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- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
these firms will soon be acquired at a sizable premium, and the involvement of the activist increases the probability that this will happen. Thus, hedge funds are better at identifying undervalued companies, locating potential acquirers for them, and removing View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Patrick Moreton
do you see happening in Washington? Broad political opposition to the new rules has gotten Congress’s attention and, with an election year coming up, probably the President’s, too. That increases the chances for a return to something... View Details
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
returns and positively to post-announcement returns. When post-quarter private information is directionally strong, managers, at announcement, provide guidance and use language that points statistically in the opposite direction. This... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
Manager Visibility No Guarantee of Fixing Problems
senior managers' communications with frontline workers regarding their corrective actions had a clear negative impact on frontline workers' perceptions of the organizational climate for improvement—quite the opposite of what they had... View Details
- 12 Feb 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students
a ton of money, and we'd be done." In fact, just the opposite occurred. "We ran it a few more times with the same results before the market collapsed and reached the predicted equilibrium," Coval says. "And it's worked... View Details
- 19 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
impressive monitoring system. However, the truth is that opportunities to add capacity with new dams are limited. Building dams is difficult due to the complex siting requirements and opposition from local residents who are often... View Details
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3 Technologies that Will Change the World in the Next Decade - Course Catalog
that it could create a global utopia by solving intractable problems like climate change, ending the need for humans to work for a living and bringing the cost of energy to zero. Why are normally balanced leaders taking such extreme and View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David “Bull” Gurfein: Bronze Star citation
During this time enemy activity markedly increased to Major Gurfein’s front while at the same time enemy mortar fire was being “walked” down the berm towards his position. Without warning, the enemy opposite Major Gurfein came under fire... View Details
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
distance and involvement; the two dimensions should not be conceptualized as opposite ends of a continuum. Moreover, I suggest that the taboo has become too extreme and stifles our collective capacity to generate new insights. To make... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
rulings―separated by several weeks and going in opposite directions―that affected the antitakeover force of SBs. We contribute to the long-standing debate on staggered boards by documenting empirical evidence consistent with the market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
Sides (MBA 2020), Director of Network Intelligence at Volta Charging "When I started my search for a job in the climate space, I was worried that my criteria were too narrow and there wouldn't be many interesting roles for someone with my background. I quickly found... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
experienced. Why did the SEC override strong industry opposition and require mutual-fund boards to appoint independent chairmen? The commission felt, and I strongly agree, that there’s an unacceptable conflict of interest when the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
(MBA 2020), Director of Network Intelligence at Volta Charging "When I started my search for a job in the climate space, I was worried that my criteria were too narrow and there wouldn't be many interesting roles for someone with my background. I quickly found the... View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
and autocratic, generating a heavy flow from the top downward. Your research on Thyssen contradicts this notion. In general, what did you discover about German management that is in opposition to what we thought we knew? A: This... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
four or five big “event films”—those believed to have wide appeal—among the studio’s annual list of about 20 movies and backed those picks with an exceptionally large share of the company’s production and marketing budget. Meanwhile, then NBC Television Group President... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
financial stability, political representation, and average health and educational outcomes. But this research has done little to demonstrate the effects of inequality. Some researchers have found no effects at all, while others have identified View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Oct 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech
MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Simple Ways to Take Gender Bias Out of Your Jobs
in their job listings, research shows that the language of job descriptions often subtly adheres to gender stereotypes. And that deters members of the opposite gender from applying to those jobs. For example, a few years ago, social... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
based upon international cooperation; the opposite extreme, Haass said, would be a modern Dark Ages of failed states and disharmony. But he speculated that the most likely scenario would be the rise of a Cold War–style competition between... View Details
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
designed to determine whether Apple CEO Tim Cook’s vocal opposition to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 2015, which he saw as discriminatory against LGBTQ individuals, would influence public opinion on the new law.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding