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- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
reproductive medicine have indeed created a market for babies, a market in which parents choose traits, clinics woo clients, and specialized providers earn millions of dollars a year. In this market, moreover, commerce often runs without... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
to reductions in dividends relative to the reference point set by prior dividends. Managers with strong but unobservable cash earnings separate themselves by paying high dividends but retain enough earnings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
"Will we make something strong and good and wise out of all the destruction of the past two years?" Koehn is an authority on entrepreneurial leadership and history. Her previous books include Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
For example, managing earnings to meet analyst expectations may start out being rationalized as necessary to avoid undue volatility in the stock price but end up being used to artificially pump up the stock price so executives can... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
Tower). Even controlling for factors including perceived quality and location, the researchers found that listings with nonblack hosts earned roughly 12 percent more than those with black hosts for apartments with similar ratings and... View Details
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
In Blockbusters, I describe that markets for creative talent are highly concentrated, and that the top actors, musicians, authors, athletes, and other creatives can earn huge amounts of money. Content producers can see great advantages... View Details
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
capabilities in maintaining and upgrading product portfolios through acquisition and divestiture. Acquisitions were financed almost wholly out of retained earnings and income received from divestitures. The resulting overall financial... View Details
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
J. Terry Abstract—We experimentally test how effort responds to wages—randomly assigned to accrue to individuals or to a charity—in the presence of expectations-based reference points or targets. When individuals earn money for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2007
- What Do You Think?
Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?
explanation was offered most provocatively by Tony Wanless, who commented that "B-schools are university cash cows, and the only way to justify their fees is to go where the mass market wants it to go. So they concentrate on what will View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
standard forecasting regressions reveal that increases in p*t lead to economic downturns. Second, disaster risk is priced in the cross section of U.S. equity returns. A zero-cost equity portfolio with exposure to disasters earns... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
believe, is why we saw the stock market sell off so dramatically on Monday. Investors fear a global slowdown in growth and a resulting negative impact on corporate profits. We won't know for several months the extent of the damage. GNP, employment data, and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
cost reduction wave could eliminate her job. For the one in Bangalore, the most rewarding work is probably done in London, and her earnings are likely to be lower than those of her London counterparts. With the arrival of new candidates... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pride Goeth Before a Profit
requesting them. Still slated to lose their jobs, the workers built cars so efficiently that they earned the right to a new-car launch. And when the time came to shut the plant down, headquarters had to refuse: The employees at Wilmington... View Details
Keywords: by Theodore Kinni
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
these marketplaces is that they mitigate one of the biggest problems borrowers and lenders face: search costs. Typically, these marketplaces earn revenue by charging a small fee on top of the loan if the borrower gets funded and accepts... View Details
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
earned and accrued by earlier generations of HBS graduates has endowed the current generation of HBS students with access to incredible opportunities; with these opportunities comes a great deal of power," Ramanna says. "There... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
Sox starting pitcher Lackey, a star performer in his eight years with the Angels. Transported from laid-back Southern California to hot-cauldron Boston, Lackey posted a mediocre earned run average of 4.40 in 2010, and a league-worst 6.41... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
burnout. Amid the uncertainty, Harvard Business School faculty share some research-backed insights for leaders, people managers, and job seekers. Sandra Sucher: Tech layoffs—It doesn’t have to be this way Tesla earned a Wall Street... View Details
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
forgetting of moral rules. In four experiments, participants were given the opportunity to behave dishonestly, and thus earn undeserved money, by over-reporting their performance on an ability-based task. Before the task, they were... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- June 2024
- Case
Building Innovation at VINCI
By: Dennis Campbell, Aluna Wang and Carlota Moniz
This case study explores how the VINCI Group, a French multinational operating in concessions, energy, and construction, bolstered awareness and adoption rates of new technologies within the organization. Through its separate innovation hub, Leonard, VINCI aimed to... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Organization; Decisions; Business Earnings; Business Strategy; Competition; Energy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Global Range; Global Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Corporate Accountability; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Culture; Technology Adoption; Innovation Leadership; Organizational Structure; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; France; Europe
Campbell, Dennis, Aluna Wang, and Carlota Moniz. "Building Innovation at VINCI." Harvard Business School Case 124-092, June 2024.