Washington (state, US) - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 6

Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract It is well known that the divergence between control rights and cash-flow rights is associated with firm value. In this paper, we identify an important channel through which the divergence affects value. View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2010
News

M.I.A. Boards

non-executive Merrill directors even attended the meeting. Stories of boards and CEOs failing to do their jobs on behalf of shareholders can also be told about AIG, Bank of America, Bear Stearns, Citigroup, Countrywide, Fannie Mae, Sovereign Bank, Wachovia, View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

02 Mar 2017
News

Such Great Heights

write about Terris Moore, who is an MBA student in 1931, who went off in search of a mountain higher than Everest. Tom, it's really great to have you here today to give us that modern day perspective of mountaineering and the outdoor... View Details

Keywords: mountain; climbing; adventure

28 May 2019
News

A More Perfect Union

innovation and governance could have useful perspectives to help modernize the system. You’re a diverse group. How do you decide where to direct your support? Since there are quite a few organizations working on ranked choice voting,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

01 Dec 2003
News

Business Answers the Call

give the nation’s schools a grade of C or below. That mix of approval locally and misgivings nationally translates into an attitude of “Let’s work to improve the model we’re used to,” according to a September Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

29 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 29

http://books.simonandschuster.co.uk/Art-of-Negotiation/Michael-Wheeler/9781451690446 August 2013 Current Directions in Psychological Science Prosocial Spending and Happiness: Using Money to Benefit Others Pays Off By: Dunn, Elizabeth W.,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

India. “Hence ‘Alumni in Action’.... powerful stories of resilience, purpose and giving back. Stories that restore one's faith in Humanity and inspire us to dream of a better tomorrow." MAY 25 Vinay Pasricha (OPM 39, 2010) cofounded an... View Details

04 Apr 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

the insights and observations that you have from discussing it with students, but maybe you could start just by telling us what led you to write this case. George: Well, the Guardian last year broke the story on Facebook being invaded by... View Details

Keywords: Re: Andi Wang

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

to study must have had a compounded annual growth rate in revenues, profits, and market capitalization that exceeded the 50th percentile of industry peers between 1997 and 2006 or for the CEO's tenure. Corresponding figures were used for... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?

these examples that can be applied to all fields. The NFL continues to be a source of insights for managers and organizations in all fields. Recently, for example, there is a perception among observers that the NFL is going younger with its head coaching hires.... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

05 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

aligned—or coupled—with their formal commitments to labor codes of conduct. Using data on 3,276 suppliers in 55 countries, we find that in suppliers with high-powered efficiency structures (piece-rate pay), labor codes are internally... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2007
News

The Wise Men

have a long break-in period: I got out of the Navy on a Thursday before Memorial Day. A week from that Monday we had moved to Boston, and I had two sections of Finance for the summer session.” A native of West Virginia, Charlie Williams (MBA ’39) graduated Phi Beta... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2008
News

One-on-One with Jim Breyer

first venture capital firms to go global with partners in London and Beijing. In a recent interview at his Palo Alto, California, office, Breyer talked about tech investing, Chinese entrepreneurs, and Washington politics. Accel closed a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

21 May 2019
Blog Post

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS

empathy, celebration, and refelection. James Lim - JD/MBA ‘22 Tell us about your background: I am a proud American, a person of Korean heritage, and a native of Los Angeles. What difference do you hope to make in the world? The Asian... View Details

08 May 2019
News

Lessons from the Ashes

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: After leaving England for Australia in late 1830s, John Fairfax began building a media empire. At its height, John Fairfax Limited held the Australian equivalent of the New York Times, View Details

01 Dec 2006
News

MBA vs. MBA

year, Taylor hasn’t succeeded in using his military service to outflank his opponent. Edwards is a hawk on military matters, voting for the first Gulf War and the invasion of Iraq. Local veterans praise his efforts to safeguard their... View Details

Keywords: Kathryn Jones; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Jun 2009
News

Inside the Partnership

(MBA 11/ ’47), and the impact they had both on Goldman and Wall Street itself. Mr. Weinberg Goes to Washington Sidney J. Weinberg, 1950 In 1907, the brash and irreverent Sidney Weinberg, one of eleven children of a Polish immigrant, began... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

comment-letter reviews (CLs) on firms’ financial reporting. We exploit a major change in the SEC’s disclosure policy: in 2004, the SEC decided to make its CLs publicly available. Using a novel dataset of CLs, we analyze the capital-market... View Details