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  • 20 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

investors and he’s the “flag,” the name. Given that case, that would inform a world view that has a high sensitivity to perceptions in what we call in real estate “the real economy.” Are the rooms full, and in which locations? Hotel people have a high sensitivity to... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 17

IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors:Francois Brochet, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines whether mandatory adoption of International Financial... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Apr 2015
  • Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

past few years (yes there are some). It is true that Greece reformed laws and regulations to make its economy more open to foreign trade and as a result more competitive. Trade (defined as the sum of exports and imports) to GDP ratio... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
  • 17 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107060 International Capital Markets and Sovereign Debt: Crisis Avoidance and Resolution Harvard Business School Note 707-018 Successive economic crises of the 1990s and early 2000s intensified focus on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

forthcoming Journal of International Economics Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets By: Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari, and Ugo Panizza Abstract— The post-Global View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 06 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 6

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/912407-PDF-ENG The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies—2010 Richard Bohmer, Ethan S. Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski, and Srinidhi ReddyHarvard Business School Case #611-043 This case presents View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 25, 2007

which had historically been very manual in nature. CEO Juan Villarzu's initial turnaround attempts introduced a customer-centric corporate culture to his ranks, but he was still challenged by how to create an outsourcing strategy given his location and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

gives firms discretion to manage impairments. We test this argument in a sample of firms with market indications of impairment (firms with book goodwill and market-to-book ratio below one). We find that the frequency of non-impairment in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

marketing and field service expenses. With low penetration and high capital and operating expenses, cable operators experienced significant losses in most urban systems. Hence, in 1975, the industry was not very profitable. Based on View Details
Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 02 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 2

sold, inventory, and gross margin (defined here as the ratio of sales to cost of goods sold) as three endogenous variables. We construct a simultaneous equations model, estimated using public financial and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jan 2016
  • First Look

January 12, 2016

approximation of a fully sequential test for the maximum hazard ratio of the drug over multiple adverse events. A numerical study verifies that our method delivers Type I /II errors that are below pre-specified levels and is robust to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 08 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

Paul M. Healy, and Yang Gui Periodical:Journal of Financial Transformation (forthcoming) Abstract Since 1949 Lehman Brothers has used an investment committee to select the top ten recommendations made by its analysts each year. We examine... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

measures of constraints. These findings imply a high degree of market segmentation and suggest that frictions within specialized financial institutions prevent capital from flowing into the market at shorter horizons. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 Mar 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

success over the top. You may be immune to the grosser forms of celebration—how many really believed Dennis Koslowski's financial excesses at Tyco were a sign of good business leadership?—but culture is a strong shaper of worldview. These... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
  • 11 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

individuals, subgroups, and teams perform. Paper: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=1534-0856&volume=15 The Political Economy of Bilateral Foreign Aid Author:Werker, Eric D. Publication:In Handbook of Safeguarding Global View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Dec 2015
  • News

The Year in Ideas 2015

that helps him or her to fully understand the consequences of shoplifting and to make better choices in the future. The expense (about $320) is borne by the offender, although financial assistance is available to those who qualify. “Cost... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White
  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

firm-level expected returns and their valuation impact using two firm fundamentals: book-to-market ratio and ROE. Applying the model to the cross-section of firms, we find that expected returns and expected profitability are highly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne