Event Studies - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Professor Vallée focuses on financial innovation, investigating it from different angles. This research thread has led him to relate the methods and insights of corporate finance and banking with those of other subfields, including household finance, public finance,... View Details

14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

Publication:Psychological Science (forthcoming) Abstract Five studies investigate whether the practice of "regifting"-a social taboo-is as offensive to givers as regifters assume. Participants who imagined regifting thought that... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Mid-US - Global

company, Hurd will focus on fostering community engagement to advance the revitalization efforts of Detroit. APRIL 2024 ALUMNI EVENT Dean Datar Visits Houston and Dallas In late April, over 200 alumni gathered for “An Evening with Dean... View Details

02 Feb 2023
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Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable

a critical role in monitoring companies. There could be severe negative consequences if Twitter were to cease operations.” Can social media be used for good? Heese and Pacelli began their study when COVID-19 was becoming a serious... View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Technology

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Business History - Faculty & Research

perspective. We collect and analyze a unique dataset of all entry and exit events for Fortune 50 and FTSE 50 firms (as of 1991) in India in the period from 1858 to 2013 and, additionally, we document detailed case View Details

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Insights From Harvard Business School’s Peek Program - MBA

Connecticut College and a current master's student at Vanderbilt University, originally from Chengdu, China. She shared her insights from the HBS Peek program. Why did you decide to participate in Peek? Full disclosure: I am not a stranger to Harvard. In Spring 2022, I... View Details

27 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

analysis of tort laws. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54284 forthcoming Management Science Market Reaction to Mandatory Nonfinancial Disclosure By: Grewal, Jody, Edward J. Riedl, and George Serafeim Abstract—We examine the equity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 7

of organizational features during growth; the second, their dramatic change. We juxtapose the two narratives to reveal ongoing gaps in the study of how growth can effect change along three dimensions: organizational design, team... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Oct 2006
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The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts

exception: So-called quick flips, such as the upcoming Hertz deal, have underperformed the market. In a new study, Lerner and Boston College's Jerry Cao studied 496 private-equity-led IPOs in the United States between 1980 and 2002.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Financial Services

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Skydeck - Alumni

Programs & Events Skydeck Skydeck is the HBS alumni podcast series that features interviews with HBS alumni from across the world of business, sharing lessons learned and their own life experiences. Subscribe on iTunes , Spotify , or... View Details

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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Cecil Alfaro-Mora - MBA

engineering background. Therefore, having a chance to apply earlier than usual was appealing. It came across as a high-reward and minimal-risk opportunity. I felt that senior year was an excellent time to apply. Preparing for the GMAT was something I could easily... View Details

20 Apr 2011
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Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

Think back to recent events when people making unethical decisions grabbed the headlines. How did auditors approve the books of Enron and Lehman Brothers? How did feeder funds sell Bernard Madoff's invesments? We would never act as they... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS - MBA

are infinitely more diverse, in terms of companies represented and background of protagonists. Companies like Khan Academy, Zipline, Collab Capital, and Biobot Analytics show that you can use entrepreneurship to achieve financial success while also making the world a... View Details

20 Aug 2021
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Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say

network. I reached out to many alumni, both those who achieved my long-term goals and those in my target companies, and got invaluable insights and connections that helped narrow down options and pushed me forward. I also joined alumni View Details

27 Jan 2020
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Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

Associate Professor Laura Huang, who studies early entrepreneurship, where failure is common. “You can take two people who work equally hard, and one person will naturally have an advantage and achieve success, while the other can’t climb... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

31 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

2017 Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Democracy: A Case Study By: Moss, David Abstract—Democracy: A Case Study invites readers to experience American history anew and come away with a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

04 Jun 2007
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Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

focused jobs. But if you're a nurse in a hospital, you're dealing with hundreds of different cases constantly. It's tremendously stressful. Every single care event is de novo. So of course, hospitals kill people. Q: One of the hospitals... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

a volatile environment, Masuda and Daini's hundreds of employees responded to each unexpected event in turn. Luck played a part, but so did smart leadership and sensemaking. Until the last reactor went into cold shutdown, Masuda's team... View Details

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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018) - MBA

East and North Africa South America United States 16 Mar 2021 2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018) Smitha Das Author Alumni tag 2+2 Program College Finance Social Enterprise What was your undergraduate university and major? I View Details

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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

Strategy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students More Local Events Local Community Events Harvard Wyss institute- upcoming events... View Details

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