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  • 12 Aug 2008
  • Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

bids. The API is an automated method for efficient computer-to-computer communications—letting an advertiser use software to manage its account automatically. The AdWords API provides a function whereby an advertiser can retrieve its ads,... View Details
Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing
  • 25 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 25, 2007

also discussed. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607081 Dollar General Going Private Harvard Business School Case 108-015 Intended to improve students' understanding and encourage their use of financial View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance

and James R. Hines Jr. to exploit the unique opportunity provided by confidential, government-collected data on U.S. multinationals. This source effectively provides income statements and balance sheets for all subsidiaries of all U.S.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services
  • Web

Policy - Business & Environment

predicted, 22% of Americans disagree with the statement “The climate change we’re seeing is largely the result of human activity.” [15] Despite these disinformation campaigns, large majorities of Americans across the political spectrum... View Details
  • 23 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

choice is a complex issue, and that some conventional wisdom isn't always wise. For example, there are perfectly good reasons why a conservative long-term investor would hold more stocks and bonds than cash instruments such as certificates of deposit. These investors... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • Web

CFO Letter - Annual Report 2019

important role in the financial health of Harvard University and its ability to, for example, maintain its AAA bond rating. In fiscal 2019, the HBS surplus accounted for just over one-third of Harvard’s $298 million surplus. Concluding... View Details
  • 09 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 9

ability to deceive the receiver about the monetary amount. Not surprisingly, senders were more likely to deceive strangers than friends, and receivers were more suspicious of strangers than friends. When senders lied, they stated their offer more times and gave more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
  • Case

Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)

By: Jonas Heese and Susan Pinckney
The case describes Ball’s multi decade history of using Economic Value Added to drive decision making and workforce compensation. In 2016, the company acquired Rexam PLC and became the world’s leading metal beverage container company. Consumer demand for varied... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Cost Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Buildings and Facilities; Green Building; Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Satisfaction; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Machinery and Machining; Asset Pricing; Corporate Finance; Capital; Cost; Financial Management; Goods and Commodities; Compensation and Benefits; Executive Compensation; Employee Relationship Management; Goals and Objectives; Resource Allocation; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Arizona; California; Texas
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  • 15 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 15, 2015

account for the majority of sales and revenue. To tackle this challenge, we use machine learning techniques to estimate historical lost sales and predict future demand of new products. The nonparametric structure of our demand prediction... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, No. 141R. Purchase the note: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=108067 ADR Choices Harvard Business School Note 908-040 Six different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Dec 2007
  • First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

expectations to businesspeople. He also published forecasts through syndicated newspaper columns and made public pronouncements on the future of the economy—including a notorious statement on the eve of the October 1929 stock-market crash... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2008
  • News

Building a Better MBA

mission statements to the contrary, many deans and recruiters complain that MBAs don’t understand the practice of leadership or have sufficient awareness of their impact on others. Reflecting on these findings, Garvin concluded, “Business... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 23 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

innovation in clusters should account for these links. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-064.pdf The Strategic Use of Architectural Knowledge by Entrepreneurial Firms Author:Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract This paper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

answered questions every two years about how comfortable they felt offering their opinions and calling out mistakes of colleagues or superiors on a 5-point scale. For example, clinicians indicated whether they agreed or disagreed with View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health
  • 26 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

and Erik Hurst Abstract For over three centuries and throughout the globe, people have enthusiastically bought savings products that incorporate lottery elements. In lieu of paying traditional interest to all investors proportional to their balances, these Prize Linked... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Feb 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

David F., Eric C. So, and Charles C.Y. Wang Publication:Journal of Accounting & Economics Abstract Firms with central or well-connected boards of directors earn superior risk-adjusted stock returns. Initiating a long position in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

28-29. 12 McCown, 4-5. 13 William Draper, III, Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs video archive transcript, December 2010, 2, accessed October 3, 2014. http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurs/pdf/bill.draper.pdf . 14 Gupta, ed., First Venture Capitalist , 3. 15 Doriot,... View Details
  • 18 Oct 2004
  • Research & Ideas

The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

developments. His work examines how "sell-side financial analysts incorporate accounting information in their earnings forecasts, common stock valuations, and investment recommendations." He also analyzes management reporting of... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
  • 06 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 6

criteria. They don't consider whether keeping manufacturing at home makes more sense strategically or take into account the impact it might have on their ability to innovate. The result has been an exodus of manufacturing from America,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

statements during the campaign have also raised a sense of uncertainty and ambiguity on several fronts. One of them that I think could result in a significant drawback is trade. Since the companies in the Dow are global, they could be... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner