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- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
about baseball and race, he's explored questions such as how much money motivates ministers, and how much financial journalists affect the stock market. "I am interested in what motivates people," he says, "and what causes... View Details
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
expectations to businesspeople. He also published forecasts through syndicated newspaper columns and made public pronouncements on the future of the economy—including a notorious statement on the eve of the October 1929 stock-market crash... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
especially the less educated, by free global trade leads directly to the inequality that fuels social unrest and its associated costs. These effects are often underestimated. For example, he points to flaws in the economic analysis... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy
value. [Please see [graphic.] A unique aspect of profit wheel analysis is that it interlocks with two other wheels that analyze cash flow and return on equity. Many companies are paying attention to one of these wheels, or maybe two, but... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert Simons
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Best Place for Retirement Funds
interested in doing research on this topic? Daniel Bergstresser: My interest in asset location is both scientific and personal, in the sense that the topic matters for my own behavior. Leaving aside my personal financial stake, the topic... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 16 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer
live concerts and merchandising (for music) and product placements (for movies and network shows), will become essential for the financial health of media companies. This will involve setting up "creative" contracts with artists... View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009
Financial Literacy, Financial Decisions, and the Demand for Financial Services: Evidence from India and Indonesia Authors:Shawn Cole, Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia Abstract Why... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
little understanding of actual interaction patterns in modern, complex, multiunit firms. To open the proverbial "black box" and begin to reveal the internal wiring of the firm, this paper presents a detailed, descriptive View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
financially and operationally ready to support our communities.” United States With jobless rates at Depression-era levels, hunger is a serious issue for many Americans. Feeding America, a nationwide non-profit network of more than 200... View Details
- 08 Oct 2010
- What Do You Think?
Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?
Often the CEO is portrayed as 'the only person in the world who could do this job' You can thank the financial press for this mystique." In pointing out the futility of the effort, Rebecca West commented that "the current... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
evidence that such “CEO activism” can influence public opinion and consumer attitudes. Our field experiment examines the impact of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s public statements opposing a pending religious freedom law that critics warned would... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
Media.) Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-039.pdf From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America Authors:Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
accountability and effectiveness today? What should it do about them? With a detailed description of the Bank's challenges of democratic accountability, its constraints, and recommendations for the future, HBS professor Alnoor Ebrahim testified before the Committee on... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008
Earnings Announcements Authors: Malcolm Baker, Lubomir Litov, Jessica A. Wachter, and Jeffrey Wurgler Publication: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (forthcoming) Abstract We consider measures... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 May 2013
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First Look: May 7
Publications 2006 Review of Financial Studies Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing By: Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner Abstract—Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
that captures all users and earns more than under compatibility. Our model allows a detailed analysis of social efficiency, and we show that entry by developers is socially excessive (insufficient) if competing platforms are compatible... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
actions. Combining supermarket scanner data with firm-level financial data, we find evidence that differs from prior literature. Instead of reducing expenditures to boost earnings, soup manufacturers roughly double the frequency and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
In it, I compared data collected from the offices of a large marketing services firm to which I had been given unusual access. Here are some data from employee engagement studies, human resource reports, and financial View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
Office examination process. We randomize assignment of novice patent examiners to each process technology and provision of domain-specific expertise. Our analysis of examiner accuracy and speed in patent adjudication reveals, irrespective... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016
September 2016 Harvard Business Review How to Tackle Your Toughest Decisions By: Badaracco, Joseph L. Abstract—The toughest calls managers have to make come in situations when they have worked hard to gather the facts and have done the best View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel