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- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
stake in a number of portfolio companies at Fair Market Value. As they conside whether to exercise their option to purchase Bain Capital's stake in Artisan Entertainment, the company has an extremely successful launch of "The Blair... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?
organization is still important for the best results. A number of factors were cited in determining the mix of inputs, responsibilities, and decisions associated with an RAP designed to maintain organizational agility over its life cycle.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories 2007
Here are the 20 most popular stories from 2007. How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater? Summing up the many responses, Jim Heskett says that the mix of control, delegation, and theater employed by successful... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
that’s essential for creativity and efficiency. Chopped-up schedules interrupt deep thinking, so people come to work early, stay late, or use weekends for quiet time to concentrate. And dysfunctional meeting behaviors are associated with lower levels of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and perceptions that is critical to performance) than making progress in meaningful work. If a person is motivated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 14, 2007
can increase use. We test this hypothesis in a field experiment in Zambia using door-to-door marketing of a home water purification solution. Our methodology separates the screening effect of prices (charging more changes the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance
sector tends to be mired in a process that often results in various degrees of chaos. Supported by a broad mix of foundations, corporations, and individuals, the philanthropic capital markets depend mostly... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
and AIDS: The Macroeconomic Impact of a Health Crisis Authors:Eric D. Werker, Amrita Ahuja, and Brian Wendell Abstract Theories abound on the potential macroeconomic impact of AIDS in Africa, yet there have been surprisingly few empirical studies to test the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
Publications Market Reaction to and Valuation of IFRS Reconciliation Adjustments: First Evidence from the UK Authors: Joanne Horton and George Serafeim Publication: Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Connecting With Nonprofits
and cause-related marketing. This excerpt focuses on the collaborative stages.Collaborations between businesses and nonprofit organizations are becoming more prevalent, important, and complicated. Marketing plays an increasingly... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55694 forthcoming Journal of Monetary Economics U.S. Monetary Policy and Emerging Market Credit Cycles By: Bräuning, Falk, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract— Foreign banks’ lending to firms in... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?
The United States housing market is no longer the boat anchor dragging down economic growth. Data from the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices show that average home prices in an assortment of American cities have been on the upswing,... View Details
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
ad-sponsored model, a mixed model in which the incumbent offers a product that is both subscription-based and ad-sponsored, and a dual model in which the incumbent offers two products, one based on the ad-sponsored model and the other... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
mixed results, into developed markets even as the opportunities of its region have grown stronger and stronger. Ultimately Natura has moved beyond stereotypes of globalization, recognizing that winning in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
model reconfigurations. We consider three business models: the proprietary model (where all software modules offered by the firm are proprietary), the open source model (where all modules are open source), and the mixed source model... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
of lighter labor market regulations and more human capital specialize relatively more in people management. There is evidence for complementarities between information and communication technology, decentralization, and management, but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
Stevenson said the recent technology sector market crash should teach future entrepreneurs to build companies to last rather than to sell, and to think about more than simply selling a product. We're never going to go back to the slow and... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 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
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
its rivals) chooses not to enlist the help of financing partners. Is Disney Studios pursuing the right number of tentpoles, as well as the right mix of new versus existing properties, under the right financing structure? And will the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
Those selecting earlier settlement options pay higher fees and interest, therefore revealing the level of credit constraints or impatience. We find that more credit constrained or impatient individuals spend their monies more quickly. The View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace