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  • 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

stock returns can be a consequence of commonality in trading behavior. Corporate Honesty and Business Education: A Behavioral Model Authors:Rakesh Khurana and Herbert Gintis Publication:Moral Markets: The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jun 2010
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms

Keywords: by Raphael Amit, Yuan Ding, Belén Villalonga & Hua Zhang
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Finance - Faculty & Research

improves self-reported fertilizer management practices, though not enough to measurably affect yields. Satellite measurements calibrated using OLS produce more precise point estimates than farmer-reported data, suggesting power gains. However, linear models, View Details
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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research

increasingly common around the world. This paper examines the government as an important, yet understudied, audience for such speech, focusing on how Chinese firms rhetorically align with the state. We introduce novel, general, and... View Details
  • January 2005 (Revised March 2008)
  • Case

Kohler Co. (A)

Kohler Co., best known for its plumbing fixtures, is a large, private family firm. As part of a recapitalization aimed at preserving family ownership of Kohler Co., nonfamily shareholders, who held 4% of common stock, were required to sell their shares to the company.... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Stocks; Price; Family Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation
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  • 15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15

Districts: Common Roots, Different Perspectives Authors:Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels Publication:In Handbook of Industrial Districts, edited by Giacomo Becattini, Marco Bellandi, and Lisa De Propois. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Asia Pacific - Global

Firm Speech in Autocratic Regimes By: Joris Mueller, Jaya Y. Wen and Cheryl Wu Political speech by firms is increasingly common around the world. This paper examines the government as an important, yet understudied, audience for such... View Details
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Global Impact of the Collapse | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

States severely affected the flow of goods, manufacturing, and job growth in Europe and Asia. Stock markets plunged, resulting in the worst economic downturn in global markets since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Major debt crises... View Details
  • 16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

  Working PapersMarket Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe Authors:Christopher S. Armstrong, Mary E. Barth, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines the European stock market reaction to sixteen events... View Details
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Faculty & Research - Global

improves self-reported fertilizer management practices, though not enough to measurably affect yields. Satellite measurements calibrated using OLS produce more precise point estimates than farmer-reported data, suggesting power gains. However, linear models, View Details
  • 11 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 11

Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We show that characteristics of stock issuers can be used to forecast important common factors in stocks' returns such as those associated with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Measuring Sentiment & Expectations - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

updates and corrections of the data by Mergent. Current version update: Sept 2020. Equity Market Sentiment "Sent" Baker and Wurgler developed an index of equity market sentiment that captures the common variation in a number of different... View Details
  • 24 Oct 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Bernie Madoff Explains Himself

three-minute recording, we hear Madoff describe a multitude of common biases,” says Soltes, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at HBS. “They’re amplified—biases on steroids, in Madoff’s case. But they’re... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

The following excerpt is taken from the "Lessons of Restructuring" section of Gilson's introduction to Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring. Although the case studies in this book span a wide range of companies, industries, and contexts, some View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
  • 03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3

organizations and in society disrupts the learning cycle at the heart of becoming a leader. Women must establish credibility in a culture that is deeply conflicted about whether, when, and how they should exercise authority. Practices that equate leadership with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Preserving Brain Health Professor Rudolph Tanzi + More Info – Less Info Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, impacting 1 in 5 families in the United States. It causes profound suffering for patients, and is... View Details
  • 22 Nov 2023
  • News

So You Want to Join a Startup

interesting. And there's a bit of the grass is greener syndrome where you get excited about something that you hear about. It's like a stock tip, somebody tells you about a hot stock and you want to go buy... View Details
  • 09 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 9, 2007

R&D organizations, a clear relationship emerges: more long-term incentives (e.g., stock options and restricted stock) are associated with more heavily cited patents. These incentives also appear to be associated with more patent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader

business leadership can benefit society." photo courtesy HBS Communications The ability to render that judgment can sometimes make or break a company. "The phrase 'public confidence, private doubt' comes to mind," observes Joe Badaracco. "If leaders disclosed all their... View Details
Keywords: Management
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

Human Behavior & Decision-Making Human Behavior & Decision-Making 2014 Book The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See By: Max Bazerman This book will examine the common failure to notice critical information due to bounded... View Details