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  • 13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

experiences of several companies, the authors illustrate the dangers of conforming to market pressures for unrealistic growth targets. They argue that an overvalued stock, by encouraging overpriced acquisitions and other risky,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

on relative returns. Flows therefore seem to be stabilizing with respect to notions of relative, but not absolute, value. Health Services for the Poor in Developing Countries: Private vs. Public vs. Private & Public Authors:Tarun... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 21, 2008

  Working PapersCan Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia (revised) Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Abstract The controversy over whether and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 May 2016
  • HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

when more than 50 people in 11 states were sickened by an initial E. coli outbreak. “Do those smaller local organic growers have the experience, resources, and commitment to test their products for various... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage
  • 23 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 23

repeatedly declared fiscal emergencies as California's state budget deficit reached all-time highs. The Governor and legislative leaders established the Commission on the Twenty-first Century Economy to recommend tax reforms that would... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

Crisis in Health Care Authors:Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E. Porter Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011) Abstract Existing health care costing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem

that are easier to specify: computer software (offline-to-online ratio $0.99); health and beauty products ($0.93); music/video products ($0.83); and books ($0.68). 3 Ample... View Details
Keywords: by Jan Hammond & Kristin Kohler; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail
  • 13 May 2008
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First Look: May 13, 2008

Publication:Financial Analysts Journal (forthcoming) Abstract We compare the earnings forecast performance of analysts at a large buy-side firm to that of sell-side analysts. Our tests show that the buy-side firm analysts make more... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 18

Fruitful avenues for future research are suggested. February 2015 Journal of Management Accounting Research Testing Strategy with Multiple Performance Measures: Evidence from a Balanced Scorecard at Store24 By: Datar, Srikant M., Dennis... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

entry is an important trait of well-functioning capital markets. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-033.pdf Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 22

Shawn A., Martin Kanz, and Leora Klapper Abstract—This paper uses a series of experiments with commercial bank loan officers to test the effect of performance incentives on risk assessment View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jan 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

reality is that some days you need to drive your kid to school.” So, what’s the alternative? Beshears teamed with researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University in 2015 to test... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 08 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year

use this as a natural experiment to test whether a waiting period would impact homicides and suicides in states that were subject to the policy. The federal law—named after former White House press secretary... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 09 Aug 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Career Advancement Without Experience

careers," O'Mahony says. "In addition, they're moving in and out of contract work. There are a number of open research issues here, such as questions of health insurance View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Motion Pictures & Video; Technology
  • 15 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 15, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207069 ThedaCare: System Strategy Harvard Business School Case 708-424 Over the 1980s and 1990s, America's changing health care payer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

information and of the suppliers being asked to provide it. We test our hypotheses using data from the Carbon Disclosure Project's Supply Chain Program, a collaboration of multinational corporations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jun 2016
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June 14, 2016

which analysis of the numbers, facts, and data fails to provide a clear answer. Gray areas test not only managers’ skills but also their humanity. This book presents a five-question framework—based on the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54331 forthcoming American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Physician Beliefs and Patient Preferences: A New Look at Regional Variation in Health Care... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

compensation incentives for CSR. We test our predictions using novel executive compensation contract data and find that firms with more shareholder friendly corporate governance are more likely to provide... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 24 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 24, 2006

and AIDS: The Macroeconomic Impact of a Health Crisis Authors:Eric D. Werker, Amrita Ahuja, and Brian Wendell Abstract Theories abound on the potential macroeconomic impact of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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