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- Chapter
Firm and Market Interfaces of Profit Center Control
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Harrison C. White
- 07 Nov 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Causes and Consequences of Linguistic Complexity in Non-US Firm Conference Calls
- October 2021 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
The Big Blue: Starting a Real Estate Firm
By: Boris Vallee and Nikodem Szumilo
Vallee, Boris, and Nikodem Szumilo. "The Big Blue: Starting a Real Estate Firm." Harvard Business School Case 222-036, October 2021. (Revised April 2022.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
Linguistic Complexity in Firm Disclosures: Obfuscation or Information?
By: Brian J. Bushee, Ian D. Gow and Daniel Taylor
Prior research argues that the linguistic complexity of a firm’s disclosures reflects managerial obfuscation. However, complex language can be used either to obfuscate or to convey information, with the effect likely depending on the incentives of the source. We... View Details
- March–April 2013
- Article
Expected Firm Altruism, Quality Provision, and Brand Extensions
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
A setting is considered where consumers keep track of the extent to which brands care about them, which is modeled as altruism of brands towards their target consumers. Consumers who purchase an experience good of high quality reasonably deduce that the supplier of... View Details
Rotemberg, Julio J. "Expected Firm Altruism, Quality Provision, and Brand Extensions." Marketing Science 32, no. 2 (March–April 2013): 325–341.
- September 13, 2010
- Editorial
Basel Needs a Firm Hand and Fewer Delays
By: David Scharfstein and Jeremy Stein
Scharfstein, David, and Jeremy Stein. "Basel Needs a Firm Hand and Fewer Delays ." Financial Times (September 13, 2010).
- April 2006
- Article
Which Types of Analyst Firms Are More Optimistic?
By: Amanda Paige Cowen, Boris Groysberg and Paul Healy
Keywords: Business Ventures
Cowen, Amanda Paige, Boris Groysberg, and Paul Healy. "Which Types of Analyst Firms Are More Optimistic?" Journal of Accounting & Economics 41, nos. 1-2 (April 2006): 119–146. (Winner of Emerald Management Reviews. Citation of Excellence.)
- 1994
- Working Paper
Industrial Governance and the Strategic Management of Firms
- February 1980
- Case
Profiles of Selected U.S. Securities Firms in 1979
Porter, Michael E. "Profiles of Selected U.S. Securities Firms in 1979." Harvard Business School Case 380-140, February 1980.
- August, 2024
- Article
Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational Contracts Inside the Firm
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Jean-François Gauthier, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
We study relational contracts among managers using a unique dataset that tracks transfers of workers across teams in Indian ready-made garment factories. We focus on how relational contracts help managers cope with worker absenteeism shocks, which are frequent, often... View Details
Keywords: Implicit Contracts; Productivity; Misallocation; Absenteeism; Supervisors; Readymade Garments; Performance Productivity; Employees; Relationships; Fashion Industry; India
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Jean-François Gauthier, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo. "Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational Contracts Inside the Firm." Journal of the European Economic Association 22, no. 4 (August, 2024): 1628–1677.
- April 10, 2017
- Article
The Different Approaches Firms Use to Set Strategy
By: Kimberly Teti, Mu-Jeung Yang, Nicholas Bloom, Jan Rivkin and Raffaella Sadun
Many senior executives struggle to describe how they make strategic decisions. That’s a serious problem since the process for making strategic decisions can shape the strategy itself. To understand better how companies really make strategic choices, we interviewed 92... View Details
Teti, Kimberly, Mu-Jeung Yang, Nicholas Bloom, Jan Rivkin, and Raffaella Sadun. "The Different Approaches Firms Use to Set Strategy." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 10, 2017).
- Article
The Drivers of Early Internationalization of the Firm
By: Antonella Zucchella, G. Palamara and Stefano Denicolai
Zucchella, Antonella, G. Palamara, and Stefano Denicolai. "The Drivers of Early Internationalization of the Firm." Special Issue on The Early and Rapid Internationalization of the Firm. Journal of World Business 42, no. 3 (September 2007): 268–280.
- July 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Supplement
One Firm One Future at Davis Langdon (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Kaitlyn A. Simpson
Eccles, Robert G., and Kaitlyn A. Simpson. "One Firm One Future at Davis Langdon (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-007, July 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- April 2000 (Revised October 2002)
- Background Note
Career Strategies and Tactics in Professional Service Firms
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Scot H. Landry
Presents suggestions for ensuring a good start in a professional services career. View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Performance Expectations; Performance Effectiveness; Customization and Personalization; Practice; Valuation; Performance Evaluation; Business Startups; Competency and Skills; Learning; Talent and Talent Management; Management Skills; Consulting Industry
Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "Career Strategies and Tactics in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-375, April 2000. (Revised October 2002.)
- 2016
- Chapter
Ignore, Avoid, Abandon, and Embrace: What Drives Firm Responses to Environmental Regulation?
By: David F. Drake and Robin L. Just
A regulator's ability to incentivize environmental improvement among firms is vital in achieving long-term sustainability. However, firms can and do respond to environmental regulation in a variety of ways: complying with its intent; avoiding the regulation by... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Environmental Operations; Regulation; Cost vs Benefits; For-Profit Firms; Operations; Environmental Sustainability
Drake, David F., and Robin L. Just. "Ignore, Avoid, Abandon, and Embrace: What Drives Firm Responses to Environmental Regulation?" In Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains, edited by Atalay Atasu. New York: Springer, 2016.
- 30 Aug 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Consumers Punish Firms that Cut Employee Pay in Response to COVID-19
- 26 Jul 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Accountability of Independent Directors-Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation
Keywords: by Francois Brochet & Suraj Srinivasan
- Research Summary
The Real Effects of Capital Controls: Financial Constraints, Exporters, and Firm Investment
By: Laura Alfaro
In aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008–2009, emerging-market governments have increasingly restricted foreign capital inflows. The data show a statistically significant drop in cumulative abnormal returns for Brazilian firms following capital control... View Details
- Research Summary
India Transformed? Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005 (with Anusha Chari)
By: Laura Alfaro
Using firm-level data this paper analyzes, the transformation of India’s economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
- 2008
- Working Paper
The Strength of Peripheral Ties: Maintaining Status When Firms Lose Resources
By: Mikolaj J. Piskorski and Bharat N. Anand
This paper examines conditions under which high-status firms can retain their positions, even if they lose resources. Firms are considered high status when they obtain ties from other high-status firms. Among high-status firms, we distinguish between those that also... View Details