Operations
Are Reservations Recommended?
Offering reservations is costly to restaurants, but they can be beneficial in some cases
Researchers: Alexei Alexandrov and Martin Lariviere
December 1, 2007
Policy
Treasury Debt and Corporate Bond Rates
The bond yield spread reflects a Treasury debt convenience yield for investors
Researchers: Arvind Krishnamurthy and Annette Vissing-Jørgensen
November 1, 2007
Marketing
Discriminating Prices for the Discriminating Consumer
Maximize profitability with different package sizes
Researchers: Romana J. Khan and Dipak C. Jain
November 1, 2007
Economics
Place Your Bids
Strategies for selling and buying in auctions
Researchers: Gillian Ku, Adam D. Galinsky and J. Keith Murnighan
November 1, 2007
Operations
A New Channel Strategy for Dell
The PC industry’s increasing maturity pushed Dell to shift its longstanding direct sales model
Researchers: Sunil Chopra
October 9, 2007
Softening the Blow of Bad News
Some companies offset negative earnings surprises by strategically releasing news of new patents
Researchers: Benjamin Lansford
October 9, 2007
Policy
The Value of a Cabinet Position
In a world where not all ministries are equal, the composition of Japanese cabinets reflects the relative bargaining power of political actors
Researchers: Takanori Adachi and Yasutora Watanabe
October 5, 2007
Operations
Beating the Bottlenecks in E-Commerce
Effectively allocating Web system capacity
Researchers: Wuqin Lin, Zhen Liu, Cathy H. Xia and Li Zhang
September 5, 2007
Finance & Accounting
Pricing a Global Measure of Liquidity Risk
Investors should not overlook the impact of liquidity on the prices of assets
Researchers: Robert Korajczyk and Ronnie Sadka
September 4, 2007
Are Large CEO Severance Packages Justified?
The underlying factors of CEO severance
Researchers: Thomas Lys, Tjomme O. Rusticus and Ewa Sletten
September 1, 2007
Trust Required Here
Trust in both the seller and the marketplace is necessary for buyer confidence
Researchers: Kent Grayson, Devon Johnson and Der-Fa Chen
August 2, 2007
Policy
Mandatory or Voluntary Corporate Disclosure?
Full disclosure is not always a moneymaker
Researchers: Michael J. Fishman and Kathleen Hagerty
August 1, 2007
Economics
Does Location Matter for the Adoption of Internet Technologies in Business?
E-mail is everywhere, but advanced Internet technologies are adopted mostly within establishments in urban-based companies
Researchers: Christopher Forman, Avi Goldfarb and Shane Greenstein
August 1, 2007
Compete or Cooperate?
Choosing the right commercialization strategy as a technology start-up
Researchers: Joshua S. Gans, David H. Hsu and Scott Stern
July 1, 2007
How to Map and Compare Culture Across Firms
Cultural differences between U.S. and German pharmaceutical companies due to nationality have decreased since the 1980s
Researchers: Klaus Weber
July 1, 2007
Operations
Supply Chain Coordination with Revenue-Sharing Contracts
A missed opportunity?
Researchers: Gérard Cachon and Martin Lariviere
July 1, 2007
Economics
“Acting White” or Just Acting Rationally?
Social pressures to fit in can explain the black–white educational achievement gap
Researchers: David Austen-Smith and Roland G. Fryer Jr.
June 7, 2007
Policy
Tax Incentives and the City
Are cities wise to use tax incentives to compete for companies?
Researchers: Therese McGuire and Teresa Garcia-Milà
June 6, 2007
