Economics Of Information System - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 12, 2008

Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (A) Harvard Business School Case 109-002 Studies the role of Cisco in setting... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2015
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(Frank) Li, and Dylan B. Minor Abstract—We link the corporate governance literature in financial economics to the agency cost perspective of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to derive theoretical... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Apr 2014
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regulation and an overview of how those changes will affect almost everyone. Publisher's link: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118758714.html August 2013 Review of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Investor Protection: The Czech Experience

think hard about partner selection, deal structuring, and operational decisions when expropriation is a key risk. Second, it's an instructive example for economics and legal scholars who have begun to emphasize the role View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Entertainment & Recreation

19 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 19

Publications August 2013 American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics Accounting for Crises By: Nagar, Venky, and Gwen Yu Abstract—We provide one of the first empirical evidence consistent with recent macro... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

forthcoming Annual Review of Economics History, Micro Data and Endogenous Growth By: Akcigit, Ufuk, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—Economic growth is concerned with long-run changes, and as a result historical... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2015
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Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

their financial knowledge to highlight economic dimensions of the debates." Moskowitz, who is interested in someday entering politics, says it was "extraordinary to push beyond finance, operations, and... View Details

02 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

consulting, architecture, engineering, research, and, increasingly, computer software development and technology systems integration firms. We also seek an international mix of participants. About half come... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Service; Consulting; Accounting

28 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 28

externally hired CEOs increase the likelihood of providing guidance. Complicated Firms Authors:Lauren Cohen and Dong Lou Publication:Journal of Financial Economics... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jun 2015
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Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records

IT systems that handle a good chunk of the work, Quelch says. Yet consumer trust when it comes to data privacy is not always a given, and consumers want to have a say. Some people fear that View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Technology

24 Sep 2001
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Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything

where rebels like Bishop Gaillot reside. There are pornography sites accessible to straitlaced Singaporeans, Liberian gambling dens, and secluded banking services run from the tiny island of Anguilla. There are networks View Details

Keywords: by Debora L. Spar

April 1996 (Revised June 1996)
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Cleveland Turnaround (C), The: Facts and Figures

By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias

Traces the Cleveland community's efforts to move the city from economic, social, and political crisis in the late 1970s into revitalization and progress in the 1980s and 1990s. Special attention is given to the role of business leaders and the public-private... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Analytics and Data Science; Economic Growth; Business and Community Relations; Cleveland

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22 Jul 2008
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Argentina: A Historical Exploration of Information Sharing Mechanisms in Credit Markets, 1892-c.1935 Authors:Andrea M. Lluch Publication:Investigaciones de Historia Económica (forthcoming in fall 2008)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 21, 2015

driver of macroeconomic fluctuations. We first exposit that in the presence of Cobb-Douglas production functions and consumer preferences there is a specific pattern of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

suggest that firms steer clear of two ad-targeting techniques generally disliked by consumers: using information obtained on a third-party site rather than on the site on which an ad appears, which is akin... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2017
News

Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity

in business and public policy thanks to the many generous fellowships she received, Kyarisiima has returned to East Africa, where instead of focusing on infrastructure she is helping to build businesses in the region. “I’m passionate... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Dec 1998
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experts have developed over the past 25 years. Jensen and his contributing authors reconceptualize organizations as equilibrium systems that exist in a larger system of markets... View Details

04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4

almost mythical in nature, with other states often misunderstanding the lessons of the Foxwoods experience. The real story behind the Pequot gaming compact, however, is one of strategic negotiation and the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Apr 2001
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Ed Tian: Boardroom Revolutionary

Internet company, which he set up in 1993. Tian says he relishes his HBS connections. “I want to be involved so we can train a lot of people to help finish our economic revolution.” View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Information; Information

March 2005 (Revised April 2007)
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Comergent Technologies Inc.: Enterprise E-Commerce

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell

Coming out of the 2001 high-tech industry recession, this venture capital start-up has to come up with a marketing plan to break even and grow. Its innovative e-commerce software provides unique customer relationship management solutions, but it has to convince... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Customer Relationship Management; Financial Crisis; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Software; Information Technology Industry

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