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    The Stock Market and Bank Risk-Taking

    We argue that stock market pressure to generate earnings encourages banks to increase risk. We measure risk using confidential supervisory ratings as well as financial information released in regulatory filings. We document that there is an increase in the risk-taking... View Details
    • 2019
    • Chapter

    A Claim to Own Productive Property

    By: Nien-hê Hsieh
    BOOK ABSTRACT: The status of economic liberties remains a serious lacuna in the theory and practice of human rights. Should a minimally just society protect the freedoms to sell, save, profit, and invest? Is being prohibited to run a business a human rights violation?... View Details
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    • 12 Sep 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

    in the ways they do business. Moreover, hub firms themselves must do a better job leading responsibly for the good of all, not just creating and capturing value but doing more to sustain other players in the ecosystem. Publisher's link:... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 19 Jan 2016
    • First Look

    January 19, 2016

    of science and technology, law, management, and policy. The empirical contexts for their studies range from household goods to financial services. After discussing the fundamentals of user innovation, the contributors cover communities... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 26 Apr 2016
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    April 26

    workers without an agency affiliation. This advantage declines after high-quality non-affiliated workers receive good public feedback scores. The results indicate that intermediaries have arisen endogenously... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 01 Jul 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    File-Sharing and Copyright

    Keywords: by Felix Oberholzer-Gee & Koleman Strumpf; Technology; Entertainment & Recreation
    • 04 Sep 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

    in talent clusters—a tactic Vodafone uses effectively. These three options aren’t mutually exclusive. Given the need to stay in touch with multiple clusters, companies may want to try them all. Each one involves substantial risks that executives must manage. But... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India

    By: Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra and Petia Topalova
    Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership; Crime and Corruption; Local Range; Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Gender; Power and Influence; Public Administration Industry; India
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    • 19 Dec 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    $15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy

    giving, Scott’s approach suggested an impatience to give away her wealth, a belief in giving as a way to empower the good works of others, and an unusual willingness to cede control. “Scott has not finished her giving, but with more than... View Details
    Keywords: by Matthew Lee, Brian Trelstad, and Ethan Tran
    • 31 Mar 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: March 31, 2009

    http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-101.pdf Does Public Ownership of Equity Improve Earnings Quality? Authors:Dan Givoly, Carla Hayn, and Sharon P. Katz Abstract We compare the quality of accounting numbers produced by two types of View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • March 2018
    • Supplement

    The Rise and Rise (?) of Walmart (B): Kmart Declares Bankruptcy

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
    This case follows up on the competition between Kmart and Walmart as discussed in the A case. It summarizes the companies' positions in the early 2000s, and discusses events between 1990 and Kmart's declaration of bankruptcy in 2002. Walmart grew significantly,... View Details
    Keywords: Bankruptcy; Walmart; Kmart; Controversy; Strategy; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Competition; Public Opinion; Retail Industry; United States
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    Resumes & Cover Letters - Alumni

    and skills. Key skills - Listing your skills is a great way for the reader to quickly evaluate your skill set. List skills that are relevant to your next position. For each skill, you will need a proof statement in the form of an accomplishment stated in the... View Details
    • 19 May 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations

    social networks in the form of school ties—bonds formed based on attendance at a common educational institution—helped equity analysts outperform on stock recommendations when the analysts enjoyed an educational link with a company's View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
    • 11 Apr 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Managers and Market Capitalism

    Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson & Karthik Ramanna
    • March 2014
    • Case

    Babcock International Plc

    By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
    In 2013, Babcock International Plc (Babcock) was the largest engineering services provider in the UK with sales of over £3 billion. Under the leadership of CEO Peter Rogers, Babcock had grown revenues and profits nearly tenfold over the previous decade as it benefited... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Change; Strategy And Leadership; Diversification; United Kingdom; Military; Nuclear Power; Nuclear; Engineering And Construction; Conglomerates; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; United Kingdom
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    • 06 Dec 2016
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    December 6, 2016

    characteristics (competence, ambition) and is scarce and in demand on the job market. This research uncovers an alternative kind of conspicuous consumption that operates by shifting the focus from the preciousness and scarcity of goods to... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 01 May 2014
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Revisiting the Classical View of Benefit-Based Taxation

    Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl
    • 19 Jun 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

    self-managed microenterprises. Platforms were Haier’s business platforms operating in five major sectors: white goods transformation, investment and incubation, financial holdings, real estate, and cultural industry. Platform owners... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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    Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

    2024 The Parlor Room Anthony Mayo on What Makes an Effective Leader Chris Linnane Harvard Business School Professor Anthony Mayo joins host Chris Linnane to explore what distinguishes good leaders from great ones, emphasizing how... View Details
    • 11 Oct 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts

    demands of being a public firm: for instance, financial reporting, investor relations, and strategic planning." Private equity groups, meanwhile, demand that their portfolio companies have good systems... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Financial Services