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- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
of others, the manager has control and the leader does not. The manager can motivate with rewards and punishments, while the leader must win hearts and minds. Therefore, fear is a part of management but not...
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by James Heskett
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
which physicians convene to discuss significant mistakes or unexpected deaths) as a forum for identifying, discussing, and learning from failures. This analysis can only be effective if people speak up openly about what they know and if...
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by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- July–September 2023
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A Systematic Review of Respect Between Acute Care Nurses and Physicians
By: Derrick P. Bransby, Anna T. Mayo, Matthew A. Cronin, Katie Park and Christina Yuan
Background: Interprofessional collaboration between nurses and physicians has become an essential part of patient care, which, when lacking, can lead to well-known challenges. One possible explanation for ineffective nurse–physician collaboration is a lack of...
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Relationships;
Status and Position;
Cooperation;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Outcome or Result;
Health Industry
Bransby, Derrick P., Anna T. Mayo, Matthew A. Cronin, Katie Park, and Christina Yuan. "A Systematic Review of Respect Between Acute Care Nurses and Physicians." Health Care Management Review 48, no. 3 (July–September 2023): 237–248.
- April 2010
- Article
Endowments, Fiscal Federalism, and the Cost of Capital for States: Evidence from Brazil, 1891-1930
By: Andre C. Martinez Fritscher and Aldo Musacchio
There is a large literature looking at the determinants of country risk (defined as the difference between the yield of a sovereign's bonds and the risk-free rate). In this paper, we contribute to the discussion by arguing that an important explanatory factor is the...
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Bonds;
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Revenue;
Governance;
Geographic Location;
Trade;
Price;
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Risk and Uncertainty;
Public Administration Industry;
Brazil
Martinez Fritscher, Andre C., and Aldo Musacchio. "Endowments, Fiscal Federalism, and the Cost of Capital for States: Evidence from Brazil, 1891-1930." Financial History Review 17, no. 1 (April 2010). (Winner of the Gerry Feldman Young Scholar Prize for the best paper of (a) young scholar(s) of the European Association of Banking and Financial History, 2010-2011.)
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
headquarters, Navasky quips, “If it’s bad for the country, it’s good for The Nation.” And so it seems to be: In late 2005, with nearly 70 percent of citizens saying the country is going in the wrong...
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- 2009
- Working Paper
Endowments, Fiscal Federalism, and the Cost of Capital for States: Evidence from Brazil, 1891-1930
By: Andre C. Martinez Fritscher and Aldo Musacchio
There is a large amount of literature that aims to explain what determines country risk (defined as the difference between the yield of a sovereign's bonds and the risk-free rate). In this paper, we contribute to the discussion by arguing that an important explanatory...
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- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
maximizing shareholder value as the primary focus and motivation for a corporation's existence” Topics tackled include how boards can most effectively oversee company strategy, CEO succession, and executive compensation. Also considered...
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by Julia Hanna
- 30 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?
pays for it? Should there be an independent firm that is appointed by the SEC?" What do you think? Original Article Observers such as Jay Lorsch, in his book Pawns and Potentates, has argued that boards View Details
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by James Heskett
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
A Taste of Tradition
have a Kikkoman successor," explains Mogi, "so Shichizaemon asked my father for permission to adopt me to fill that role." At the age of 24, the newly adopted Kenzaburo, who had officially become a thirteenth-generation member View Details
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Judith A. Ross
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and The Economist much more effectively than they could before. Those publications integrate macroeconomics with what we know about business and markets, often in the very same articles. Without...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2018
- Blog Post
Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago
Operating Officer of Accion Chicago, a nonprofit that helps communities grow by providing capital, coaching and connections to aspiring entrepreneurs who build businesses and generate jobs in their neighborhoods. I spent most View Details
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Nonprofit / Government
- 2009
- Working Paper
Endowments, Fiscal Federalism, and the Cost of Capital for States: Evidence from Brazil, 1891-1930
By: Andre C. Martinez Fritscher and Aldo Musacchio
There is a large amount of literature that aims to explain what determines country risk (defined as the difference between the yield of a sovereign's bonds and the risk free rate). In this paper, we contribute to the discussion by arguing that an important explanatory...
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Trade;
Cost of Capital;
Revenue;
Sovereign Finance;
Goods and Commodities;
Taxation;
Business History;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Brazil
Martinez Fritscher, Andre C., and Aldo Musacchio. "Endowments, Fiscal Federalism, and the Cost of Capital for States: Evidence from Brazil, 1891-1930." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-027, October 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
- 12 May 2015
- News
A Flash of Insight
debris toward Brooklyn. The smell of smoke remained in the air for weeks as charred pieces of office documents and personal effects drifted down onto his rooftop garden. “I...
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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
departure of more than 200,000 Huguenots at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes was a well-documented economic disaster for the kingdom of...
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Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment
By: Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram
Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment must extend over an institutional abyss between the jurisdiction, and therefore protection, of the states involved. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), whose members are states, represent an important...
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Globalization;
Market Transactions;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Government and Politics;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Networks;
Culture;
Complexity;
Public Administration Industry
Alcacer, Juan, and Paul Ingram. "Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment." American Journal of Sociology 118, no. 4 (January 2013).
- 02 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top
of the company from Harvard Business School professors Marco Iansiti and Alan MacCormack. Their take: Microsoft wins through effective management of its intellectual property...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing
employees going to regulators for financial motives, or whether people are coming forward when it is needed and they just get compensated for some of the cost they incur. Heese: The concern in most countries...
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by April White
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
him are heroes, plain and simple, because they have the capacity to change the world for the better. “Tim recognizes the difficulty of effecting change, and the need to celebrate the people who do that...
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Julia Hanna
- October 2017
- Article
American Danger: United States Empire, Eurafrica, and the Territorialization of Industrial Capitalism, 1870–1950
By: Sven Beckert
During the last third of the nineteenth century, a debate emerged in a number of European countries on the “American danger.” Responding to the rapid rise of the United States as the world’s most important economy, some European observers feared their nations’...
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Atlantropa;
Colonial Expansion;
Economic Nationalism;
Second Great Divergence;
Economics;
Global Range;
History;
United States;
Europe;
Africa
Beckert, Sven. "American Danger: United States Empire, Eurafrica, and the Territorialization of Industrial Capitalism, 1870–1950." American Historical Review 122, no. 4 (October 2017): 1137–1170.