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  • 23 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018

reduce risk, though the effectiveness depends upon the role of capital structure in volatility. To address this question, we build a statistical model of equity volatility that accounts for leverage. Our approach blends Merton’s insights... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

teams of almost 300 biotechnology companies that went public between 1979 and 1996. Even more than firm age, size, product stage, and receptivity of the equity markets, Higgins and Gulati discovered, the top executives' connections... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
  • 13 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 13

of industries, clusters, and regions. On the one hand, diminishing returns to specialization in a location can result in a convergence effect: the growth rate of an industry within a region may be declining in the level of activity of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

incentives to invest in the face of potential holdup problems and also with the proposition that exclusive arrangements lead firms to seek contingent control rights to avoid lock-in when environmental uncertainty is high. Private Equity... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 15

and the Allocation of Investment Authors:Bo Becker, Marcus Jacob, and Martin Jacob Abstract When corporate payout is taxed, internal equity (retained earnings) is cheaper than external equity (share issues).... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 12, 2006

Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407057 Factors That Influence Cross-Border Equity Investment Harvard Business School Note 107-020 Purchase this note:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007

ownership patterns across different towns, allowing credible identification of the effects of bank ownership on financial development, lending rates, and the quality of intermediation, as well as employment and investment. Credit markets with nationalized banks... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The New Real Estate

downswing) was 30 percent over the last three years, 26 percent over the last five years and 16 percent over the last ten years. This compares favorably with the S&P at 10 percent, 7 percent, and 8 percent, and even well against Emerging Markets View Details
Keywords: by Arthur I. Segel; Construction; Real Estate
  • 18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18

encourage excessive risk. Purchase this supplement: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110005-PDF-ENG From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys Harvard Business School Case 910-402 This case focuses on the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 May 2008
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First Look: May 28, 2008

on the EPS of both sides—and determine whether it is in the best interests of Mellon, the city of Pittsburgh, and Mellon's shareholders. Purchase the case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208129 KIPP 2007: Implementing a Smart View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Mar 2011
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Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

forecasted GDP growth rates for Japan by 0.5% for the first quarter of this year, and by more than 1.5% for the second quarter. The financial consequences are equally alarming. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunged 6.2% at the market's... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

  Publications August 2013 The Industrial Policy Revolution I: The Role of Government Beyond Ideology Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal By: Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton Abstract—In this paper we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 5

confidence and departure. Minguela must repair the damage to Blink's management team, restore investor confidence, and continue Blink's rapid growth to deliver on the venture's initial promise. The case explores management team roles,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

horizon, implying that growth is less risky than value at long horizons. Investors with access to bills and bonds exhibit similar behavior when value and growth tilts are computed relative to the total View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

Partners and Great Wolf Resorts: Buying from a Highly Regarded Competitor The case examines the March 2015 Centerbridge Partners investment decision regarding whether to acquire Great Wolf Resorts, a North American family-oriented indoor water parks and hotel operator,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding

fared financially as a result of the event, stats from the year 2000 are encouraging. Forty percent of the women entrepreneurs in last year's New England forum collectively raised $100 million in equity capital. According to Andrea... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 10 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 10, 2007

of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman & CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time directors. The company had experienced rapid View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

Verlag, 2010 Abstract From small start-ups to global corporations, family-owned businesses were the main pillar of West Germany's economic growth after World War II. They continue to shape the corporate landscape to this day. This book... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 15, 2006

compared to their Mexican counterparts. In Mexico, foreign companies, which had access to financial markets abroad, also had lower average connections with banks. I conclude by arguing that even though the Brazil, Mexico and the United States had very different network... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 24

Prosperity In 2014, Khuram Mir, CEO of HN Agri Serve, an innovative apple orchard company in the Kashmir region of Northern India, wonders about the best growth strategy for his company. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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