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- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
affiliations vary with the degree to which exposure drafts issued during their terms are perceived as decreasing accounting "reliability" and increasing accounting "relevance." Among other results, we find that members' and commissioners' length of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
nonprofit—foundations, governments, donors—are usually different from the people benefiting from the work of the nonprofit. There are some exceptions in situations where fees are paid for services. But generally speaking a nonprofit CEO or View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
investors and business leaders, and very few were interested in “green” activities or even environmental, social, and governance initiatives on their own merits, since in many cases, they don’t lead to incremental revenue increases or... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
Allocation Theory By: Bower, Joseph L. Abstract—This article considers the process of resource allocation, whereby an organization determines how best to apportion its factors of production between the various productive activities in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
HBS Center Focuses on Europe
the head office, often the CEO. However, once the CEO or chairman is on board with the project, the case writing process flows very smoothly. The approval process may require a substantial amount of effort and calendar time up-front, but... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
could not afford them. The executives were far from naive, however, about how tough it can be to create the corporate conditions that also foster social good. When a CEO tries to extend the company mission beyond short-term quarterly earnings, resistance from View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
associated with a 0.5% increase in housing prices. Moreover, Yelp measures of local business activity provide leading indicators for housing price changes and help to forecast which neighborhoods are gentrifying. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
high-beta and high-volatility stocks have long underperformed low-beta and low-volatility stocks. This anomaly may be partly explained by the fact that the typical institutional investor's mandate to beat a fixed benchmark discourages arbitrage View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
the firm to shift from a "product and waste" mentality to a "product and product" mentality, and thereby actively manage the quantities of both products to maximize profit. Conditions in the two markets determine... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609056 Odyssey Healthcare Harvard Business School Case 809-052 In January 2001, Dick Burnham, CEO of Odyssey Healthcare, and Odyssey's Board of Directors... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
rebalancing in the financial portfolio of participants. These patterns conceal strong household-level evidence of active rebalancing, which on average offsets about one half of idiosyncratic passive variations in the risky asset share.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
time, but somehow the cost of keeping them on board has been justified. The existence of an analyst who provides research on a particular company is attractive on several grounds. The primary source of revenue that is arguably related to... View Details
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
strategic guidelines to shape strategies at lower levels of the organization. Board and shareholder alignment: The corporation's board of directors reviews, approves, and monitors the corporate strategy.... View Details
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
interests behind their investments. Many SWFs also lacked disclosure or transparency regarding their activities or investment goals. Countries such as the United States felt that some kind of international regulation had to be imposed,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
Publications August 2013 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Delaware's Choice By: Subramanian, Guhan Abstract—This article first documents the shift to annual elections of all directors at most U.S. corporations and argues that the alternative of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
institute laws regarding the minimum percentage of women on a company's board, while research suggests that women enter executive positions earlier and work harder than male counterparts. Other topics include a discussion of a female director's strengths in fields like... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
held online retailer of shoes, clothing, and other soft-line retail categories, learned that Amazon.com, a $19 billion multinational online retailer, had won its Board of Directors' approval to offer to merge the two companies. Amazon had... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
positions. To enable such assessments, firms must become as transparent about their corporate political responsibility (CPR) as their corporate social responsibility (CSR). For their part, rating systems must demand such information from firms and include evaluations... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53786 forthcoming Strategic Management Journal Scope versus Speed: Team Diversity, Leader Experience, and Patenting Outcomes for Firms By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Martine R. Haas Abstract—How does the organization of... View Details
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
disappointed in the performance of the company. You think the technology is solid but the management team, and particularly the CEO, isn't very strong. The board has begun to take a more active role, the... View Details