Climate change remains a grand challenge of our time. Numerous actors relevant to business—both public and private—have worked to reduce or otherwise mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and to focus management attention on the issue of climate change.…Read More
Increasingly, corporations are investing in entrepreneurial firms. This trend has not been overlooked by researchers in the management literature, but the majority of research studying the effects of corporate venture capital (CVC) overwhelmingly takes the perspective of the organization with the venture capital operation. …Read More
In this project, we seek to update the statistical paradigm for conducting A/B tests in the 21st century. In particular, we plan to develop a statistical framework that takes the guesswork out of deciding when to stop an experiment and to calibrate a firm’s decision thresholds based on their own historical data.…Read More
Standard economic theory recognizes a trade-off inherent in intellectual property protection between increased incentives for firms to innovate due to potential monopoly rights and the deadweight loss from those rights.…Read More
Over the last two decades many categories of services have shifted from the traditional to the digital format, including music, news, job postings, and dating, among many others. Meanwhile, the sale of products has shifted significantly from physical to online channels, including clothing, toys, cosmetics, and even food.…Read More
This project considers whether CEOs and other top managers whose professional backgrounds are in private equity undertake different and/or more successful acquisitions and divestitures than CEOs and other top managers who do not have professional backgrounds in private equity.…Read More
This study aims to understand how firm ownership and governance influence the adoption of disruptive technologies in the early stages of the technology cycle. There is a growing recognition that owners have different goals and motivations that in turn, shape the strategic direction of the firms they control.…Read More
We plan to study the role of strategic delegation in the patent licensing process. In particular, we will examine the contractual terms of a large database of pharmaceutical drug license arrangements (royalty rates, contingencies, royalty bases, etc…), as well as which contractual terms were redacted versus non-redacted.…Read More
The project analyzes the regulatory and governance implications of cryptocurrencies, blockchain-based systems, and distributed ledger technologies. …Read More
What is the impact of deploying an analytics solution on firm output? How is this impact generated by the firm? We use data from over 1,000 firms to estimate the causal impact of analytics and benchmarking on firm performance.…Read More
Questions and concerns about the replicability and generalizability of social science research are prominent today, and the management field is just starting to grapple with these issues. …Read More
We propose to study the impact of technological innovations in last-mile delivery on health care access, cost, and quality. To this end, we will examine the introduction of drones to deliver blood and other medical supplies to isolated areas in Rwanda.…Read More
We study how retail stores’ multi-dimensioned service levels affect consumers’ buying behavior in a spatial setting. To this end, we propose the Double Block-Lasso BLP estimator, which combines the double selection procedure introduced in Belloni, Chernozhukov, and Hansen (2014), with demand estimation methods set forth in Berry, Levinsohn and Pakes (1995).…Read More
Nancy Lublin, Founder and CEO of Crisis Text Line, discusses the use of artificial intelligence to help triage millions of texts, the platform’s integration into popular chat services, and their extensive team of devoted volunteers across the country.…Read More
Bridget Best, COO of Sweeten, discusses how the service works to connect general contractors with clients and oversee a smooth renovation experience for both parties.…Read More
Curtis Lefrandt and Nathan Furr shared lessons from their book, Innovation Capital: How To Compete—and Win—Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders.…Read More
Adam Lowry, co-founder of Ripple Foods, explained why he thinks his company’s plant-based protein is appealing to consumers.…Read More
We explore how intellectual property rights (IPR), a type of formal institution, affect firms’ access to global alliance networks and their positioning within those networks. We employed a difference-in-difference design to assess the impact of IPR reforms across thirteen countries.…Read More
Sally Grimes of Tyson Foods discussed how the company innovates to reduce waste in the supply chain and offer consumers greater choice.…Read More
Greg Isaacs of Branded Entertainment Network shared how his advertising company is using data analytics to revive the practice of product placement.…Read More
