Information Preferences - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

feature advertisements, and aisle displays) at the fiscal quarter end when they have greater incentive to boost earnings. Our results confirm managers' stated willingness to sacrifice long-term value in order to smooth earnings (Graham, Harvey, and Rajgopal, 2005) and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 18

information processing, impaired information processing does not mediate the relationship between anxiety and advice taking (Experiment 4). Finally, we find that anxious individuals fail to discriminate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

of countries has its own fascination. That's why we prefer to think about a cross section of countries and understand what is similar and different. We focus on many different emerging markets to develop a theory that spans all emerging... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

precision of the information about the realized state and (b) on the level of information asymmetry between the two parties regarding the preferences of each. We test these... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

reach other actors in the political economy, including shoppers, businesspeople, financiers, and traders. Thus Liz Cohen, in her Consumer’s Republic, looks at the ways consumers helped construct a new kind of political economy—through both individual View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

03 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

relative to one-sided markets. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-011.pdf Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search? (revised) Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Bruno Jullien Abstract We analyze the incentives to divert search for an View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

Transparency with Costly Information Processing By: Di Maggio, Marco, and Marco Pagano Abstract—We study a model where some investors (“hedgers”) are bad at information processing, while others... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

processes, not universal rules. Nor should they assume that workers’ preferences will remain static. As we move from one next normal to a subsequent one, their needs will change just as those of the company do. Joseph B. Fuller... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

17 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook

Yet for a number of reasons their research rarely permeates into wider literatures. Q: Why does business history research remain in a silo? A: I think there are at least three reasons. First, business historians often write big books on big issues, whilst the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Mar 2019
What Do You Think?

What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?

Surveillance Capitalism, you are fooling yourself.” David Wittenberg stated the case for the position that the source of the problem is us. “No matter how much businesses know about us, they cannot sell to us unless their products make our lives better,” he wrote. “Any... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products

12 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser

them more aware of misdeeds.” During arbitration, claimants and brokerages rank their preferred arbitrators from a random Finra-generated list, striking ones that might side with the opposing party. Brokerages typically tap into vast... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

developed a long-term-oriented approach through formal (e.g., incentive systems) or informal institutions (e.g., building the corporate culture over time and employee selection). The finding that more long-term-oriented firms have lower... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

work. Workers who prefer to work from home may find increased productivity, reduced commute time, and a lower quit rate because they are overall happier. For clients, this experience, together with investments made by the call centers... View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

05 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

current chapter, we build on a conceptualization of teams as information-processing systems and highlight reflexivity as a critical information processing activity. Specifically, we describe the relationship of team reflexivity to team... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration

going to change the world,” he says. “It’s about how people can make real changes to structures.” White people prefer to spend time with Whites The US is becoming more racially diverse, with some studies predicting the country will be... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

being a modest market for British textiles into an expanding market not only for textiles, but for British iron and steel, machinery and coal. 1 However the transport and communication improvements also threatened merchant intermediaries by reducing uncertainty and... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

15 Jul 2019
Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

what’s the best way for managers to communicate financial information to shareholders? “People who want to have advanced roles in enterprise confront financial questions more and more, and they have to be more fluent in the financial... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

Since March, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge has posted more than 80 stories and research papers on the topic of COVID-19, most targeted at managers and the new challenges they face. That's a lot of information to digest. To... View Details