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  • 03 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-099WP.pdf Evaluating the Impact of SA 8000 Certification Authors:Michael J. Hiscox, Claire Schwartz, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract SA 8000, along with other types of certification... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 29, 2008

1,582 loans financing private equity-sponsored leveraged buyouts between 1993 and 2005, we find that bank relationships explain cross-sectional variation in the loan interest rate and covenant structure. Our... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24

http://hbr.org/product/the-case-of-the-unidentified-industries-2013/an/214028-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 713-515 Getty Images No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/getty-images/an/713515-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 214-047... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 30 Nov 2016
  • Op-Ed

Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

disclosure of product outcomes, such as average APRs and default rates. Requiring disclosure of such data would empower watchdogs and the market itself to evaluate bad actors. 5. Respect fiduciary duties Small business View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services
  • 18 Oct 2010
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech

MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities; Financial Services
  • 04 Aug 2014
  • Op-Ed

Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering

development of general standards for assessing applicants for small business loans and have increased costs of evaluating such loans. Moreover, the heterogeneity of small business View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services
  • 21 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 21, 2010

Conflict: The Effects of Contract Structure Authors:Deepak Malhotra and Fabrice Lumineau Publication:Academy of Management Journal (in press) Abstract Leveraging a longitudinal dataset concerning 102 inter-firm disputes, we evaluate the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27

likely to perceive CSR strategies favorably. Our results show how CSR strategies can affect value creation in public equity markets through analyst recommendations. Institutional Stock Trading on Loan Market Information Authors:Victoria... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 22

evaluated under more permissive incentive schemes are rated significantly less risky than the same loans evaluated under pay-for-performance. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Apr 2016
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April 19, 2016

borrowers likely involve fewer monitoring tools and weaker control rights. We evaluate these explanations of cov-lite contract provisions in a large sample of U.S. loans for the 2001–2014 period. Consistent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009

Capital Management was evaluating the purchase of a pool of U.S. residential mortgages. The firm had formed an investment vehicle to acquire troubled residential mortgages from banks and other motivated sellers. The idea was to purchase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 May 2007
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First Look: May 29, 2007

needs of the "poorest of the poor," who cannot even repay loans and therefore do not qualify as Habitat beneficiaries? How can Makar continue to innovate to achieve the greatest mission impact while maintaining funding and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

direct evidence that incentive contracts distort judgment and beliefs, even among trained professionals with many years of experience. Loans evaluated under more permissive incentive schemes are rated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 18, 2007

institutions. Risk-adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and stress testing to evaluate the potential impact of policies to manage systemic risk. Purchase the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13607... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • August 2009
  • Case

Bank of America Sports Sponsorship

By: Stephen A. Greyser and John L. Teopaco
A major sports sponsor must decide on new, renewal, or withdrawal from significant relations with teams/leagues/events, using a distinctive approach to assessment. View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Partners and Partnerships; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Evaluation; Financing and Loans; Marketing Strategy; Sports Industry
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  • 01 Oct 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation

executive suites, start-up firms, and even entire professions and industries. Within finance, in particular, decisionmakers’ political views influence investment returns, credit ratings, asset allocations, loan terms, and bond yields,... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23

year gains. We evaluate the performance of all policies under consideration using the same statistical and simulation tools and data as the U.S. policymakers use. Other case studies perform a sensitivity analysis (for instance,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 27

changes in financing constraints. Cases & Course Materials Avid Radiopharmaceuticals and Lighthouse Capital Partners Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Ann LeamonHarvard Business School Case 810-054 In fall 2008, a venture lender must decide whether to make a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 18, 2008

the position of Brand Development Manager (BDM) to build the company's presence, sales, and relationships with its retail customers. After one year, the CEO, CFO and President must evaluate the impact of the BDM on retail customers, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best

management structures. So casino hosts in some units are more tightly watched than others, allowing the researchers to evaluate results in both loosely and tightly monitored environments. In what appears to be an industry standard, casino... View Details
Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Entertainment & Recreation

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