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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
she says, noting that Brazil offers incentives in the form of discounted transmission rates for biomass-generated electricity. (Brazil is almost entirely independent of fossil fuels, relying primarily on hydroelectric energy for its grid...
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- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
prominent philanthropists and members of government, launch Ensina!, seizing Brazil's unprecedented economic growth and national commitment to education. The new independent educational non-profit is to be part of Teach For All, a global...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
is an independent foreign aid agency with the mission to reduce poverty through sustainable economic growth in some of the world's poorest countries. "Farmer training was at the heart of the Ghana program," says Jonathan Bloom (MBA 1972),...
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- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
everything from cleaning to prescription pickup. But one of the biggest innovations was behind the scenes: Beck and Sapone eschewed the independent contract workers driving the on-demand economy in favor of hiring employees—full-time...
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- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
because the legal system and independent courts pressure government to be even handed. Q: Are there common traits among successful leaders in emerging markets? Are the executive skillsets they need to succeed fundamentally different than...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
procedural shortcomings. We also show that the creation of an independent group responsible for managing the forecasting process, an approach that we distinguish from generating forecasts directly, can stabilize the political dimension...
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Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
The development unit at Supercell revolves around the concept of a “cell,” a small team consisting of anywhere from two to a dozen (or more) people who work together to make a game. Cells are highly independent and control all the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
Nien-hê Abstract—Multinational enterprises (MNEs) operate across countries that vary widely in their legal, political, and regulatory institutions. One question that arises is whether there are certain minimum standards that ought to guide managers in their decision...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
independent directors. The decision to opt out reflects the relative costs and benefits of doing so. Cross-listed firms opt out more when coming from countries with weak corporate governance rules, but if firms based in such countries are...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
the "institutional appropriateness" of their controls. Importantly, the fate of the competing control systems was contingent, not on how well their technologies addressed the problem of EurInsurance's capital adequacy, but rather on the controllers' View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
1), a relationship mediated by decreased capacity to exert inhibitory control (Study 2). Two studies examining White and Black observers' impressions of colorblind behavior revealed divergent assessments of actors' prejudice in situations...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
sophisticated safeguards such as an independent ethics committee and a "whistle blower" system for employees concerned with the company's practices. In less than two decades, Sydney IVF grew from just four employees to over 200,...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
hierarchy, the firm has fostered an engaged workforce and a strong capacity for change. Turco was embedded within TechCo for ten months, and this book is her ethnographic analysis of what worked at the company and what didn’t. Something...
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
Shield of Tennessee. Tell us how you find yourself in that position in life and a little bit about your operations in the “Volunteer State.”Hickey: We’re Tennessee’s largest health insurer. We are one of 32 independent Blue Cross plans...
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- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
were painted stark white and were inhospitable down to the dirty slippers that patients traded for their shoes at the door. The reception area of the Yoga clinic had all the comforts of a wellappointed hotel lobby: plush couches, orchids, artistic lighting, and heaps...
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Health, Social Assistance
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
to happen more locally. Many of our local organizations—we are what’s known as a “federated” model in the nonprofit world. We’ve got [155] territories across the U.S. and Canada. Those are all independent entities, but they’re all...
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- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
high-quality ECD program of their choice. MELF had also invested in Five Hundred Under 5 (FHU5), a Minneapolis program formed to improve the capacity and quality of providers. Comparing SPECSP to FHU5 would offer insights on the potential...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
government relief efforts. “We realized that independent contractors and small businesses are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic because they are more likely to be on the front line with jobs like Uber drivers, owning...
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their behavior, resolving conflicts, and more. This class is for anyone ready to take risks, hungry to receive and apply feedback, and eager to improve the quality of their results and relationships. Course Objectives The course’s principal goal is to strengthen your...
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