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- 21 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google
educational system, earning a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Once again, America proved itself to be the land of opportunity for those with talent and aspirations. The genius of the US technology community is its focus on talent... View Details
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
set to become the highest grossing film ever in the U.S. and earn over $2 billion worldwide. Frozen had just surpassed $1 billion in box office to become Disney animation’s biggest success ever. In live action movies, Disney franchises,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 5, 2007
or purchase decision will impact their financial statements, and how the market will react given previously forecast earnings and competitor's accounting. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 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
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
Abstract Firms with central or well-connected boards of directors earn superior risk-adjusted stock returns. Initiating a long position in the most central firms and a short position in the least central firms View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2016
- Op-Ed
The Twitter Election
earned (i.e free) media coverage; name recognition is not an issue. He draws much larger and more enthusiastic crowds than Clinton, which may impress television viewing audiences. He is increasingly combining scripted policy statements... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
registered users, almost a third of the country’s adults, within 18 months. Lesson 5: Earn consumer trust One critical component to the success of any mobile money venture is building consumer trust, a challenge tough to overcome in many... View Details
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Gurus in the Garage
Kleiner Perkins's Vinod Khosla of a prominent mentor, "People like him have earned the right to advise entrepreneurs. They are qualified to do it, they've done it right, they've done it wrong, and they know the difference." It... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- March 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News
The case examines the Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News defamation settlement based upon statements made on air in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. View Details
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- 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
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
associated with R&D investment are uncertain, the past track records of firms may give insight into their potential for future success. We show that a long-short portfolio strategy that takes advantage of the information in past track records View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
Foley, and Kristin J. Forbes Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract This paper analyzes the impact of the Homeland Investment Act of 2004, which provided a one-time tax holiday for the repatriation of foreign earnings and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
the long run. This last element is critical, for there is not enough charity or taxpayer money to make a sustainable difference; only the profit motive can do that. Earning And Learning Rather than merely applying superficial aid, the... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 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
- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
HBS faculty this fall after earning her doctorate from the London School of Economics. “If that credit stops, it can have a huge effect. We wanted to understand how firms deal with that, and what firms might not do that they otherwise... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
the past few years, often with gigantic increases in price. These events became so widespread that they earned the name "stock split bubble." Q: So Livedoor was part of a greater phenomenon? A: Absolutely. Between 2003 and 2004,... View Details
- 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