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- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53507 forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Bubbles for Fama By: Greenwood, Robin, Andrei Shleifer, and Yang You Abstract—We evaluate Eugene Fama's claim that stock View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Nov 2008
- HBS Case
Economics of the Ethanol Business
10,000 bushels of corn annually. For the farmers, MME offers a potential hedge against the volatility of commodity prices and the hope of a more stable future for their children. "This is also a fascinating entrepreneurial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
and that we still need to get around,” he notes. “When commodity prices are kept low, we have a tendency to think these things are unimportant and uninteresting, but that’s never been true.” Greater View Details
- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
has been an increase in the use of (the) Internet, and users are well aware of the importance of certain applications and services." AIM agreed that: "compared to dot.com bubble days we are living in a much broader information based society that necessitates... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Addressing roadblocks to innovation in health care
convenes health care management educators to develop and implement new curricula for health care management education. She also recommends policy changes, such as standards for health care IT and transparency to consumers on the View Details
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all, cigarette makers once used... View Details
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
promising and profitable. This should benefit small businesses who, despite having to deal with higher interest rates in some cases, could find more transparency in product and pricing options, lower search... View Details
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
transactions and vice versa. This paper examines how service quality, competition, and poverty are related to demand and inventory (of electronic credit and physical cash) where, in this setting, service quality consists of pricing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump
price increases and transparency about prices. He initiated a 32 percent price reduction on one of Merck’s most promising new drugs for Hepatitis C, Zepatier. In addition, he... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global
are the largest cross-border investors, with US investors relegated to second place.) The second is the move toward transparency in real estate markets. It’s easier now for an investor to come into a foreign market like London or New York... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
valuation methodology. The agreement allowed Dow Jones to offer a family of indexes based on the Transparent Value methodology. The methodology viewed stock prices as the clearest and most reliable signals... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Reforming Company Boards
taken to achieve them, and there was a need for new and practical solutions to improve governance and increase accountability. How can you tell when a company is playing the “share price game”? The biggest warning sign is when companies... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
petition that calls for greater transparency in the global financial system and stronger enforcement of international money-monitoring laws and regulations. For Baker, this is the latest salvo in a long campaign that began in Nigeria,... View Details
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
institution’s patient portal. Conclusions. As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States and around the world, a value-based approach with explicit, transparently reported patient outcomes will not only create opportunities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online
and curation in service design. Evaluate sustainable pricing strategies and discover how operational transparency builds customer trust. Highlights Cost, Market, Value Lens Adapting to External Changes... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
"Investing in Latin America, or in emerging markets, has simply not paid off," he said. Investors are also jittery over a lack of monitoring and transparency of public companies and the fact that in many countries, the rights of... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 30 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 30
involved marketing tactic (Experiment 4). Further experiments explore boundary conditions and suggest that the benefit of cost transparency weakens as firms increase price relative to costs and when markups... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?
"That's not great protection, but at least it's some coverage. But for really devastating kinds of large losses, the coverage levels actually fall from there. They should continue to increase, but don't—and even fall for the most devastating events." View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Transparency Trap By: Bernstein, Ethan Abstract—To get people to be more creative and productive, managers increase transparency with open workspaces and access to real-time data. But less View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Where Conservation Means Business
plantations and company towns. Making the 10,400 photos ready for viewing requires that Anderson free each from its taped confines. Afterward, she places them in transparent Mylar sleeves to protect against dirt and handling. On a recent... View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson