Publications

2013
Book

Handbook of the Economics of Finance, Volume 2A: Corporate Finance

By: George M. Constantinides, Milton Harris and Rene M. Stulz

September 1981
Article

Portfolio Analysis with Factors and Scenarios

By: André Perold and Harry M. Markowitz

01 Oct 1996
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

input, or related concerns. -Cathy Connett September 1996 HBSAA Board of Directors 1996–97 President Catherine A. Connett (MBA '79) St. Paul, MN Vice Presidents William M. Folberth III (17th OPM) New York, NY Deborah C. McLean (MBA '79)... View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

01 Sep 2012
News

Faculty Books

How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth (MBA 2010), and Karen Dillon (HarperBusiness) At a time of intense personal reflection, Christensen, the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, began... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Other Article

What Do We Know About Variance in Accounting Profitability?

By: Anita M. McGahan and Michael E. Porter

In this paper, we analyze the variance of accounting profitability among a broad cross-section of firms in the American economy from 1981 to 1994. The purpose of the analysis is to identify the importance of year, industry, corporate-parent, and business-specific... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; United States

February 2003
Supplement

Saturn Corporation in 1998

By: Anita M. McGahan and Jan W. Rivkin

June 1999
Supplement

Adesemi Communications International: African Communications Group

By: John A. Deighton and Anita M. McGahan

Presents a May 1999 interview with CEO Monique Maddy and CFO Lome Lague that updates the case and describes plans for the future. View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Communication Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Africa

February 1999
Article

The Persistence of Shocks to Profitability

By: Anita M. McGahan and Michael E. Porter

In this study, we use data for 1981 through 1994 on a large sample of U.S. companies to examine the persistence of incremental industry, corporate-parent, and business-specific effects on profitability. Our results indicate that the incremental effects of industry on... View Details

Keywords: Profit; System Shocks; Strategy

1997
Working Paper

The Persistence of Shocks to Profitability: Comparing the Market-Structure and Chicago Views

By: Anita M. McGahan and Michael E. Porter

1997
Working Paper

The Emergence and Sustainability of Abnormal Profits

By: Anita M. McGahan and Michael E. Porter

February 2003
Supplement

The Baseball Strike

By: Anita M. McGahan and Jan W. Rivkin

Data spreadsheet for use with case (9-796-059), The Baseball Strike. Download Only. (Exhibits 8 and 10). View Details

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling

03 Nov 2011
What Do You Think?

The Ultimate Question in Management

by authenticity and passion?" (implied by a response from Harry Abrikian). Steve Sheinkopf would alter the process to insure that he receives feedback only from his "A players, not by the Bs (or Cs)." The coauthors of The... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

May–June 1978
Article

Strategies for Low Market Share Business

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, M. Jack Anderson Jr. and J. Elizabeth Harris

Keywords: Business Ventures

19 May 2021
News

Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online

local communities. “Our collective reach is much greater than our individual club reach,” says David Harris (MBA 1984), President-elect of the HBS Association of Boston, and co-lead in organizing the conference. He also served as a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

22 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 22, 2008

Improving Infant Mortality Rates: The Impact of Front-line Staff Collaboration on Neonatal Care (revised) Authors:Ingrid M. Nembhard, Anita L. Tucker, Richard M.J. Bohmer, Jeffrey D. Horbar, and Joseph H.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 2003
Other Article

The Emergence and Sustainability of Abnormal Profits

By: Michael E. Porter and Anita M. McGahan

In this paper, we examine the emergence and the sustainability of abnormal profits among businesses that were part of U.S. public corporations between 1981 and 1994 and that reported financial results for at least six years. Our results reveal strong asymmetries... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; United States