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  • 16 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

Performance By: Li, Shelley Xin, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Many service organizations empower frontline employees to experiment with different ways to meet diverse customer needs across different locations. We conducted a field experiment in a View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

forthcoming Financial Analysts Journal Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey By: Amel-Zadeh, Amir, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using survey data from a sample of senior investment professionals from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

  Working PapersLocal Dividend Clienteles Authors:Bo Becker, Zoran Ivkovich, and Scott WeisbennerNBER Working Paper Series, No. 15175, July 2009 Abstract We exploit demographic variation to identify the effect of dividend demand on firm payout policy. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 May 2009
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First Look: May 5, 2009

these companies as well as provide a unique new marketing opportunity for traditional companies. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-123.pdf Crafting Integrated Multichannel Retailing Strategies Authors:Jie Zhang, Paul... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

growth was one of the biggest stories in e-commerce, especially when the retailer attracted $50 million in investment from Index Ventures, a top VC firm that funded other successful retailers such as... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jul 2024
  • In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

Washington The People’s Republic of China is more open to foreign investment and trade than it has ever been. Beijing has recently removed restrictions on foreign investment in the manufacturing sector and given unprecedented access to foreign View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Retail; Retail; Retail; Retail; Retail; Retail; Retail
  • 25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

in the retail industry, some shareholders claimed that the price was "grossly inadequate," making the decision whether to approve the transaction a difficult one for shareholders generally. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

production and sales of fast moving, low-priced goods. Provides an opportunity to discuss trends in consumer eating habits, supply chains for locally-produced goods, and changes in retail formats. In addition, provides an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016

investors have a positive impact on the growth, performance, and survival of firms as well as their follow-on fundraising. The positive impact of angel financing is independent of the level of venture activity and entrepreneur... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010

and recovery to be associated with increases in orders from Hugo Boss's retailer customers Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-034.pdf A Comparative-Advantage Approach to Government Debt Maturity Authors:Robin... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

the value of their information intermediation function. The Effect of Product Variety and Inventory Levels on Retail Sales: A Longitudinal Study Author:Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman Publication:Production and Operations Management 19, no. 5... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)'s decision to enter the retirement market with their new "Dimensional Managed DC" product, a complete retirement solution that aimed to provide investors with what they really wanted: the same... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 May 2016
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First Look, May 3, 2016

116-007 Dollar General Bids for Family Dollar In spring 2015, Dollar General's CEO Rick Dreiling was looking ahead to retiring at year's end but worried about ensuring continued growth for the company he had built since 2008 into a market leader in the U.S. discount... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 21

ratings play an important role in the financial system, but investors and regulators who use ratings cannot easily verify their quality, and ratings are paid for by the firms whose bonds are rated. The provision of quality ratings is at... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21

duration function as large-scale shocks to the quantity of interest rate risk that must be borne by professional bond investors. I develop a simple model in which the risk tolerance of bond investors is limited in the short run, so these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

Author:Sophus A. Reinert Publication:Harvard University Press, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?recid=31289 The Return Experience of Hedge Fund Investors Authors:Ilia... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

several challenges, including securing funding for the organization. NatuRi had captured the attention of at least four potential investors willing to offer an investment. Its managers were challenged to weigh their options and to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18

has begun to grow kiwifruit outside of New Zealand in order to have the product on retail shelves year round. Is this the right strategy for the future? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511001-PDF-ENG Asian Agri... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51996 forthcoming Quarterly Journal of Economics Catering to Investors Through Security Design: Headline Rate and Complexity By: Célérier, Claire, and Boris Vallée... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

harming its own sales or those of its retail customers? Could Unilever encourage industry-wide changes to have a real impact on global environmental sustainability? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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