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  • December 2014
  • Article

Market Competition, Earnings Management, and Persistence in Accounting Profitability Around the World

By: Paul M. Healy, George Serafeim, Suraj Srinivasan and Gwen Yu
We examine how cross-country differences in product, capital, and labor market competition, and earnings management affect mean reversion in accounting return on assets. Using a sample of 48,465 unique firms from 49 countries, we find that accounting returns mean... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Performance; Valuation; Equity Valuation; Persistence; Competitive Advantage; Institutions; Earnings Management; Labor Market; Capital Markets; Competition; Profit; Performance; Supply and Industry; Financial Statements; Government and Politics; Globalized Markets and Industries
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Healy, Paul M., George Serafeim, Suraj Srinivasan, and Gwen Yu. "Market Competition, Earnings Management, and Persistence in Accounting Profitability Around the World." Review of Accounting Studies 19, no. 4 (December 2014): 1281–1308.
  • 2014
  • Chapter

Firms and Global Capitalism

By: Geoffrey Jones
This chapter forms part of the two-volume Cambridge History of Capitalism, a definitive new reference work that traces the history of capitalism from its origins to the present day. The chapter focuses on the role of business enterprises as powerful actors in... View Details
Keywords: Political Economy; American History; Economic History; Business History; Labor History; Slavery; Numeracy And Quantification; Science And Technology Studies; History Of The Book; International Investment; International Business; International Marketing; Globalization; History
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Jones, Geoffrey. "Firms and Global Capitalism." Chap. 6 in The Cambridge History of Capitalism: Volume 2. The Spread of Capitalism: From 1848 to the Present, edited by Larry Neal and Jeffrey G. Williamson, 169–200. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
  • 1998
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Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Swiss Capital Markets

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Peter F. Weibel
Keywords: Capital Markets; Performance; Financial Reporting; Switzerland
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Peter F. Weibel. "Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Swiss Capital Markets." PricewaterhouseCoopers, January 1998.
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Japan's 'Liberalized' Capital Market Is No Boon to Foreign Competitors

By: Amar Bhidé
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Bhidé, Amar. "Japan's 'Liberalized' Capital Market Is No Boon to Foreign Competitors." Los Angeles Times (July 15, 1984).
  • 1998
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Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Italian Capital Markets

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Luca Lupone
Keywords: Capital Markets; Performance; Financial Reporting; Italy
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Luca Lupone. "Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Italian Capital Markets." PricewaterhouseCoopers, January 1998.
  • 30 Jun 2009
  • Research Event

Business Summit: The Role of Business Leaders in Sustaining Market Capitalism

environmental issues, inadequate governance, and lack of transparency. But these same leaders have very different perspectives on the most appropriate path forward. Some feel the sole focus of business should be on building great companies. Others believe that for... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 2022
  • Working Paper

The Need for Speed: The Impact of Capital Constraints on Strategic Misconduct

By: F. Christopher Eaglin
Under what conditions do firms engage in strategic misconduct? Why do they undertake actions that increase profitability yet break laws or violate strong norms often with costly consequences for public welfare? The strategic management literature offers two external... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Capital Constraints; Organizations; Crime and Corruption; Behavior; Situation or Environment; Capital
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Eaglin, F. Christopher. "The Need for Speed: The Impact of Capital Constraints on Strategic Misconduct." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-056, February 2022.
  • 1998
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Information Needs of Analysts and Investors in the French Capital Markets

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Patrick Frotiee
Keywords: Capital Markets; Information; France
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Patrick Frotiee. "Information Needs of Analysts and Investors in the French Capital Markets." PricewaterhouseCoopers, January 1998.
  • February 2013
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Institutions and Venture Capital

By: Josh Lerner and Joacim Tag
We survey the literature on venture capital and institutions and present a case study comparing the development of the venture capital market in the United States and Sweden. Our literature survey underscores that the legal environment, financial market development,... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Organizations; Taxation; Entrepreneurship; Financial Markets; United States; Sweden
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Lerner, Josh, and Joacim Tag. "Institutions and Venture Capital." Industrial and Corporate Change 22, no. 1 (February 2013): 153–182.
  • 1999
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Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Dutch Capital Markets

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Jos A. Nijhuis
Keywords: Capital Markets; Financial Reporting; Netherlands
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Jos A. Nijhuis. "Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Dutch Capital Markets." PricewaterhouseCoopers, January 1999.
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Big Other: Surveillance Capitalism and the Prospects of an Information Civilization

