Interfirm competition for human resources: Evidence from the software industry
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The firms' responses to the loss of employees to single rivals are examined to test a model of interfirm competition for human resources. The results indicate that attributes of hiring firms and of hired employees are associated with target firms' decisions to defend and retaliate against labor market rivals, which has implications for the validation of intrafirm differences in human resource systems in software industry.
Publication Name: Academy of Management Journal
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0001-4273
Year: 2005
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New product blockbusters: the magic and science of prediction markets
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Many product launches fail because the methods used to foretell their commercial success are not accurate. A market-based method that employs the wisdom of crowds is described that addresses this gap.
Publication Name: California Management Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0008-1256
Year: 2007
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