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  • 31 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies

S&P and Moody's, but has become a peer over the last decade or so. We use the appearance of Fitch as a way to test for the effect of competition on ratings. When Fitch has a higher market share in issuing ratings for the securities of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

The Benefits of Selective Disclosure: Evidence from Private Firms

By: Joan Farre-Mensa
Private firms’ ability to communicate confidentially with selected investors implies that valuation disagreements between firms and investors are larger at public firms than at private ones. Consistent with the notion that misvaluation concerns lead public firms to... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Equity; Private Companies; Corporate Cash; Precautionary Motives; Share Issuance; IPOs; Selective Disclosure; Private Ownership; Cash; Market Timing; Corporate Finance; Public Ownership; Corporate Disclosure; United States
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  • January 2008
  • Class Lecture

Billions of Entrepreneurs: The Yin and Yang of China and India (FSS)

By: Tarun Khanna
Two emerging nations, China and India, are on the move to wards economic development. They are entering the world economy on their own terms. China's model has received greater attention. India's is a diametrically different model-yin to China's yang-with different... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; China; India
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  • July 2024 (Revised January 2025)
  • Case

Dynamic Pricing at Wendy's: Where's the Beef?

By: Elie Ofek, Alicia Dadlani and Martha Hostetter
In early 2024, Wendy’s new CEO announced on an earnings call that the company would install digital menus in its US locations so it could begin testing dynamic pricing—changing prices up or down in response to shifts in supply and demand – as well as allow engaging in... View Details
Keywords: Dynamic Pricing; Marketing Strategy; Price; Technology Adoption; Consumer Behavior; AI and Machine Learning; Customer Focus and Relationships; Policy; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • May 2001
  • Case

Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate (Abridged)

By: David A. Moss
Examines the extended conflict between free traders and protectionists in 19th century Britain. It culminates with Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel's decision at the end of 1845 about whether to repeal the Corn Laws, a series of acts that had protected British... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Change Management; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government Legislation; Market Entry and Exit; Conflict of Interests; Competitive Advantage; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Great Britain
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  • 21 Dec 2015
  • Op-Ed

Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google

out of keeping with the spirit of America and harmful in the long run. "Outsiders keep our commercial markets vital by offering perspectives that differ from the prevailing view" After all, what is the secret sauce of US... View Details
Keywords: by Shane Greenstein; Information Technology
  • August 1989 (Revised October 2003)
  • Case

Fan Pier

By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
The owner of the Fan Pier site in South Boston has been found legally responsible for blocking the efforts of his development partner in attaining the approval necessary to build the $800 million megaproject they had planned together. It was believed that the owner... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Law; Projects; Design; Organizational Design; Marketing Strategy; Government and Politics; Property; Real Estate Industry; Boston
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  • October 2008 (Revised September 2011)
  • Supplement

PepsiCo's Bid for Quaker Oats (C)

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
Third in a series of PepsiCo's bid for Quaker Oats. Describes the auction for Quaker Oats including terms of the bids. After winning the auction, Coke's stock price fell dramatically. Coke's Board then refused to approve the deal and withdrew. Quaker then approached... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Stocks; Governing and Advisory Boards; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Negotiation Tactics; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 28 Jun 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business

Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit. One lesson is clear: Businesses that provide higher-quality service and maintain a solid reputation can become more insulated from market shocks, such as increases in fixed costs. The... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage
  • 18 May 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

implication is that policies that foster domestic savings are important in developing countries because private savings is an important input in attracting foreign investment in frontier technology that raises the country's TFP. If View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 01 Feb 2001
  • News

Books

overlooked question: If Japanese government policies and practices accounted for the nation's extraordinary competitiveness, then why wasn't Japan competitive in many of the industries where those policies had been prominently... View Details
Keywords: books; research; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 01 Oct 2000
  • News

Three Promoted to Full Professor

examining how firms compete in foreign markets and how government policies shape and constrain their options. She is also writing a book about information-based industries, such as media and entertainment,... View Details
  • 01 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?

immigrants are extremely important to innovation. What is debated is whether that comes at the expense of native Americans." Kerr's recent research indicates that while the program is good for innovation, it has limited overall effect on non-immigrant workers. The... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 17

IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors:Francois Brochet, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines whether mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) leads to capital View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2007
  • News

The Plight of the Global Poor

day or less. The number of people living in poverty at the bottom of the wealth pyramid, versus the relative handful at the pyramid’s peak, represents what is potentially the most explosive socioeconomic challenge facing the world. Now, with View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; bottom of the pyramid (BOP); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
  • 07 Jul 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Organizational Model for Open Source

the open source community are often intrinsically motivated. It is important to realize, however, that hackers are a diverse group. I have interviewed hobbyists, students, academics, software professionals, and government workers who... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
  • 03 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

development of entrepreneurial regions and industries. But these efforts are challenging. Governments cannot dictate how a venture market will evolve, and "top-down" efforts are likely to be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Feb 2019
  • Research & Ideas

The Business of Saving the Planet

business by-products. Now, some pioneering companies are exploring healthier ways to operate. How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability EffortsThere is a connection between public sentiment about a company and how the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Green Technology
  • 04 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 4

in Large Markets By: Kojima, Fuhito, Parag A. Pathak, and Alvin E. Roth Abstract—Accommodating couples has been a long-standing issue in the design of centralized labor market clearinghouses for doctors and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jan 2017
  • Blog Post

Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program

Nonprofits, and The Role of Government in Market Economies. For my MPP capstone exercise, I tapped into interest generated by the HKS Government Performance Lab and focused on... View Details