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- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
Economic Forum in Davos recently, according to a report in The New York Times, “He championed free trade and open markets, setting the tone for the week.” The facts on the ground seem to support that position. China is overtaking the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
reporting requirements for US senators and representatives mandate the disclosure of all financial transactions in a given year, which allowed Minor to construct their risk preferences. Coupled with no shortage of examples of misconduct,... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
16, The Wall Street Journal reported that the data Theranos submitted were insufficient to prove the accuracy of many of its tests. In spite of her seeking media visibility, Holmes did not offer comments for this article. Five days later,... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers
responses across countries shows that these responses mirror popular sentiment about climate change. For countries whose populations had come to see global warming as a pragmatic collective threat, efforts to promote the reduction of CO2 emissions followed quickly. If... View Details
Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull
- 22 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies
reporting structure inside the firm, and job performance measures. These projects will allow us to address questions surrounding how individual managers' (and scientists') positions in the communication stream influence their job... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
reported in their recent working paper, "Superstars and Underdogs: An Examination of the Long-Tail Phenomenon in Video Sales," and have significant implications not only for the types of films studios decide to fund in future,... View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24
view, the fact remains that an effective conversation about sustainability requires the participation of both sides of the market. There are two main mechanisms for companies to communicate to the market as a way of starting this conversation: mandated View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21
(forthcoming) How do rankings affect demand? This paper investigates the impact of college rankings, and the visibility of those rankings, on students' application decisions. Using natural experiments from U.S. News and World Report... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3
but be ready to change it. Arrive early for a speaking engagement in order to grasp the mood of your audience and tailor your speech accordingly. Let others own their space. Instead of assigning detailed tasks, present general priorities and let your View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208025 Silic (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS Harvard Business School Case 108-030 A French real estate firm must choose to report its primary asset... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
and suggest the effects on subsequent reporting periods and competitor behavior are greater than previously documented. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-073.pdf Geography, Poverty and Conflict in Nepal (revised)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20
little or no public discussion of the matter although people familiar with the situation reported that Ackman held conversations with P&G directors individually. Then, on April 24, 2013, P&G announced that its 3rd quarter earnings... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
of M&A activity must take place; mandatory public reporting must be required documenting experience and outcome information based on defined standards (just as the SEC requires reporting of certain... View Details
- 03 Sep 2020
- Op-Ed
Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC
severe ailments, for example). Uniform raw data on health care outcomes needs to be collected. These challenges are not insurmountable, but they would take time and experience to resolve. The SEC successfully addressed similar challenges in creating its View Details
- 05 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges Between Education and Business
participants when they came together to report on their group discussions, "Your ideas clearly show the great dividend we can get through cooperation, exchange, and learning from one another." Barriers Linger Businesses have lots of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them
prescribe these medicines for their Black patients rose by a “medically meaningful” one standard deviation. It was the kind of result that would be expected if physicians had been told that the drug’s reported effectiveness had increased... View Details
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
years to a 1959 Ford Foundation report that sparked a revolution in American business education. The report characterized MBA programs as "vocational" in content and "indefensible" in... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
Sandino Abstract—Many service organizations rely on information sharing systems to boost employee creativity to meet customer needs. We conducted a field experiment in a retail chain, based on a registered report accepted by Journal of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
prospection during commuting reported higher levels of job satisfaction in comparison to multiple control groups. Although commuting is typically seen as the least desirable part of an employee’s day, our theory and results point to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8
HawkinsHarvard Business School Case 111-034 Following International Financial Reporting Standards guidance, company records a number of significant losses and a related deferred tax asset. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne