Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (487) Arrow Down

Show Results For

← Page 4 of 487 Results →
  • 2022
  • Working Paper

Banking on Transparency for the Poor: Experimental Evidence from India

By: Erica M. Field, Natalia Rigol, Charity M. Troyer Moore, Rohini Pande and Simone G. Schaner
Do information frictions limit the benefits of financial inclusion drives for the rural poor? We evaluate an experimental intervention among recently banked poor Indian women receiving government cash transfers via direct deposit. Treated women were provided automated... View Details
Related

    The IT Tranformation Health Care Needs

    Our research on the ways health care could apply the experiences of other industries suggests that instead of viewing IT as a transactional tool for billing, monitoring, and error checking, organizations should embrace it as an instrument to help transform the way they... View Details
    • March 2007 (Revised May 2012)
    • Case

    PRG-Schultz International

    By: Paul W. Marshall and James Weber
    PRG-Schultz will run out of cash within a couple of months unless the new CEO can reduce costs and restructure the company's debt. PRG was the dominant market leader in the audit recovery industry. The industry consisted of firms which employed accounting professionals... View Details
    Keywords: History; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Restructuring; Cost Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Borrowing and Debt; Accounting Audits; Accounting Industry
    Related
    • 28 May 2015
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Lost in the Clouds: The Impact of Changing Property Rights on Investment in Cloud Computing Ventures

    Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Greg Rafert; Technology
    • August 2013 (Revised November 2013)
    • Case

    Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)

    By: Willy Shih

    This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Henry Ford's Model T was a car for the masses. After considerable experimentation, Ford Motor... View Details

    Keywords: Innovation; Exploration; Dominant Design; Business Growth and Maturation; Business History; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Product Design; Product Development; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Vertical Integration; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Michigan
    Related
    • 2009
    • Working Paper

    Asset Specificity and Vertical Integration: Williamson's Hypothesis Reconsidered

    By: Christian Alejandro Ruzzier
    A point repeatedly stressed by transaction cost economics is that the more specific the asset, the more likely is vertical integration to be optimal. In spite of the profusion of empirical papers supporting this prediction, recent surveys and casual observation suggest... View Details
    Keywords: Assets; Vertical Integration
    Related
    • Article

    Discouraging Opportunistic Behavior in Collaborative R&D: A New Role for Government

    The traditional role attributed to government in collaborative R&D has been one of funding. This paper explores a new role for government in facilitating collaborative R&D, one of discouraging opportunistic behavior. Given the nature of R&D, concerns about... View Details
    Keywords: Behavior; Government and Politics; Managerial Roles; Research and Development; Framework; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Opportunities; Italy
    Related
    • November 2010 (Revised April 2011)
    • Supplement

    Magna International, Inc. (A) (CW)

    By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Yuhai Xuan
    Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a 0.65% economic interest in the company but has 66% of the votes via a... View Details
    Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Voting; Governance Controls; Market Transactions; Production; Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Value Creation; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Canada
    Related
    • 2014
    • Teaching Note

    Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run By Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD. (TN)

    By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
    Mobile Internet has imposed an increasing impact on traditional finance. Firstly, some financial business modules can be operated via mobile Internet, and the corresponding transaction cost is greatly reduced. For example, payment by traditional bank draft is replaced... View Details
    Keywords: Internet; China; Mobile Devices; Finance; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; China
    Related
    • 2014
    • Case

    Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run by Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD.

    By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
    Mobile Internet has imposed an increasing impact on traditional finance. Firstly, some financial business modules can be operated via mobile Internet, and the corresponding transaction cost is greatly reduced. For example, payment by traditional bank draft is replaced... View Details
    Keywords: Finance; Internet; China; Mobile Devices; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; China
    Related
    • 23 Sep 2014
    • HBS Seminar

    Mariano Tappata, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia

    • 2020
    • Working Paper

    Collusion in Brokered Markets

    By: John William Hatfield, Scott Duke Kominers and Richard Lowery
    The U.S. residential real estate agency market presents a puzzle for economic theory: commissions on real estate transactions have remained high for decades even though entry is frequent and costs are low. We model the real estate agency market, and other brokered... View Details
    Keywords: Real Estate; ＂Repeated Games＂; Collusion; Antitrust; Brokered Markets; Game Theory; Real Estate Industry
    Related
    • 09 Nov 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Securities Litigation Risk for Foreign Companies Listed in the US

    Keywords: by Beiting Cheng, Suraj Srinivasan & Gwen Yu
    • April 2002
    • Background Note

    Local Institutions and Global Strategy

    By: Tarun Khanna
    Explores how location affects a firm's strategy and identifies the different ways location affects industry structure, choice of a firm's position, and the sustainability of that position. The intellectual foundations lie in an appreciation of institutional economics.... View Details
    Keywords: Global Range; Global Strategy; Product Positioning; Market Transactions; Industry Structures; Negotiation Deal; Organizational Design; Outcome or Result; Strategic Planning
    Related
    • Article

    Trust and Incentives in Agency

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Daniel F Spulber
    Contracts between a principal and an agent are not formed in a vacuum. Although formal contracts between a principal and an agent contain explicit incentives for performance, the relationship between a principal and an agent also involves implicit incentives. Three... View Details
    Keywords: Trust; Motivation and Incentives; Agency Theory; Contracts; Market Transactions; Performance; Relationships; Societal Protocols; Legal Liability; Cost
    Related
    • June 2017
    • Article

    The Political Economy of Financial Innovation: Evidence from Local Governments

    By: Christophe Pérignon and Boris Vallée
    We examine the toxic loans sold by investment banks to local governments. Using proprietary data, we show that politicians strategically use these products to increase chances of being re-elected. Consistent with greater incentives to hide the cost of debt, toxic loans... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Innovation; Political Elections; Financing and Loans; Innovation and Invention
    Related
    • November 2010
    • Supplement

    Magna International, Inc. (B)

    By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Yuhai Xuan
    Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a 0.65% economic interest in the company but has 66% of the votes via a... View Details
    Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Value Creation; Voting; Family Ownership; Cost; Cost vs Benefits; Stock Shares; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Canada
    Related
    • 02 Dec 2014
    • Working Paper Summaries

    International Trade, Multinational Activity, and Corporate Finance

    Keywords: by C. Fritz Foley & Kalina Manova
    • 09 Sep 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Disintermediation of Financial Markets: Direct Investing in Private Equity

    Keywords: by Lily Fang, Victoria Ivashina & Josh Lerner
    • November 2010 (Revised April 2011)
    • Case

    Magna International, Inc. (A)

    By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Yuhai Xuan
    Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a 0.65% economic interest in the company but has 66% of the votes via a... View Details
    Keywords: Family Business; Restructuring; Cost vs Benefits; Governance Controls; Ownership Stake; Family Ownership; Auto Industry; Canada
    Related