By: Shoshana Zuboff
This article describes an emergent logic of accumulation in the networked sphere, 'surveillance capitalism,' and considers its implications for 'information civilization.' The institutionalizing practices and operational assumptions of Google Inc. are the... View Details
Keywords: Surveillance Capitalism; Big Data; Google; Information Society; Privacy; Internet Of Everything; Rights; Economic Systems; Analytics and Data Science; Internet and the Web; Ethics
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Zuboff, Shoshana. "Big Other: Surveillance Capitalism and the Prospects of an Information Civilization." Journal of Information Technology 30, no. 1 (March 2015): 75–89.
  • February 2017
  • Case

Securities Exchange Board of India: Developing and Regulating India's Capital Markets

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Radhika Kak
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Srinivasan, Suraj, and Radhika Kak. "Securities Exchange Board of India: Developing and Regulating India's Capital Markets." Harvard Business School Case 117-049, February 2017.
  • 2020
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Business, Ethics and Institutions. The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in a Comparative Perspective

By: Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones
This chapter offers a survey of the evolution of Turkish capitalism from the 19th century Ottoman Empire until the present day. It shows that Turkish business over the last century and a half was shaped in an institutional context similar to those in many developing... View Details
Keywords: Business Groups; Capitalism; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Government and Politics; History; Religion; Business History; Turkey; Central Asia; Middle East
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Colpan, Asli M., and Geoffrey Jones. "Business, Ethics and Institutions. The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in a Comparative Perspective." Chap. 1 in Business, Ethics and Institutions: The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in Global Perspectives, edited by Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones, 3–22. New York: Routledge, 2020.

    Capitalism at Risk

    The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before and raised living standards to new heights. But capitalism’s future is far from assured. The global financial meltdown of 2008 came within a hair’s breadth of triggering another Great... View Details

    • 1998
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    Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the U.S. Capital Markets

    By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Harold D. Kahn
    Keywords: Capital Markets; Performance; Financial Reporting; United States
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    Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Harold D. Kahn. "Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the U.S. Capital Markets." PricewaterhouseCoopers, January 1998.
    • October 2017
    • Case

    The Market for Justice: Burford Capital and the Litigation Finance Industry

    By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy and William Powley
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    Cohen, Lauren, Christopher Malloy, and William Powley. "The Market for Justice: Burford Capital and the Litigation Finance Industry." Harvard Business School Case 218-007, October 2017.
    • December 2003 (Revised October 2006)
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    Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES

    By: Mihir A. Desai and Douglas Kurt Schillinger
    With electricity generating businesses around the world, AES Corp. is seeking a methodology for calculating the cost of capital for its various businesses and potential projects. In the past, AES used the same cost of capital for all of its capital budgeting, but the... View Details
    Keywords: International Finance; Risk Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Capital Budgeting; Energy Industry; South America
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    Desai, Mihir A., and Douglas Kurt Schillinger. "Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES." Harvard Business School Case 204-109, December 2003. (Revised October 2006.)
    • October 2024
    • Case

    GLIN Impact Capital

    By: Ethan Rouen and Akiko Saito
    In 2024, the co-founders of the venture capital fund GLIN Impact Capital face a critical inflection point as they consider launching a second, significantly larger impact investment fund in Japan. Founded in 2021 by the three Harvard Business School alumni, GLIN is one... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment Funds; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Power and Influence; Japan
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    Rouen, Ethan, and Akiko Saito. "GLIN Impact Capital." Harvard Business School Case 125-053, October 2024.
    • 1998
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    Capital Formation and Investment in Venture Markets: An Assessment of Market Imperfections

    By: P. Gompers
    Keywords: Capital Markets; Venture Capital; Investment
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    Gompers, P. "Capital Formation and Investment in Venture Markets: An Assessment of Market Imperfections." In The Economic Evaluation of Technological Change, edited by Paul A. Gompers. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1998.
    • November 2010
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    Capitalizing on the Underdog Effect

    By: Anat Keinan, Neeru Paharia and Jill Avery
    This article presents the results of a study that investigated the use of the underdog effect in marketing. The idea of triumphing over disadvantages by impassioned determination is said to be a powerfully positive image, which can lead consumers to choose a brand over... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing; Brand Management; Brands; Brand Positioning; Competitive Positioning; Competition; Brands and Branding; Advertising Campaigns; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Advertising Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    Keinan, Anat, Neeru Paharia, and Jill Avery. "Capitalizing on the Underdog Effect." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010): 32.
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