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05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Ninety percent of new entrepreneurial businesses that don't attract venture capital fail within three years. A software engineer at the government contractor EG&G, Don Brooks had been working on computer systems for the Idaho National... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

June 2020
Teaching Note

Generation Investment Management

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Sarah Mehta

This teaching note provides guidance for teaching the case “Generation Investment Management” (820-033), which looks at the challenges facing a sustainable investment firm. View Details

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22 Aug 2024
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Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'

vulnerable some of that activity is. For example, it used to be that if you were a $100 million business and you wanted, say, an inventory loan, you would go to a bank like Bank of America. Today, you may do that, but you might also go to any number of View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Banking

23 Apr 2001
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The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

region are starting to pull back from their welfare state philosophies and encourage the privatization of the economies. These are gradual changes. The governments are trying to minimize social disruptions.... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

26 May 2015
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Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade

world. Among economic scholars, field research often takes place within the walls of corporations, non-profits, small businesses, or government entities. Ideally, these organizations eventually can apply the findings of the research to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

the largest segment. The case describes in detail the company's endeavors to develop its private brand in apparel. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=506054 Icebreaker: The China Entry... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

year. Using Internet Data for Economic Research Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Publication:Journal of Economic Perspectives (forthcoming) Abstract The data used by economists can be broadly divided into two categories. First, structured datasets arise when a View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Sep 2013
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Government Inspections: Evidence from Restaurant Hygiene Inspections and Online Reviews By: Kang, Jun Seok, Polina Kuznetsova, Yejin Choi, and Michael Luca Abstract—Restaurant hygiene inspections are often cited as a success story of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28

ability to benefit from private information. Consistent with these expectations, we find that abnormal returns to insider purchases-used to proxy for private information-are reduced following IFRS adoption.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Feb 2018
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The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

lobbying efforts in local and federal circles for stricter regulations governing Airbnb. The study focused on data from 2014, and the impact on hotels could be even greater today given Airbnb's strong growth since then. In addition to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

October 2016
Case

Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (A)

By: Joshua Margolis, Amram Migdal and Kerry Herman

The case addresses reforms to regulations in Israel’s telecommunications industry initiated and implemented under the leadership of Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon in 2009-2010. The case highlights the challenges faced by a politician attempting to institute... View Details

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19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

expenditures using project finance in 2006, up from $217 billion in 2001. The use of project finance has grown at a compound rate of 13% over the past 10 years. Focuses primarily on private sector investment in industrial and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 May 2020
In Practice

Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

employer-based insurance will return Amitabh Chandra: More demand for insurance exchanges Recessions and pandemics create job losses that highlight the problems of tying health insurance to employment. Cleaving insurance from employment is often viewed as a path to... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

09 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 9, 2015

Publications June 2015 Perspectives on Psychological Science Three Principles to REVISE People's Unethical Behavior By: Ayal, S., F. Gino, R. Barkan, and D. Ariely Abstract— Dishonesty and unethical behavior are widespread in the public and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Aug 2010
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The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization

decent pay and job security) workforce to supply the manpower with which to create sophisticated products. The export of these well-designed and efficiently produced goods was actively supported by the government in many ways while... View Details

Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence

09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9

governance-related frictions. Collectively, these findings provide new evidence on the explicit practice of using relative performance benchmarks and on its implications for corporate governance and firm performance. Flexing the Frame:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

to standardize their products and helped establish brand identities through consistent appearance. By 1938, food dyes had achieved such widespread use, and had raised such public concern, that the federal government amended the 1906 Pure... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

"identity"? Does this require yet one more intrusion by government into the private sector? In fact, is it even achievable in countries like the U.S. at this late date? Will such efforts result in... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

25 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

annual revenues. Hidrovias was founded by the Brazilian private equity firm, Pátria Investments, who had built the business from the ground up, forging and nurturing relationships with customers, investors, View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

executives assumed that their private email would not be made public. There is another angle to the incident, however. It can be viewed as an extreme example of corporate transparency, however unintended it may have been. Personal... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'

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The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (A)

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Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

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The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization

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To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

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