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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
How to Write a Great Business Plan
Every seasoned investor knows that detailed financial projections for a new company are an act of imagination. Nevertheless, most business plans pour far too much ink on the numbers—and far too little on the information that really... View Details
Keywords: Re: William A. Sahlman
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
that are thoughtfully resourced and leave a smaller environmental footprint. Investors are paying attention, too, with impact investing hitting $60 billion in 2015. Attention to the negative impacts of work on health is also on the rise.... View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
acquisition, offer branding guidelines, and explain how a choir of angel investors often will sing different parts. Publisher's link: http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Startups-Best-Blog-Posts/dp/1449367879 2006 Journal of Economic Behavior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 23, 2016
February 2016 Review of Financial Studies Industry Window Dressing By: Chen, Huaizhi, Lauren Cohen, and Dong Lou Abstract— We explore a new mechanism by which investors take correlated shortcuts and present evidence that managers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
author's connection to the media outlet is related to the outcome of the review decision. When a book's author also writes for a media outlet, that outlet is 25% more likely to review the book relative to other media outlets, and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
include as legitimate entries on balance sheets (other than as grossly misnamed ‘goodwill’).” We all know what happened. The promise of significantly greater productivity and growth through technology was not realized. Market-to-book value ratios of tech companies fell... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2409251 Integrated Reporting and Investor Clientele By: Serafeim, George Abstract—In this paper, I examine the relation between Integrated Reporting (IR) and the composition of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20
major investment bank to investigate factors associated with analysts' annual compensation. We find compensation to be positively related to "All-Star" recognition, investment-banking contributions, the size of analysts'... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything
The world is. on. fire. The Earth is burning. We only have a little time to arrest climate change, and if we fail to do so the consequences will be both dire and irreversible. We have the technology and the resources to fix things, if we want to. We even have a... View Details
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
transfer of wealth from public investors to the hands of business leaders, corporate insiders, and financial intermediaries." Headlines remind us of very large payouts to CEOs, regardless of their performance. (In fact, it could be... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 29 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.
political parties, but sometimes even with the entire system and democracy generally.” You Might Also Like: Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals? As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 12 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Break the Rules of How Business is Done
it’s the best way to do business and it certainly won’t set you apart from your competitors. Many entrepreneurs are getting advice from old-school investors and advisors who saw it done a certain way that worked in their day, but that... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 14 Dec 2010
- Op-Ed
Tax US Companies to Spur Spending
measures relating to government spending, would stem from decentralized actors responding to private information and incentives. Consider the potential effects of a temporary 2 percent tax on corporations' "excess" cash... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
Angel Investor with an Agenda Authors:Regina E. Herzlinger and Beatriz Muñoz-Seca Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 3 (March 2011) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
returns are more positive for acquisitions in which both the target and the acquirer are financed by the same venture capital firm. Similarly, we find that having a common investor increases both the likelihood that a transaction will be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
investors provide a little funding and limited governance to an increased number of startups that they are more likely to abandon, but where initial experiments significantly inform beliefs about the future potential of the venture. This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
option that is often more convenient than a traditional taxicab service—not to mention less expensive. With these benefits, consumers and investors are also tempted to give these companies a pass for accusations that they cut corners on... View Details
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
enthusiastic). As predicted, those who prepared for the job interview with high- (vs. low-) power poses performed better and were more likely to be chosen for hire; this relation was mediated by nonverbal presence, but not by verbal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 19, 2006
Publication:Oxford University Press, 2007 Abstract With real case stories Wells and Ahmed bring to life both the hopes for and the failures of international guarantees of property rights for investors in the developing world. Their cases... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
apples, the industry as a whole doesn’t seem to keep them accountable. Resources for investors If consumers are concerned about the integrity of their advisor, Egan recommends that they look them up on BrokerCheck, a free, publicly... View Details