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- 16 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 16, 2015
importance of return on equity in forecasting future stock returns depends on the quality of the accounting information. This extension also reconciles our model with alternative characteristic-based... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2007
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First Look: May 22, 2007
policy resolution. In so doing, they engender excess burden. This paper posits, calibrates, and simulates a life cycle model with earnings, lifespan, investment return, and future policy uncertainty. It then measures the excess burden... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008
Author:Noel Watson Abstract In this paper we propose a perceptions framework for categorizing a range of inventory decision making that can be employed in a single-stage supply chain. We take the existence of a wide range of inventory decision making processes, as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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B2B Sales and Distribution - Course Catalog
hire and manage first line sales managers, define a sales culture and create scalable compensation systems. The go-to-market design module will address how to choose an appropriate sales model to achieve growth and profitability and... View Details
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Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) - Course Catalog
aspects of the sector. Educational Objectives Develop an informed view on the history of and recent dramatic changes in how the space sector functions, including the evolving relationship between public and private actors. Consider and evaluate different View Details
- 08 May 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
1979). Counter to this notion, results from six experiments show that lay people adhere more to advice when they think it comes from an algorithm than from a person. People showed this sort of algorithm appreciation when making numeric estimates about a visual stimulus... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008
autonomous, product-focused model to an account-centered matrix structure and will challenge many elements of the company's current organizational design including accountability, revenue and cost allocation, compensation systems, sales... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
where top execs tested whether the current business model was robust enough for the challenges lying ahead. While LEGO has sold toys in Asia for three decades, there is serious potential to improve market share and maybe even outgrow... View Details
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
effects of climate change—as well as many, varied government policies trying to mitigate its effects—are also inspiring technological innovations that will give rise to new products, services, and business models in the coming years. How... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007
Human beings are critical to the functioning of the vast majority of operating systems, influencing both the way these systems work and how they perform. Yet most formal analytical models of operations assume that the people who... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
immeasurable value of the in-person, on-campus learning experience. The HBS Economic Model The self-sustaining nature of the HBS economic model is unique among Harvard University’s 12 graduate and... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007
Working PapersPublic Action for Public Goods Authors:Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship between public action and access to public goods. It begins by developing a simple View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7
Missing Quarterly Analysts Forecasts (revised) Authors:Richard Mergenthaler, Shiva Rajgopal, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract We find that missing the quarterly analyst consensus earnings forecast is associated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
offers a powerful alternative for identifying value-price gaps. The authors provide everything the reader needs to utilize the discounted cash flow model successfully. And they add an important twist: They suggest that rather than View Details
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
comparison to a store that is having a sale." In fact, customer behavior in general—unpredictable under the best of circumstances—becomes even more erratic during liquidation events, he notes. For their work with Gordon Brothers Group, Craig and Raman developed a... View Details
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
fail to make changes to their processes and business model that would be needed to use the technology optimally. That is akin to replacing your car with a helicopter but not making any changes to your lifestyle. Adopt a "call... View Details
- 07 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers
have been increasing their footprint of small urban stores. In February, Walmart announced plans to add 270 to 300 small stores during the fiscal year, adding to the existing stable of 346 Neighborhood Markets and 20 WalMart Express stores. The February announcement... View Details
- 11 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 11
forthcoming Journal of Accounting & Economics Career Concerns of Banking Analysts By: Horton, Joanne, George Serafeim, and Shan Wu Abstract—We study how career concerns influence banking analysts' forecasts and how their View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 25
Publications 2006 pub Leviathan Evolving: New Varieties of State Capitalism in Brazil and Beyond By: Musacchio, Aldo, and Sergio G. Lazzarini Abstract—In this book we describe the transformation of state capitalism from a model in which... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 24 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 24
Abstract We examine the effect of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on firms' information environment. We find that after mandatory IFRS adoption, consensus forecast errors decrease for firms that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne