Value Appropriation - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

$800) instead of receiving lower amounts (e.g., self and other each get $500) in their transactions (Bazerman, Loewenstein & White, 1992). The present analysis, however, shows that the perceived value of such tradeoffs—the transaction... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

such, it is appropriate to reflect on the IRA’s barrier-breaking spending on climate change compared to our defense budget. The IRA budget for climate is just 4 percent of the country’s defense budget on average annually. Together, the... View Details

06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

Approach By: Chattopadhyay, Akash, Matthew R. Lyle, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—Expected return proxies (ERP) derived from a log-linear present-value (LPV) framework—combining the book value of equity, profitability, and market... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

someone who will close a deal at all costs, even by treating people on the team poorly, you as a leader need to look at whether you’re excusing that behavior and sending a message that certain people are valued more than others,” she... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

participants? A: A channel steward is someone who is able to interpret the needs of customers (including latent needs) and construct appropriate channels to address them. It is important to underscore that in so doing, a channel steward... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset

worked. Right after graduating in 2000, Rovell landed a job at ESPN.com as its first business-of-sports anchor. He's now regularly featured on the network and writes prolifically for its online magazine. On the surface, Rovell's story illustrates the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

01 Dec 1997
News

Growing Together

customers and the community, and differentiates us from our competitors," explains Jackson. "It's all part of our business strategy for leading BankBoston into the 21st century and is consistent with the philosophy of managing with values... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

similar behavior following periods of poor financial performance. In addition to offering promotions more frequently, we find that firms offer deeper price discounts to manage earnings during these periods. Furthermore, our results confirm managers' stated willingness... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

his writings on color theory echoed the language of educational policies, racial segregation, and civil rights court case transcripts. As she has said, “Color theory and human rights are conceptually interwoven in my paintings. I find the language comparisons View Details

19 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19

consolidated into a single constraint. This helps to avoid a distortionary situation where different constraints bind for different banks performing the same activity. Second, while a regulatory framework that relies primarily on minimum capital ratios is View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 May 2012
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grounded in a definition of creativity as the production of ideas or outcomes that are both novel and appropriate to some goal. In this theory, four components are necessary for any creative response: three components within the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

company’s culture on three cornerstones: quality, performance, and valuing the individual employee. As for strategy and the bottom line, the commercial areas he focused on were the medical-services business and the fiber division—even... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

venture funds with an external focus. These did not prove particularly successful, largely owing to disputes within the firm about appropriate investments. The task force, in member (and future XTV president) Robert Adams's words, rapidly... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

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Commencement 2013 Address | About

be inventive, and attentive to finding new opportunities to create value in the world. I hope we’ve helped you develop these qualities during your two years with us, and I urge you to continue to develop them in the years ahead.... View Details

21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

firms should create value wherever they are. But when we ask what kind of value and for whom, who are the relevant stakeholders, how is work actually going to be implemented on the ground, there are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

expropriated American investments, but in almost every case the U.S. government's employment of economic sanctions or covert action obtained market value or more in compensation-despite the growing strategic risks. The advent of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Apr 1999
News

Spirit at Work

Switzerland, to "spiritual anchors for the new millennium." Clearly, something of a nonmaterial nature is stirring in the corporate temple. But questions abound. Just what does it mean to bring spirituality into the workplace? Is this an View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Apr 1996
News

Technology for Learning's Sake

improve productivity and efficiency in their daily operations, so did HBS faculty find themselves in the position of trying to determine if and how information technology could add value in a curriculum deeply rooted in a tradition of... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

09 Sep 2024
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McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

eligibility for a severance package valued at $47 million? “In the old days, your personal behavior was not seen as relevant to your role as a corporate leader, but now, if you’re a candidate for CEO of a large company, your personal... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

propose a general mechanism of partner choice, "screening," that is similar to the economic theory of mechanism design. Imposing the appropriate costs and rewards may induce the informed individuals to screen themselves... View Details

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