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- 28 Jun 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Leviathan in Business: Varieties of State Capitalism and their Implications for Economic Performance
Keywords: by Aldo Musacchio & Sergio G. Lazzarini
- 2024
- Working Paper
A Gender Backlash: Does Exposure to Female Labor Market Participation Fuel Gender Conservatism?
By: Paula Rettl, Diane Bolet, Catherine E. De Vries, Simone Cremaschi, Tarik Abou-Chadi and Sergi Pardos-Prado
The growing participation of women in the labor market has marked a significant societal transformation, coinciding with the rise of gender conservatism and far-right support. We study whether the economic consequences of labor market feminization and gender backlash... View Details
Keywords: Gender Bias; Gender Equality; Gender Inclusivity; Politics; Political Backlash; Political Culture; Conservatism; Gender; Government and Politics; Equality and Inequality; Prejudice and Bias; Labor
Rettl, Paula, Diane Bolet, Catherine E. De Vries, Simone Cremaschi, Tarik Abou-Chadi, and Sergi Pardos-Prado. "A Gender Backlash: Does Exposure to Female Labor Market Participation Fuel Gender Conservatism?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-022, November 2024.
- Web
Capitalism and the State (CATS) - Course Catalog
course seeks to explore the theory, history, and state structures of capitalism; examine its manifestations in several national contexts; and understand the ways in which systemic changes to market View Details
- 2003
- Class Lecture
Renewing Markets for Better Governance
Palepu, Krishna G. "Renewing Markets for Better Governance." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2003. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 4465C.)
- November 2013
- Article
Which U.S. Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies
By: Joseph Gerakos, Joseph Piotroski and Suraj Srinivasan
This paper examines how different types of interactions with U.S. markets by non-U.S. firms are associated with higher level of CEO pay, greater emphasis on incentive-based compensation, and smaller pay gap with U.S. firms. Using a sample of CEOs of UK firms and using... View Details
Keywords: CEO Compensation; International Pay; Incentives; Cross-listing; United Kingdom; Motivation and Incentives; Executive Compensation; Globalization; Corporate Governance; United Kingdom; United States
Gerakos, Joseph, Joseph Piotroski, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Which U.S. Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies." Management Science 59, no. 11 (November 2013).
- 2022
- Chapter
The Origins of the Developmental State: The European Experience
Book Abstract: There has been a major revival of interest in State Capitalism: what it is, where it is found, and why it is seemingly becoming more ubiquitous. As a concept, it has evolved from radical critiques of the Soviet Union, to being deployed by neo-liberals to... View Details
Keywords: State Capitalism; History; Macroeconomics; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Systems; Europe
Reinert, Sophus A. "The Origins of the Developmental State: The European Experience." Chap. 3 in The Oxford Handbook of State Capitalism and the Firm, edited by Mike Wright, Geoffrey T. Wood, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Pei Sun, Ilya Okhmatovskiy, and Anna Grosman, 53–77. Oxford University Press, 2022.
- January 2000 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Security Capital Pacific Trust: A Case for Branding
A real estate operations and investment trust is considering whether it should pursue branding as a strategic investment. Through interpretation of case data and video from focus groups, students deduce the consumer (cognitive, psychological, and economic),... View Details
Fournier, Susan M., and Sarah S. Khetani. "Security Capital Pacific Trust: A Case for Branding." Harvard Business School Case 500-053, January 2000. (Revised October 2001.)
- Fast Answer
Stock market capitalization: exchanges, industries, countries
Where can I find stock market capitalization for an exchange, index or country? Global Financial Data World... View Details
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details
- January 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Private Capital and Public Policy: Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner
Describes Standard & Poor's sovereign credit ratings business. Provides background on the history of credit ratings agencies, the meaning of credit ratings, the expansion of the sovereign ratings business over recent decades, and the market for credit ratings. Also,... View Details
Keywords: Sovereign Finance; History; Policy; Business and Government Relations; International Finance; Country; Globalized Economies and Regions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Capital Markets; Debates; Financial Services Industry; United States
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Christopher Bruner. "Private Capital and Public Policy: Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings." Harvard Business School Case 705-026, January 2005. (Revised October 2005.)
