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  • Article

Power to the People

By: Eric D. Werker

Every nongovernmental organization has a mission statement. For example, CARE, one of the world's largest and best-funded NGOs, explains its mission as serving "individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Food; Service Operations; Inflation and Deflation; Experience and Expertise; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Knowledge; Poverty; Agribusiness; Diversity; Non-Governmental Organizations; Innovation and Invention; India
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  • 15 Sep 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

on compensation of talented people, then you stop this mechanism, and you run the risk of having your company be less profitable," Vallée says. "You're putting a friction on a competitive market that's doing what it's meant to do." He notes, though, that market forces... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking
  • 18 Jun 2013
  • First Look

First Look: June 18

inflation with a devalued currency, despite massive capital inflows and a huge current account deficit. At home, the government has carefully managed between Islamicization, democracy, and secularism. And abroad, it deals with a difficult... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • December 1989 (Revised April 1997)
  • Case

Destin Brass Products Co.

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A specialized manufacturer of brass valves, pumps, and flow controllers is troubled by competitive pricing in pumps and higher than expected margins for flow controllers. Managers suspect that cost accounting and cost allocations to products may be to blame. Two... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Five Forces Framework; Customer Value and Value Chain; Competition; Business Strategy; Design; Inflation and Deflation; Asset Pricing; Governance Controls; Manufacturing Industry
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  • 22 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

former chairman Alan Greenspan for holding interest rates too low for too long, which inflated the housing bubble with cheap credit. And it scolds the SEC for allowing the credit rating agencies to operate like a cartel without... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

Hard Choices

What longer-term good would this possibly accomplish? Isn’t it clear that Wall Street goes through mood swings, that what might float the market’s boat this week might sink it the next? And might not an artificially inflated stock price... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
  • 20 Jan 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

up premiums for everyone else,” Edelman says. “As an ordinary consumer, your rates will go up whether or not you ever use Uber yourself.” (In related research, Edelman argues that online travel intermediaries like Expedia end up inflating... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance
  • May 2004 (Revised July 2004)
  • Case

Clarence Saunders: The Comeback King

By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler
Follows the rise and fall of the founder of the modern supermarket, Clarence Saunders. Prior to 1915, all staple shopping took place in the market or general store, where a clerk behind a counter pulled items from shelves for customers , measured them from a barrel, or... View Details
Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Mission and Purpose; Business Processes; Leadership; Consumer Behavior; Leadership Style; Advertising; Customer Relationship Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Order Taking and Fulfillment
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  • 01 Dec 2008
  • News

Seth Klarman

afterward, which only had the effect of inflating subsequent bubbles, most notably the housing bubble that came as a result of the easy money. So he’s just been unaware of the impact of his encouragement, and his inaction got us into the... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance
  • 16 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018

with Asian manufacturers, built a small warehouse and fulfillment center, designed an innovative line of inflatable SUPs, and built an ecommerce website that sold boards and accessories to consumers. After the rising trend in interest for... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 02 Jul 2015
  • Op-Ed

The Future of the Greek Economy

ordinary citizens' income was cut by a third, vulnerable groups suffered. But more important, fifteen years later, the economy continues to decay, inflation is rampant, and many people continue to suffer. Whatever the outcome of the Greek... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini & George Serafeim; Banking
  • 18 Jun 2007
  • Op-Ed

Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

something is an expense for the tax authorities but not an expense to the lender. You don't have this opportunity and for good reason. Your lender can rely on the 1040 they review when deciding whether you are creditworthy because you would not overly View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai
  • May 2021 (Revised November 2024)
  • Case

Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?

By: Richard Vietor
Colombia, once the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute, which... View Details
Keywords: Productivity; Productivity Growth; Conflict; Labor Force Participation; Labor Market; Competitiveness; Dutch Disease; Security; Peace; Informality; Labor Laws; Total Factor Productivity; Labor Productivity; COVID-19 Pandemic; Economics; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Economy; Macroeconomics; Conflict Management; Competitive Advantage; Infrastructure; Negotiation; Inflation and Deflation; Non-Renewable Energy; National Security; Government Administration; Latin America; Central America; Colombia; South America
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  • 21 Dec 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #12: Vehicle to Everything - Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002), Chief Operating Officer of Fermata Energy

are hoping that the financial incentives in the new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) help us underscore the importance of EVs as a solution for the grid to reduce electric loads.” However, Claire admitted that full EV adoption is a long way... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

income, but the amount the University allows us to spend — ranges from 4 percent to 5 percent of the endowment's market value. This policy may seem conservative, but it ensures that the endowment is protected against inflation and... View Details
  • 18 Dec 2007
  • First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

  Working PapersHappiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch Abstract We show that data on satisfaction with life from over 600,000 Europeans are negatively correlated with the unemployment rate and the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 7

decomposes excess return predictability in U.S. and U.K. inflation-indexed and nominal government bonds. We find that nominal bonds reflect time-varying inflation and real rate risk premia, while inflation-indexed bonds reflect... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Jul 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power

as much as 50% of its carbon emissions. The process is reliable and can generate more electricity where blackouts occur. The process can also be a hedge against inflation when electricity prices are rising.” Janice acknowledges that as a... View Details
  • 02 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

percent of all manufactured goods in the U.S. are outsourced, and not everything is outsourceable. Furthermore, wage inflation in China has dented its competitiveness and there are other location choices. So, the question is: How much... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services
  • 03 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

alleging that Noble was too aggressive in its fair value accounting for contracts and investments in producers. Iceberg did not accuse Noble of fraud but suggested that Noble’s profits and balance sheet were highly inflated and Noble was... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman