Sloan School of Management: Recent submissions

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    • Handling Resource Oscillations Through Selective Misinformation 

      Klein, Mark; Metzler, Richard; Bar-Yam, Yaneer (Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-06-02)
      When resource consumers select among competing providers based on delayed information, inefficient oscillations in resource utilization can emerge. This paper describes an approach, based on selective stochastic resource ...

    • Why do Foreigners Invest in the United States? 

      Forbes, Kristin, J. (Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-03-15)
      Why are foreigners willing to invest almost $2 trillion per year in the United States? The answer affects if the existing pattern of global imbalances can persist and if the United States can continue to finance its ...

    • Dealer Hoarding, Sales Push and Seed Returns: Characterizing the Interdependency between Dealer Incentives and Salesforce Management 

      Goncalves, Paulo (Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-04-01)
      Hybrid seed suppliers experience excessive and costly rates of seed returns from dealers, who order in advance of grower demand realization and may return unsold seeds at the end of the season. Sales representatives know ...