Targeting - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Dec 2018
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Robin Hoods Target World Hunger with an Idea

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

For the last quarter century, many fought hard to overcome gender discrimination in the workplace by raising awareness, strengthening antidiscrimination policies, and encouraging more women to enter the corporate world. At first blush, that work appeared to pay off.... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

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Twitter Begs Users to Target Themselves for Ads

By: Scott Duke Kominers

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21 Feb 2012
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Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

15 Feb 2023
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Governments Target Medical Debt with COVID Relief Funds

27 Jul 2020
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Rhode Island Targets 100 Percent Renewable by 2030

September–October 2022
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The Essential Link Between ESG Targets and Financial Performance

By: Mark R. Kramer and Marc W. Pfitzer

Despite heightened attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, surprisingly few companies are making meaningful progress in delivering on their commitments. Most firms are not integrating ESG factors into internal strategy and operational decisions... View Details

Keywords: ESG; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Governance; Financial Strategy; Decision Making; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Organizational Structure

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17 Sep 2024
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The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

As investor pressure mounts on companies to show their environmental impacts, leaders are encountering an unwieldy tangle of terms and approaches. Climate accounting basics and a dictionary of sorts can help demystify the calculations and voluntary View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Target List: screen for companies by industry, location, and size

How do I create a list of companies by industry, location, and/or size? Capital IQ Strengths: Includes PE and VC investments, funded firms, and deal data. Can also add HBS alumni... View Details

09 Jul 2021
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“Bad Mergers” and Noncompete Clauses Targeted in Biden Executive Order

March 2018
Supplement

Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity

By: Nien-he Hsieh

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13 Mar 2017
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Falling Stars: Negative Yelp Reviews Target Trump Restaurants, Hotels

March 2022
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Targeting High Ability Entrepreneurs Using Community Information: Mechanism Design in the Field

By: Reshmaan Hussam, Natalia Rigol and Benjamin N. Roth

Identifying high-growth microentrepreneurs in low-income countries remains a challenge due to a scarcity of verifiable information. With a cash grant experiment in India we demonstrate that community knowledge can help target high-growth microentrepreneurs; while the... View Details

Keywords: Microentrepreneurs; Community Information; Field Experiment; Loans; Entrepreneurship; Developing Countries and Economies; Financing and Loans; Information; Mathematical Methods; India

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2012
Working Paper

The Interplay between Subjective Performance Assessments and Target Setting

By: J. Bouwens and P. Kroos

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10 Jul 2021
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Biden Competition Order Targets Hospital Mergers, Surprise Medical Bills

18 Jul 2019
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U.S. Targeting of Chinese Scientists Fuels a Brain Drain

July 2001
Technical Note

Technical Note on LBO Valuation (A): LBO Structure and the Target IRR Method of Valuation

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

Explains the equity cash flow method of valuation as it applies to leveraged buyouts. Also explains: 1) earnings and cash flow forecasts, 2) debt structure and the cash sweep, 3) the cashing out horizon and terminal valuation, and 4) the target IRR method of valuation. View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Leveraged Buyouts; Capital Budgeting; Borrowing and Debt; Cash Flow; Equity; Profit; Price; Forecasting and Prediction

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