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- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
rates to monetary shocks appears to reflect changes in term premia. One mechanism that may generate such variation in term premia is based on demand effects due to the existence of what we call... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
to the short-term ones.” Steinwender points out that their findings only apply to companies in the wake of a financial crisis brought on by a banking crash—and don’t necessarily apply to crises brought on by demand View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- Research Event
The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy
“I am shocked by how many entrepreneurs and how many VCs haven’t asked the question of what creates the network effect [whereby a product or service becomes more valuable to customers as more people use it], or what creates the economy of... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
permanent cash flow shocks and transitory discount rate shocks to asset prices and returns. An increase in the cross-country correlations of cash flow shocks raises the risk of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
face. Without frontier technology, they are not competitive. But they cannot adopt frontier technology by themselves. They need a partner that is familiar with the frontier, but this partner will not come for free. She will demand an... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures
elective: International Entrepreneurial Finance. As he explained in a presentation to other HBS professors during the Faculty Research Symposium on May 20, the research project has led him to examine in detail twenty-nine sites that cover twenty countries. Yet many... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
earnings growth by 6%. Consistent with the hypothesis that this effect derives from the local demand channel, we find that consumption is less responsive to local labor demand View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
(2011), idiosyncratic shocks to the sales growth of large firms are positively and significantly correlated with GDP growth in our emerging markets sample. Relatedly, the negative impact of exchange rate View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
Working Papers Money or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets? (revised) Authors: Shawn Cole, Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia Abstract Why is demand for formal financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
dollar lending more than euro lending in response to a shock to their credit quality. Because these banks rely on wholesale dollar funding, while raising more of their euro funding through insured retail deposits, the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
energy industry come away with a quite different perspective on the strategic and management challenges confronting energy executives today. As demand continues to soar, where will new oil reserves be found? What bets are to be placed by... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
2011) Abstract In a vitally important relationship famously caricatured as the "Mad Mullahs" v. the "Great Satan," the fraught negotiating history and future of Iran and the United States demands historical, cultural,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
certification strategy, in which they apply to a demanding but non-transparent certifier and lower their ambitions when rejected. We derive the comparative statics with respect to the sellers' initial reputation, the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 May 2011
- Op-Ed
Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society
Editor's note: Please see related story, Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It's Effective. To what extent companies contribute to a sustainable society is a question increasingly important, not only to the companies themselves, but also to investors, the countries... View Details
Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & George Serafeim
- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
with the VW Touareg and was partially manufactured in VW's Bratislava, Slovakia plant. Then, as if that were not enough, Wiedeking shocked the investment world once again by purchasing roughly a 20 percent stake in VW, which led to major... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
the complex regulatory environment that governs Indian gaming. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51932 Fall 2016 Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
operations tell their materials suppliers exactly what specifications to meet. Similarly, companies should demand reasonable levels of security from software vendors. Look at the wording of this contract between General Electric and... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
unforeseen oil and gas demand slump drove ProdEng’s average service rates down by more than 37%, with EBITDA margins falling from 50% to 24% in the second half of 2016. Although the partners remained optimistic about ProdEng’s long-term... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
start-ups to gain knowledge and agility. The logic of corporate venturing is compelling: a well-run fund can help a firm respond quickly to changes in markets and gain a better view of threats. In some cases, it can stimulate demand for a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne