July 2009
Finance & Accounting
Walking Away
Moral, social, and financial factors influence mortgage default decisions
June 2009
Driven Offshore
An unintended consequence of Sarbanes-Oxley
Operations
Global Dual Sourcing Strategies
Should you source your carbon fiber bicycle frames from Mexico or China?
May 2009
Marketing
What’s in a Message Frame?
Sharing the good and the bad leads to more persuasive messaging
Politics & Elections
The "Teddy Bear Effect" for Black CEOs
Black male CEOS are more successful when their facial features are perceived as less threatening.
April 2009
Living Outside the Box
Living abroad boosts creativity
The Global “Idea” Market
Innovation and international trade in technology
Organizations
Why Boycotts Succeed—and Fail
Identifying corporate vulnerabilities that can lead to damaged reputations
Walking the Walk
Creating a market orientation
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
When Does One Good Deed Deserve Another?
The calculus of reciprocity
Data Analytics
Learning from Zillow and Zoots
Improved performance through service inventory management
December 2008
Finance & Accounting
Don’t Look Now
When it comes to monitoring your investments, putting off until tomorrow what you could do today can pay off
Economics
Seeing Profit Despite Misunderstood Pricing Strategy
Implications in real-world market situations
November 2008
Careers
Transparent Barriers
What is preventing racial minorities from attaining leadership positions in the corporate world?
Finance & Accounting
Does Function Follow Organizational Form?
Lending practices of large and small banks
October 2008
Science as Team Sport
Collaborating at a distance pays off
Seeing Is Believing, Unless It Isn’t
Loss of control makes the mind misperceive
Brand Scandal Spillover
When will a brand scandal spill over and how should competitors respond?
Organizations
When Does Coordination Require Centralization?
Contrary to expectations, decentralization might be the best strategy when the need for coordination among divisions is paramount
September 2008
Finance & Accounting
The VIX, CIV, and MFIV
Measuring up the accuracy of option-based predictors of volatility
Communicating the Risks of Investments in Intellectual Property
International financial reporting standards may be better than U.S. standards
Operations
Firm Size and Service Level
When is it advantageous for a service-oriented firm to differentiate itself along service-quality dimensions?
August 2008
Strategy
Own-Brand and Cross-Brand Retail Pass-Through
How much of a manufacturer’s promotional pricing gets passed through to the end customers?
July 2008
June 2008
Women and Math, the Gender Gap Bridged
Social equality frees women to match men
Innovation
Patent Protection and Innovation in Pharma
Do national patent laws stimulate domestic innovation in a global patenting environment?
May 2008
When Executives Sell
The influence of wealth diversification on contracting schemes
Finance & Accounting
The Promise, Perils, and Performance of Private Equity
The returns that institutional investors realize from private equity differ dramatically across institutions
April 2008
Cost-Sharing Agreements
A tax-saving device for multi-nationals
Leadership
Ingratiating Behavior Provides Alternative Path to the Boardroom
Talent and credentials are not all that matters
March 2008
Finance & Accounting
Exercising Options
Should you accelerate income tax payment on share-based compensation?
February 2008
Strategy
Playing Well Together
The ability to share information about economic opportunities motivates firms to expand their boundaries
Finance & Accounting
When Should a Firm Decentralize?
Corporate features can determine your organization’s design
January 2008
Finance & Accounting
(When and How) Do Markets Learn?
The surprising market reactions to ambiguous corporate policies
Economics
Big Fish, Little Fish—Choose Your Pond
Company size, organizational design, and market structure correlate with executive salaries
December 2007
Letting Go of Voting Rights May Be a Good Investment Strategy
When looking at dual-class firms, dividends are more informative of performance than earnings
Operations
Are Reservations Recommended?
Offering reservations is costly to restaurants, but they can be beneficial in some cases
November 2007
Policy
Treasury Debt and Corporate Bond Rates
The bond yield spread reflects a Treasury debt convenience yield for investors
Marketing
Discriminating Prices for the Discriminating Consumer
Maximize profitability with different package sizes
October 2007
Operations
A New Channel Strategy for Dell
The PC industry’s increasing maturity pushed Dell to shift its longstanding direct sales model
Softening the Blow of Bad News
Some companies offset negative earnings surprises by strategically releasing news of new patents
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
Collaboration and Creativity
The small-world problem
September 2007
Finance & Accounting
Pricing a Global Measure of Liquidity Risk
Investors should not overlook the impact of liquidity on the prices of assets
Are Large CEO Severance Packages Justified?
The underlying factors of CEO severance
August 2007
Trust Required Here
Trust in both the seller and the marketplace is necessary for buyer confidence
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
July 2007
Compete or Cooperate?
Choosing the right commercialization strategy as a technology start-up
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
June 2007
Economics
“Acting White” or Just Acting Rationally?
Social pressures to fit in can explain the black–white educational achievement gap
Finance & Accounting
Celebrity Analyst Influence on the Stock Market
Does the stock market react more strongly to earnings forecasts issued by celebrity analysts?
Leadership
Do Leaders Matter?
The sudden death of a president can trigger sweeping, unexpected changes in a nation’s economy
May 2007
Marketing
Wal-Mart Supercenter versus the Traditional Supermarket
How can a local grocery store survive?
