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- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
expanded into consumer research and election forecasting. In 2019, Gupta found that his team’s prediction for an election result was distinctly different from all other pollsters. As Gupta reviewed his team’s analysis (which had been View Details
- 13 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future
where to focus their efforts was an easy one. "It seemed natural for us to look at how the investment behavior of public and private firms differs," Farre-Mensa says. The fact that there were no similar studies, coupled with the robustness of the data, View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 10 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 10, 2008
agency-based predictions. The evidence does not confirm managerial discretion is being used to convey private information. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-014.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsThe Blackstone Group's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
designed to measure creativity. Those who cheated were subsequently more creative than noncheaters, even when we accounted for individual differences in their creative ability (Experiment 1). Using random assignment, we confirmed that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
Green’s own observations about its fellowship application base. “Echoing Green has learned over our 30-year history that female-identified applicants to our fellowship do propose fewer commercialized social ventures, and this new research View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
and kids’ homework, or the five minutes before your favorite TV show starts. The researchers confirmed that observation. “There’s an underlying inflexibility here,” Greenstein says. “What we observe suggests that households have fixed... View Details
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
was roughly a 60-40 split, with 60 percent allocated in stocks and 40 percent in bonds. That’s a classic portfolio for investors of the same age, which Minor says helped confirm he was on the right track. The misconduct data took more... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 24 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 24
decided to lie were more likely to activate a high-density network (Experiments 1-3). Using a mediation-by-moderation approach (Experiment 4), we confirm that this link between dishonesty and network density is explained by a threat to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
capita. Our instrumental variable estimates confirm our results that states with commodities that had higher price increases had lower risk premia. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-027.pdf PublicationsWho Owns... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2025
- News
New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses
When the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) launched its Small Business Partnership Initiative (SBPI) in 2020, its goal was to simply help small businesses survive the COVID pandemic with guidance from a small group of volunteer alumni advisors. Now, nearly five years on,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
Trends and Insights: Board Leadership Diversity and Organizational Performance - Blog: RGE Report
confirms this. In a 2024 study with senior leaders , only 65% of women said they feel they can influence decision-making (compared to 85% of men). Companies can and should set diversity targets both at the board level and for employees to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
A New Approach to Contact Tracing
contact-tracing arena. According to the World Health Organization, as of December 1, Singapore had 58,228 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 29 deaths. “Singapore had a very comprehensive approach to dealing with the pandemic. To make this... View Details
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
related bills that have both costs and benefits are combined. Using a laboratory study, we confirm across a set of four legislative domains that this bundling technique increases support for bills that have both costs and benefits. We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays
a methodology developed by Bratu and Barnhart to estimate the corresponding passenger delays. Some of their findings confirm what veteran travelers have often suspected, while others offer surprising insights. Some highlights and... View Details
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
outside the area. "We lost five people," he said. "It was heartbreaking, and it's hard to talk about." Then, he said, the bank immediately mobilized its many resources to help. "Our building was confirmed to be safe, so we decided to open... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
complicated bankruptcy in US history, emerged from Chapter 11 with a confirmed plan of reorganization in only three and a half years. Because of Chapter 11 and the expertise of US restructuring professionals who advise troubled companies,... View Details
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
set a goal to be kinder to others. Express sincerely felt kindness to a co-worker." Science has confirmed what we observe in our daily interactions. According to the Mayo Clinic, acts of kindness activate the part of our brain that makes... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
feature advertisements, and aisle displays) at the fiscal quarter end when they have greater incentive to boost earnings. Our results confirm managers' stated willingness to sacrifice long-term value in order to smooth earnings (Graham,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity
listed by a labor research organization, Burning Glass Technologies. “These findings collectively indicate that there is an association between increased digital investments after private equity investment.” Crunching the numbers from these sources View Details
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
situation because of social media.” Instead, he sees the study as a confirmation that public relations managers at major firms have been paying close attention to the shift toward politically slanted, openly subjective journalism over the... View Details