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- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
offer the same benefits. While use of social platforms has increased during the pandemic, with Facebook traffic rising by 50 percent in some countries, people don’t get a boost of oxytocin from these interactions. Seeing random photos of happy families or View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
it downplay the consequences of displacement. But in other situations jobs are created. This paper is about the overall treatment of the economy from the immigration side." Is The Program Fair? Kerr is studying several areas in which the... View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
on the political and institutional contexts within which opportunities for policy learning emerge. In particular, opportunities for policy learning are examined with respect to (a) agenda or priority-setting on environmental issues, (b)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater breadth are linked to the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
forthcoming Journal of Political Economy The Market for Financial Adviser Misconduct By: Egan, Mark, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru Abstract—We construct a novel database containing the universe of financial... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
of financial and social objectives warrants significant rethinking of organizational democracy’s merits compared both to hierarchy and to nondemocratic alternatives to hierarchy. In making this argument, we draw on some parallels with View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- April 2003 (Revised July 2003)
- Teaching Note
Singapore Inc. (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-703-040). View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
short-seller report alleging that Evergrande, one of China's largest property developers, was using fraudulent accounting and paying bribes to secure business. Evergrande's stock plummeted, and Value Partners, which had a sizable holding... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
vulnerabilities that left Mexico exposed to a sudden change in investor appetite for Mexican securities in 1994. Political violence in Mexico and changes in monetary policy in the United States then led to radical changes in investor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
the economy that have occurred during the same time and argue that they are consistent with an increased use of information technology (IT) in general and enterprise information technology in particular. In a series of case studies, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the headlines and provokes the most public and View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
uniting, becoming more “producer-friendly,” and consider the role within ASGM governance systems they are best suited to play (which may be none at all). Findings contribute to debates on the merits of increasing governance fragmentation and the role of View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- February 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code
By: Kristin Mugford, William Vrattos and Radhika Kak
In 2016, India passed a new bankruptcy law (IBC) to counter a brewing bank crisis and increased corporate distress. Homebuilder Jaypee Infratech, one of India largest distressed companies (the “dirty dozen”) began restructuring under the IBC in 2017. Two years later,... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decisions; Judgments; Voting; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Public Sector; Asset Pricing; Borrowing and Debt; Corporate Finance; Credit; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Bonds; Investment Return; Price; Government Legislation; Laws and Statutes; Bids and Bidding; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; India; Delhi
Mugford, Kristin, William Vrattos, and Radhika Kak. "Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code." Harvard Business School Case 222-071, February 2022. (Revised May 2022.)
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
forthcoming Journal of Political Economy Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis By: Alfaro, Laura, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor, and Paola Conconi Abstract—In recent decades, advances in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
modified to incorporate quasi-hyperbolic preferences. For reasons of political economy or aggregation of citizens’ preferences, government preferences are present biased, resulting in an over-accumulation of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
from true private equity operations; the other is a government agency charged with creating a clean energy economy for the United States. Each opportunity will help Iris achieve her long-term goal of a career as a private equity investor... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
Conconi Abstract—In recent decades, advances in information and communication technology and falling trade barriers have led firms to retain within their boundaries and in their domestic economies only a subset of their production stages.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
increase of 285% of a standard deviation in income. We also present different estimates of adaptation across subgroups. For example, we find that those on the right (left) of the political spectrum adapt to status (income) but not to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
but yes, they may have to bother." The dilemma he poses requires that we consider this question: Can managers afford to ignore predictions in their planning efforts? What do you think? Original Article We're uncertain these days about many things—the future of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE funds have invested in the past five years have grown more quickly... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace