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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
their own assessments of his contributions to the field. Andre F. Perold, Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management and chair of the School's Finance unit, noted, "Bob has pioneered the use of sophisticated stochastic calculus for pricing financial... View Details
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
not universal. However, there is evidence of a mirroring “trap”: firms focused on the current technical architecture may fall victim to architectural innovations arising outside their boundaries. Thus in technologically dynamic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
it wants to spread the burden of taxes among its citizens in the least painful way, Weinzierl says. In other words, the government wants those for whom it is relatively easy to earn money to pay more in taxes than those for whom it is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
repeal. This paper analyzes the extent to which tax deferral and other policies inefficiently subsidize U.S. direct investment abroad. Investments are dynamically inefficient if they consistently generate fewer returns to investors than... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Georges F. Doriot
came to the U.S. in 1921 and became one of the 20th Century’s most dynamic business influencers, changed the rules, both in the HBS classroom, and in the world of commerce.During World War II, he joined the Quartermaster General’s office... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
Four Key Trends Kuemmerle began his talk with a contrast: "In 1995," he quipped, "an entrepreneur was defined as someone who did everything he could to keep from getting a real job. "This year, the Time Man of the Year was an entrepreneur who had... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
the group companies. During that time, he also earned a law degree in Bombay (now Mumbai). By the 1990s, Bajaj Auto faced problems worthy of an HBS case study. A combination of the company's ramped-up production and the entry-thanks to... View Details
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
shortage of European immigrants, US employers recruited Mexican and Canadian immigrants and introduced labor-saving technologies.” Why did European immigrants not reduce wages and employment of native-born workers? Likewise, why did the exclusion of Chinese immigrants... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
from Apple, NASA, and LEGO. We suggest that task decomposition and problem-solving knowledge distribution are not deterministic but are strategic choices. If dynamic capabilities are associated with innovation streams, and if different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Working Papers An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions (revised) Authors: Craig J. Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh Abstract Prior research hypothesizes managers use "real actions," including the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
of people's daily lives, say Rangan and Chu of Harvard Business School and Petkoski of the World Bank. Start by dividing the base of the pyramid into three segments according to people's earnings and related personal needs: 1) Low income:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14087 Earnings Quality and Ownership Structure: The Role of Private Equity Sponsors Author:Sharon Katz Abstract This study explores how firms' ownership structures affect their View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
After Ozempic
Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
Authors:Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf Publication:NBER Innovation Policy & the Economy (MIT Press) 10 (2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://www.nber.org/books/lern09-1 Working PapersInternational Financial Integration and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
Rebalancing by Individual Investors Authors:Laurent E. Calvet, John Y. Campbell, and Paolo Sodini Abstract This paper investigates the dynamics of individual portfolios in a unique dataset containing the disaggregated wealth of all... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
meet the quarterly earnings targets of increasingly short-term–oriented investors. Reality: Companies that pursue major sustainability initiatives, and publicize them in integrated reports and other communications with investors, have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
start-ups to gain knowledge and agility. The logic of corporate venturing is compelling: a well-run fund can help a firm respond quickly to changes in markets and gain a better view of threats. In some cases, it can stimulate demand for a company's own products. And... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
for firms from industrialized economies and negative effects for firms in other emerging economies, which are less export-intensive and more import-intensive. Motivated by these facts, we build a dynamic model in which real depreciations... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
Capabilities: A Meso Model of Sustained Innovation and Superior Firm Performance By: Harvey, Jean-François, Henrik Bresman, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—This paper complements the manager-centered analysis of dynamic capabilities with a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
education." While Sherwood and her seven classmates were rightfully recognized as pioneers, they were not the first women to sit in an Aldrich classroom. From 1960 to 1965, several dozen women earned an MBA after completing a first year... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia