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- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
shocks—measured as CDS portfolio margin payments—account for 12% of the time-series variation in weekly spread changes, a significant amount given that standard credit factors account for 18% during my sample. In addition, seller shocks... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
Measure Economic Activity at Scale By: Glaeser, Edward L., Hyunjin Kim, and Michael Luca Abstract—Can new data sources from online platforms help to measure local economic activity at scale? Government datasets from agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau have long... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
Ramanna Abstract The globalization of accounting standards as seen through the proliferation of IFRS worldwide is one of the most important developments in corporate governance over the last decade. I offer an analysis of some... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
discount the dangers of outsourcing production and cutting investments in R&D. Restoring the ability of enterprises to develop and manufacture high-tech products in America is the only way the country can hope to pay down its enormous deficits and raise its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
on the Market's Valuation of R&D Capital Author:Michael D. Kimbrough Periodical:The Accounting Review 82, no. 5 (October 2007): 1195-1225 Abstract Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 141 (SFAS No. 141)'s requirement that an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
alone needs $2 trillion of infrastructure investment over the next ten years to maintain its current standard of living. Yet most developing countries lack the necessary capital and have little ability to borrow. The only way to fund much... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
Google isn’t completely shutting down the online ad industry, says Gupta. In March, the tech giant unveiled its new cookie-alternative technology called FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts), a browser standard that will allow companies to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
global market, electric vehicles have become a government imperative. European Union member states, for instance, are preparing to implement the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive, which mandates the buildup of publicly accessible charging points and the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
standards and social responsibility, technology, globalization, the School's Soldiers Field campus, and the essential contributions that women are making in the business world. While a lot has changed at HBS in 75 years, it is remarkable... View Details
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
may be expected to follow some standard process, especially if you work in a bureaucratic organization where everyone has their own defined tasks and there is a certain way of doing everything.) If your manager isn’t clear on by when, try... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 16 Dec 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Marrying Distance and Classroom Education
classroom. They might learn more and actually give back more to the company than they would with a standard teaching method. People who really like the classroomand the interaction in the classroom are less likely, I think, to enjoy the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
I’m not going to say those standards are arbitrary, but they contribute to an artificial shortage of qualified candidates that employers complain about despite policies creating that shortage. A second is, understand that all your... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
retirement security. Many of today’s US workers will lack the resources to retire at traditional ages and maintain their standard of living in retirement. Solving the problem is a major challenge in today's environment in which risk and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
be rectified.” Major changes included individualizing resource allocation and basing it on a child’s educational needs (“In Seattle, the schools with the smallest classes, the most teachers, and the most resources are the ones with the kids who are most difficult to... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
nature of that obligation will not be easily foresworn. Employees are unlikely to return happily to a workplace driven by the “old deal,” in which the employer sets standard rules of employment and the workforce acquiesces. They will... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
which acted essentially as an in-house management consultancy and auditing firm. He personally composed the statutes as to its authority. This was one of the first offices in the world that began a task of standardizing accounting methods... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard. Using matching methods, panel data, and instrumental variables, we find that government procurement rules produce spillover effects that stimulate both private-sector... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
Aviram-billionaires, the company looked set to become the de facto standard for vision-based autonomous and ultimately self-driving cars. This case explores the company's competitive position, the challenges of sustaining its advantages... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2013
- Research Event
Conference Challenges Gender Conventions
echoing Peter Glick's remarks on benevolent sexism as well as Amy Cuddy's on the stereotypical view of women as warm but incompetent. During the "Organizational Change" session, MIT Sloan School professor Katherine Kellogg (HBS MBA'92) argued against the... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
dollars if you can translate the traffic into transactions. That's the idea, to get you more compellingly engaged. Even the standard 30-second TV spots are often used to capture the attention of the viewers and then direct them to the Web... View Details