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- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
the repo market be one of them? How can we set these markets so we don't have recurring panics? Finally, there's no question that there is one glaring omission in the legislation. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae don't show up. There are several cures available for what ails... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
entered the market, offering variants of the breakthrough hull. Now, the consensus is that there isn't much more to be done with hull designs—the design space is close to being "mined out." And now companies are switching to... View Details
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
apparently was taken. A huge majority of the attendees disapproved of exposing their impressionable pupils to the reality that in some negotiations, more for one party means less for the other. I gather the consensus view rested on the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
within their private networks, who then transmit the information to arm’s length analysts outside the network. Specifically, we show that firms with more connected analysts have more accurate consensus forecasts and lower forecast... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
consensus on best practices. They suggest six overall goals for a strategic exit interview process and describe tactics and techniques to make it successful. Among their recommendations: Have interviews conducted by second- or third-line... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
debt crisis of the 1980s, the Washington Consensus era, and reform efforts in the 2000s. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/711040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 816-065 The Entrepreneurial Manager: Course... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
there’s a fairly broad consensus that people can become pessimistic about the economy and that this can do real damage. The pessimism may be rational; individuals, in their daily lives, may see economic problems that even economists don’t... View Details
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
information environment. We find that after mandatory IFRS adoption, consensus forecast errors decrease for firms that mandatorily adopt IFRS relative to forecast errors of other firms. We also find decreasing forecast errors for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
emphases, including psychometric, cognitive, expertise-based, developmental, neuropsychological, cultural, systems, and group-difference approaches. The Nature of Human Creativity brings together an incredible diversity of viewpoints, helping students and researchers... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
macroeconomic situation and clearly pointed to the culprit in front of the Spanish Congress: "Let nobody doubt it; there is already a wide consensus about the origin of the crisis: [It is] in the U.S. and its subprime... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
will be in this last group. Amid the challenges of protecting the environment and halting its decline in urban areas and elsewhere, there is a consensus that sustainability will drive business during the coming years and that the... View Details
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
political system, our review of the literature finds no academic consensus on the consequences of inequality for the health of the economy or the democracy, or for nearly any other macro-level outcome. With the academic community reaching... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
management discussions. Going forward, MacLeod imagined this information could also influence BP's strategic decisions. When we talked to his BP colleagues, we clearly saw a consensus on how useful the "outside" voice was for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
students how to think beyond information silos and to be more self-aware as leaders. It’s the “know how” that’s most valued in the business world, Datar and Garvin found in their research. How to bridge the “knowing-doing” gap became a focal point of discussion. By the... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
useful when collecting information on a problem, Assistant Professor Ethan Bernstein and his fellow researchers found, but it can be detrimental in solving the problem, leading people to a consensus before all the solutions are explored.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
his remarkable career as a scholar, teacher, and administrator and culminating with his appointment as the School’s seventh Dean. McArthur’s vision, passion, and unparalleled gift for building consensus transformed the School. “John felt... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
Abstract We examine the effect of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on firms' information environment. We find that after mandatory IFRS adoption, consensus forecast errors decrease for firms that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
rented 75 PCs for participants in the Program for Management Development. The Bulletin noted that the new technology enabled "a quick consensus on the numbers and allow[ed] a focus on the real issues of a case." In 1985, a Bulletin cover... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
generating consensus on the specifics of benefit-based taxation. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55548 Harvard Business School Case 818-017 Pricing PatientPing In 2017, Jay Desai, the CEO of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman