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- 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17
positive theory of integrity that has no normative content and argue that there are large gains from putting integrity into finance-into both the theory and practice of finance. We define integrity as being...
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Carmen Nobel
- 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53459 Winter 2017 Oxford Review of Economic Policy An Invitation to Market Design By: Kominers, Scott Duke, Alexander Teytelboym, and Vincent P. Crawford Abstract—Market design seeks to translate economic...
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Carmen Nobel
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
engagement of a majority of individuals, and (6) inclusion of as many people as possible. Without these six traits, both marketing and democracy would fail, and with them, society. Drawing on current and historical examples from economies...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006
Working PapersInstitutional Pressures and Environmental Strategies Authors: Magali A. Delmas and Michael W. Toffel Abstract This paper suggests how institutional theory can explain enduring differences in organizational strategies. We...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 21, 2006
that future work should develop more precise and context-specific theories to help guide research and practice in disparate task and industry domains. Working paper not available. Why Do Firms Hold So Much Cash? A Tax-Based Explanation...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1
propose a general mechanism of partner choice, "screening," that is similar to the economic theory of mechanism design. Imposing the appropriate costs and rewards may induce the informed individuals to screen themselves...
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- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607083 Punjab and Kerala: Regional Development in India Harvard Business School Case 707-008 Between 2000 and 2004, India's economy grew by 6.35 percent. Focuses on the...
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
psychological scientists of the modern era. These readable essays highlight the most important contributions to theory and research in psychological science, show how the greatest psychological scientists formulate and think about their...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008
Bodie Abstract This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can analyze and manage the financial risks of a national economy. It is based on the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
Tarun Abstract—New technologies can be unsettling for industry incumbents, regulators, and consumers, because norms and institutions for dealing with them don’t yet exist. Interestingly, businesspeople in emerging economies face similar...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50422 forthcoming Ethical Innovation in Business and the Economy Managerial Responsibility and the Purpose of Business: Doing One's Job Well By: Hsieh, Nien-hê Abstract—Business managers...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2016
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November 8, 2016
more. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51866 Diversified Business Groups in the West: History and Theory By: Colpan, Asli M., and Takashi Hikino Abstract—This working paper examines the historical...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008
advertising agency's decision to unbundle its services as a tradeoff between the fixed cost to the advertiser of establishing and maintaining a relationship with an advertising agency and pecuniary economies of scale available in...
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 6, 2007
centered on proving masculinity—in which such displays and interactions were absent. We use this case to develop theory about how organizational features, such as work practices and norms, can disrupt conventional masculine...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
International Economy (BGIE) and teaching other courses centered on business-government relations and comparative ideology. He is currently working to start an antipoverty alliance of multinationals, governments, and NGOs that is the...
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Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 05 Dec 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
identified in the education and skill system, labor market incentives and flexibility, the ability to translate R&D outcomes into economic value creation, and in preparing the economy for the new realities of globalization. Maybe most...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
dearly for the intangible aspects of the product, which the firm works very hard to keep integrated with the physical product. Deals with a range of issues confronting creative economy companies, such as how to produce products with very...
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
Trump needs to step up the focus on small business and ensure this critical part of our economy is part of every economic discussion his team has. So far, his attention seems to be on big business — aside from his nomination of Linda...
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by Christina Pazzanese
- 07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7
Pérez Villaneuva, Mayra Espina Prieto, and Lorena Barberia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, forthcoming. Abstract The Cuban economy has been transformed over the course of the last decade, and these changes are now likely to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
theory about, and the practice of, technologically mediated communication, power, and interpretation in organizations. Zwischen Familienerbe und globalem Markt. Eigentum und Management von gro en westdeutschen Familienunternehmen im...
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