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- 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28
Risk Authors: Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate with investors, we explore the effect of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 7
overachievement bonuses) to keep high performers, low performers, and average performers engaged throughout the year. Managers should be careful in setting and adjusting quotas. For instance, studies show that ratcheting (raising a...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 5
and operations theory suggests that the longer people wait, the less satisfied they become; we demonstrate that due to what we term the labor illusion, when websites engage in operational transparency by signaling that they are exerting...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17
Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship Authors:Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, and Felda Hardymon Publication:John Wiley & Sons, 2012 An abstract is not available at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002070.html...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20
value-relevant before disclosure, for negative earnings adjustments it is value-relevant only after disclosure. This finding is consistent with managers delaying the communication of bad news until IFRS compliance. A finer model shows...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12
engaging in real earnings management and suggest the effects on subsequent reporting periods and competitor behavior are greater than previously documented. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-073.pdf Negotiating the...
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Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
more patents, and reduced the degree of earnings management, leading to higher ROA. These effects are concentrated at innovating firms—those that are early-life-cycle or engage in R&D spending—and especially at those facing Wall...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18
modification, pain-relieving drugs) as either a complement to, or substitute for, surgical procedures, and patients were actively engaged in the process of determining what type of care to pursue. In addition, Weinstein and his staff...
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016
Faye Crosby, and Kevin Weaver Abstract—In recent decades, research in political psychology has illuminated the psychological processes underlying important political action, both by ordinary citizens and by political leaders. As the world has become increasingly View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29
modularity," analyzing the case of SugarCRM. The modular architecture of this platform software is aligned with its intellectual property structure in such a way that the firm can derive, from the same code tree, an open source View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2009
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First Look: May 5, 2009
foreign countries, the model predicts growth in the number of source-country firms engaging in foreign direct investment, growth in the size of affiliates that are active in reforming countries both before and after the tariff reduction,...
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Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
optimal: “We’re going to miss that camaraderie, the badgering that goes back and forth, and the direct communication with the coaches, teammates who lean over and whisper to help out on a play,” said John Schneider, the Seattle Seahawks’...
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- 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22
both requires and depletes self-control resources (Study 4). Taken together, our findings help to explain how otherwise ethical individuals predictably engage in unethical behavior. Download the paper:...
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Sean Silverthorne