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- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
institutional client. Q: Your research uncovered that most academic research in the past has benchmarked "affiliated" analysts—or those covering a company that is an existing client—and "unaffiliated" analysts against... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
writing in one of three lanes: the measures of a just political economy; the role of firms; and the roles of institutions and governments. The result is a wholly original and urgent new benchmark for the next stage of our democracy.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
2002) to research and fight Parkinson’s, which afflicts some 5 million people worldwide, including 1 million Americans. Not only is the MJFF acknowledged to be the driving force behind Parkinson’s-related R&D, it is a benchmark... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
Spring, and years of weak oil prices. Leveraging deep local knowledge, strong relations in the region, and a “PE investment approach in public equity markets,” Ajeej had outperformed its benchmark regional stock indices and attracted... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
investors. We find that solo investments by institutions outperform co-investments and a wide range of benchmarks for traditional private equity partnership investments. The outperformance is driven by deals where informational problems... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
are talking with women friends. You have to think strategically about your social network. McGinn: Part of looking at benchmarks is recognizing that both men and women have socio-emotional support networks. It just happens that men's... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
covered in Parts 2 and 3 to specific, challenging boardroom conversations: for example, giving critical feedback to the CEO or handling a difficult media conversation. Delivering Alpha: Lessons from 30 Years of Outperforming Investment View Details
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
capital were high compared to benchmark investments, at least in the early years of the nineteenth century. The whaling industry was one of the earliest to grapple with complex issues in relation to the provision of high-risk investment... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
neighborhood-based health plan for the city of Charlestown, and I became involved in building a system of benchmarks for the various services that were being offered—everything from dental care to drug and alcohol abuse counseling. I... View Details
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
important for innovation: they produce specialized inputs, have more downstream links with other industries, and benefit especially from co-locating with their customers creating externalities. Using the 2002 Benchmark Input-Output... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
leverage and financial fragility for emerging market firms following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Corporate debt vulnerability indicators during the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) attributed to corporate financial roots provide a View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
the increasingly competitive and cutthroat context in the third phase of the industry's evolution. Founded 10 years before deregulation, Southwest's tightly integrated and aligned operational model established a new benchmark for success... View Details
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
default. Over the two years preceding default, we find that ratings grow increasingly pessimistic relative to a standard benchmark rating model prediction, while optimism remains for similar firms that do not default. Further, we find... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
seven large institutions. These direct investments perform better than public market indices, especially buyout investments and those made in the 1990s. Outperformance by the direct investments, however, relative to the corresponding private equity fund View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
under-provision of innovation. Firms have clear incentives to engage in strategic behavior because policymakers use market outcomes as a benchmark in designing regulation. This study examines a unique energy efficiency standard for... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
(the “supply chain economy”) in national performance. Using the 2002 Benchmark Input-Output Accounts, we introduce a new industry categorization that separates supply chain (SC) industries (i.e., those that sell their goods and services... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
from shareholders than directors in a benchmark sample. They are also more likely than other independent directors to leave sued firms. Overall, shareholders use litigation along with director elections and director retention to hold some... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
Performance Goals and Incentives This module explains how managers use performance goals and incentives to ensure that employee actions align with the strategy of the organization. We demonstrate how to use goals to communicate business strategy, the importance of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
institution’s patient portal. Conclusions. As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States and around the world, a value-based approach with explicit, transparently reported patient outcomes will not only create opportunities for performance improvement but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
long-standing benchmarking problems in finance. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2171497 Stepping Stone, Stopping Point, or Slippery Slope? Negotiating the Next Iran Deal By: Sebenius, James K. Abstract—The November 2013... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne