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  • 19 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 19, 2008

spend some or all of their bonuses on others—thereby creating what the authors call a "prosocial" workplace—are happier as a result. Managers can enhance that effect by providing opportunities to share the wealth. Aurora Capital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

compensation. We would note similar problems if we were to look at auditors, at investment analysts, at rating agencies, at virtually every aspect of the governance system in our economy. It's not true of every one of every kind of... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
  • 01 Apr 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

what is happening currently in the US. As deficits mount, interest rates remain low in part because of a good credit rating relative to other countries, a strong currency, and the ready flow of capital into the country. Inflation is held... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 09 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 9, 2008

how those processes get institutionalized into a unique culture. Located in the Free State of Saxony in the eastern part of Germany (the former GDR), AMD's investment in the region leverages a historic and rather unique skill base in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 3

Entrepreneurial Beacons: The Yale Endowment, Run-ups, and the Growth of Venture Capital By: McDonald, Rory, Y. Sekou Bermiss, Benjamin J. Hallen, and Emily Cox Pahnke Abstract—This paper investigates the social context of entrepreneurship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

experiment: a 1990 law that imposed a SBs on all firms incorporated in Massachusetts. We find that the law led to an increase in Tobin's Q. Examining mechanisms for the change in firm value, we find that managers protected by a SB increased View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 Feb 2016
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February 16, 2016

mortgages, accumulating twice the holdings of more seasoned managers. Moreover, inexperienced managers who personally experienced severe or recent adverse investment outcomes behaved more like seasoned managers. Training and institutional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 13, 2007

Enterprise Capital Markets Harvard Business School Case 307-078 Seeking to impact global poverty and philanthropy, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar donates $100 million to Tufts University for a trust restricted to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

suggested that the benefit of separating the new venture had to do with securing resources for it. However, our research found that parent organizations invested roughly the same amount in integrated ventures as they did in independent... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
  • 25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25

The result would be improved deal process design in MBOs and improved capital formation in the economy overall. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50980 Patent Trolls: Evidence from Targeted Firms By: Cohen,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

firms lever up, the overall cost of capital falls as leverage increases equity beta, but as debt becomes riskier the marginal benefit of increasing equity beta declines. As a simple theoretical framework predicts, we find that leverage is... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 10 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 10

315-060 The Basic LCA Framework No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/315060-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 214-055 Restructuring JAL Hideo Seto, the recently appointed chairman of the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

  Working PapersSpanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment Authors:Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram Abstract Global economic transactions such as foreign direct View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

business leaders you talk with offer opinions about what should be done to reverse the current downturn? A: There’s a lot of interest in finding ways to develop internal consumer consumption. Another big topic of concern is access to View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
  • 23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

Experimentation By: Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—The fundamental uncertainty of new technologies at their earliest stages implies that it is virtually impossible to know the true potential of a venture without learning about its viability through a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

employment, investment among the three nations increased, and productivity also grew. Furthermore, the agreement led to lower prices. By 2018, all countries experienced low unemployment rates. With changes in NAFTA looming, many... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 5

back production levels and funding for strategic initiatives until sales recover, or should it continue to invest for the future? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111049-PDF-ENG The Fox Island Wind Project (B)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Oct 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

In her new book SuperCorp, Rosabeth Moss Kanter argues that capitalism is near a crossroads. The old ways of doing business no longer work. Traditional leadership roles are breaking down. And the public is fed up with greedy executives... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Oct 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Growth of the Social Enterprise

less ambitious growth plans than affiliate organizations. While this finding is perhaps not surprising given that branching would likely entail a greater investment of resources by the central organization than expansion via affiliates... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 06 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

announced the split, the price rose nearly tenfold. With the stock split came an increase in publicity, which helped maintain capital inflows from individual investors. The media has drawn a lot of attention to Horie's boyish antics—he is... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology

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