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- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
we identify core insights about how firms compete against one another in established markets. Based on our evaluation, we argue that a promising research opportunity for strategy lies in exploring how firms strategically interact in new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
governance; market participants and security analysts were, until the beginning of the 2000s but not subsequently, more positively surprised by the earning announcements of good-governance firms; and, although governance indices no longer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
contribution is tax-deductible in the contribution year, but both principal and investment earnings are taxed upon withdrawal. Using administrative data from 11 companies that added a Roth contribution option to their existing 401(k) plan... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
stay focused on the company's core competence, i.e., developing superior search solutions and monetizing them through targeted advertising. Another option is to branch into new arenas, for example, build Google into a portal like Yahoo or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
farms to its processing plants to its vast sales and distribution operation that reached over 100,000 outlets. Notwithstanding its diverse portfolio, the core of Almarai’s business was (1) sales of branded fresh/chilled dairy products,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
the company's reporting as useful as possible to all stakeholders.” It is certainly true that a company can be clearly committed to sustainability without producing One Report. Ricoh is a good example of this. Sustainability is at the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions Fundraisers Must be Prepared to Answer
referred a donor to another organization that more closely fit with the individual’s philanthropic goals. That suggestion earned a $1 million “tip” a few months later, simply because the donor was so pleased to learn about an organization... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
performance. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55388 Product Quality and Entering Through Tying: Experimental Evidence By: Kim, Hyunjin, and Michael Luca Abstract—Dominant platform businesses often develop products in adjacent... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
capture important information seemingly ignored by the market. A long-short portfolio based on these legislators' views earns abnormal returns of over 90 basis points per month following the passage of legislation. Industries that we... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
investors alike that, as Gaurav Goel put it, "Sustainable businesses have lesser risks associated with their future earnings ... triple bottom line (economic, social, and environmental sustainability) reduces uncertainty." Or as... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
cross-section or over time. Among the most stable elements in a platform architecture are the modular interfaces that mediate between the platform and its complements. These interfaces are even more stable than the interior core of the... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
contained in the mandatory transitional documents required by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 1 (2005). We find significant negative abnormal returns for firms reporting negative earnings reconciliation. Although the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
had the kind of in-depth look it deserves, yet it is at the core of a number of the problems we've seen. The board of directors and its compensation committee determine the compensation of the CEO in our system. Yet too many companies in... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
and increase earnings management and CEO compensation following these board appointments. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/lcohen/pdffiles/malcofrazIII.pdf Paying to Be Nice: Consistency and Costly Prosocial Behavior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
energizing, and that this energy is manifested in employees’ behaviors at work. Our theorizing draws on a review of the work engagement literature, in which we identify three core characteristics of work engagement: (a) a positive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
“second HQ” in India to exemplify our core proposition. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54978 The Impact of Penalties for Wrong Answers on the Gender Gap in Test Scores By: Coffman, Katherine B.,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
start-ups to gain knowledge and agility. The logic of corporate venturing is compelling: a well-run fund can help a firm respond quickly to changes in markets and gain a better view of threats. In some cases, it can stimulate demand for a company's own products. And... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
crash; (3) attributes of the price run-up, including volatility, turnover, issuance, and the price path of the run-up, can all help forecast an eventual crash and future returns; and (4) some of these characteristics can help investors View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
employees are asked to input their desired annual income in retirement. If they are not sure, the recommended target to maintain one's standard of living is around 70 percent of your annual income earned in the last few years of your work... View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
sales, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), and other metrics. In particular, we find that IT-intensive industries account for most of this increase in turbulence, especially after 1995. In addition, we... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace