Comparability - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

Quarterly Do Experts or Collective Intelligence Write with More Bias? Evidence from Encyclopædia Britannica and Wikipedia By: Greenstein, Shane, and Feng Zhu Abstract—Organizations today can use both crowds and experts to produce knowledge. While prior work View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 2

Brazil, Russia, India, and China Authors:Latika Chaudhary, Aldo Musacchio, Steven Nafziger, and Se Yan Abstract Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest developing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ’Entrepreneurship and Multinationals’

How important were they compared with governments and other institutional actors in building global capitalism? Were they followers of fashions and trends, or creators of them? Could they dictate to consumers and governments? Or were they... View Details

Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones

31 Oct 2006
HBS Case

Governing Sumida Corporation

Sumida looks comparable to a U.S. model. But when you examine how it's implemented and the behavioral issues involved, the similarities aren't so clear." Ultimately, Paine says that she hopes the case will encourage others to delve... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Electronics

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VCPE Database Comparison | Baker Library

Help Center VCPE Database Comparison Comparison of Pitchbook, Preqin, CB Insights, and Capital IQ The table below compares the attributes of the following databases: Pitchbook Preqin CB Insights Capital IQ Attributes Pitchbook Preqin CB... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

America the Unequal

Percent of Wealth Owned: Actual U.S. wealth distribution compared with Estimated and Ideal distributions reported by respondents in a national survey. The “4th” and “Bottom” groups are so small that they are not visible in the Actual... View Details

Keywords: income disparity; class mobility

01 Oct 1998
News

Answering the Call

in other, more significant ways. The books on his shelves now offer spiritual, not financial, guidance. His office help - a part-time secretary and an answering machine - is minimal compared with his staff at Cooke & Bieler. The artwork -... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2006
News

The Real Conflict

shareholders — compared with 8-plus percent for its customers. It is worth adding that this shareholder surplus would be completely wiped out if Wal-Mart’s million-plus employees were to receive a $2-per-hour pay increase, modest though... View Details

Keywords: Pankaj Ghemawat; Ken A. Mark; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2002
News

“Speed Trap” Can Snare Companies

decision-making process of its leadership. Comparing several months in early 1999 with a period in late 1999 through early 2000, she found less and less time being taken to make decisions even as the company's circumstances became more... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton

01 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 1

the primary objective for financial reporting standards will result in a GAAP that is unlikely to adequately serve stakeholders' needs. The theory allows us to compare and contrast extant GAAP, as observed in a regulated setting, with... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

comparative product testing in Germany. Product tests, conducted by the Warentest Institute and published in their monthly magazine Test, influence both consumers and producers. With an estimated 5 million readers, Warentest is the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

01 Mar 2014
News

Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

Research: Past, Present, and Future by Boris Groysberg and Paul M. Healy (Stanford Economics and Finance) Professors Groysberg and Healy discuss the analysts who do equities research and demonstrate how their roles have evolved, what drives their performance, and how... View Details

12 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

trade—taxes, tariffs, comparative costs, workforce capabilities—all of which go into their location choices and supply chain designs. When governments change the rules, as the US and China are threatening, we’re likely to get a lot of... View Details

Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications

02 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors’ Prison

advantage of this maneuver is real: strategic defaulters save money. Sometimes they can rent a comparable home. But they risk a lower credit rating, which could bar them from buying another home for up to seven years. Understandably, most... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

30 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Compensation Game

compared this trend to the soaring increase during this period in the compensation of other "stars," such as top baseball, basketball, and football players. Reports about the high pay of star athletes are often greeted with awe... View Details

Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana

14 May 2020
Blog Post

A PRIDE Farewell

LGBTQ+ prospective students which yielded a registration-to-attendance conversion rate 2x that of comparable programs. Hosted the first oversubscribed LGBTQ+ Student Visit Day. Hosted exclusive LGBTQ+ leader fireside chats with Barry’s... View Details

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2.1.4 Academic Retaliation | MBA

academic action was reasonable, they will review other recent academic assessments or other academic actions of comparable student work by the same faculty member. The Reviewer will redact the names of the students and the name of the... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Making It Possible to Explore and Grow

compared to what I had known in Pakistan,” says Khan. Her work in venture capital was eye-opening. “I start- ed to look at the numbers,” she says. “In 2013 less than 3 percent of all venture capital raised in the US went to female-led... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real

if you'd ever had one before." Gilligan noted that of the six million people going to hospitals with chest pain each year, 80 percent are not having a heart attack. "EKGStat.com lets the doctor see what's normal for you, by comparing the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2015
News

Complements to the Case Method

collaborate on beer design, pricing, and packaging, as well as on decisions concerning manufacturing and marketing. After each round, reports are generated that include balance sheets, customer beer preferences, and ways in which the brewery View Details

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