This paper evaluates the impact of the Chilean Supplier Development Program, aimed at improving and stabilizing the commercial linkages between small and medium-sized suppliers and their large firm customers, during the period 2003-2008. Applying propensity score matching and...

Referring to previous studies, more than 90% of well formulated strategies fail to be fully implemented (Bonoma 1984; Noble 1999; Nutt 1990; Kaplan, Norton 2005; Speculand 2009). The implementation phase is considered the Achilles' heel of the strategic management process. Most of strategic planning efforts...

In this paper we analyze changes in the export mix of Chilean firms, looking particularly at differences between large firms and SMEs. To do that, we use detailed information of exported products by firms during the period 1995-2005. Our econometric results, which look at the impact of export...

The Massachusetts Attorney General issued an Enforcement Notice in 2016 to announce a new interpretation of a key phrase in the state’s assault weapons ban. The Enforcement Notice increased sales of tagged assault rifles by 616% in the first 5 days, followed by a 9% decrease over the next...

It is uncontroversial that poor public policy undermines entrepreneurial behavior and reduces public welfare. However, the exact mechanisms by which policy interventions affect entrepreneurial behavior are often unclear. This paper contrasts two competing theories of the relation between public...