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- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
Frictions in Shadow Banking: Evidence from the Lending Behavior of Money Market Funds By: Chernenko, Sergey, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—We document the consequences of money market fund risk taking during the European sovereign debt crisis. Using a novel View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55322 forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior By: Chattopadhyay, Akash, Matthew D. Shaffer, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?
transparency through data sharing in order to better track the chain of subcontractors. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond How to Manage Coronavirus Layoffs with Compassion... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
by contracting on output, aligning preferences via employee selection may provide a useful alternative. This study investigates this idea empirically using personnel and lending data from a financial services organization that implemented... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
technologies to help companies increase employee happiness. Hitachi had begun manufacturing high-tech badges that quantify a wearer’s activity patterns. Data from these devices revealed an unusually high correlation between certain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online
data All FAQs Leading with Finance FAQs What are the learning requirements in order to successfully complete the course, and how are grades assigned? + – Participants in Leading with Finance are eligible for a Certificate of Completion... View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women
them white, came out to support him. Why did Donald Trump’s candidacy appeal to so many women voters? Although his election has been attributed primarily to disenfranchised citizens, the data suggest otherwise. Women from varying... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely
- August 2013
- Article
Corporate Ownership Structure and the Choice Between Bank Debt and Public Debt
By: Chen Lin, Yue Ma, Paul Malatesta and Yuhai Xuan
This paper examines the relation between a borrowing firm's ownership structure and its choice of debt source using a novel, hand-collected data set on corporate ownership, control, and debt structures for 9,831 firms in 20 countries from 2001 to 2010. We find that the... View Details
Lin, Chen, Yue Ma, Paul Malatesta, and Yuhai Xuan. "Corporate Ownership Structure and the Choice Between Bank Debt and Public Debt." Journal of Financial Economics 109, no. 2 (August 2013): 517–534.
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
PublicationsDo Voters Demand Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief Authors:Shawn Cole, Andrew Healy, and Eric Werker Publication:Journal of Development Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)
wanted to leverage my knowledge & experience in finance to focus on making a difference in my home region of Asia through impact investing. In China, for example, the sector lacks quite a bit with regards to human capital and View Details
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG]) information, including data produced by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), is growing. Using data from Bloomberg we analyze this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
PublicationsFamilienunternehmen in Westdeutschland. Corporate Governance und Gesellschafterkultur seit den 1960er Jahren (Family business in West Germany since the 1960s) Authors:Christina Lubinski Publication:Vol. 21, Schriftenreihe... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
data from hospitals, we examine mispricing via "upcoding," which involves misclassifying ailment severity. Archival analysis indicates less stringent regulatory enforcement of upcoding for beneficent nonprofit hospitals, defined... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
(CEJST) breaks down the different dimensions that qualify a census tract as a DAC, and its data could be applicable in other contexts as well. One of the foundational pieces of how EJ applies to the world is understanding the existence of... View Details
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Global Business Course | HBS Online
FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Build a foundation in macroeconomics to make more informed business decisions Identify the challenges and opportunities that government and politics can create for you and your business from a strategic... View Details
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Article databases: Which to choose?
regulations, and other government information. ProQuest TDM Studio Yes Yes Yes TDM Studio is a text / data mining tool... View Details
- 2009
- Working Paper
India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005
By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
Using firm-level data this paper analyzes, the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Economic Sectors; Economy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Growth and Development Strategy; India
Alfaro, Laura, and Anusha Chari. "India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-030, October 2009. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 15448, October 2009.)
- March 2007 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
The Vancouver 2010 Olympics
By: Anita Elberse, Catherine Anthony and Joshua Callahan
It is February 2007, exactly three years before Vancouver hosts the 2010 Winter Olympics. Judy Rogers, City Manager for the City of Vancouver and a member of the Board of Directors for Vancouver's Organizing Committee (VANOC), is keen to ensure the Games will have a... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Social Marketing; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Sports; Public Administration Industry; Sports Industry; Vancouver
Elberse, Anita, Catherine Anthony, and Joshua Callahan. "The Vancouver 2010 Olympics." Harvard Business School Case 507-049, March 2007. (Revised October 2008.)
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
firms are able to avoid defensiveness and resulting blindness. HCHP firms institutionalize what I call Learning and Governance Systems, a means for having honest, collective, and public conversations with key people at lower levels about... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 2018
- Working Paper
Opportunistic Returns and Dynamic Pricing: Empirical Evidence from Online Retailing in Emerging Markets
By: Chaithanya Bandi, Antonio Moreno, Donald Ngwe and Zhiji Xu
We investigate how dynamic pricing can lead to higher operational costs through more product returns in the online retail industry. Dynamic pricing has been widely applied by many online retailers. Research has shown that, in response to dynamic pricing, some customers... View Details