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- June 2021
- Article
Symmetric Ignorance: The Cost of Anonymous Lemons
By: Amar Bhidé
Rules that restrict information required in negotiated private transactions have spurred a vast increase in the scope of anonymous financial markets, particularly in the United States. The subtle costs of the information‐restricting rules raise questions about the... View Details
Keywords: Information Asymmetry; Liquidity; Regulation; Securities Markets; Securitization; Information; Financial Liquidity; Financial Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar. "Symmetric Ignorance: The Cost of Anonymous Lemons." European Financial Management 27, no. 3 (June 2021): 414–425.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Detecting Anomalous Patterns of Care Using Health Insurance Claims
By: Sriram Somanchi, Edward McFowland III and Daniel B. Neill
- October 1983 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
Information Resources, Inc. (B)
The company's plans are revealed. A stock offering has produced $20 million to be used for development. View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering
Clarke, Darral G. "Information Resources, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 584-044, October 1983. (Revised July 1984.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
On the Increasing Centralization of US Money and Credit
By: Amar Bhidé
My current work on the debt market liquidity (Bhidé 2015) and antecedent book (Bhidé 2010) critiques the de facto centralization of credit extension in the U.S. This essay examines how the increased centralization of credit maps into a decline in the decentralized... View Details
Bhidé, Amar. "On the Increasing Centralization of US Money and Credit." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-022, June 2015.
- October 1996
- Article
The Use of Covenants: An Empirical Analysis of Venture Partnership Agreements
By: Paul A. Gompers and J. Lerner
Gompers, Paul A., and J. Lerner. "The Use of Covenants: An Empirical Analysis of Venture Partnership Agreements." Journal of Law & Economics 39, no. 2 (October 1996): 463–498. (Condensed version reprinted in Investment Policy 1 (September/October 1997): 122-130.)
- May 2009
- Article
Asymmetric Information Effects on Loan Spreads
The paper estimates the cost arising from information asymmetry between the lead bank and members of the lending syndicate. In a lending syndicate, the lead bank retains only a fraction of the loan but acts as the intermediary between the borrower and the syndicate... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates; Capital; Investment Portfolio; Credit; Diversification; Risk and Uncertainty
Ivashina, Victoria. "Asymmetric Information Effects on Loan Spreads." Journal of Financial Economics 92, no. 2 (May 2009): 300–319.
- 07 Feb 2024
2+2 Program Information Session
Calling all college students! This virtual information session, hosted by a member of the MBA Admissions Team, will outline the enriching journey of the HBS MBA program, the... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Platform Competition under Asymmetric Information
- June 2023
- Article
The Effect of Firms' Information Exposure on Safeguarding Employee Health: Evidence from COVID-19
By: Lisa Yao Liu and Shirley Lu
We show that information exposure through international business networks enables firms to take proactive measures that benefit employees and potentially the local community. Specifically, in the early days of COVID-19, firms that have business networks with China and... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Networks; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Health Pandemics; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Liu, Lisa Yao, and Shirley Lu. "The Effect of Firms' Information Exposure on Safeguarding Employee Health: Evidence from COVID-19." Journal of Accounting Research 61, no. 3 (June 2023): 891–933.
- February 1975 (Revised November 1986)
- Background Note
Note on the Use of Experience Curves in Competitive Decision Making
Describes the experience curve concept, details of its application, uses in competitive analysis, and a number of caveats and limitations. View Details
Keywords: Decision Making
Hammond, John S. "Note on the Use of Experience Curves in Competitive Decision Making." Harvard Business School Background Note 175-174, February 1975. (Revised November 1986.)
- 03 Aug 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Tax Policy and the Efficiency of US Direct Investment Abroad
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
Most managers think the legal department is that office down the hall where they go to keep out of trouble or write a binding patent agreement. And that's shortsighted, says Harvard Business School professor Constance Bagley. A company... View Details
- 2015
- Chapter
Innovating without Information Constraints: Organization, Communities, and Innovation when Information Costs Approach Zero
By: Elizabeth J. Altman, Frank Nagle and Michael Tushman
Innovation has traditionally taken place within an organization's boundaries and/or with selected partners. This Chandlerian approach to innovation has been rooted in transaction costs, organizational boundaries, and information processing challenges associated with... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Cost; Innovation and Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention
Altman, Elizabeth J., Frank Nagle, and Michael Tushman. "Innovating without Information Constraints: Organization, Communities, and Innovation when Information Costs Approach Zero." In The Oxford Handbook of Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, edited by Christina E. Shalley, Michael A. Hitt, and Jing Zhou, 353–379. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- February 2005 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Tots R Us
By: Thomas D. Fields and Susan L. Kulp
Presents an overview of many issues associated with cost accounting and control. View Details
Fields, Thomas D., and Susan L. Kulp. "Tots R Us." Harvard Business School Case 105-004, February 2005. (Revised March 2005.)
- Web
Contact Us - Alumni
Help Contact Us 12ms Alumni Records Access to HBS account including help with username, password, two-step verification (Duo), logging into email, or compromised accounts. Contact: 617.384.5977 (option 1) or by email at... View Details
- March 1988 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Donna B. Stoddard
Applegate, Lynda M., and Donna B. Stoddard. "Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (A)." Harvard Business School Case 188-113, March 1988. (Revised September 1995.)
- February 2011
- Article
Understanding Analysts’ Use and Under-use of Stock Returns and Other Analysts’ Forecasts when Forecasting Earnings
By: Michael B. Clement, Jeffrey Hales and Yanfeng Xue
We investigate analysts' use of stock returns and other analysts' forecast revisions in revising their own forecasts after an earnings announcement. We find that analysts respond more strongly to these signals when the signals are more informative about future earnings... View Details
Keywords: Learning; Forecasting and Prediction; Performance Evaluation; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Financial Services Industry
Clement, Michael B., Jeffrey Hales, and Yanfeng Xue. "Understanding Analysts’ Use and Under-use of Stock Returns and Other Analysts’ Forecasts when Forecasting Earnings." Journal of Accounting & Economics 51, nos. 1-2 (February 2011): 279–299.
- Web
2.19 Use of Course Work & Materials | MBA
2.19 Use of Course Work & Materials 2.0 Academic Information and Policies HBS has specific rules that govern the ways in which students may share their knowledge and work... View Details
- June 2025
- Article
Passive Ownership and Price Informativeness
By: Marco Sammon
I show that passive ownership negatively affects the degree to which stock prices anticipate earnings announcements. Estimates across several research designs imply that the rise in passive ownership over the last 30 years has caused the amount of information... View Details
Keywords: Passive Ownership; ETFs; Market Efficiency; Price; Investment Funds; Stocks; Communication
Sammon, Marco. "Passive Ownership and Price Informativeness." Management Science 71, no. 6 (June 2025): 4582–4598.
- July 1990 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (B)
Applegate, Lynda M. "Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (B)." Harvard Business School Case 191-024, July 1990. (Revised October 1995.)