- Web
The Coming of Managerial Capitalism - Course Catalog
of technological change, entrepreneurship, and market evolution on U.S. business, managers, the work force, and government. The history of capitalism in the United States offers students a comparative point... View Details
- 03 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts
flavijus For the first time, a link has been drawn between public sentiment about a company’s sustainability practices and how that company is valued in the market. The results are important both for investors searching for under-valued, socially responsible companies,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Article
Perceptions and the Politics of Finance: Junk Bonds and the Regulatory Seizure of First Capital Life
By: S. C. Gilson, H. DeAngelo and L. DeAngelo
In May 1991, one month after seizing Executive Life, California regulators seized First Capital Life (FCLIC). Both insurers were Drexel clients with large junk bond holdings, and both had experienced 'bank runs.' FCLIC's run followed regulators' televised comments that... View Details
Gilson, S. C., H. DeAngelo, and L. DeAngelo. "Perceptions and the Politics of Finance: Junk Bonds and the Regulatory Seizure of First Capital Life." Journal of Financial Economics 41, no. 3 (July 1996): 475–511.
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Transparency Improves For Foreign Firms in U.S. Markets
market interactions with the U.S both at the company level and at the country level affect corporate disclosure practices of foreign companies. We studied interactions with the U.S. in product, labor, and View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 2009
- Case
The North America Environmental Fund (NAEF)
By: Roberto Charvel, Fernando Fabre and T. Putimahtama
NAEF was the first VC fund created in Latin America. It was also the first fund to focus on green technologies. The fund and its managers confronted several issues regarding the under-developed governance and cultural structures required for succesful VC investments. View Details
Keywords: Clean Tech; Emerging Market; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Governance; Technology; Green Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Latin America; North and Central America
Charvel, Roberto, Fernando Fabre, and T. Putimahtama. "The North America Environmental Fund (NAEF)." Mexico City: Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE) Case (P)DGe-440, 2009.
- 2004
- Case
Neology: Embedded Opportunities in the RFID Space (A)
By: Roberto Charvel and Atul Joshi
Neology was a pioneer in the RFID industry that was able to attract U.S. Army contracts and secure financing by creating a holding company in the U.S., while being a Mexican company. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital; Emerging Market; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention; Technology
Charvel, Roberto, and Atul Joshi. "Neology: Embedded Opportunities in the RFID Space (A)." Mexico City: Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Case 036-04-EST-CD, 2004.
- 06 Jun 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Banking Regulation and the Low Risk Anomaly
- May 2009
- Article
Synchronicity and Firm Interlocks in an Emerging Market
By: Tarun Khanna and Catherine Thomas
Stock price synchronicity has been attributed to poor corporate governance and a lack of firm-level transparency. This paper investigates the association between different kinds of firm interlocks, control groups, and synchronicity in Chile. A unique data set... View Details
Keywords: Stocks; Price; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Resource Allocation; Emerging Markets; Ownership Stake; Chile
Khanna, Tarun, and Catherine Thomas. "Synchronicity and Firm Interlocks in an Emerging Market." Journal of Financial Economics 92, no. 2 (May 2009).
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
conditions of the distribution of capital on nonprofit management and organizational performance. He will also investigate how the availability of capital at various stages of an organization's evolution... View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh
- 2009
- Working Paper
Do Analysts Follow Managers Who Switch Companies? An Analysis of Relationships in the Capital Markets.
By: Francois Brochet, Gregory S. Miller and Suraj Srinivasan
We examine the importance of professional relationships developed between analysts and managers by investigating analyst coverage decisions in the context of CEO and CFO moves between publicly listed firms. We find that top executive moves from an origin firm to a... View Details
Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Capital Markets; Decisions; Managerial Roles; Financial Institutions; Investment; Market Participation; Public Ownership; Relationships
Brochet, Francois, Gregory S. Miller, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Do Analysts Follow Managers Who Switch Companies? An Analysis of Relationships in the Capital Markets." American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Paper, August 2009. (Forthcoming, The Accounting Review, March 2014.)