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- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
PublicationsHow Much Is Sweat Equity Worth? Authors:Marquis, Christopher, and Joshua D. Margolis Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 12 (December 2012) Abstract The article presents a case study of a business decision related to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
In the summer of 2023, Initiatives intern Skye Bluestein conducted important research with the BEI on the intersection of environmental justice (EJ), policy, and business. The resulting paper posted below provides an interesting and... View Details
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
to exit direct stockholding if their stock portfolios have performed well; but these relationships are much weaker for mutual funds, a pattern which is consistent with previous research on the disposition effect among direct stockholders... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Joiner - Entrepreneurship
Student Journey Joiner Required Curriculum Elective Curriculum Getting a job at a startup is a networked path and individual search. Throughout your time at HBS, use resources such as the Rock Center, VCPs, EIRs, Baker Library’s Research... View Details
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
Harvard. Endowment Distribution (in millions) 150 FY18 162 FY19 173 FY20 184 FY21 191 FY22 Endowment Distribution Components 34% Professorships 24% Financial Aid 16% Unrestricted 8% Other 7% Special Initiatives 6% Research 5% Building... View Details
- 15 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS
Business and Environment Initiative is a hub for environmentally-focused research and teaching With more than 800 MBA students interested in environmental issues, 40+ affiliated faculty, and over 8,000 alumni contacts, the HBS Business... View Details
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
relationship; (b) reviews the literature on antecedents, consequences, and integration of M&A in the context of innovation; and (c) identifies potential directions of further research on this topic that have both theoretical and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
into consumer psychology. To reach this goal, we first briefly outline several methods that are part of the consumer neuroscience toolkit and how they are currently used. We then provide an overview of the research that has laid the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
researches tax policy, international finance, and corporate finance. The book grew out of his efforts to make finance more accessible through executive education teaching and his online course Leading with Finance. His previous book, The... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
Equity, and Inclusion. We were delighted to announce the appointment of Terrill Drake as our first chief diversity and inclusion officer in June 2021. The Race, Gender, and Equity Initiative will also spur faculty View Details
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
Author:Deepak Malhotra Abstract Prior research has found mixed evidence for the long-theorized link between religiosity and pro-social behavior. To help overcome this divergence, we hypothesize that pro-social behavior is linked not to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
valuation. The average CAPE from 1900 through 2017 is 16.9; it is currently 31.5. Figure 3: Risk in U.S. Government Bond, High Yield, Real Estate, and U.S. Equity Markets Sources:Data for Treasury yields, BoAML yield, Case-Schiller index... View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
chance to thrive. Drawing on more than a decade of researching smashing successes and painful failures alike, Wasserman walks readers through the dilemmas that plague and challenge most new entrepreneurs, starting with pre-founding career... View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
necessitate that professionals from different functions work together on development projects to create the highest-quality product in the shortest time. Understanding the conditions that facilitate teamwork has been a pursuit of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions
Viroopa to learn more about the JD/MBA experience. Given that JD/MBAs spend more time at Harvard, do they take advantage more of research opportunities and resources? Absolutely! Since the program is four years, JD/MBA students have the... View Details
- 12 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 12, 2008
potential efficiency loss associated with strategy-proofness and stability, and direct attention to some open questions. Earnings Quality and Ownership Structure: The Role of Private Equity Sponsors Author: Sharon P. Katz Periodical: The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women Leaders and Organizational Change
leadership functions? A: We believe that for this kind of organizational change to occur, people must be open to changing themselves in the service of achieving their goals. [HBS Research Fellow] Warren Bennis and others write about this... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 14 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 14, 2007
Telephone Company, formed by a consortium of private equity firms, has made a public tender offer for Denmark's leading telecommunications company, TDC. TDC's board of directors approved the take-private transaction, and 88% of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- fall 2010
- Article
Lawsuits and Empire: On the Enforcement of Sovereign Debt in Latin America
By: Faisal Z. Ahmed, Laura Alfaro and Noel Maurer
The re-occurring phenomenon of sovereign default has prompted an enormous theoretical and empirical literature. Most of this research has focused on why countries ever chose to pay their debts (or why private creditors ever expected repayment). The problem originates... View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Sovereign Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Debt Securities; Motivation and Incentives; Markets; Equity; Banking Industry; Latin America
Ahmed, Faisal Z., Laura Alfaro, and Noel Maurer. "Lawsuits and Empire: On the Enforcement of Sovereign Debt in Latin America." Law and Contemporary Problems 73, no. 4 (fall 2010): 39–46.
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
increases US investors' equity FPI holdings by 21%, controlling for effects on FDI. This suggests that the residual tax on foreign multinational firm earnings biases capital flows to low corporate tax countries toward FPI. A one standard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace