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  • Spring 2013
  • Article

Does Mandatory IFRS Adoption Improve the Information Environment?

By: Joanne Horton, George Serafeim and Ioanna Serafeim
We examine the effect of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on firms' information environment. We find that after mandatory IFRS adoption, consensus forecast errors decrease for firms that mandatorily adopt IFRS relative to forecast... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Financial Reporting; Standards; Information; Quality; Earnings Management
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  • 01 Dec 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

a back seat when it comes to solving international conflicts” Finally, Werker and Novosad compared the percentage of officials from each country to the percentage of that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • March 2024
  • Article

Human Capital Affects Religious Identity: Causal Evidence from Kenya

By: Livia Alfonsi, Michal Bauer, Julie Chytilová and Edward Miguel
We study how human capital and economic conditions causally affect the choice of religious denomination. We utilize a longitudinal dataset monitoring the religious history of more than 5,000 Kenyans over 20 years, in tandem with a randomized experiment (deworming) that... View Details
Keywords: Religion; Human Capital; Developing Countries and Economies; Welfare; Kenya
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  • 2015
  • Working Paper

The Logic of Agglomeration

By: Gilles Duranton and William R. Kerr
This review discusses frontier topics in economic geography as they relate to firms and agglomeration economies. We focus on areas where empirical research is scarce but possible. We first outline a conceptual framework for city formation that allows us to contemplate... View Details
Keywords: Agglomeration; Clusters; Cities; Innovation; Industry Clusters; City; Innovation and Invention
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    John A. Deighton

    John Deighton is The Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is an authority on consumer behavior and marketing, with a focus on digital and direct marketing. He teaches in the area of Big Data in Marketing,... View Details

    Keywords: advertising; banking; beverage; communications; computer; consumer products; credit card; e-commerce industry; financial services; grocery; hotels ＆ motels; information technology industry; marketing industry; music; pharmaceuticals; professional services
    • January 2004 (Revised February 2005)
    • Background Note

    A Note on Methodological Fit in Management Field Research

    By: Amy C. Edmondson and Stacy McManus
    To use in doctoral-level management courses on the design of field research methods. Advocates the importance of fit, or internal consistency, among the different elements of a field research project. Although the scientific method provides an essential framework for... View Details
    Keywords: Management; Research
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    • 01 Apr 1996
    • News

    Stewards of the Seventh Generation

    international guidelines on issues such as maintaining biodiversity, conserving forests, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "People left the conference feeling enthusiastic View Details
    Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb
    • 18 Sep 2019
    • News

    Level Up

    later revealed to be 3 million viewers in just one year. Ruggiero, four-time women’s hockey Olympian and gold medalist, was on the board of the US Olympic Committee and a member of the View Details
    Keywords: Paul Flannery and Dan Morrell; illustrations by Matt Chinworth

      Lindsay N. Hyde

      Lindsay is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School in the Entrepreneurial Management unit. She teaches Avoiding Startup Failure, Launching Technology Ventures, and Startup Bootcamp. Lindsay also serves as the HBS Faculty co-chair of the View Details

      • Article

      Marketing Complex Financial Products in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Rainfall Insurance in India

      By: Sarthak Gaurav, Shawn A. Cole and Jeremy Tobacman
      Recent financial liberalization in emerging economies has led to the rapid introduction of new financial products. Lack of experience with financial products, low levels of education, and low financial literacy may slow adoption of these products. This article reports... View Details
      Keywords: Literacy; Insurance; Marketing; Decisions; Demand and Consumers; Financial Instruments; Emerging Markets; Education; Personal Finance; Agribusiness; Developing Countries and Economies; Innovation and Invention; Gujarat
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        Ashish Nanda

        Ashish Nanda is Senior Lecturer and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator at Harvard Business School. From 2018 to 2021, he was course head for the MBA Required Curriculum course in Strategy. Beginning in 2022, he is teaching an MBA Elective... View Details

        Keywords: education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry
        • Web

        Chinese Competition and Emerging Technologies - A Chronicle of the China Trade

        Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details
        • 23 Jan 2015
        • News

        Q&A: Tarun Khanna

        • 05 Nov 2013
        • First Look

        First Look: November 5

        Publications August 2013 John Wiley & Sons International Strategy and Competition By: Collis, David Abstract—This book is designed for every student who will be involved in managing View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • Web

        Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) - Course Catalog

        HBS Course Catalog Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) Course Number 5230 Senior Lecturer Andy Zelleke Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 10 Paper Educational Objectives This... View Details
        • October 2007
        • Article

        Methodological Fit in Management Field Research

        By: A. C. Edmondson and S. E. McManus
        Methodological fit, an implicitly valued attribute of high-quality field research in organizations, has received little attention in the management literature. Fit refers to internal consistency among elements of a research project--research question, prior work,... View Details
        Keywords: Education; Framework; Projects; Quality; Research
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        • October 2007 (Revised January 2009)
        • Background Note

        Analyzing Relative Costs

        By: Hanna Halaburda and Jan W. Rivkin
        Introduces students to the technique of relative cost analysis, a core technique of strategists. Among the intricate quantitative analyses that strategists undertake, relative cost analysis may be the most common. The goal of a relative cost analysis is simply to... View Details
        Keywords: Cost; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Mathematical Methods; Competition; Competitive Advantage
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        • 30 May 2025
        • News

        Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte

        HBS Club of Mexico Celebrates Connection with Gala Dinner The HBS Club of Mexico joined the Harvard Club of Mexico in celebrating the latter’s 75th anniversary with the Harvard Gala Mexico, held on May 12 at the Club de Industriales in Mexico City. Approximately 275... View Details
        Keywords: Margie Kelley
        • 01 Oct 1998
        • News

        Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship

        I want to show my support for an institution that has made and will continue to make a valuable contribution to management practice all over the world," says Andreas Andresen (69th AMP), a retired German industrialist who recently became... View Details
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        Serving the Public Interest Through Competition: British Railroads - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

        HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The... View Details