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- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
countries, but by firms realizing a higher spread (i.e., a greater difference in operating performance and borrowing cost) when more domestic credit is available. Also, we find that firms partially substitute trade credit for financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
corporate strategy—create value by becoming known for better governance and greater transparency to external providers? Can they lower their cost of capital and perhaps get a valuation premium based on the reputation and performance of... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture
years as a time to experiment, to learn to launch something, but also to gain the skills on the operational side, and to expand my network. I was great at finance, I understood the healthcare market, but there was a lot of opportunity for... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
A year ago, discussions of the business of digital media may have focused on the plateauing ebook market or the diminishing pay for content providers. But after the 2016 presidential election, in which Russian operatives allegedly used... View Details
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
As health insurance reform is hotly debated in Washington, DC, what strategies should be central for the benefit of patients' health? HBS faculty with expertise in business administration, economic development, and operations strategy... View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
Kristen Senz is a social media editor and writer for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: iStock Photo] Related Reading Working Paper: Surfacing the Submerged State with Operational View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
Working PapersBarriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming Them Author:Max H. Bazerman No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-063.pdf Fear of Rejection? Tiered Certification and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Where Conservation Means Business
carefully removes decades-old tape from the corners of photos from the United Fruit Company collection. Its 75 albums with 10,400 photos provide a vivid visual history of the company’s early 20th-century operations in the Caribbean,... View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
did total operating expenses. This landmark reflected the expansion of core programs and higher MBA enrollment. The growth also reflected the rising costs required to maintain those revenue sources while continuing to invest in the... View Details
- 16 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation
hate for managers to get spooked away. Transparency still matters, and despite language barriers, you should try your best to get the message out there in a clear and transparent way." If the CEO has... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
Chartered Bank) in India in 1982, rising through the ranks in a variety of merchant, retail, and investment banking assignments before moving to Morgan Stanley’s India operation in 1994. Through a joint venture with the investment bank JM... View Details
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HBS - Financials | From the CFO
Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information From the CFO In fiscal 2021, Harvard Business School navigated the operational and financial challenges of the global pandemic by staying true to its... View Details
- 13 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Shouldn't Delay Software Updates—Even After CrowdStrike's Flaw
severe vulnerabilities due to delayed manual updates after alerts were issued and fixes provided, according to the study. But the most alarming finding: Over the 18 years, on average, 57 percent of organizations have operated with a... View Details
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
- 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 (“speculators”) have superior... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
fills this void by showing that the expansion of self-service operation and the increasing use of transparent packaging had a significant impact not only on how consumers purchased foods but also on how they... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part One]
networks that weave us together. The transparency of the Web is also key: the fact that information can be spread everywhere so rapidly. This is an interactive medium. Many people in many businesses forget that. The fact that we can send... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
in expenses. As a result, our net operating surplus more than doubled, enabling us to invest in the School’s emerging strategic priorities while maintaining a healthy unrestricted reserves balance to spur new initiatives. In view of the... View Details
- 09 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
patient identification, enrollment, billing, and payment. Patients were prospectively identified and enrolled, and bundled payments were made at treatment start. Operational metrics tracked incremental effort for pilot processes and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
board accountability through greater transparency in decision making, more representative vote allocation, or better parliamentary scrutiny. In other words, although civil society efforts have led to some gains in accountability with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne