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- 23 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 23
networks-communities of agents (people or firms) and the ties among them-on corporate behavior and governance. The empirically rich studies in the book are largely concerned with mechanisms for the emergence of governance networks rather... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007
reserve accumulation may reduce sustainable debt levels. In addition, assuming constant debt levels does not allow addressing one of the puzzles behind using reserves as a means to avoid the negative effects of crisis: why don't sovereign countries reduce their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
forthcoming Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press The Language of Global Success: How a Common Tongue Transforms Multinational Organizations By: Neeley, Tsedal Abstract—For nearly three decades, English has been the lingua franca of cross-border organizations, yet... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
industry leaders? How competitive are existing, well-capitalized companies when they compete against user-manufacturers? Although there have been a number of studies on user innovation, little if any work has been done on the... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
developments are important. Our study provides the first serious evidence that file sharing cannot explain the decline in music sales in the last couple of years. In addition, in the last two quarters, music sales increased while file... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12
prosperity. How can the future of capitalism be secured? And who should spearhead the effort? Many observers point to government. But in Capitalism at Risk, the authors argue otherwise. While they agree that governments must play a role,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
ingredients for a romantic dinner, but ends up spending an hour comparison shopping for organic dog food and craft beer. A college student resolves to spend every Wednesday evening studying in the library, only to spend most of that time... View Details
- 03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3
searches.) Studies show that customers prefer waiting when the work being done is transparent—even when the waits are longer or the results are no better than those obtained with shorter waits. Read the article:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008
problems associated with event study demonstrations of excess comovement. A trading strategy that bets on the reversion of stock prices of overweighted stocks generates economic profits, confirming that the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
Financial Studies (forthcoming) Abstract This paper examines the impact of leveraged buyout firms' bank relationships on the terms of their syndicated loans. Using a sample of 1,590 loans financing private equity sponsored leveraged... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24
as dangerous as Power and others speculate. Based on two detailed case studies and 53 additional interviews with risk-management staff at five other major banks over 2001-2010, this paper shows that relentless risk measurement is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
under-provision of innovation. Firms have clear incentives to engage in strategic behavior because policymakers use market outcomes as a benchmark in designing regulation. This study examines a unique energy efficiency standard for... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
pitcher expressing disgust to an umpire can eventually tick the ump off. "Umpires have a shorter fuse for guys they don't like. If you are a black guy and I don't like black guys, and you shake me off or throw your glove down, now I'm going to get you." The... View Details
- 30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007
more than 20 case studies and other readings that offer a powerful and transformative approach to advancing and sustaining the work of school improvement. At the center of this work is the concept of organizational coherence: aligning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009
shock that occurred when the agency expanded the scope of its ratings. Our study is among the first to theorize about the impact of ratings on subsequent performance, and we introduce important contingencies that influence firm response.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
manage it, and give it direction? That's what our new book, From Resource Allocation to Strategy, is about. People have studied the process in various ways, first to understand how it works and then to understand how it breaks down; and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?
she enters the corner store." What's more, these protections, which have been on a dramatic increase over the last forty years, vary in nature and intent from country to country, influencing the diversity of products that consumers buy. In Germany, for example... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
this e-mail interview with Laura Linard.Linard: You write that a reason to study the historical role of government in risk management is to better "understand government and its role in the new economy." How would you... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
We all know the importance of mentors and other early career experiences in shaping the kind of leaders we ultimately become. But how important to that development are the particular companies we work for? For Harvard Business School professor Monica Higgins, who has... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-105.pdf Earnings Quality and Ownership Structure: The Role of Private Equity Sponsors Author:Sharon P. Katz Abstract This study explores how firms' ownership structures affect their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace