Browsing Management - Ph.D. / Sc.D. by Title
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Basic research, applied research and innovation in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000) -
Behavioral explanation for mispricing of IPO's discretionary current accruals and impact of firm's information environment of information asymmetry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)This thesis contains two chapters. Chapter One provides definitive evidence about the effect of discretionary current accruals on the pricing of IPOs. Specifically, I seek to discriminate between two alternative explanations ... -
The behavioral theory of contract
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This work develops a theory of contract grounded in empirical analysis of individuals' experience with and interpretations of form-adhesive contracts. Form-adhesive contracts are unilaterally drafted, typically by ... -
Between bureaucracy and social movements : careers in the justice for janitors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Industrial relations scholars and organizational sociologists have long argued that American trade unions adopted bureaucratic structures and practices in order to survive in the economic and political environment of the ... -
Beyond mass production--flexible production systems and manufacturing performance in thw world auto industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991) -
Boom and bust : decision making in a dynamic market environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Bridging labor markets : a grounded theory of contingent work
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
Building employment relationships : the case of the Massachusetts long-term care industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
Bureaucratic flexibility : large organizations and the restructuring of physician careers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)This thesis contributes to theory and research at the intersection of professions, labor markets, and careers. To do so, it draws on longitudinal and cross-sectional data on physicians in different organizational arrangements. ... -
Buyout prices in online auctions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Buyout options allow bidders to instantly purchase at a specified price an item listed for sale through an online auction. A temporary buyout option disappears once a regular bid above the reserve price is made, while a ... -
CAD systems and communication in design engineering--a test of the information processing model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990) -
Calling spirits from the deep : competing for and through sophisticated customers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)This thesis explores why professional services industries stratify into hierarchies and how firms change their positions in those hierarchies over time. Essay one is entitled "Reinforcing feedback between market position ... -
Capacity allocation and safety stocks in manufacturing systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992) -
Capacity expansion in contemporary telecommunication networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)We study three capacity expansion problems in contemporary long distance telecommunication networks. The first two problems, motivated by a major long distance provider, address capacity expansion in national hybrid long ... -
Capital investment planning: expansion and replacement.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972) -
Carryover parts and new product reliability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)By studying a unique data set from a motor vehicle manufacturer, we find that carryover parts, common parts used in successive generations of multi-generational products, are a major source of quality problems, contrary ... -
The case for coordination : equity, efficiency and passenger impacts in air traffic flow management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)In this thesis, we develop multi-resource integer optimization formulations for coordinating Traffic Flow Management (TFM) programs with equity considerations. Our multi-resource approaches ignore aircraft connectivity ... -
The CEO-merger connection : a top leadership perspective on large intercorporate combinations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)To better understand large mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as major intercorporate strategic maneuvers, I study a key concern from the chief executive perspective at each stage of combining two firms. For the inception ... -
Challenging operations : changing interactions, identities, and institutions in a surgical teaching hospital
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)If institutions are comprised of cultural and positional prescriptions for action and interpretation, then institutional change must depend at some point on thinking the unthinkable, acting in "inappropriate" ways, and ... -
The changing nature of professional work inside an incumbent firm in the age of social media : examining the challenge of coproduction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Advances in the Web, social media, and digital technologies are changing the nature of professional work inside incumbent organizations-often in ways that involve permeability of once-sealed boundaries, and usually in ways ...
