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02 Aug 2016
First Look

August 2, 2016

The Unintended Consequences of the Zero Lower Bound Policy By: Di Maggio, Marco, and Marcin Kacperczyk Abstract—We study the impact of the zero lower bound interest rate policy on the industrial organization of the U.S. money fund... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

"ensured that the increase in [shipping] rates was very limited." “When everyone is ordering ships is the time you should be selling.” The industry's largest boom, however, began early in 2003, driven by demand for iron ore to fuel... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

The health insurance system in the United States is broken, and business is paying the price. Employers' insurance premiums reached an estimated $450 billion in 2000, and then shot up again, at three times the rate of inflation, in 2001.... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

October 2001
Exercise

Liability Problems

By: Robert S. Kaplan

This case provides three examples of the recognition and measurement of liabilities. The first focuses on recognizing when employees have rendered services for which future period benefits have been earned, that is, whether unused vacation, sick, and personal days at... View Details

Keywords: Cash; Annuities; Interest Rates; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Wages; Problems and Challenges; Value

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21 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know

it came down to money. In previous studies, Fletcher says, participants were offered a higher pay rate per correct answer in the competitive scenario, so it's possible that men respond more to higher pay View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

01 Sep 2020
News

Building a Strong and Prosperous Society

Economic growth rates are much more stable and social welfare much higher under inclusive regimes: societies in which the free market is balanced by a democratically elected, capable government and a strong civil society. How can business... View Details

26 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

engagement. In offices with high levels of employee engagement—with above-median rates of employee retention and willingness to log onto the training platform—each additional minute of average platform engagement per employee led to an... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

30 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 30, 2015

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46138 Forthcoming Accounting Review An Analysis of Self-reported Anticorruption Efforts By: Healy, Paul M., and George Serafeim Abstract—We use Transparency International's ratings of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Larissa Bifano

systems, cellular networks, and options trading. Larissa has been recognized by The Legal 500 United States. She was recently named a top performing IP attorney by intellectual property company Patexia, Inc., noting a success rate in IPRs... View Details

Keywords: Legal

01 Dec 2018
News

Evergreen Business

this seasonal side business, where 99 percent of his customers leave with a tree—a sales rate few retailers can imagine. “Plus it’s Christmas, so everyone’s in a great mood.” View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

10 Aug 2015
News

Support for the Healers

health,” says Sandford, who joined Point of Care in 2014. “Their burn-out rates are high and getting higher.” Recent breakthroughs in life-saving medical interventions mean that “more patients are living longer with chronic conditions,”... View Details

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Public companies: fast growing | Baker Library

Information > Operating Metrics & Ratios. Under CIQ Operating Metrics and Ratios , select Growth Rates . Add desired growth rate criteria ( e.g., Total Revenues, 1 Yr Growth %). Click View Results . In LSEG... View Details

01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

efficiency programs that American companies have experienced. They're in the same hyper-competitive environment that we are. Q: On a scale of 0 to 5, how would you rate corporate America's leadership capacity at the present time? Hamel:... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

recorded information including the asking price of the rental, the characteristics of the apartment or room, and the average rating each host had received. (The site's structured rating system lets guests... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising

12 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

Our favorite example comes not from retailing but from Hugo Boss Bodywear, a division of Hugo Boss AG. In a test, the bodywear division recently moved 45 of its SKUs from monthly to weekly ordering while leaving the ordering process for 269 SKUs, which served as a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto

01 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 1, 2008

central bank to abandon its zero interest rate policy, which had been in place for years, and raise rates to 0.5%. The Bank of Japan was eager to increase them to more "normal" levels to exert... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Choosing the Right Student Loan | MBA

Direct Graduate PLUS Loan. Both of these loans have fixed interest rates and several repayment options. While the maximum you can borrow in Unsubsidized Loan funds is $20,500, you may borrow up to the Cost of Attendance in Graduate PLUS... View Details

24 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?

the region. Moreover, Iyoha notes, with a population of 100 million, a nearly 99 percent literacy rate, and an annual GDP growth rate exceeding 6 percent, Vietnam is poised to become an increasingly important player in the global economy... View Details

Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua; Manufacturing; Shipping

31 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Quantitative Easing Didn’t Ease the Housing Crisis for the Neediest

$76-billion increase in consumption among American homeowners. That’s laudable. When the authors dug deeper, however, they found that while QE freed up funds for those households that were able to take advantage of dramatically lower interest View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jan 2010
News

Susan L. Decker, MBA 1986

motivate them to see just how high they can jump by believing in them and giving them the freedom to perform.” Sue Decker’s successful Wall Street career began at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where as an equity analyst, she consistently received the number one View Details

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