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Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric
By: Tom Nicholas
This paper estimates the returns to human capital accumulation during the first era of mega-firms in the United States by linking employees at General Electric—a canonical enterprise associated with the “visible hand” of managerial hierarchies—to the 1940 census. I...
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Keywords:
Returns To Education;
Management Practices;
Hierarchies;
Management Practices and Processes;
Rank and Position;
Human Capital;
Talent and Talent Management;
Business History;
United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric." Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming). (Pre-published online November 29, 2023.)
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Corporate Culture and Analyst Catering
By: Joseph Pacelli
This study examines the relation between financial institutions’ corporate culture and the quality of analysts’ research services. Using data collected from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, I measure the weakness of financial institutions’ corporate culture...
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Keywords:
Analysts;
Corporate Culture;
Global Settlement;
Financial Institutions;
Organizational Culture;
Conflict of Interests;
Performance;
Quality
Pacelli, Joseph. "Corporate Culture and Analyst Catering." Journal of Accounting & Economics 67, no. 1 (February 2019): 120–143.
- March 2020
- Article
Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior
By: Akash Chattopadhyay, Matthew D. Shaffer and Charles C.Y. Wang
After decades of deprioritizing shareholders' economic interests and low corporate profitability, Japan introduced the JPX-Nikkei400 in 2014. The index highlighted the country's "best-run" companies by annually selecting the 400 most profitable of its large and liquid...
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Keywords:
JPX-Nikkei 400 Index;
Status Incentives;
Return On Equity;
Capital Efficiency;
Social Norms;
Index Inclusion;
Reputation Incentives;
Motivation and Incentives;
Corporate Governance;
Behavior;
Investment Return;
Status and Position;
Japan
Chattopadhyay, Akash, Matthew D. Shaffer, and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior." Journal of Financial Economics 135, no. 3 (March 2020): 704–724.
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Growing as a Purposeful Leader
educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities. Application Deadline JUN 2024 session application due: 14 JUN 2024 Applications submitted after the due...
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- 17 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
Workplace for Black Employees Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups Your Insight Needed! According to this research, racism in hiring is still alive and well. What's the solution? Add your comment below.
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 2024
- Working Paper
Age at Immigrant Arrival and Career Mobility: Evidence from Vietnamese Refugee Migration and the Amerasian Homecoming Act
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr and Kendall Smith
We study the long-run career mobility of young immigrants, mostly refugees, from Vietnam who moved to the United States during 1989-1995. This third and final migration wave of young Vietnamese immigrants was sparked by unexpected events that culminated in the...
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Keywords:
Vietnam;
Vietnam War;
Assimilation;
Immigration;
Refugees;
Age;
Outcome or Result;
Personal Development and Career;
Viet Nam
Kerr, Sari Pekkala, William R. Kerr, and Kendall Smith. "Age at Immigrant Arrival and Career Mobility: Evidence from Vietnamese Refugee Migration and the Amerasian Homecoming Act." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-044, January 2024.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Agency and Institutions: A Review of Institutional Entrepreneurship
By: Julie Battilana, Bernard Leca and Eva Boxenbaum
This paper analyzes the literature that has been published on institutional entrepreneurship since Paul DiMaggio introduced the notion in 1988. Based on a systematic selection and analysis of articles, the paper outlines an emerging consensus on the definition and...
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Battilana, Julie, Bernard Leca, and Eva Boxenbaum. "Agency and Institutions: A Review of Institutional Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-096, May 2008.
- December 2004 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Intel Research: Exploring the Future
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
It is 2004 and David Tennenhouse, the director of Intel Research, is reviewing the organization he has built since 2000. Intel Research was charged with exploring new and disruptive technologies that lay off the "silicon roadmap" that drove most of Intel's R&D efforts....
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Keywords:
Disruptive Innovation;
Technological Innovation;
Research and Development;
Performance Evaluation;
Venture Capital;
Technology Networks;
Semiconductor Industry;
United States
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Intel Research: Exploring the Future." Harvard Business School Case 605-051, December 2004. (Revised October 2005.)
- April 1990 (Revised January 1993)
- Case
Ad Council's AIDS Campaign (A): Advertising Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Janet Montgomery
Ad Council wished to run an educational campaign aimed at preventing the spread of AIDS. They were challenged to find acceptable ways to address this very sensitive subject matter--ways that the media and the public would approve. One of the big challenges was to make...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Goals and Objectives;
Social Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Success;
Problems and Challenges;
Social Issues;
Health Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Janet Montgomery. "Ad Council's AIDS Campaign (A): Advertising Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 590-105, April 1990. (Revised January 1993.)
- 09 Jan 2010
- News
Morgan Stanley-American Finance Association Award
- 2003
- Article
Closing the Loop: Product Take-back Requirements and their Strategic Implications
In Asia, Europe, and North America, regulators are seeking to reduce waste disposal and develop recycling markets by requiring manufacturers to manage the end-of-life disposition of products they produce. Such policies attempt to "close the loop" for products ranging...
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Keywords:
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Energy Conservation;
Product Development;
Strategy;
Policy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Manufacturing Industry;
Asia;
Europe;
North and Central America
Toffel, Michael W. "Closing the Loop: Product Take-back Requirements and their Strategic Implications." Corporate Environmental Strategy 10, no. 9 (2003).
- Web
About the Program - Summer Venture in Management
looking for students who are curious and interested in making a difference in the world. Participants are selected based on academic achievement, demonstrated leadership and their impact in the community around them. We define leadership...
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- January 2019 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and David Lane
With one satellite aloft and in the midst of beta testing in late 2018, Analytical Space founders Justin Oliveira and Dan Nevius turned to critical questions about the pioneering startup’s go-to-market, pricing, and business development strategy. Analytical Space aimed...
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Keywords:
Pricing Decisions;
Demand Validation;
Revenue Model;
Business Development;
Space Tech;
Satellites;
Earth Observation;
Remote Sensing;
Business Startups;
Emerging Markets;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Finance;
Selection and Staffing;
Business Strategy;
Aerospace Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and David Lane. "Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?" Harvard Business School Case 819-089, January 2019. (Revised July 2021.)
- October 2021
- Case
Yildiz Holding's Corporate Strategy: Managing Diversification for Growth
By: Juan Alcácer and Esel Çekin
The case opens in May 2018 with Nurtaç Ziyal Afridi, chief strategy and growth officer of Yıldız Holding, a Turkish conglomerate, reflecting on the group’s diversification journey. In ten years, the group had achieved a remarkable growth through diversification: seven...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Diversification;
Growth Management;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Global Strategy;
Restructuring;
Food and Beverage Industry;
North America;
United Kingdom;
Turkey;
Asia
Alcácer, Juan, and Esel Çekin. "Yildiz Holding's Corporate Strategy: Managing Diversification for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 722-366, October 2021.
- Program
Designing and Executing Corporate Revitalization
Campus Health & Safety Protocols Admissions Criteria and Process We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is...
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- 20 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories
social programs was a much bigger problem than it was. “Even when unrepresentative of reality at large,” stories “are more easily recalled than statistics,” the study notes. “This selective recall can give rise to misperceptions about...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- Web
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Please Select I want to accelerate my career I want to change careers I am or plan to be an entrepreneur I am interested in pursuing an MBA I want to prepare for my first jobPlease select an option from the...
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- December 2005
- Article
Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?
Codes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity—at least for public companies with a presence in the United States. But the issue goes beyond U.S. legal and regulatory requirements. Sparked by corruption and...
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Keywords:
Business Ethics;
Standards Of Conduct;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance
Paine, Lynn, Rohit Deshpandé, Joshua D. Margolis, and Kim Eric Bettcher. "Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?" Harvard Business Review 83, no. 12 (December 2005): 122–133.
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Managing Sales Teams and Distribution Channels
Analyze and select from different route-to-market options Understand the business model of the new D2C startups Design and manage a multichannel network Build the capabilities needed to execute your go-to-market strategy Improve sales...
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Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting - Recruiting
bias in which people tend to gravitate towards others who look, act, and think as they do. In recruiting specifically, unconscious bias and affinity bias often express themselves as a preference for one candidate or another because of “culture fit.” Resumes may be...
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