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- 17 Nov 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Activist Investors Became Respectable
limits The result has been explosive growth in the activist investing world. More than 500 activist hedge funds managed in excess of $140 billion at the end of June, an increase of 18 percent in just the first six months of this year. The... View Details
- 10 Nov 2008
- Research Event
Social Media Leads the Future of Technology
where approximately 217 million online players interact. This is an evolving landscape, with much growth remaining, Yoffie said. Of 6.5 billion people in the world, about 1.5 billion have Internet access,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
the Bajaj Group in India; Güler Sabancı, head of the $14 billion Sabancı conglomerate in Turkey; and Manu Chandaria, chairman of the multimillion-dollar Comcraft Group in Kenya. Growing In A Slow-moving Economy Rahul Bajaj In his... View Details
- 05 Jan 2011
- Op-Ed
Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress
typical lab has 20 to 40 people, led by a senior researcher (the "principal investigator''). Most people in a lab are doctoral or postdoctoral students who are pursuing careers in science. Labs have many different projects under... View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
latent or explicit. It involves branding these products and services, communicating their benefits to intermediaries and end consumers, and distributing them. All of these activities involve value creation. In return, producers extract value through the View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
becoming increasingly apparent, the economics of the sector made fighting the virus a less-than-obvious business choice. The market size for a vaccine was unknown, and the paths for financing such research—which could have a price tag in... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
Business School Case 209-052 CityCenter is a $9 billion project for MGM MIRAGE. The project's star architects have a major disagreement about a critical design issue. Bill Smith, head of the MGM MIRAGE... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
race to win new customers and e-reader converts. It will make the company a truly global entity, bringing it closer to its customers in Asia. And the acquisition will simplify the supply chain, driving down costs (the Kindle DX, introduced in June, comes with a $489... View Details
- 13 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future
managers whose company's stock price is very sensitive to earnings news," Farre-Mensa says. Stein's model suggests that such managers might avoid investing in a long-term profitable project if it meant... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
million, though the price may be negotiable. The other site, a former apple orchard of about one hundred acres, was acquired by a local bank through a foreclosure. The bank is preparing to list the property but has yet to set an asking... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 19 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?
Natural disasters are a different story: though they occur much less frequently, when they do happen it's akin to thousands or even tens of thousands of pipes bursting and homes burning all at once. Hurricane Irene, for instance, inflicted an estimated $6.6 View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Published Papers Do the Right Firms Survive Bankruptcy? Journal of Financial Economics Samuel Antill “In United States, Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, firms are either reorganized, acquired, or liquidated. I show that decisions to liquidate often reduce creditor... View Details
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Francesco Bova Abstract Gray markets arise when a manufacturer's products are sold outside of its authorized channels; for instance, when goods designated for a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion
many ways, Wu Yajun is the personification of China’s newfound wealth. As one of Chongqing’s leading property developers, she is among the wealthiest women in China, worth over $9 billion — the living antithesis of those Scotsmen who made... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Selling Luxury to Everyone
mall and everybody is getting into the cosmetic business," he said. But most of the panelists said the opportunities of the past several years have far exceeded the challenges. Tahari said her company's sales have grown by more than a third in the past three... View Details
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
Working PapersCan Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia (revised) Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Abstract The controversy over whether and how much to charge for health... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Seeding a Better Future for Colombia
destination, the pavilion was also the setting for the announcement, in June, of a British Embassy–sponsored satellite project that will enhance data images of crop conditions in remote areas of Colombia, potentially improving both... View Details
- 27 Nov 2013
- News
No Bologna, Please
into Panera," he told the HBS Alumni Bulletin in 2004. "As we went through a year-and-a-half of divestitures, our stock sank to a split-adjusted $3 a share. Those were not happy times." Today, Panera's share price hovers around $180,... View Details
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
Most books about the nation's financial crisis tell us what happened. In his new book, HBS senior lecturer Robert Pozen tells us how to fix the system. A financial industry veteran and chairman of MFS Investment Management, a Boston firm that oversees more than $170... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Research Brief: Subject Expert Matters
Karim Lakhani (photo by Dana Maxson) Karim Lakhani (photo by Dana Maxson) Every year billions of dollars are granted to scientists based on the evaluation of peer-reviewed proposals. The final decisions about whose View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers