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- 09 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
considerations favoring longer-term debt may be overstated and suggest that there are several advantages to issuing greater quantities of short-term debt. Under current institutional arrangements, neither the Federal Reserve nor the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2018
- Book
The New History of American Capitalism
forces following the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the end of the Cold War. “Capitalism of a wide variety of institutional and ideological stripes, now characterizes all developed countries,” they observe.... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 01 Dec 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?
discussion arose as to just what quality of labor is and how it can be measured and developed on the national level. To Nari Kannan, "Quality of labor is such a broad term. It all depends upon 'labor doing what?' Also, quality of... View Details
Keywords: by by Jim Heskett
- 21 Jul 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?
Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 04 Nov 2009
- What Do You Think?
What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?
Summing Up How broad is government's role in a capitalistic society? The debate this month boiled down to the extent of government's role in relation to capitalism. Those arguing for a relatively narrow role included C. J. Cullinane, who... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance
through team-building efforts may have broad implications outside hospital systems to community health centers and beyond, the authors write. Much like the camaraderie formed in the armed forces during basic training, teams that spend... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
to commit to the next major tranche of the investment. Charged with finalizing her decision in less than 24 hours, Seidenberg weighed the pros and cons of the next round of financing. Was it really possible to pull together such a broad... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge
For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for... View Details
Keywords: by Glen Justice
- 05 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 5
bond market. Specifically, we show evidence for reaching for yield among insurance companies, the largest institutional holders of corporate bonds. Insurance companies have capital requirements tied to the credit ratings of their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
coupled with collaboration between companies is value enhancing. However, collaboration between companies is notoriously difficult and fragile requiring commitment mechanisms. I suggest that a small set of large institutional investors,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Research Summary
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My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
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My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
that inflation had reached an annualized rate of 3.5%, Europe's highest level since 1992. On top of these broad economic problems, the European financial sector—indeed, the financial sector worldwide—was in turmoil. By April 2008, global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity
to wait 20 or 50 years to reduce them.” "This is something we could change tomorrow." The findings emerge as health care institutions are wrestling with the deep-seated effects of institutional racism.... View Details
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
If we are to break up the institutions that are "too big to fail," does that contradict the benefits of economies of scale, the driving force of globalization? Or, if these huge firms are to be left as they are, and we are to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
into the chain. Stephen P. Kaufman is a senior lecturer of business administration. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: The best leaders will break out of silos and improve workplace culture It’s said that fortune favors the prepared mind. Fortune certainly favors companies with... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
she set store standards, instituted training programs, and rejuvenated performance. Due to her success in operations over the next two years, this manager received two more challenging assignments. First, she became director of sales for... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
popularity of carryout orders, which poses a threat to the service experiences of customers and the sustainability of the operation. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617011-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-020 The CRISPR-Cas9 Quarrel... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
strategy to engage a broad audience through telling an interesting and important story being played out in twenty-first-century organizations. Q: What makes a CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in business? How important is CIO... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace