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- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
average, use unverifiable discretion to convey private information on future cash flows; in contrast, agency theory predicts managers, on average, use unverifiable discretion opportunistically. We test these alternative hypotheses using a sample of firms with View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
of any organization." Carol Holding associated brand value with sustainability: "As brand value will soon be included in a company's valuation ... we can more than ever monetize sustainable behavior." Others see the market... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jun 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
a marketing scholar Rangan is optimistic about strategic CSR efforts that provide value in communities and society. Key concepts include: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) means "activities undertaken by businesses that enhance... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 28 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews
8 to 10 percent are more than .25 stars" from optimal. Their finding suggests that large gains in accuracy could be made by implementing optimal ratings and getting rid of bias. Luca thinks "consumers will benefit more from optimal... View Details
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
the prospects for implementation in the field. We present the decision process and competition design considerations that lead to these successful outcomes as a model for researchers who want to use competitions and non-domain crowds as... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
in which these principles are implemented shows the need to develop IR that is consistent with each firm's unique operating position. “Investors trying to keep on top of things in a more interlinked environment will be asking for more,... View Details
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
and indirectly, by raising new theoretical questions. Deferred acceptance algorithms are at the basis of a number of labor market clearinghouses around the world and have recently been implemented in school... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
P/E industries, which have a negative valuation change in the year after the investment. 2006 New England Journal of Medicine Leading Clinicians and Clinicians Leading By: Bohmer, Richard M.J. Abstract—More effective models of care delivery are needed, but their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2019
- Op-Ed
Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?
investing billions of dollars and tens of thousands of employees and contractors to implement it. The market capitalization of the company dropped over $100 billion in one day, now roughly back to the... View Details
Keywords: by George Riedel
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
HBS professor Pankaj Ghemawat, a specialist in strategy and the dynamics of globalization, says that while market integration has made deep inroads in the last few decades, according to the evidence, it's still far short of what economic... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
implementation of an innovative, but ultimately unsuccessful strategy. Quarterly strategic reviews, based in part on the firm's balanced scorecard, led executives at Store24 to identify problems with, and eventually abandon, this strategy... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
study seeks to understand the effect of access to sex selection technologies such as ultrasound, and consequently skewed sex ratios, on the marriage market and intrahousehold outcomes of females in India. Existing economic theory and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
get inspired by people like Robert Redford, like Allen Lane, like James Beard, all of whom are true category creators," Khaire says. "They created new categories in the market for cultural goods and in turn shaped the way people... View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation
Harvard Business School, discusses how businesses can sidestep the often prohibitive costs and time-consuming trials of experimentation by implementing new technologies. Wendy Guild: We've all heard the old saw, "If it ain't broke,... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
Manufacturers generally classify products in terms of broad product lines, developing a single marketing strategy and production plan for each line. That makes sense for marketing, but it's a mistake for production. Different SKUs... View Details
- 20 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018
consequentially experienced higher asset growth and increased market share during the crisis. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54253 November 8, 2018 NEJM Catalyst Transitioning Payment Models:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018
the pass-through of both gas prices and nominal exchange rate fluctuations. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54935 forthcoming Consumption, Markets & Culture Big Data By: Deighton, John A. Abstract—Big... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
around the globe. As he considers 3i's performance through the first quarter of 2006 (3i's fiscal year 2006), he must balance his satisfaction at the firm's results and progress in the recent buoyant market with the question of whether... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
"leadership gap" and describe barriers to implementing leadership development training in health care. Next, they present evidence that leaders are not just "born" but, rather, can be "made" and offer a set... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
because they have not implemented reforms proposed to them by creditor nations. My belief is that there is plenty of blame to go around, but there is still a way for Greece to recover to the betterment of the entire European community.... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim