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  • 13 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 13, 2007

A. Desai, and C. Fritz Foley Abstract This paper examines how costly financial contracting and weak investor protection influence the cross-border operational, financing and investment decisions of firms. We develop a model in which... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008

Vayanos Abstract We examine empirically how the maturity structure of government debt affects bond yields and excess returns. Our analysis is based on a theoretical model of preferred habitat in which clienteles with strong preferences... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Non-competes Push Talent Away

for instance, a judge in California is not obligated to enforce the contract because it conflicts with California state law. "There's a saying out in California: You never stop hiring someone," says Marx (MBA '05, DBA '09), now an... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology
  • 22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016

in 2012. However, doing business in emerging markets remains subject to a high degree of "policy risk," namely the risk that a government will discriminatorily change the laws, regulations, or View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 2

of the Contract: How Contract Structure Shapes Inter-Firm Dispute Resolution Authors:Fabrice Lumineau and Deepak Malhotra Publication:Strategic Management Journal (in press) Abstract This paper investigates how View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 8, 2010

adult decision maker. Finally, we list a set of open questions that could be profitably addressed by future research. Social Preferences and Strategic Uncertainty: An Experiment on Markets and Contracts Authors:Marco Piovesan, Antonio... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016

the Foxwoods story. The true story is one of strategic negotiation and the leveraging of tribal sovereignty into economic opportunity. Using a close analysis of the Foxwoods-Connecticut negotiations as a point of departure, this chapter also discusses the sovereign... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Sep 2016
  • Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

working conditions occur in the United States or Europe, usually there is a cry for more regulatory enforcement—along with an ensuing debate about how much government is enough (or too much). When such incidents happen overseas, however,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 12 Oct 1999
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Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation

framing an approach attractively, and generally being persuasive. In addition, it can include deciding who should make an opening offer and when, how high or low it should be, and the dynamics of successive counteroffers. The second dimension, drawing on trade and... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
  • 31 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

democracy as well as its resilience over time. The book adapts the case method to revitalize conversations about governance and democracy and show how the United States has often thrived on political conflict. Each of the book’s nineteen... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29

business units and improving their leadership skills. The CDC has adopted an innovative pricing structure. Rather than charging direct fees for these consulting services, it proposed to the client that it contract with the firm for five... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 10

prices of used ships to fall by as much as 80%. As ship prices (values?) fell, ship owners began to default on loans and new purchase contracts while banks holding loans secured by ships faced the possibility of increasing defaults... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Dec 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Deconstructing the Price Tag

cost transparency caveats for retailers. A firm may not want to share production costs if the cost structure provides a competitive advantage. In addition, contracts with suppliers may prevent making certain information public. And it... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail
  • 06 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 6, 2007

inventors. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-042.pdf Electronic Hierarchies and Electronic Heterarchies: Relationship-Specific Assets and the Governance of Interfirm IT Authors:Andrew McAfee, Marco Bettiol, and Maria... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Dec 2015
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What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training

Many Zambian girls face major challenges early in life. They drop out of eighth and ninth grade at three times the rate of their male counterparts and contract HIV twice as often. Many will die due to complications associated with... View Details
Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn
  • 27 Apr 2009
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Building Businesses in Turbulent Times

Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global financial crisis provides a mandate for restructuring. But survival is not the end goal, says Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 19 Apr 2016
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April 19, 2016

link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50837 Covenant-Light Contracts and Creditor Coordination By: Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—In 2015, 70% of newly issued leveraged loans had weaker enforcement features,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2008
  • Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

reserve prices or other details of its dealings with advertisers. Furthermore, Google does not generally disclose the terms of its contracts with publishers. Due to Google's opacity, advertisers, publishers, and the public face... View Details
Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing
  • 09 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices

The widespread use of pricing algorithms is reshaping the nature of competition in online markets and potentially driving up the prices of retail goods, according to recent research. These automated, price-adjusting software programs may also be catching the eye of... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail
  • 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

  Working PapersDon't Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad (revised) Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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