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  • 24 Sep 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?

discovered that this compulsory secrecy program was in place during the war, and after the war it transitioned to a peacetime policy that persists to this day,” Gross says. “Everybody in the system benefits from being able to access View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 08 Oct 2010
  • What Do You Think?

Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?

effect the information will support and raise current levels." Guy Higgins commented, "Recall that CEO compensation began to balloon only when the CEOs could see each other's comp packages and began thinking, 'I'm better than... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 03 Dec 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

(in the absence of action) that do not penalize individuals, limiting choices to those that are more comprehensible, taxing detrimental choices, and providing full disclosure to better inform... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 06 Feb 2006
  • What Do You Think?

Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?

practice of providing detailed information about the company's "quarterly standings, stock prices, new acquisitions, etc.," concludes that "anyone who has stock or investments in a public company should be privileged to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services
  • 26 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 26

this earlier setting, we find cross-sectional evidence of improved earnings quality when auditors provide NAS, especially those related to information services. This is consistent with better audit quality from knowledge spillovers due to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Advertising Disclosures: Measuring Labeling Alternatives in Internet Search Engines

By: Benjamin Edelman and Duncan S. Gilchrist
In an online experiment, we measure users' interactions with search engines, both in standard configurations and in modified versions with clearer labels identifying search engine advertisements. In particular, for a random subset of users, we change "Sponsored links"... View Details
Keywords: Online Advertising; Interactive Communication; Corporate Disclosure; Labels; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Internet; Search Technology
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  • 03 Sep 2020
  • Op-Ed

Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

Employers, insurers, taxpayers, and individual consumers pay widely varying prices for treatments, medical technology, and for digital information of fluctuating quality. One patient may receive a small charge for a treatment, while... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger; Health
  • 16 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 16

networks of personal relationships: 1) Change agents who were central in the organization's informal network had a clear advantage, regardless of their position in the formal hierarchy. 2) People who bridged disconnected groups or... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • Fast Answer

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  • 23 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

George Serafeim Abstract—We examine if, and under what conditions, disclosure of sustainability information identified as investor relevant by market-driven innovations in accounting standard setting is... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 11 Dec 2007
  • First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

ridiculed Babson's forecasting methods, which were informed by his belief, based on his reading of Isaac Newton, that economic "actions and reactions" (or depressions and expansions) would always be equal. But Babson was able to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Financial Aid | MBA

Graduation Loan forgiveness, repayment assistance, and support programs that subsidize competitive salaries in careers where starting salaries are lower than those of typical MBAs. Data & Disclosure Cost of Attendance Need-Based MBA... View Details
  • 12 Dec 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53593 Material Sustainability Information and Stock Price Informativeness By: Grewal, Jody, Clarissa Hauptmann, and George Serafeim Abstract—As part of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Jun 2007
  • Op-Ed

Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

treatment of corporate income appears to make the United States somewhat anomalous by international standards. By itself, this international experience is informative but hardly decisive as the United States may choose quite different... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai
  • 07 Apr 2011
  • What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

for just other private organizations, but for public entities all over the world. Clearly, the community of interest (and self-interest) extended far beyond Lehman Brothers and the US Government. Now we have the issue of who should control View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities
  • 02 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 2

the effect of mandatory sustainability reporting on corporate disclosure practices. Specifically, we examine regulations mandating the disclosure of environmental, social, and governance View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Dec 2019
  • News

The 19 Musts of 2019

deconstructs music hits. (The Fleetwood Mac one was so inspired.)” —Roben Farzad (MBA 2005), host of Full Disclosure on NPR member station VPM and author of Hotel Scarface (2017) MUST LISTEN Revisionist History “If you aren’t listening to... View Details
Keywords: podcast; Arts, Entertainment
  • 05 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 5

disclosure levels for consumer information and consumers observe both before deciding which firm to patronize and how much information to provide it with. The provision and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2024 (Revised March 2025)
  • Supplement

Wemade: (Re)Establishing Trust in Blockchain Games (B)

By: Jung Koo Kang, Charles C.Y. Wang, David Allen and Kwangmoon So
This supplement reviews Wemade's efforts to rebuild confidence in its business after its WEMIX coin was delisted from the major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges on December 8, 2022. It outlines Wemade's strategy of transparency, which included partnerships with... View Details
Keywords: Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Crypto Economy; Accounting; Financial Reporting; Revenue Recognition; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Corporate Disclosure; Information Technology; Financial Markets; Governance; Accounting Industry; Video Game Industry; South Korea
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  • 25 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 25

factors associated with suppliers being especially willing to share this information with buyers, focusing on attributes of the buyers seeking this information and of the suppliers being asked to provide it.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne