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- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
of American Ingenuity: Innovation and Inventors of the Golden Age By: Akcigit, Ufuk, John Grigsby, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—We examine the golden age of U.S. innovation by undertaking a major data collection exercise linking U.S. patents... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
"quarter") exercised no influence on his investment strategy. He believed that conservative funding was called for in an industry in the midst of technological transformation. Therefore, he always had cash in a depression. He... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
"True North." The book offers methods for personal reflection and includes targeted exercises that help leaders hone in on the purpose of their leadership and develop their authentic leadership skills. Publisher's site:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
shelf-space allocation? When are power plays appropriate? When should you exercise power? When should you give in to power? What are the consequences for partner relationships and channel performance? When a new channel, or a... View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
external shocks. A quantitative exercise of the Brazilian economy suggests this strategy to be effective for smoothing consumption and reducing the occurrence of default. The Better Is the Enemy of the Good By: Exley, Christine L., and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
Broad definitions of the scope of information subject to disclosure; An obligation to publish proactively key documents and categories of information, even in the absence of a specific request; Clear, accessible mechanisms for the public to View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
Business School Exercise 408-076 Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) brought together decision makers in search of hard-to-find answers with specialized experts in nearly every imaginable field. Over time, GLG developed software to help minimize... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112031-PDF-ENG Mike Mayo Takes on Citigroup (B) Suraj Srinivasan and Amy KaserHarvard Business School Supplement 112-051 "Mike Mayo Takes on Citigroup (B)" is a supplementary exercise... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
decided to exercise their discretionary power to award five top executives a bonus for 2008, even though they had not met the necessary performance measures under the compensation plan. Proxy advisors RiskMetrics and the British... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
While the senior bank debt comprised only 6% of the capital used in the acquisition and was fully secured, it exercised its right to stop payments to Lind's subordinated lender that funded about 40% of the acquisition, pushing that debt... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-043.pdf Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model Authors:Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron, and Kari L. Granger Abstract This... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
a worker bee, what's it like to show up to work each day in one of these companies? A: Here is what I think characterizes these workplaces. They are much more dynamic and flexible, and people exercise much more control about when and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
parameter is calibrated to local interest rates. A quantitative exercise finds welfare gains of the optimal fiscal policy to be economically substantial and the optimal rule to not entail a countercyclical fiscal policy. A simple debt... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
banking under the Glass-Steagall Act. As Moss is quick to point out, there was an implicit strategy: "We insured and regulated the most systemically dangerous part of the system, the commercial banks, and we exercised a much lighter touch... View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
precisely this competition that keeps ecosystems healthy: Without niche players who understand and exercise this leverage, ecosystems will be less healthy than they could be and may fall into sickness if their keystone loses sight of its... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
Katherine L. Milkman, Leslie John, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Many intend to stay fit but fail to exercise or eat healthfully; students intend to earn good grades but study too little; citizens intend to vote but fail to turnout. How... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
levels and frequency of default typical of emerging markets even if the household impatience parameter is calibrated to local interest rates. A quantitative exercise calibrated to Brazil finds welfare gains of the optimal fiscal policy to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
organizations and in society disrupts the learning cycle at the heart of becoming a leader. Women must establish credibility in a culture that is deeply conflicted about whether, when, and how they should exercise authority. Practices... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
For example, managing earnings to meet analyst expectations may start out being rationalized as necessary to avoid undue volatility in the stock price but end up being used to artificially pump up the stock price so executives can View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
the right FX risk mitigation strategy. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111050-PDF-ENG Oriflame S.A. (B) David F. Hawkins, Karol MisztalHarvard Business School Supplement 111-051 Exercise for recording derivative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne