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  • 19 Apr 2016
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April 19, 2016

involvement of nonbank institutions and, in particular, the rise of mutual fund participation in the leveraged loan market after the financial crisis. Based on the wider syndication, (narrower) skills, and diverse incentives of nonbank... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2002
  • News

Bad Times for Business

investors, falsified information, and pretended to create value when value hadn't really been created. If inadequate disclosure rules were cracks in the financial infrastructure, options were the rocket fuel that blew the cracks wide... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 26 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

to financial results, to behave according to the organization’s long term values and goals. Surprisingly, we find that the intervention drove even higher effort on performance associated with pre-existing monetary incentives but, on... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 7

Results from a Natural Field Experiment in California By: Levine, David I., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—For companies with strong internal occupational safety and health auditing programs, OSHA inspections might seem a formality that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog

Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment: Limited to 45 MBA students (due to the nature of IFCs, auditing is... View Details
  • 07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-049.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsAbsolute Return for Kids Harvard Business School Case 309-036 Absolute Return for Kids [ARK] is a charity with strong financial support—what are the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007

Course MaterialsBASIX Harvard Business School Case 207-099 BASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

financial turmoil, there is no denying how far the Asia-Pacific region has come - and how promising its future remains. Camille Tang Yeh (MBA '80) is acutely aware of the region's potential. As executive director of the Hong Kongbased HBS... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
  • 16 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 16

http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694945.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199694945-e-026 September 2014 Journal of Financial Economics The Disintermediation of Financial Markets: Direct... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Jan 2019
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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
  • 17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=0733-558x&volume=33 Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Authors:Krishna G. Palepu and Paul M. Healy Publication:5th ed. Cengage Learning, forthcoming An abstract is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

and are highly work-engaged. All of this suggests a multi-pronged solution to contagious presenteeism: Remove financial incentives for it by providing paid sick leave, audit work designs for features that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Jun 2009
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Cynthia Carroll

“International Power 50” list of women executives in 2008, has won praise for combining a conservative financial approach with progressive policies. Raised in New Jersey, Carroll studied geology at Skidmore College, went on to earn a... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management; Mining
  • 07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

Roundtable. These findings are consistent with the view that financial markets placed a positive value on shareholder access, as implemented in the SEC's 2010 Rule. The Size and Composition of Corporate Headquarters in Multinational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • Blog Post

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

to contagious presenteeism: Remove financial incentives for it by providing paid sick leave, audit work designs for features that evoke undue pressure for attendance, and champion an organizational culture... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

Innovation Authors:Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Publication:Journal of Financial Economics Abstract We find that VC-backed firms receiving their initial investment in hot markets are more likely to go bankrupt, but conditional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 18, 2008

which fueled a financial crisis in the U.S. and beyond. The case study examines New Century's business model and accounting practices and focuses on the role of management, audit committee, and external... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Oct 2008
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits

revenue by outside audit firms) without providing much or sometimes any guidance about how to improve actual mission performance. I'd like to see a renewed focus on mission performance rather than on View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

increasingly tied to the sway of private financial interests, and how postwar administrations finally extricated the U.S. from economic interventionism, even though the government had the will and power to continue. Maurer examines the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 30 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Computer Security is For Managers, Too

each warrants. A bank, for instance, might assign the greatest amount of protection to the database that stores its customers' financial information. For a pharmaceutical company, it might be the research servers that hold data on... View Details
Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby