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- 02 Mar 2016
- What Do You Think?
Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?
application for commercial credit and other data points (is) right there on the first page of the Apple user contract--there for all to see. It would seem that this privacy gate is down for the FBI alone.” Slcharles proposed that, “It... View Details
- 13 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens
service." When asked if "Government often does a better job than given credit for," only 34 percent of people agreed after viewing the first case; but some 57 percent agreed after the second case. Seeing the visual evidence... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
objectively (be) willing to learn continuously . Not be afraid to fail accept responsibility for failures as a team leader and accept credit for success as a team." Regarding the use of teams in the innovation process, Vimi Jain suggested... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 24
high-powered incentives lead to greater screening effort and more profitable lending, their power is muted by both deferred compensation and the limited liability typically enjoyed by credit officers. Second, we present direct evidence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2010
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?
people, society and government is required." David Cawlfield, citing his experiences in what he believes is a high-identity organization, credits this to "Consistent discussion and communication of 'corporate values' (that) help... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22
questions, we must first ask, "increase (or decrease), measured on what basis?" There are, in fact, two distinct conceptual frameworks through which one can assess the impact of foreign bank entry. One is concerned with measuring the short-run impacts of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2011
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First Look: Dec. 6
http://hbr.org/product/flying-without-a-net-turn-fear-of-change-into-fuel/an/10297-HBK-ENG The Real Consequences of Market Segmentation Authors:Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam Publication:Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming) Abstract We study the real effects of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10
tool to alleviate capital constraints in scarce credit markets and unlock productive investments, others see those banks as conduits of cheap loans to politically connected firms that could obtain capital elsewhere. We test these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
the fact that a large portion of new businesses is created in the informal sector. The authors identify the main obstacle to this area as the country's insufficient access to credit for small entrepreneurs. The chapter is devoted to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
overcome the institutional void of credit for small entrepreneurs in developing and emerging economies. Using a large global panel of MFIs from 119 countries, we find that social globalization that embraces egalitarian institutions on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
Valentine's Day. For the first time, FedEx closed due to the storm and would not be able to deliver our flowers. In the flower business, you are given credit for making a marriage work, and you're also blamed for destroying a... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
analysis. Then, you'll learn how to apply these tools in a variety of decision contexts, including securities analysis, credit analysis, corporate financing policies analysis, mergers and acquisitions analysis, and governance and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
The United States has been both credited and criticized for its powerful role in promoting global financial liberalization—the flow of capital across country borders. But research by Harvard Business School Professor Rawi Abdelal has... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
risks of business ownership and relaxing credit constraints," Olds writes in the 2014 paper "Entrepreneurship and Public Health Insurance." Studying The Social Safety Net Olds grew up on Medicaid, a Federal health insurance... View Details
- 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010
intermediary broker, resulting in a schedule of haircuts and financing rates. The model produces comparative statics and time-series dynamics that are consistent with the empirical features of repo market data, including the credit crisis... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
in the United States. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709037 Consumer Payment Systems—United States Harvard Business School Case 909-006 In 2008, the U.S. consumer payments landscape was characterized by the ongoing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer
the costs of running the service, infrastructure, encoding, dealing with credit card companies, et cetera. Apple's profit comes from the sale of iPods and related products. It is no secret that a large percentage of music files on iPods... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21
2000 From humble beginnings as a Levi jeans store, Gap, Inc. by 2000 had grown to become the world's leading specialty clothing retailer. Its CEO, Millard S. Drexler, the "merchant prince," was credited with transforming Gap... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 23
financial crisis of 2008 laid bare the hidden network of relationships in corporate governance: who owes what to whom, who will stand by whom in times of crisis, what governs the provision of credit when no one seems to have credit. This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016
bankruptcy losses (moral hazard) and are subject to a regulatory capital requirement. In contrast, shadow bank liabilities are subject to runs and credit risk and thus typically less liquid compared to commercial banks. Shadow banks... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne