Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (1,026) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (1,026) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 17 of 1,026 Results →
  • 05 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

Marijk C. van der Wende Abstract— Recent geopolitical events, such as Brexit and the retreat from multilateral trade and cooperation by the USA, have created waves of uncertainty, especially in the field of higher education, regarding... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • April 2023
  • Article

Are Intermediary Constraints Priced?

By: Wenxin Du, Benjamin Hebert and Amy Wang Huber
Violations of no-arbitrage conditions measure the shadow cost of intermediary constraints. Intermediary asset pricing and intertemporal hedging together imply that the risk of these constraints tightening is priced. We describe a “forward CIP trading strategy” that... View Details
Keywords: Asset Pricing; Investment Return; Risk and Uncertainty; International Finance
Related
  • 24 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 24, 2009

effects of v4 scarcity, while obtaining price discovery and allocative efficiency benefits of market transactions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-091.pdf Why Do Countries Adopt International Financial Reporting... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • January 1990 (Revised March 1994)
  • Case

Royal Ahold NV

By: Richard F. Meyer
Contains a general description of a large international retailer. Focus is on the major financial risks facing the company: exchange rate risk and commodity price risk. This case is an introduction to financial risk management. It poses some of the major problem areas. View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Futures and Commodity Futures; Trade; Distribution; Financial Services Industry
Related
  • 05 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

this tribute to the 2007 recipient of the Jeffrey Z. Rubin Theory‐To‐Practice Award from the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), we celebrate Linda Babcock's contributions to diverse lines of research, her tireless... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • Research Summary

Non-Financial Incentives

My research shows how firms combine many facets of internal governance to motivate managers. A perspective that underlies much of my research is that managers are not motivated by financial rewards alone: “it’s not just about the... View Details

  • Web

Business Economics - Doctoral

of Advanced International Studies Advisors: Pol Antras , Edward Glaeser , and Gabriel Kriendler Francesca Bastianello, 2022 The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business Advisors: John Campbell , Andrei Shleifer , Jeremy Stein , and... View Details
  • 2025
  • Working Paper

Tax Planning, Illiquidity, and Credit Risks: Evidence from DeFi Lending

By: Lisa De Simone, Peiyi Jin and Daniel Rabetti
This study establishes a plausible causal link between tax-planning-induced illiquidity and credit risks in lending markets. Exploiting an exogenous tax shock imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on cryptocurrency gains, along with millions of transactions in... View Details
Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Taxation; Financial Liquidity; Credit; Financing and Loans; Financial Markets
Related
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting A Stop to the Earnings Game

By: Joseph Fuller and Michael C. Jensen

Putting an end to the "earnings game" requires that CEOs reclaim the initiative by avoiding earnings guidance and managing expectations in such a way that their stocks trade reasonably close to their intrinsic value. In place of earnings forecasts, management should... View Details

Keywords: Stocks; Performance Expectations; Goals and Objectives; Risk and Uncertainty; Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Risk Management; Budgets and Budgeting; Earnings Management; Value; Projects
Related
  • 26 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 26

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811040-PDF-ENG Deferred Tax Assets in Basel III: Lessons from Japan David F. Hawkins, Karthik Ramanna, Nobuo Sato, and Mayuka YamazakiHarvard Business School Case 111-076 In a controversial decision, the Bank for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2006
  • Article

The End of Nationality? Global Firms and 'Borderless Worlds'

By: G. Jones
This article provides a historical perspective to current debates whether large global firms are becoming "stateless" and whether this is a historically new phenomenon. It shows that a great deal of international business in the nineteenth century was not easily fitted... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Trade; Ownership; International Finance; Economic Systems; International Accounting; Globalized Economies and Regions; Geographic Location; Nationality; Boundaries; Global Strategy
Related
  • 21 Sep 2016
  • Blog Post

Meet the Global Business Club

cultural IQ for international female executives, international trade policy, etc. We will also have faculty and student “Think and Drink” sessions focused on the BRINCS... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 2015
  • Report

Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region

By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Region, covering eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces located around the lakes and waterways that have given this region its name, is what economic developers call a 'macro region'. It is an area of intensive economic interaction... View Details
Keywords: Clusters; Regional Policy; Great Lakes; Economic Development; Industry Clusters; Economy; Canada; United States
Related
  • September 2023
  • Teaching Note

Esquel Group

By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 307-076 and 322-058. These cases focus on the experience of China's largest shirt manufacturer, Esquel Group, and how it manages various aspects of government relations in China and abroad. The A case identifies a wide variety of social... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Trade; Globalized Markets and Industries; Fashion Industry; China
Related
  • 17 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

worried about the ascendance of China, while firms in Taiwan and Hong Kong have reaped enormous benefits from Chinese economic expansion, according to Huang. He presented his new research proposal to an audience of faculty and doctoral students at an HBS View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 2018
  • Working Paper

UK Competitiveness after Brexit

By: Michael E. Porter
On June 23rd, 2016 52% of UK voters opted to put their country on the path to leave the European Union by March 29, 2019. This result was a surprise to many, and went against the advice of the vast majority of economic experts and business leaders. Two years later, and... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; International Relations; Trade; Economy; Strategy; United Kingdom
Related
  • 02 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • June 1993 (Revised September 1993)
  • Case

Retail in Mexico 1993

By: David B. Yoffie and Charles McHugh LaFollette
In the wake of NAFTA, U.S. retail firms begin to see Mexico as an attractive market for international expansion. This case examines the structure of Mexico's volume retail (grocery, discount, warehouse club, hypermarket) industry, the joint ventures between U.S. and... View Details
Keywords: Expansion; Global Strategy; Joint Ventures; Industry Structures; Trade; Retail Industry; United States; Mexico
Related

    Rajiv Lal

    Rajiv Lal, is the Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing at Harvard Business School. He is currently teaching an elective MBA course on the Business of Smart Connected Products/IOT. He has been responsible for the retailing curriculum and has served as the course... View Details

    • 19 Aug 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Globalization of Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Accountability or Greenwashing?

    Keywords: by Christopher Marquis & Michael W. Toffel