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- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14087 Earnings Quality and Ownership Structure: The Role of Private Equity Sponsors Author:Sharon Katz Abstract This study explores how firms' ownership structures affect their View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2024
- Case
ECOALF: Fashion for the Future
By: Elizabeth A. Keenan, Diego Aparicio, Carlota Moniz and María José Satrústegui
ECOALF, a Spanish fashion brand and sustainability pioneer, aimed to tackle the industry's challenges of excessive consumption and production. The brand's mission was to create timeless apparel exclusively from recycled and eco-responsible materials, matching the... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Decisions; Business Earnings; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Communication Intention and Meaning; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Competition; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Social Marketing; Marketing Channels; E-commerce; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Fashion Industry; Spain; Germany; Italy; Europe; United States
Keenan, Elizabeth A., Diego Aparicio, Carlota Moniz, and María José Satrústegui. "ECOALF: Fashion for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 524-057, January 2024.
- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
who will not earn a four-year college degree. Joe Fuller is a professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School and on the faculty team of the School’s U.S. Competitiveness Project. Matt Sigelman is CEO of Burning Glass... View Details
- 08 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions Fundraisers Must be Prepared to Answer
referred a donor to another organization that more closely fit with the individual’s philanthropic goals. That suggestion earned a $1 million “tip” a few months later, simply because the donor was so pleased to learn about an organization... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Resisting the Seductions of Success
meeting their responsibilities to others if they haven't first met certain responsibilities to themselves. This, in turn, requires keeping a healthy distance from the pressures and seductions surrounding successful men and women. By sticking to well-worn social paths,... View Details
- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
Michelin operations in Brazil and overseen the integration of the Goodrich-Uniroyal acquisition, Ghosn earned the nickname "le cost killer" for his role in the Renault turnaround. His Nissan revival plan included cutting... View Details
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building Communities as Well as Companies
relationships with people well before I had launched my business. Start planning early. Save money. And go back to your community." Feeling profitable, McMillan said, is not only about economics—it's about earning respect from... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
obtaining full disclosure, and in general exercising oversight in such relationships. Coase's ideas were thought to be so valuable that they earned him the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1991. One of the most important phenomena of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
increases US investors' equity FPI holdings by 21%, controlling for effects on FDI. This suggests that the residual tax on foreign multinational firm earnings biases capital flows to low corporate tax countries toward FPI. A one standard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
investors alike that, as Gaurav Goel put it, "Sustainable businesses have lesser risks associated with their future earnings ... triple bottom line (economic, social, and environmental sustainability) reduces uncertainty." Or as... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
provide health insurance, but who cannot afford it, will find new, lower-cost consumer-driven health care policies, such as those offered by California's Wellpoint, that help them achieve their goal. Employees in defined-contribution pension plans have shown their... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
inefficient information processing in equity markets by documenting that biases in analysts' earnings forecasts are reflected in stock prices. In particular, investors fail to account for analysts' tendency to withhold negative views and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing
return, many of Tongal's members have done quite well. In addition to a vast array of marketing videos, Tongal had seven films in the Sundance Film Festival this year, and 41 of its people earned more than six figures last year. "We have... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
When Do Alliances Make Sense?
of Mexico. Examining the net profits of those leases for which solo firms and alliances narrowly outbid one another, Beshears concludes that alliances are in fact more efficient than solo firms, earning an average of $31 million more over... View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
and clothing, with almost half draining their savings to pay the bills, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey. Medical debt tends to be a more pervasive problem among those earning less than $40,000 per year and among Black and... View Details
- 21 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Sink a Startup
Wasserman realized that he wanted to learn more about the dilemmas inherent in launching ventures. He returned to HBS, first to earn a PhD (in 2002) and then as a professor, dedicating his research to the pitfalls of founding and how to... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
Abstract—Do people from different countries and different backgrounds have similar preferences for how much more the rich should earn than the poor? Using survey data from 40 countries (N = 55,238), we compare respondents' estimates of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
in entrepreneurship despite earning low risk-adjusted returns. This has lead to attempts to provide explanations-using both standard economic theory and behavioral economics-for why certain individuals may be attracted to such an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jul 2016
- Op-Ed
Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?
Funding. TripAdvisor recently compromised perceived objectivity by accepting hotel bookings on which it earns commissions. Previously, TripAdvisor revenues depended on travel-related advertising on the site. Having become the highest... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
months. Marketing for the program was also eliminated. While all banks sell bonds, the $.50 to $.85 they earn for each transaction gives them little financial incentive to make the process easy for consumers. Finally, the Treasury's... View Details