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Cultural Diversity on Wall Street: Evidence from Consensus Earnings Forecasts
By: Kenneth Merkley, Roni Michaely and Joseph Pacelli
We examine how cultural differences among agents influence the aggregate outcome of a common forecasting task. Using both exogenous shocks to sell-side analyst diversity and panel regression methods, we find that increases in analyst cultural diversity positively... View Details
Keywords: Culture; Forecasting; Sell-side Analysts; Information Aggregation; Diversity; Forecasting and Prediction; Information; Performance Improvement
Merkley, Kenneth, Roni Michaely, and Joseph Pacelli. "Cultural Diversity on Wall Street: Evidence from Consensus Earnings Forecasts." Journal of Accounting & Economics 70, no. 1 (August 2020).
- 30 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Earnings Quality and Ownership Structure: The Role of Private Equity Sponsors
- December 2011
- Article
Manager-Specific Effects on Earnings Guidance: An Analysis of Top Executive Turnovers
By: Francois Brochet, Lucile Faurel and Sarah McVay
We investigate how managers contribute to the provision of earnings guidance by examining the association between top executive turnovers and guidance. Although firm and industry characteristics are important determinants of guidance, we conclude that CEOs participate... View Details
Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Teams; Policy; Decisions; Change; Risk and Uncertainty; Leadership
Brochet, Francois, Lucile Faurel, and Sarah McVay. "Manager-Specific Effects on Earnings Guidance: An Analysis of Top Executive Turnovers." Journal of Accounting Research 49, no. 5 (December 2011).
- 2001
- Book
The ValueReporting Revolution: Moving Beyond the Earnings Game
By: Robert G. Eccles, Robert H. Herz, E. Mary Keegan and David M.H. Phillips
Eccles, Robert G., Robert H. Herz, E. Mary Keegan, and David M.H. Phillips. The ValueReporting Revolution: Moving Beyond the Earnings Game. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
- 2004
- Working Paper
Earnings Manipulation, Pension Assumptions and Managerial Investment Decisions
By: Daniel B. Bergstresser, Mihir A. Desai and Joshua Rauh
Bergstresser, Daniel B., Mihir A. Desai, and Joshua Rauh. "Earnings Manipulation, Pension Assumptions and Managerial Investment Decisions." NBER Working Paper Series, No. w10543, June 2004.
- 17 Mar 2016
- News
4 Simple Phrases That Instantly Earn People's Trust
- 2005
- Working Paper
Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from Their Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements
By: Malcolm Baker, Lubomir Litov, Jessica Wachter and Jeffrey Wurgler
We consider measures of stock-picking skill of mutual fund managers based on the earnings announcement returns of the stocks that they hold and trade. Relative to standard approaches, this approach focuses on an especially informative subset of the returns data,... View Details
Keywords: Stocks; Asset Management; Business Earnings; Forecasting and Prediction; Competency and Skills
Baker, Malcolm, Lubomir Litov, Jessica Wachter, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from Their Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements." NBER Working Paper Series, No. w10685, February 2005. (First Draft in 2004.)
- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
It’s a sticky but common dilemma for managers: A valued employee finds out that a coworker earns more, gets upset, and demands a raise. If gender or race figure into the wage gap, tensions can escalate fast. Companies, including Whole... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- February 2006
- Article
Earnings Manipulation, Pension Assumptions, and Managerial Investment Decisions
By: Daniel B. Bergstresser, Mihir A. Desai and Joshua Rauh
Bergstresser, Daniel B., Mihir A. Desai, and Joshua Rauh. "Earnings Manipulation, Pension Assumptions, and Managerial Investment Decisions." Quarterly Journal of Economics 121, no. 1 (February 2006): 157–195.
- 30 May 2013
- News
Tax Only the Income Earned in the U.S.
- March 1997
- Article
FASB and IASC Issue Similar Earnings per Share Standards
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "FASB and IASC Issue Similar Earnings per Share Standards." Accounting Bulletin, no. 47 (March 1997).
- 04 Feb 2010
- News
Curt Schilling Earns (an Expensive) Harvard Business School MBA
- 2010
- Working Paper
Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting A Stop to the Earnings Game
By: Joseph Fuller and Michael C. Jensen
Putting an end to the "earnings game" requires that CEOs reclaim the initiative by avoiding earnings guidance and managing expectations in such a way that their stocks trade reasonably close to their intrinsic value. In place of earnings forecasts, management should... View Details
Keywords: Stocks; Performance Expectations; Goals and Objectives; Risk and Uncertainty; Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Risk Management; Budgets and Budgeting; Earnings Management; Value; Projects
Fuller, Joseph, and Michael C. Jensen. "Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting A Stop to the Earnings Game." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-090, April 2010.
- November 29, 2023
- Article
To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency
By: Peter Tufano, Chris Thomas, Knut Haanaes, Matteo Gasparini, Robert Eyres and Christopher Chapman
Businesses are increasingly joining together as part of climate alliances to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. But these alliances raise antitrust issues: When competitors collaborate, it can come at the expense of customers or workers. To mitigate... View Details
Tufano, Peter, Chris Thomas, Knut Haanaes, Matteo Gasparini, Robert Eyres, and Christopher Chapman. "To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 29, 2023).
- Working Paper
Private Lending and Preferential Treatment in Earnings Conference Calls
By: Xinlei Li, Tianshuo Shi and Christopher Williams
- January 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Ford Motor Company: Quality of Earnings Growth Analysis (B)
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "Ford Motor Company: Quality of Earnings Growth Analysis (B)." Harvard Business School Case 104-063, January 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
- 29 Nov 2023
- News
To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency
- July 2017
- Article
What Do Measures of Real-Time Corporate Sales Tell Us About Earnings Surprises and Post-announcement Returns?
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Namho Kang, Gideon Ozik and Ronnie Sadka
We develop real-time proxies of retail corporate sales from multiple sources, including approximately 50 million mobile devices. These measures contain information from both the earnings quarter (within quarter) and the period between that quarter's end and the... View Details
Froot, Kenneth A., Namho Kang, Gideon Ozik, and Ronnie Sadka. "What Do Measures of Real-Time Corporate Sales Tell Us About Earnings Surprises and Post-announcement Returns?" Journal of Financial Economics 125, no. 1 (July 2017): 143–162. (Revised from NBER Working Paper No. 22366, June 2016, Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 16-123, April 2016.)
- January 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Ford Motor Company: Quality of Earnings Growth Analysis (A)
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
Even though Ford Motor Co. reports improved profitability, an equity analyst issues a sell recommendation and Standard & Poor's downgrades long-term debt. View Details
Keywords: Quality; Business Earnings; Valuation; Investment Return; Profit; Financial Statements; Revenue; Auto Industry; Consulting Industry
Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "Ford Motor Company: Quality of Earnings Growth Analysis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 104-059, January 2004. (Revised April 2004.)