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  • 29 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 29

hold fully rational beliefs. We find that the model captures many features of actual prices and returns; importantly, however, it is also consistent with the survey evidence on investor expectations. Publisher's link: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

effect of greater rivalry dominates for less uncertain problems whereas the effect on the extreme value prevails for more uncertain problems. Adding competitors thus systematically increases overall contest performance for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2025
  • News

Heartland

animal. (The rancher often pays for the disposal, eroding already tight margins.) On the other side of the equation is burgeoning demand driven by growing US Hispanic and Asian populations—that’s 80 million people, roughly—who value offal... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photos by Vance Jacobs. OPEN CONCEPT: Lambert at Quail Ridge Dairy in Fort Morgan, Colorado.
  • 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

endorsement opportunities from Electronic Arts, 2K Games, and Xbox Live to add to his portfolio. Allows for a rich discussion about how superstar athletes and other celebrities can create and capture value... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Mar 2016
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March 29, 2016

dynamic capture of these metrics via our new electronic health record (EHR) was developed at our institution. Methods. Contemporary breast cancer literature on treatment options, expected outcomes, and potential complications was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2012
  • News

Around the World

global value chains and global competitors. And recruiting itself became global,” notes Palepu. As the nascent globalization process picked up steam in the 1990s, HBS began to grapple with its implications for the MBA Program, says... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Sep 2010
  • News

Fair Trade

markets differed, but the belief in local autonomy and decentralized decision-making became a core value within the company .Meanwhile, the largest American consumer products company remained cautious about international markets. During... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade
  • 14 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 14

capture the degree to which organizations' identities are eclipsed and confounded. The theory is tested with data on U.S. venture capital firm syndication between 1995 and 2009. Venture capital firms with eclipsed and confounded... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jan 2004
  • Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

the psychological satisfaction of creating patrimonio, something of enduring value to be passed on to the next generation. The insight that buildings represented more than simple utility helped CEMEX position a program aimed at these... View Details
Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari
  • 01 Dec 2012
  • News

From Where We Stand

career. The inherent value of the Harvard MBA enables you to take game-changing risks that others might not be able to avail themselves of. You will always be able to find a "job." Therefore, when a chance is presented to take a role or... View Details
  • 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

similar behavior following periods of poor financial performance. In addition to offering promotions more frequently, we find that firms offer deeper price discounts to manage earnings during these periods. Furthermore, our results confirm managers' stated willingness... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

investors execute similar trades through the same broker, allowing them to capture returns that are twice as large as their normal trading performance. Similarly, we show that the clients of the broker employed by activist investors to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 May 2014
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First Look: May 13

maintaining a long-term strategic plan is of value in thwarting such investors. Executives and directors are advised to analyze their corporations from the point of view of an activist investor, to create harmony within the board of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Feb 2020
  • News

Teachable Moments

compelling story or parable, I hope to capture the students’ hearts, their attention. I want to pull them into the experience by painting a picture to which they can relate. When I teach a case like “C&S Grocers,” a story about the... View Details
  • 25 May 2010
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First Look: May 25

number of candidates. This is because those agents value the higher rate of acceptance more than access to more candidates. Agents with higher outside options choose the market with a larger number of candidates. The model helps explain... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Apr 2008
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

Andrews noted. "The addition of personal values and aspirations became an integral part of his philosophy of management." Creating A Systematic Approach As his interest and influence in the Business Policy area expanded,... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education
  • 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2280370 A Formal Theory of Strategy By: Van den Steen, Eric Abstract—What makes a decision strategic? When is strategy most important? This paper studies the structure and value of strategy (in its everyday... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 14 Jan 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets

build successful businesses. The desire to capture the scale of this change is the ambitious goal of Harvard Business School's Creating Emerging Markets project, whose new website was profiled in HBS Working Knowledge last year. The... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Auto
  • 12 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 12

their current values-has been on the ascent. This marks a major departure from the centuries-old tradition of keeping books at historical cost. It also has implications across the world of business, because the accounting basis-whether fair View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 26, 2007

the idea that trading patterns are associated with short-run excess comovement of stock returns. Our findings suggest that multi-factor risk models could be enhanced by adding factors capturing correlated demand. The Invariant Proportion... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace