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- 15 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 15
(Search-Based Peers or SBPs) are fundamentally similar on multiple dimensions. In direct tests, SBPs dominate GICS6 industry peers in explaining cross-sectional variations in base firms' out-of-sample (a) stock returns, (b) valuation... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
that accounting research would benefit from a greater focus on the study of causal mechanisms (or causal pathways), increased emphasis on structural modeling of the phenomena of interest, and more in-depth descriptive research. We argue these changes are possible and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
system: Where are the best people and ideas in your field? "If you believe that knowledge is more and more globally distributed, chances are not all the best people work for you," he declared. Can you control the leakage of ideas? The patent system and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 30 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?
by offering both differentiation and low cost, that in fact the two strategies might feed on each other under the right circumstances to produce superior results for customers, employees, and investors. Two of the firms he studied were... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
Malloy, and Felicia Marston Abstract Comparing two snapshots of the historical I/B/E/S database of research analyst stock recommendations, taken in 2002 and 2004 but each covering the same time period 1993-2002, we identify 54,729 ex-post... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
and senior officers of firms, we test the hypothesis that analysts' school ties to senior officers impart comparative information advantages in the production of analyst research. We find evidence that analysts outperform on their stock... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
largely by scale alone." Several respondents offered an explanation for these phenomena. Typical was Rahul Sharma's comment: " . . . these high executive compensation packages are . . . necessitated by the reduced 'lifespans' of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 12
has on the acquirer's characteristics, form of payment, announcement returns, long-run stock price, and operating performance. We find that compared to the acquirers of other private companies, firms that acquire private venture... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
individual contracts with each town or city they serve, after bidding against other cable providers for the chance to do so. They then, in turn, receive fees from broadcasters to be included in their limited channel lineup in each area. Fox News, backed by Murdoch's... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
mainstream economics in providing answers to these challenges. This volume gathers over 50 leading scholars from around the world to offer a forward-looking perspective of economic geography to understanding the various building blocks,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
with a career and seeks to find employees who are looking for one, too. In fact, during the training period, all trainees are offered $2,000 to quit Zappos: Most decline the offer. Zappos's approach to managing its employees results in... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
scandal offers important lessons for all companies, the first being: It’s not OK to look the other way when a leader crosses ethical lines. In the wake of #MeToo, a global campaign against sexual abuse and harassment that started in 2017,... View Details
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
United States, Europe, or Japan, or any combination. He is also faced with the immediate decision if to make offers to U.S. and European regional managers. Cash resources are scarce, and GI hopes to raise additional capital soon. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
Neither an asset's cost nor its size specifies its riskiness. For example, consider two assets, $1 billion of a single-drug biotech stock and $1 billion of U.S. Treasury bonds: Each has the same cost and size but they have radically... View Details
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
increasingly valuable offerings change where households go online, but not their general online attention patterns. This conclusion has important implications for competition and welfare in other markets for attention. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
under severe economic conditions. We show that many structured finance instruments can be characterized as economic catastrophe bonds, but offer far less compensation than alternatives with comparable payoff profiles. We argue that this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
Third, commercial banks in the 1950s began offering revolving credit accounts as a means to attract new depositors at a time when banking regulation restricted the interest they could offer on deposits. Read... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
(Fitch) to the competitive landscape offers a unique experiment to empirically examine how, in fact, increased competition affects the credit ratings market. Increased competition from Fitch coincides with lower-quality ratings from the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
payments, and deferred taxes are incrementally value-relevant but that only the impairment of goodwill and deferred taxes reveal new information. Our results indicate that mandatory IFRS adoption alters investors' beliefs about stock... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2000
- What Do You Think?
Where Is the Microsoft Board?
or compensation are either non-existent or academic. And the founder and largest shareholder is very active in governance matters. Then the public offering occurs. Regulation or law requires changes in behavior. Outside members of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett