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- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
at many non-financial firms have highlighted a "low-leverage puzzle" and raised questions about the implications of cash holdings for corporate investment and economic growth. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
the draw anymore. By conducting a series of diagnostics, companies in any industry can quickly identify the most promising opportunities. This article shows how to conduct customer, portfolio, and competitor diagnostics to pinpoint the highest-potential View Details
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/217069-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-001 Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather It is 2014 and Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) Partners, a UK-based venture capital firm, has an View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
growth,'" he says. But when you remove people from the core, "they lose the chance to grow with the customer. And it's the insights into your assets and markets that give you the new ideas." But that doesn't mean leaders should always embed new growth... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
April 4, 2019 Palgrave Macmillan Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream: How Technology Is Transforming Lending and Shaping a New Era of Small Business Opportunity By: Mills, Karen G. Abstract—Fintech, Small Business & the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nejo.12003/abstract Working PapersInvestment Incentives in Open-Source and Proprietary Two-Sided Platforms Authors:Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Gaston Llanes Abstract We study incentives to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
to capital, which was a primary focus of hers at the SBA. Spreading The Wealth Having spent over 25 years in private equity and venture capital firms before becoming SBA Administrator, Mills has perspective on challenges and opportunities... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
firms also invested rapidly to build radial tire production capacity once the OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] switched to the new technology. In the case of investment in radial manufacturing... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Dot.Com Shakeout: Chess or Roulette?
was that of T. N. Rao: "There is an immense business opportunity now for all the investing companies to pick up some very good dot.coms that have very sound business models. It is just that the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 4
knowledge-based "recombinative capabilities" view of business groups—that such groups have done the most to invest in R&D and other skills necessary to combine inputs in ways that lead to greater added value. Further, our... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial responses to securities mispricing. The managerial biases approach studies the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
of reasonable model parameters the firm's investment decision does not maximize expected profits. Surprisingly, this includes instances in which a firm with a higher quality investment View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2010
- Op-Ed
Tax US Companies to Spur Spending
holdings--estimates of the amount held by US public corporations easily exceed $1 trillion; several technology companies alone are sitting on cash balances in excess of $20 billion--are thought to result from the absence of investment... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
urge business leaders everywhere to seize this opportunity to rebuild public confidence in capitalism and its ability to function in a way that generates inclusive and sustainable prosperity,” write coauthors and HBS professors Joseph L.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
company is facing significant challenges in winning business and restructuring its own operations. Should Tom stay on as CEO? Revisit one of the candidates who had withdrawn? Try harder to sell the company? At what price? The case provides an View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
207-075 In May 2006, a resident of Key West, Florida had to decide whether to renew his policy to insure against hurricane damage. The policy would cost $13,000 for one year, $5,000 more than what he paid in 2005. At the same time, a wealthy California resident was... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
impossible? These internal capital and product markets are growing in importance for these firms creating many opportunities and many obstacles. Our research shows that some firms are adapting quickly to this while others continue to... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 26 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future
Pashtun. Without trust, people are far more likely to work or invest only with only "their own kind" rather than with any Afghan. This skews investment toward relatively inefficient View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
When Reputation Trumps Regulation
from the literature has clearly shown that many local exchanges in emerging markets are suffering for the lack of strong legal and regulatory institutions to protect minority investors. When investors lose their money, and when they see no View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
School Case 207-084 Following a successful model in Europe, JP Morgan has introduced a set of five U.S. retail mutual funds with an investment philosophy and marketing strategy grounded in behavioral finance. The asset management group... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace