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  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

objective was "to gain insight into hospital problems in order to serve them better," in a market where service would make the difference since price disparities were rapidly vanishing due to increasing competition. The candid... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team
  • 18 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 18

consistent with better audit quality from knowledge spillovers due to the joint offering of audit and consulting services. Events related to the repeal of these NAS disclosures in 1982 are associated with a small positive stock price... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 11, 2009

delayed price discovery). This isolates a setting wherein observed strategic trading behavior more likely reflects insiders' private information regarding goodwill, as opposed to other (non-goodwill related) economic performance. Overall,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Dec 2024
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books

will become the reader’s greatest asset in creating lasting, positive change in their relationship with food and health. Uncertainty and Enterprise: Venturing Beyond the Known By Amar Bhidé (DBA, 1988, MBA 1979) Oxford University Press... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 10 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

boost earnings to meet earnings benchmarks. We estimate that marketing actions can be used to boost quarterly net income by up to 5% depending on the depth and duration of promotion. However, there is a price to pay, with the cost in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2009
  • News

Damon Silvers

Silvers Illustration by Jeff Smith Damon Silvers (MBA ’95) tried to put his whirlwind day on hold just long enough to answer my queries about labor’s wish list for the new Congress and his role as a member of the Congressional Oversight Panel appointed to monitor the... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation
  • 29 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

associated with a 0.5% increase in housing prices. Moreover, Yelp measures of local business activity provide leading indicators for housing price changes and help to forecast which neighborhoods are gentrifying. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 09 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

was a proprietary managerial accounting system based on Will, a currency that enabled internal market transactions. At DISCO, every hour of labor and every good was associated with a price in Will. Employees were expected to act like... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 20

by repositioning it as making "the most effective products as natural as possible." The company lost few existing customers and found that Jurlique's image was an asset in attracting Chinese consumers who liked the story of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

as its discount prices and large selection of merchandise. As Sprint and Walgreens have shown, Porter notes, companies that invest in the inner city and entrepreneurs who start businesses there are well positioned to take advantage of a... View Details
Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate
  • 01 Mar 2012
  • News

Putting Ghosts to Rest

markets in bulk and get better prices for everyone. But such entrepreneurs seemed to figure only vaguely in the Rwandan government’s plans, and I couldn’t figure out why. Why take the riskier co-op approach? My mind started to wander. As... View Details
Keywords: Chris Maloney; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

onset of the crisis. PE-backed companies consequentially experienced higher asset growth and increased market share during the crisis. Business History, the Great Divergence and the Great Convergence By: Jones, Geoffrey Abstract—This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

The Impact of the Entry of Biosimilars: Evidence from Europe By: Scott Morton, Fiona, Ariel Dora Stern, and Scott Stern Abstract—Biologics represent a substantial and growing share of the U.S. drug market. Traditional “small molecule” generics quickly erode the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

likely economically motivated to invest in OSS projects that can serve as a complementary asset to vendors' core, proprietary businesses. Download this working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Apr 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Services 24/7

However, Wingspanbank's financial backing comes not from a venture fund or an IPO but from a surprising source: Bank One Corp., whose more than $250 billion in assets make it one of the country's top five banks. Led by a team from Bank... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
  • 01 Feb 2000
  • News

Financial Services 24/7

successful startup, and in a way, it is. However, Wingspanbank's financial backing comes not from a venture fund or an IPO but from a surprising source: Bank One Corp., whose more than $250 billion in assets make it one of the country's... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 02 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 2

(forthcoming) Abstract This paper investigates how dividend taxes influence portfolio choices, using the response to the distinctive treatment of a subset of foreign dividends in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (JGTRRA) of 2003. An open-economy... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 12

http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/chinas_quest_to_adopt_electric_vehicles Why 'Fair Value' Is the Rule: How a Controversial Accounting Approach Gained Support Authors:Ramanna, Karthik Publication:Harvard Business Review Abstract For the past two decades,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Abstract We analyze the optimal strategy of a high-quality incumbent that faces a low-quality ad-sponsored competitor. In addition to competing through adjustments of tactical... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

opportunities by reconfiguring existing assets and competencies. We review the literature on dynamic capabilities and, using IBM as a case example, show how their strategy process permits them both to explore new markets and technologies... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace