WOM?" In particular, we are interested in evaluating the effectiveness of the commonly-used...
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
particularly the weak level of protection afforded by the California courts), it was unclear how effective a policy of aggressive litigation would be. Furthermore, such a policy might reduce Xerox's ability...
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by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
able to know when the moment is to throw the playbook out and to evolve. So that’s the frontier now, I think. Experience matters, but it’s experience coupled with the development, learning, evaluation of people on this broader set of...
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- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
services, and capital. These insightful cases allow for evaluation of: the political and economic origins of our current era of globalization and how the rules that constrain and enable firms are changing; the impact of governments' View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
critical role in university admissions across the world. A key question is whether imposing penalties for wrong answers on these exams deters guessing from women more than men, disadvantaging female test takers. We consider data from a large-scale, high-stakes View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1
Abstract Existing performance metrics utilized by the PGA TOUR have biases towards specific styles of play, which make relative player comparisons challenging. Our goal is to evaluate golfers in a way that eliminates these biases and to...
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- 17 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 17
migration databases, to the legal codification of national policies regarding high-skilled migration, to the analysis of patent data regarding cross-border inventor movements. A common theme throughout this research is the importance of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
I show that these policies made families with foreign-born members 21% less likely to have uninsured children compared to the pre-policy baseline. These households were also 20% more likely to be self-employed and 28% more likely to own...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
example, both companies know that their investors are very concerned about the large amount of cash generated in oil and gas, but each has committed to explaining its use in a different way. While BP is very willing to state they will have an ongoing View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8
simply begin with the direction you want to go and take a small step. Thinking alone will never change your life-you must ACT. Then evaluate the lessons you learn from that first step, build on them, and take another step in your desired...
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Carmen Nobel
- 02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2
discussed supporting innovation through a range of additional policy interventions, including tax credits, loan guarantees, IP policy, regulatory mandates, codes, and standards. It is critically important that these kinds of interventions...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
organizational policies are the infrastructure of meeting employees’ four drives, managers implement those policies and can do so in ways that increase or decrease engagement. Subcultures within...
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- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
organizational policies are the infrastructure of meeting employees’ four drives, managers implement those policies and can do so in ways that increase or decrease engagement. Subcultures within...
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- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
consequences for breaking the law.” “Crime and incarceration will continue to be pressing societal issues,” Huntsman adds. “I am proud that CEC is a part of the solution.” In her research, Assistant Professor Pian Shu and her colleagues found that View Details
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- 28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28
researchers, and policy makers interested in finance, governance, and other aspects of the contemporary investment world. It also provides investment, business, financial media, and legal professionals with the tools they need to better...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008
Financial Studies (forthcoming) Abstract I evaluate the effect of loyalty on individuals' portfolio choice using a unique dataset of retirement contributions. I exploit the statutory difference that in 401(k) plans stand alone employees...
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Martha Lagace