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  • 11 May 2010
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First Look: May 11

can induce a controlling shareholder to list equity. Higher valuations support listings associated with greater agency costs. We test the predictions that follow from this idea on a sample of publicly listed corporate subsidiaries in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 5

  PublicationsIn Search of the Self at Work: Young Adults' Experiences of a Dual Identity Organization Authors:Anteby, Michel, and Amy Wrzesniewski Publication:Research in Sociology of Work Abstract Purpose: Multiple forces that shape the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

link the islands of expertise together, they need to look at two broad kinds of mechanisms, according to Pisano: organizational—"so firms can expand their boundaries to include multiple capabilities. Virtual integration is a form of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology
  • 20 Mar 2025
  • Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

hesitant to invest in companies reliant on government funding for profitability—whether tax credits, loans, or grants—due to significant uncertainties surrounding these programs under the new administration. Lastly, we’ve also seen a rise in down rounds as companies... View Details
  • 06 Dec 2016
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December 6, 2016

products offered to customers—has recently been used as a competitive advantage for both brick-and-mortar and online retailers. Fast-fashion retailers have differentiated themselves by rotating their assortment multiple times throughout a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Nov 2011
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First Look: Nov. 1

advantage. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/11/how-great-companies-think-differently/ar/1 Managing the Multiple Dimensions of Risk—Part I Authors:Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes Publication:Balanced Scorecard Report 13, no. 4... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

Management Journal Discordant vs. Harmonious Selves: The Effects of Identity Conflict and Enhancement on Sales Performance in Employee-Customer Interactions By: Ramarajan, Lakshmi, Nancy Rothbard, and Steffanie Wilk Abstract—Across View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

should enable a company to enjoy a higher valuation and earnings multiple because investors will see the future earnings stream as more sustainable and less risky. View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
  • 25 May 2010
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First Look: May 25

controlling shareholder to list equity. Higher valuations support listings associated with greater agency costs. We test the predictions that follow from this idea on a sample of publicly listed corporate subsidiaries in Japan. When there... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 17

for fulfilling work. In fact, multiple pieces of evidence suggest that diaspora use of oDesk increases with familiarity of the platform, rather than a scenario where diaspora connections serve to navigate uncertain environments. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

valuation of volatile stocks, which we contend measures the economy’s risk appetite. Our novel proxy for risk appetite explains 41% of the variation in the one-year real rate since 1970, while the valuation... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 21 Jan 2021
  • Blog Post

How I Used the HBS Community to Hone My Professional Goals

and credibility professionally. After visiting Harvard’s campus, I knew that learning in the HBS classroom setting would provide me with a wider perspective of multiple industries and give me the ability to plan the next phase of my... View Details
  • 25 Feb 2025
  • Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation

What were you doing prior to HBS? What made you decide to go to HBS? Before HBS, I worked on TPG’s impact assessment team, Y Analytics, focused on energy, agriculture, food, and industrial deals. I learned to think deeply about measuring the impact of mission-driven... View Details
  • 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

November–December 2015 Operations Research Active Postmarketing Drug Surveillance for Multiple Adverse Events By: Goh, Joel, Margrét V. Bjarnadóttir, Mohsen Bayati, and Stefanos A. Zenios Abstract—Postmarketing drug surveillance is the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 08 Dec 2015
  • Research & Ideas

You Won't Make It If You Fake It

fields. Can you imagine doing brain surgery without proper training? Or playing the cello at Carnegie Hall or tennis at Wimbledon without years of training and practice? Just as you cannot learn these skills solely in the classroom, leaders must undertake rigorous... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 02 Feb 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs

receive higher valuations and less restrictive covenants when they raise capital? Sarah Jane Gilbert: Can you explain the concept of "performance persistence" and what it entails? Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner: Essentially, entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 10 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 10

operations into four countries, and Digital Chocolate was one of the top developers of soloplayer games for standard mobile phones and iPhones. In 2009, Hawkins was eager for Digital Chocolate to start developing new types of mobile games that could be played by View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

complexities and pressures. It's Not Nagging: Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works (18,159) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6629.html Published: April 18, 2011 Managers who inundate their teams with the same messages, over and over, via View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13

115-013 Valuation Ratios in the Airline Industry, 2013 Examines factors underlying differences in valuation multiples (price-to-earnings and price-to-book) across four firms in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Mar 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

products and services to each customer over time. Second, they need to be clear about how to sell the same product or service simultaneously to customers that have very different valuations of the firms' offerings. Finally, firms need to... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs