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- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
sample of private firms for which there is financial data available in the years before and after their initial public offering (IPO), I differentiate between those that have private equity sponsorship... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
For decades, the U.S. auto industry ruled America's economy, shaped the country's development, and influenced American culture and social mores. Now, buffeted by globalization and other powerful forces, it faces a moment of truth. The... View Details
- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
most profitable. "Not only are merchandise profits higher under contingent free shipping than under free shipping, but our estimates imply that the firm could derive even higher merchandise profits by increasing both its flat... View Details
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
and field hospitals). In 13 years it developed from a start-up garage business into a successful firm of global reach and reputation. In 2010 its founder and CEO Philippe Prévost must decide the product and market View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
firms and agglomeration economies. We focus on areas where empirical research is scarce but possible. We first outline a conceptual framework for city formation that allows us to contemplate what empiricists... View Details
- 08 Sep 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing
greater support for maintaining or expanding the scale of its programs. Lifting the Veil: The Benefits of Cost TransparencyA firm's costs are typically tightly guarded secrets. Researchers identify when and why View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
full, clear, and succinct narrative for hiring managers. 2. “Borrow” reputation and legitimacy from others in your network, establishing innocence by association. Executive search firms can also act as... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
for several years before joining Novantas, a start-up consulting firm located in New York. The first eighteen months, she recalled, were "absolutely wonderful. I felt like my mentors at the View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
the value of long-term relative to short-term investments. Empirically, we can, therefore, compare the reduction of long-term relative to short-term investments within firms, allowing for firm-times-year fixed effects. Using Spanish View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
time series. While loan issuance falls in recessions, it is not clear if this is due to demand or supply. We address this question by studying firms' substitution between bank debt and non-bank debt (public bonds) using firm-level data. Any View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
8 Ways To Be An Environmentally Conscious Manager
Rebecca Henderson lays out three ways for firms to profit from investing in environmental sustainability: forestalling risk, increasing operational efficiency, and selling to the environmental niche. Build a... View Details
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
ESG—factors), both because of its importance to socially conscious investors and as an indicator of long-term corporate health. Firms such as Morgan Stanley Capital International crunch hundreds of factors from carbon emissions to the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
possibilities for an effective resolution. Instead, she urges managers to look beyond differences in practice to underlying principles. In many instances, this approach can help managers find a strategy that... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning
companies that use stealth positioning adopt a covert approach. They conceal the true nature of their products by affiliating them with a different category. This is a powerful strategy for marketers when a... View Details
Keywords: by Youngme Moon
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
force them to move production destined for China to somewhere else. Such unintended consequences make businesses uneasy. Firms conduct business under a set of accepted rules, just like athletes want to... View Details
Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
income. Finally, a unique aspect of the research setting allows tests of who is responsible for the earnings management. While firms appear unable to increase the frequency of aisle display promotions in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
William Wrigley, and two years later the sale of its candy business to the Swiss firm of Jacob Suchard. In 1986 the Ecko housewares line was divested to the Packaging Corporation of America for $388.2... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?
the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School, who wades into the controversy with a new working paper, Enabling Versus Controlling, co-written with National University of Singapore economics professor Julian Wright. Uber may have very... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
upgrading of its channel strategy design that accounted for 46% of North America sales in 2006. Nonetheless, NetApp senior management announced they expected to grow revenue another 30% in fiscal 2007 with... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries
a local law firm to finally overcome the need for dual approval—an outcome that demanded local counsel well versed in the intricacies of Chinese culture. In short, successful cross-border negotiators begin... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius