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- December 1977
- Article
Tender Offers and Stockholder Returns: An Empirical Analysis
By: P. Dodd and R. S. Ruback
Dodd, P., and R. S. Ruback. "Tender Offers and Stockholder Returns: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Financial Economics 5, no. 3 (December 1977): 351–373.
- summer 1994
- Article
The Importance of Patent Scope: An Empirical Analysis
By: J. Lerner
Keywords: Patents
Lerner, J. "The Importance of Patent Scope: An Empirical Analysis." RAND Journal of Economics 25, no. 2 (summer 1994): 319–333. (Earlier version distributed as Center for Science and International Affairs (Kennedy School of Government) Working Paper No. 91-04. Reprinted in The Economics of Intellectual Property, edited by Ruth Towse and Rudi Holzhauer. Vol. 145 in The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics Series. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, forthcoming.)
- April 1972
- Article
Investor Evaluation of Accounting Information: Some Empirical Evidence
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Richard Roll
Kaplan, Robert S., and Richard Roll. "Investor Evaluation of Accounting Information: Some Empirical Evidence." Journal of Business 45 (April 1972): 225–257.
- December 1985
- Article
An Empirical Analysis of the Interfirm Equity Investment Process
By: W. Mikkelson and R. S. Ruback
Mikkelson, W., and R. S. Ruback. "An Empirical Analysis of the Interfirm Equity Investment Process." Journal of Financial Economics 14, no. 4 (December 1985): 523–553.
- Article
Modern Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Activity: An Empirical Investigation
By: Shane Greenstein and Pablo Spiller
Greenstein, Shane, and Pablo Spiller. "Modern Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Activity: An Empirical Investigation." Industrial and Corporate Change 4, no. 4 (1995): 647–665.
- 2009
- Journal Article
Privacy in Online Social Networks: Empirical Evidence from Facebook
By: Frank Nagle and Lisa Singh
- March 1992 (Revised February 1995)
- Supplement
Introduction of FM Radio (C): The Empires Strike Back
Describes the concluding and bitter fight between Armstrong and the established radio manufacturing and broadcasting industry over the new, incompatible, and yet irrepressible FM technology. Illustrates the struggle between a corporation and an established system and... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Dhebar, Anirudh S. "Introduction of FM Radio (C): The Empires Strike Back." Harvard Business School Supplement 592-094, March 1992. (Revised February 1995.)
- April 2020
- Article
Long-term Firm Growth: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Manufacturers 1959–2015
By: Giovanni Dosi, Marco Grazzi, Daniele Moschella, Gary P. Pisano and Federico Tamagni
Firm growth is an essential feature of market economies, shaping together macroeconomic performance and the evolution of industry structures. As a potential indicator of organizational “fitness” within a competitive environment, firm growth is also a central concern to... View Details
Keywords: Firm Growth; Organizations; Growth and Development; Theory; Analysis; Production; Data and Data Sets
Dosi, Giovanni, Marco Grazzi, Daniele Moschella, Gary P. Pisano, and Federico Tamagni. "Long-term Firm Growth: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Manufacturers 1959–2015." Industrial and Corporate Change 29, no. 2 (April 2020): 309–332.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Operational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting
By: Julia Rose Adler-Milstein, Sara J. Singer and Michael W. Toffel
Operational failures occur in all industries with consequences that range from minor inconveniences to major catastrophes. Many organizations have implemented incident reporting systems to highlight actual and potential operational failures in order to encourage... View Details
Keywords: Communication Strategy; Legal Liability; Management Practices and Processes; Service Operations; Failure; Health Industry
Adler-Milstein, Julia Rose, Sara J. Singer, and Michael W. Toffel. "Operational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-017, September 2009. (August 2009.)
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built (HarperBusiness), a new book by HBS professor Richard S. Tedlow, presents fascinating biographical essays of seven men whose products and practices have... View Details
- 2002
- Chapter
Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence
By: S. C. Gilson and M. R. Vetsuypens
Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Gilson, S. C., and M. R. Vetsuypens. "Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence." In Bankruptcy Anthology, edited by Charles Tabb. Cincinnati: Anderson Publishing Company, 2002.
- 1999
- Chapter
CEO Compensation in Financially Distressed Firms: An Empirical Analysis
By: S. C. Gilson and M. R. Vetsuypens
- December 2011
- Article
Data Impediments to Empirical Work on Health Insurance Markets
By: Leemore S. Dafny, David Dranove, Frank Limbrock and Fiona Scott Morton
We compare four datasets that researchers might use to study competition in the health insurance industry. We show that the two datasets most commonly used to estimate market concentration differ considerably from each other (both in levels and in changes over time),... View Details
Dafny, Leemore S., David Dranove, Frank Limbrock, and Fiona Scott Morton. "Data Impediments to Empirical Work on Health Insurance Markets." B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 11, no. 2 (December 2011).
- December 2012
- Article
Grand Innovation Prizes: A Theoretical, Normative, and Empirical Evaluation
By: Alan MacCormack, Fiona Murray, Scott Stern and Georgina Campbell
This paper provides a systematic examination of the use of a Grand Innovation Prize (GIP) in action—the Progressive Automotive Insurance X PRIZE—a $10 million prize for a highly efficient vehicle. Following a mechanism design approach we define three key dimensions for... View Details
MacCormack, Alan, Fiona Murray, Scott Stern, and Georgina Campbell. "Grand Innovation Prizes: A Theoretical, Normative, and Empirical Evaluation." Research Policy 41, no. 10 (December 2012): 1779–1792.
- 1987
- Article
Accounting Control Systems and Business Strategy: An Empirical Analysis
By: R. Simons
Simons, R. "Accounting Control Systems and Business Strategy: An Empirical Analysis." Accounting, Organizations and Society 12, no. 4 (1987): 357–374.
- 07 Mar 2024
- News
Billionaire Joe Lewis Places a 34-Year-Old Atop Besieged Empire
- 2024
- Working Paper
What Makes Players Pay? An Empirical Investigation of In-Game Lotteries
By: Tomomichi Amano and Andrey Simonov
In 2020, gamers spent more than $15 billion on loot boxes, lotteries of virtual items in video
games. Paid loot boxes are contentious. Game producers argue that loot boxes complement
the gameplay and expenditures on loot boxes reflect players’ enjoyment of the game.... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Policy; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Product Design; Ethics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Video Game Industry
Amano, Tomomichi, and Andrey Simonov. "What Makes Players Pay? An Empirical Investigation of In-Game Lotteries." Columbia Business School Research Paper Series, No. 4355019, June 2024.
- fall 1994
- Article
Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence
By: S. C. Gilson and M. R. Vetsuypens
Gilson, S. C., and M. R. Vetsuypens. "Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence." Washington University Law Quarterly 72 (fall 1994): 1005–1025.
- Article
The Valuation of Cash Flow Forecasts: An Empirical Analysis
By: S. N. Kaplan and R. S. Ruback
Kaplan, S. N., and R. S. Ruback. "The Valuation of Cash Flow Forecasts: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Finance 50, no. 4 (September 1995).