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- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
by building a strong & technically capable brand which is defensible vs. going to the larger retail side first. Technology/Operations: Beyond the development of battery chemistries for the India context, Log 9's methodical use of data to enhance battery View Details
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Analyst Rules Mean More Disclosure, But Less Information | Working Knowledge
in assets as of December. While the industry has been consolidating, analysts in China play a key role in disseminating information about publicly traded companies, the number of which has more than doubled during the past decade. Zou View Details
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
private equity firm Altor Equity Partners to found Summa Equity (Summa). After long contemplation following the financial crisis, Indahl was convinced the financial system was producing negative externalities and that the current private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
answers—and more often about asking the right questions. The challenge lies in being able to step back, reflect, and ask the key questions that are critical to your performance and your organization's effectiveness. In What to Ask the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15
opportunities to cheat on tests are likely to engage in self-deception, inferring that their elevated performance is a sign of intelligence. This short-term psychological benefit of self-deception, however, can come with longer-term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006
1976, it went public in 2002, and was still managed by its two founding partners in 2006. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707012 Cleveland Clinic Harvard Business School Case 607-013... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
analyzed and compared to a simple deficit rule that limits the maximum amount of deficit per period. Whereas the deficit rule does not perform well, the debt rule yields welfare gains virtually equal to the optimal rule. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell
demonstrated the negative effects on decision-making under distress. We are conducting a series of experiments to better quantify the impacts on service operations and to identify ways that the operating design could improve both the customer’s experience and the... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
directors—that made it an easy decision for me to join the fund," says Hammond. "I know from my teaching and consulting experience that diversity leads to higher performance and better financial results." Almost half of the fund's limited... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
awards from Advertising Age (2005) and Creativity (2004, 2005). In May, Hicks and the firm’s three partners were featured on the cover of BusinessWeek as “The Craziest Ad Guys in America.” Here, Hicks talks about the method in the madness... View Details
- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
afford to write off these firms as noncompetitive threats or unworthy partners on the global business stage. "There is still a lot of apprehension about state-owned enterprises," says Musacchio. "The debate is very polarized. Either you... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
transactions, saving money shouldn’t be the sole guiding force. “Whether it’s pumping your own gas or troubleshooting your own computer problems on a website, companies that design those interactions purely to cut costs don’t succeed. But when they actively View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
provide insights into why and how investors use reported environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Relevance to investment performance is the most frequent motivation for use of ESG data followed by client demand and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
with firm value and operating performance persisted. Read the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1589731 Does Management Really Work? Authors: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Publication:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 23
those sales? Should ads be text, images, video, or something else entirely? Should measurement be performed by an ad network, an advertiser, or some intermediary? Market participants have chosen all these options at various points, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
where he can be part of the action. When he considers the company’s accomplishments, his satisfaction stems from what Baupost has done for others. “I’m proud of the fact that virtually everybody who has been connected with the firm — employees, clients, advisers,... View Details
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- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
at work and in how much time they devote to insiders vs. outsiders. We analyze the correlation between time use, managerial effort, quality of governance, and firm performance and interpret the empirical findings within two versions of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15
is asked to investigate the matter and to decide what, if anything, to do about it. The case raises issues in aligning strategy and sales systems, performance evaluation criteria, and on-going performance... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
equity, using unexplored custodial data regarding 112 limited partners over four decades. We differentiate between alternative vehicles that are GP directed versus those where the LP has some discretion. Of the roughly 5,500 distinct... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online
Hours Download full syllabus 6 hrs Module 1 Platform Fundamentals Explore what platforms are, how they create and capture value for users, and the primary mechanisms that allow them to scale. Highlights How Picabuu Started Keeping High View Details