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IDEO is Changing the Way Managers Think About Thinking

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Exploring the Relationship Between Architecture Coupling and Software...

Managing software vulnerabilities is a top issue in today’s society. By studying the Google Chrome codebase, the authors explore software metrics including architecture coupling measures in relation to...

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Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey

Survey data by Amir Amel-Zadeh and George Serafeim from more than 400 senior investment professionals provides insights into why and how investors use environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...

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Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales

Is it smart for retailers to display their wares to customers a few at a time or all at once? The answer depends largely on the product category, according to research by Kris Johnson Ferreira and Joel...

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First Look at New Research, March 14

Is a Facebook 'like' worth anything? ... One company's Brexit strategy ... In Japan, 'womenomics' is a national priority.

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More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business

MBA students participating in Harvard Business School’s Climate Change Challenge offer ideas on how companies can negate impacts from a changing environment.

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Bubbles for Fama

Nobel laureate Eugene F. Fama has famously claimed that there is no such thing as a bubble, which he defines as a large price run-up that predictably crashes. Analyzing industry data for the US and...

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Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies

In his recent edited volume "Revolutionizing Innovation," Karim Lakhani brings together the latest thinking around open innovation, users, and communities.

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First Look at New Research, March 21

The rise and fall of the circus ... Do CEOs impact firm performance? ... The hidden power of a job referrer.

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What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?

Sales reps feed on two forms of compensation: salary, and a bonus tied to achieving a periodic quota. Would a more frequent quota incentivize better numbers? Doug Chung and Das Narayandas offer some...

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Cost-cutting Leads to Turbulence in the Airline Industry

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First Look at New Research, March 28

Countering misperceptions about negotiation 'BATNAs' ... A dairy cooperative’s battle with big brands ... 'Hub-and-spoke' flying versus 'out-and-back.'

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CEO Behavior and Firm Performance

This paper by Oriana Bandiera, Stephen Hansen, Andrea Pratt, and Raffaella Sadun combines a new survey methodology with a machine learning algorithm to measure the behavior of CEOs in large samples.

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The Story of Why Humans Are So Careless With Their Phones

Consumers act more recklessly with the products they own when better versions become available, according to research by Silvia Bellezza, Joshua M. Ackerman and Francesca Gino. This comic by Josh...

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How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?

As long as we’re talking about a trillion-dollar government-industry initiative on infrastructure, why not invest in humans as well as bridges? asks James Heskett. What do YOU think?

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First Look at New Research, April 4

VC turns to ‘spray and pray’ ... Through the eyes of African American entrepreneurs ... Finding a growth strategy for Hello Alfred.

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For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost

Consumers can negotiate cheaper auto repair prices by convincing service reps they know something about market rates--helping women overcome gender discrimination, according to recent research by...

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Why German Business Supports, Trains and Hires Syrian Refugees

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Explaining the Vertical-to-Horizontal Transition in the Computer Industry

Carliss Baldwin shows how the vertical-to-horizontal transition in the computer industry was an organizational response to a change in economic rewards due to the competing technologies of rationalized...

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First Look at New Research, April 11

The rise and fall of Rajat Gupta ... The business case for biomarkers ... Who should lead the world’s largest airline?

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