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- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
banks to roll over their short-term debt. We document that there was a simultaneous run by borrowers who drew down their credit lines, leading to a spike in commercial and industrial loans reported on bank balance sheets. We examine whether these two View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
to perception of the team members or subordinates or followers of the leader concerned." The importance of maintaining an open mind on the subject of leadership was stressed by several. Ronnie Kavuma commented that, "I think...
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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
that a hunger to nourish the spirit indeed seems to be driving the movement to find greater meaning in work. In his book Spirited Leading and Learning, Vaill describes many of the economic and cultural stresses he believes have spurred...
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by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
onto your team can actually minimize the pressure associated with the team's output being evaluated. I mentioned that one of the reasons performance pressure is so stressful is the team's awareness that their end product will be judged;...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
prowess. This narrative stresses that Britannica’s management faced organizational diseconomies of scope between supporting lines of business in the old and new markets, which generated internal conflicts. These conflicts hindered the...
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Carmen Nobel
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
Sigman Abstract—We study desensitization to crime in a lab experiment by showing footage of criminal acts to a group of subjects, some of whom have been previously victimized. We measure biological markers of stress and behavioral indices...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
reminiscent of FDR's New Deal. Here, McCraw details that putting money into people's pockets and into institutions is politically easy and economically sensible. But, he stresses that if the government doesn't reinvigorate regulation as...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
on a holistic treatment plan comprising one of eight "bundles." “If we can drive down costs while improving outcomes, that will be much more favorable to our economy and to our competitiveness as a nation” "We're hoping that this is something that at...
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- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
Crane points to a recent Merrill Lynch advertising campaign to illustrate that advantage. He sees the message, "Our brokers will still be here," as stressing the importance of brokers both to an external audience— those who need advice in...
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by Susan Young
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
capitalizations are afraid that a return to the wasteful state-owned enterprises of the past is imminent. In this essay we propose two alternative views. First, we stress the resilience of state-owned enterprises, which have been around...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
like Mills, stressed the importance of having outside researchers analyze agency data. “You would be surprised at the limited resources we have to analyze the data, compared to the way that the academic community can analyze it for us.”...
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by Michael Blanding
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
with annual revenues of $107 million. As we watch it change its culture, practices, and organization from offline to online marketing, we have an opportunity not simply to see the metrics used in online marketing budget allocation, but also the View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
effects of asset-liability mismatches within and across institutions. Risk-adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and stress testing to evaluate the potential impact of policies to manage systemic risk. Download paper:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests In February and March 2009, the U.S. economy was in the midst of a terrifying financial and economic crisis. Between the beginning of 2008 and early 2009, four of the 25 largest U.S....
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Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
his insights to set the stage. Senior Lecturer Clayton S. Rose, who for 20 years worked at JP Morgan & Company and headed global investment banking and global equity there, discussed the implications of change in commercial and investment banking. Professor and...
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- 04 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?
the scope of work is so broad that the possibility of cross-infection is monumental. If you go into a general hospital, there's no way they can keep those walls and floors clean and free from all bacteria. Plus, the people who work in these settings are View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
Cassie, A.V. Whillans, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Time and money are scarce and precious resources: people experience stress about having insufficient time and worry about having insufficient money. This chapter reviews research...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
behavior and cognition miss. The chapter seeks to establish a theoretical foundation for a turn towards historicism in entrepreneurial studies, which is already partly underway. The authors stress that the path will not be easy, but that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
promoted services ranging from data-driven technologies that helped manage stress to mobile tools that attempted to diagnosis medical conditions as diverse as Alzheimer's disease and foot ulcers. The case is set in August 2011 as Rock...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
gains from multinational production has been a vital topic of economic research. Positive productivity gains are often attributed to knowledge spillover from multinational to domestic firms. An alternative, less stressed explanation is...
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Sean Silverthorne