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- Fall 2004
- Article
U.S.-Bound IPOs: Issue Costs and Selective Entry
By: Robert Bruner, Susan Chaplinsky and Latha Ramchand
Bruner, Robert, Susan Chaplinsky, and Latha Ramchand. "U.S.-Bound IPOs: Issue Costs and Selective Entry." Financial Management 33, no. 3 (Fall 2004): 39–60.
- 2006
- Working Paper
The Demise of Cost and Profit Centers
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "The Demise of Cost and Profit Centers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-030, December 2006.
- June 1994
- Article
Flexible Budgeting in an Activity-Based Costing Framework
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Flexible Budgeting in an Activity-Based Costing Framework." Accounting Horizons (June 1994): 104–109.
- spring 1985
- Article
Cost Accounting: A Revolution in the Making
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Cost Accounting: A Revolution in the Making." Corporate Accounting (spring 1985): 10–16.
- 01 Sep 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Transaction Cost Economics in the Digital Economy: A Research Agenda
- October 1975 (Revised October 1991)
- Background Note
Some Comments on Computing Prime Cost Variances
Shank, John K. "Some Comments on Computing Prime Cost Variances." Harvard Business School Background Note 176-061, October 1975. (Revised October 1991.)
- December 2015
- Case
Nextel Peru: Emerging Market Cost of Capital
By: Luis M. Viceira and Joel L. Heilprin
Viceira, Luis M., and Joel L. Heilprin. "Nextel Peru: Emerging Market Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Brief Case 916-516, December 2015.
- 2016
- Article
Vicarious Contagion Decreases Differentiation—and Comes with Costs
By: Ovul Sezer and Michael I. Norton
Baumeister et al. propose that individual differentiation is a crucial determinant of group success. We apply their model to processes lying in between the individual and the group—vicarious processes. We review literature in four domains—attitudes, emotions, moral... View Details
Sezer, Ovul, and Michael I. Norton. "Vicarious Contagion Decreases Differentiation—and Comes with Costs." Behavioral and Brain Sciences 39 (2016): e162.
- Article
Monetary Policy and Costs of Price Adjustment
By: J. J. Rotemberg
Rotemberg, J. J. "Monetary Policy and Costs of Price Adjustment." Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control 5 (February 1983): 267–288.
- December 2003
- Article
The Social Cost of Fraud and Bankruptcy
By: Joseph L. Bower and Stuart C. Gilson
Bower, Joseph L., and Stuart C. Gilson. "The Social Cost of Fraud and Bankruptcy." Harvard Business Review 81, no. 12 (December 2003): 20–22.
- March 1997
- Article
Transactions Costs and Capital Structure Choice: Evidence from Financially Distressed Firms
By: S. C. Gilson
This study provides evidence that transactions costs discourage debt reductions by financially distressed firms when they restructure their debt out of court. As a result, these firms remain highly leveraged and one-in-three subsequently experience financial distress.... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Capital Structure; Decision Choices and Conditions; Information; Finance; Business Ventures
Gilson, S. C. "Transactions Costs and Capital Structure Choice: Evidence from Financially Distressed Firms." Journal of Finance 52, no. 1 (March 1997): 161–196. (Abstracted in Contemporary Finance Digest 1 (autumn 1997))
- February 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Supplement
Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Kaplan, Robert S. "Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 196-117, February 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- 25 Mar 1994
- Lecture
Canada's Cost of Capital Disadvantage?: Comparative Perspectives
By: W. Carl Kester
- May 1986
- Supplement
Schrader Bellows: A Strategic Cost Analysis, Video
Cooper, Robin. "Schrader Bellows: A Strategic Cost Analysis, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-525, May 1986.
- March 2002
- Background Note
Virtuous Cycles: Improving Service and Lowering Costs in E-Commerce
Illustrates how various elements in a customer's encounter with Internet services relying on physical service (labor-intensive customer support and/or logistics) affect one another. Presents a framework that suggests: 1) that improving service quality in specific... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Service Delivery; Performance Efficiency; Performance Effectiveness; Service Industry
Hallowell, Roger H. "Virtuous Cycles: Improving Service and Lowering Costs in E-Commerce." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-155, March 2002.
- February 1984
- Article
A Monetary Equilibrium Model with Transaction Costs
By: J. J. Rotemberg
Keywords: Cost
Rotemberg, J. J. "A Monetary Equilibrium Model with Transaction Costs." Journal of Political Economy 92, no. 1 (February 1984): 40–58.
- Research Summary
Managing Financial Reporting and the Effect on Firms' Costs of Capital
Amy P. Hutton's research investigates the impact of capital market forces and firm contracts on financial reporting and disclosure policies. Specifically, her research examines how managers use financial reporting to convey a firm's strategy, and the effect of... View Details
- Article
Research: The Cost of a Single U.S. Immigration Restriction
By: Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Britta Glennon
On June 22, 2020, President Trump passed an Executive Order drastically cutting the number of highly skilled international workers eligible for non-immigrant visas to the U.S. To quantify the impact of this policy, the authors examined the immediate change in stock... View Details
Keywords: Work Visas; H1-B; Restriction; Impact; Immigration; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Cost; Economy
Bahar, Dany, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Britta Glennon. "Research: The Cost of a Single U.S. Immigration Restriction." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 22, 2021).