Cost Of Equity - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

the economy at large absorb adverse economic shocks? Or does the local population decline, stuck in economic decay? The answers to those questions are vital for economists, policymakers, and local governments to decide as new waves of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing

02 Apr 2014
What Do You Think?

Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?

entrepreneurship " Peter McCann pointed out that things are déjà vu all over again. "There will be increased productivity but the day of zero marginal cost for more than a small set View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

ESG issues tend to have the best future investment performance. Q: Why is that? A: If we have better information around ESG issues, and it is communicated and used more effectively, then that information will be incorporated into stock prices and affect the View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Tech Investment the Wise Way

from any innovative venture must be assessed within the framework of a specific business model, which will specify how revenues will be generated, from whom, and what costs will be incurred in so doing. In... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough & Richard S. Rosenbloom

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

focused in his first couple of years. He got rid of a huge number of product lines. He streamlined the operations and he bet on a very small number View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Apr 2020
Book

Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

Will you ever again step onto a crowded elevator without hesitation? Reach for a doorknob without concern (or gloves)? Easing social distancing restrictions might reopen businesses, but as long as memories of COVID-19 lockdowns are still... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health

23 May 2016
Research & Ideas

A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up

they approached was already trying a kinder-and-gentler tactic by waiving the fee to recoup enforcement costs ($400 per image) and just asking for the actual cost of licensing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Media & Broadcasting; Publishing

01 May 2006
Research & Ideas

What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure

wants. When information is not contractible, typically for cost reasons, a firm's ability to offset the distortions caused by career concerns is limited. Q: What unique insight does the model you propose in these papers offer in terms... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

plan’s rationale, noting that climate-change efforts had cost Unilever $200 million in 2011 and predicting a political crisis if something was not done about inequitable growth. “Total profits of the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

How Technological Disruption Changes Everything

could only be accomplished by specialists in less convenient, centralized settings. PCs, for example, brought computing power to individuals at a fraction of the cost of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

06 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

screenwriters, their most immediate problem is how to get the access, how to get their ideas heard” “From the buyer’s point of view, evaluating an idea not only involves physical costs and the opportunity... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation; Banking

05 Dec 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

direct sales? Should I break out individual costs on a price tag? How Can Marketing Better Align With Corporate Strategy? Fixing the Marketing—CEO Disconnect In many companies, the marketing function has wandered far from the firms'... View Details

23 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits

in-between area remain grey, organizations have no way to measure whether programs are working, or even know if they are on the right track. Confusion Over What Things Cost Bradach was surprised to find that many organizations have a weak... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

these and many other disciplines (marketing, operations, etc.) into a coherent, internally consistent set of practices that collectively reinforce a higher- ambition mission. If financial considerations require View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Jun 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation

Dynamic Structural Analysis of Bonus-Based Compensation Plans Companies generally pay their sales staff with some combination of salary, commissions, and bonuses for meeting quotas—with sales force View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

How Women Can Get More Venture Capital

Women-owned businesses are just as financially strong and creditworthy as the average U.S. firm, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Women's Business Research. Yet women struggle more than men to acquire equity capital.... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss

As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

20 Jul 2020
Op-Ed

It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

HRA-Public Option combination, employers that are now compelled to continually raise out-of-pocket expenses to employees to control health care costs will no longer be caught in the middle between the complaints View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer; Health; Insurance

31 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?

Until the close of the last decade, health consumers received much of their knowledge and advice about prescription drugs from their physicians or other health care professionals. Today, pharmaceutical... View Details