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Solving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over TimeSolving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over Time   

Can company growth rates persist over long periods of time? A new study of long-lasting enterprises might make CEOs rethink their strategies, says Gary Pisano. 
20 Sep 2019  |  Research & Ideas

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Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

by Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 JUL 2019
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  • Book
Mihir Desai explains how managers can increase their understanding of how finance works. EXCERPT: Three valuation mistakes to avoid.

Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults

by Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 JUL 2018
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  • Research & Ideas
In earlier research, Kathleen McGinn and colleagues discovered that adult kids of working moms are high achievers at work. Now it turns out they are happy, too.

Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

by Dina Gerdeman
  • 17 MAY 2017
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  • Research & Ideas
African American and Asian job applicants who mask their race on resumes seem to have better success getting job interviews, according to research by Katherine DeCelles and colleagues.

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

by Michael Blanding
  • 16 SEP 2019
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  • Research & Ideas
Hollywood insiders have created "The Black List," which helps surface good but often overlooked scripts. Does the wisdom of the crowd work at the box office? Research by Hong Luo.

New Working Papers 

Scholarly papers that describe original research in a narrow field of study.

Using Models to Persuade

by Joshua Schwartzstein and Adi Sunderam
  • 18 SEP 2019

Female Inventors and Inventions

by Rembrand Koning, Sampsa Samila, and John-Paul Ferguson
  • 18 SEP 2019

Experimentation and Startup Performance: Evidence from A/B Testing

by Rembrand Koning, Sharique Hasan, and Aaron Chatterji
  • 06 SEP 2019

The Value of Intermediation in the Stock Market

by Marco Di Maggio, Mark Egan, and Francesco Franzoni
  • 05 SEP 2019

The Research Exchange 

The Research Exchange is a way for faculty and corporate partners to collaborate on the following field studies.

Transparency & Productivity

Ethan Bernstein

Best Practices for Considering Contract Workers

Christopher Stanton

Causes and Consequences of Withholding Critical Feedback in Organizations

Ashley Whillans and Chuck Howard

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