Money Markets - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Aug 2005
What Do You Think?

Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

consider showing up for work?" Bill Bittner observed that, "Those boards that recognize the need for change early can use the existing talent to make it happen, and save both money and careers." Anshu Vats said, " . .... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Aug 2001
Research & Ideas

Making an Ally of Uncle Sam

experts have deemed this approach inadequate. As Pankaj Ghemawat notes: The emphasis on folding non-market considerations into the analysis of market relationships tends to focus on the effects of non-market variables . . . at the expense... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards & Usha Thakrar

18 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?

saving the fish. You still have to spend any amount of money you can to protect it." It's easy to count the damages to the farmer, he added, but very difficult to value the damage caused by the extinction of the smelt. "The... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

agree. In Japan, for example, Professor Lynda M. Applegate is working on a case on the launch of Nasdaq Japan. "This new venture is developing a hybrid financial market model for Japan that integrates Nasdaq's U.S. View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

09 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 9

liberalism" and argue for their relevance to the contemporary global economy. The most essential principle is the need for markets to enjoy social legitimacy, because their political sustainability ultimately depends on it. From this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

These Employers Pay Higher Salaries than Necessary

buyer. Now translate the same situation from a brick-and-mortar bazaar to an online peer-to-peer marketplace such as Upwork, which allows businesses to outsource work to freelancers, frequently overseas. “Workers on the market have lots... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Employment; Technology; Computer

03 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders

Let's get one thing straight from the start: Apple and Amazon are not friends. If they were high school students, they'd be mean girls glaring at each other from opposite sides of the cafeteria, jealously forcing their friends to pick sides between Team Chloe and Team... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information; Publishing; Technology

03 Sep 2009
What Do You Think?

Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?

if an employer provides some special training/skill to an employee that increases his market value substantially ." Naseem Khan suggested that " a retention bonus may be doled out in lieu of base pay increases." Steve... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger

"bonus" long-term policies that reward those who switch to healthy lifestyles. Insurers and providers will receive risk-adjusted payments, so the sick will become financially attractive enrollees and patients. With today's pricing—the same for the sick and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

choices that you're making today are going to affect the choices that you're going to make tomorrow." The findings “contrast with the idea that higher quality and more experienced job candidates are better shielded from labor market risks... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

21 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

the primary regulator of every systemically risky institution is just not practical. That means it would need to be an expert on money market funds, hedge funds, and life insurance companies as well as... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

30 May 2019
What Do You Think?

Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?

differentiate itself from the ‘stuffy, hierarchical’ East Coast. I see this today when I talk to entrepreneurs trying to raise money on both coasts. I hear again and again how fast things happen on the West Coast and how long it takes for... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

03 Sep 2020
Op-Ed

Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

transparency on outcome, relies on private-sector analysis, and imposes severe penalties for unethical market behavior. Along the way, it raises money for its operations with filing fees and fines. The... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger; Health

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate

Harvard Business School professors Richard S. Tedlow and Rawi Abdelal, who provided a historical perspective on Levitt's work at the Globalization of Markets colloquium held May 28-30. The twentieth-year anniversary of the article has... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Health Care Research and Prospects

you raise a lot of capital from public equity markets for biotech companies, there is a mismatch of the governance structure. The assets of a biotech company early in its life are just R&D projects. Those are really hard to value, and... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Health

11 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 11

surprisingly, local governments exercise the greatest control over urban land in cities that adopted market reforms earliest. Slavery's Scientific Management: Accounting for Mastery Author:Caitlin C.Rosenthal Publication:In Slavery's... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?

where most players are losing money but capturing the imagination of the industry. But it's unclear how you make money on Wi-Fi. For example, the service-provider model would be difficult, he said, because... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne & Martha Lagace; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

30 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 30

PublicationsHappy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending Authors:Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton Publication:Simon & Schuster, forthcoming Abstract If you think money can't buy happiness, you're not spending it right. Two rising... View Details