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- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
performed strongly in the late 1980s, the mid-1990s, and the 2000s. Large RLBOs that are backed by private equity firms with more capital under management perform better. We also find the so-called quick flips—when private equity firms...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
recently, and the cafes had menus printed in five languages," says Underhill. "But in South Florida, an area heavily populated by Hispanics, there are restaurants that don't have menus printed in Spanish." In Washington,...
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- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
point. "His hands perform a rapid-fire ballet of encouragement: palms outstretched to reassure the uncertain student, wrists moving in quick circles to urge onward the confident," noted a 1976 article in the Harvard Gazette....
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- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
espousing a triple bottom line of people, planet, and profits, rather than a single-minded focus on shareholder value. People of my vintage recall when business leadership was about serving customers at a profit and giving back to your...
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- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
serve in the interim, but sometimes that period provides time for a quick look at a younger insider. Usually the insiders will look incomplete, while the outsiders will look like an imperfect match. But...
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- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Fernando Abstract Attempts to explain the astonishing differences in agricultural productivity around the world typically focus on farm size, farmer risk aversion, and credit constraints, with an emphasis on how they might serve to limit...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls
not have suggested he was slated to make millions on the basis of building a special kind of beauty products company. From a young age, he had tried this and that clever angle for a quick buck, most of which either fell short or utterly...
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- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
advantage in a world of impatient investors, restive employees, and demanding customers? Do they require leaders who have fewer answers, more questions, and a bias for testing and quick action? Are investors, employees, and customers...
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by James Heskett
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
and (b) when the inspection occurs within an inspector’s daily schedule. Analyzing thousands of food safety inspections of restaurants and other food-handling establishments, we find that inspectors cite more violations after inspecting...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
technology is an important part of the story here. What would it take to get commuters out of their cars and into public transit? I envision a subway system with stops further apart, so long-haul transit can be faster and more efficient. Then each subway stop enjoys a...
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- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
Psychological Science Psychologically Informed Implementations of Sugary Drink Portion Limits By: John, Leslie, Grant Donnelly, and Christina Roberto Abstract—In 2012, the New York City Board of Health prohibited restaurants from selling...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult
firms: approximately 35,000 plants in 86 different manufacturing industries. The sheer amount of data allowed her to test for incremental versus radical innovation among firms in a unique way. For incremental change, McElheran looked at a firm's "e-buying" activities...
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by Maggie Starvish
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
often cited as a success story of public disclosure. Hygiene grades influence customer decisions and serve as an accountability system for restaurants. However, cities (which are responsible for inspections) have limited resources to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
few decades, what were some of the key factors in China’s economic rise? A: In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping’s establishment of the free trade zones began the transformation of China’s state-run economy. In the 1990s, you saw a significant easing of restrictions on...
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by Deborah Blagg
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
Yelp data can complement government surveys by measuring economic activity in close to real time, at a granular level, and at almost any geographic scale. Changes in the number of businesses and restaurants reviewed on Yelp can predict...
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Carmen Nobel
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
clubs," we show that 1) fees serve as a signal of price discounts, such that stores that charge fees are perceived as offering better deals for identical items; 2) the presence of fees can increase consumer spending and overall store...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
guardians as holding opposing views of institutional change, we reveal how the complementarity and ongoing interactions between each set of actors served as a valuable resource for industry resilience and adaptation. Our primary data...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
serves as chairman of the consultancy TruePoint Partners and of its educational and research institute, the TruePoint Center for Higher Ambition Leadership. In the e-mail interview that follows, Beer talks about the book and what boards...
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by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
that UGC on platforms ranging from Yelp to Facebook has a large causal impact on economic and social outcomes ranging from restaurant decisions to voting behavior. These findings often leverage unique data sets and methods ranging from...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
emphasis on valuation and capital structure. Serves as the basis for a bankruptcy reorganization game that has been used for many years in Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring, a second-year finance course. The game is played in...
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Sean Silverthorne