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  • August 2016
  • Article

The Activities of Buy-Side Analysts and the Determinants of Their Stock Recommendations

By: Lawrence D. Brown, Andrew C. Call, Michael B. Clement and Nathan Y. Sharp
We survey 344 buy-side analysts from 181 investment firms and conduct 16 detailed follow-up interviews to gain insights into the activities of buy-side analysts, including the determinants of their compensation, the inputs to their stock recommendations, their beliefs... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Human Capital; Compensation and Benefits; Stocks; Financial Services Industry
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Information Intermediation

Christopher F. Noe's research involves examining a variety of issues relating to the process through which firms communicate with external parties. He has shown that trading by corporate officials in their own firms shares of common stock increases in the period... View Details

    Joseph L. Badaracco

    Joseph L. Badaracco is the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at Harvard Business School. He has taught courses on business ethics, strategy, and management in the School's MBA and executive programs.
     
    Badaracco is a graduate of St. Louis... View Details

    • 2022
    • Article

    Leadership & Overconfidence

    By: Don A Moore and Max H. Bazerman
    Expressions of confidence can give leaders credibility. In the political realm, they can earn votes and public approval for decisions made in office. Such support is justified when the confidence displayed is truly a sign that a leader (whether a candidate or an... View Details
    Keywords: Personal Characteristics; Leadership; Government Legislation; Political Elections
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    • 01 Aug 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?

    “leaning against the wind.” But in looking at basic stock return data, it became clear that managers understated their post-quarter private information. And in studying management guidance issued around View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services
    • 15 Jan 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

    forthcoming American Journal of Therapeutics Food and Drug Administration Guidance Documents and New Medical Devices: The Case of Breast Prostheses By: Weitzman, Rachel E., Ariel Dora Stern, and Daniel B. Kramer Abstract—No abstract... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 26 Feb 2008
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    First Look: February 26, 2008

      Working PapersAn Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions Authors:Craig J. Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh Abstract Combining new, hand-collected data with a widely studied dataset, we examine how firms use... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 13 Apr 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: April 13

    http://ssrn.com/abstract=1238158 Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting a Stop to the Earnings Game Authors:Joseph Fuller and Michael C. Jensen Abstract Putting an end to the "earnings game" requires that CEOs reclaim the... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 14 Jul 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: July 14

    to avoid intense price competition for the larger segment. A firm that conducts market research may therefore invest less in R&D and earn lower post-launch profits than a rival that has forgone such research. Backlash to Arbitration:... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 19 Aug 2008
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    First Look: August 19, 2008

    penalties for failing to meet the analyst consensus estimate are higher for firms that give quarterly earnings guidance and in the post-SOX period. Our evidence suggests that (i) boards appear to react... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    Current Research

    Information Dissemination in Capital Markets

     

    Seeking to bridge economic theory and the role of individuals, Professor Brochet researches the transmission of information in capital markets. He has investigated the effects of information... View Details
    • 11 Oct 2016
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    October 11, 2016

    Christopher T. Stanton Abstract—Small business owners and others in self-employment have the option to transition to paid work. If there is initial uncertainty about earnings in entrepreneurship, this option increases the expected... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 12 Feb 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: February 12, 2007

    but all share a belief in the importance of understanding change over time. Publisher's site: http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Business/History/ The Effect of Macro Information Environment Change on the Quality of Management View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

    market design based on heterogeneity in local benefit generosity, Macro and Amir estimate that a one standard deviation increase in generosity attenuates the effect of adverse shocks on employment growth by 7% and on earnings growth by... View Details
    • Web

    HBS - The year in Review

    students receiving their MBA degrees. Fifty students earned their diplomas with high distinction and were named Baker Scholars. Eighty-two students earned their diplomas with distinction and 198 View Details
    • Web

    About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

    gender and diversity issues, and teaching styles and techniques. Planning for the Center began in earnest under former HBS Dean Kim Clark and received generous support from HBS alumni. It continues to develop under the guidance of... View Details
    • 12 Jun 2018
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    New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

    decisions a firm makes when designing systems to support these workers are 1) what guidance to deliver and 2) what kind of training (if any) to provide. We examine these choices in the context of mobile money platforms—systems that allow... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • Web

    Regional Winners - Alumni

    Region: Central U.S. Fastline - Global Runner-up and Crowd Favorite FastLine is the first device to allow central venous catheters to be placed with continuous ultrasound guidance and to automatically perform gold-standard safety checks... View Details
    • 16 Jul 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

    prescriptive guidance for how we can facilitate the selection of should choices: structure these choices so that they are binding and implemented in the more distant future. This research is in our working paper "Future Lock-in: Or,... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation
    • 23 May 2018
    • News

    Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988

    to online investment guidance and cryptocurrency. Upon earning her BA, Johnson moved to New York and worked as a research associate at Booz Allen Hamilton. The experience influenced the rest of her life. She... View Details
    Keywords: Susan Young