Thursday 12 October: Ilze Kivleniece (INSEAD)

Leviathan as a client: Public vs private contracting of desalination technologies to address water scarcity About the Research Focusing on water provision as a societal grand challenge, we examine the comparative role of public versus private actors in promoting...

Tuesday 30 May: Elisabeth Clemens (U. of Chicago)

STORM & The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Center Proudly Present:   Beyond efficiency and capacity: Federal contracting as a political project, 1979­–2018   About the Research (with Yuhao Zhuang)   Contracting reconstitutes boundaries of...

Thursday 4 May: Emanuele Bettinazzi (USI Lugano)

How do categories influence target selection in corporate acquisitions? About the Research In the M&A market, the risk of adverse selection is an essential concern for prospective acquirers when they perceive a potential target to display high levels of...

Thursday 13 April: Elisa Operti (ESSEC)

Taking on the Mob: How Multinational Enterprises Navigate Institutional Uncertainty in Organized Crime Hotspots (2000-2015) About the Research Government actions against organized crime may improve institutional quality or further damage an already weak institutional...

Thursday 16 March: Mario Amore (Bocconi)

Protecting the family legacy: The response of family firms to antitrust enforcement. About the Research Prosecution for antitrust violations can be costly due to increased competitive threats and reputational damages. Although firms’ financial responses to such...