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  • 24 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

of American Ingenuity: Innovation and Inventors of the Golden Age By: Akcigit, Ufuk, John Grigsby, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—We examine the golden age of U.S. innovation by undertaking a major data collection exercise linking U.S. patents... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 20, 2007

understanding of design and manufacturing processes to instruct successfully her American and offshore contractors on how to mass-produce designer clothing at affordable prices. Claiborne was an industry pioneer in many ways. She developed detailed customer feedback... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 15

Returns By: Greenwood, Robin, and Dimitri Vayanos Abstract—We examine empirically how the maturity structure of government debt affects bond yields and excess returns. Our analysis is based on a theoretical model of preferred habitat in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 25

distance and involvement; the two dimensions should not be conceptualized as opposite ends of a continuum. Moreover, I suggest that the taboo has become too extreme and stifles our collective capacity to generate new insights. To make... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

every major Wall Street firm has become active in real estate private equity. "Morgan Stanley alone has gone from zero dollars under management to almost $40 billion over the past fifteen years," says Slaughter. Securitized debt... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate
  • 25 Oct 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

programs as a "house of cards"? A: Predictable surprises loom in most organizations. Frequent-flyer programs are simply one example that affects a lot of people. Most of us collect our miles and even think of them as an asset... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

efficiency and long-term survival in standard cardiac surgery procedures. Methods: Utilizing a prospectively collected retrospective database, we identified patients who underwent isolated CABG (n=3726), AVR (n=1626), MV repair (n=731),... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007

success and (b) develop a set of instruments to assess RE risk factors and to design, evaluate, and apply effective measures to mitigate those risks. The data collection consists of interviews with RE experts and other experienced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

These structures determine a firm's motivation to seek protection, as well as its capacity to overcome collective action problems within its industry. In the petrochemical industry, the shift toward greater horizontal consolidation and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 20

link: http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1016/j.jebo.2014.10.004 January 2015 Economic Journal Does Management Matter in Schools? By: Bloom, Nicholas, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Abstract—We collect data... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Jun 2012
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants

by many credit ratings customers? A Century Of Competition The seeds of the bond ratings industry, Becker explains in the case, are found in the credit record collection firms (such as Dun & Bradstreet) of the late 19th century. The... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Banking; Financial Services
  • 16 Feb 2016
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February 16, 2016

Rather than flouting the new ideas of institutional economics, which favored federal regulators overseeing data collection and dissemination among businesses so as to stabilize prices and facilitate interfirm cooperation instead of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Apr 2016
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April 19, 2016

and limiting production volumes; illegal poultry imports threaten food safety while undercutting prices of domestic product; corruption is rampant; debt is exorbitantly expensive; commercial real estate is sparse; and electricity is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Nov 2015
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November 17, 2015

evolving structure of corporate debt markets—and given rise to new questions about the private and social costs and benefits of leverage and, in particular, the role of leverage in affecting the likelihood and extent of systemic financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Mar 2013
  • News

The Accidental Innovator

mention for 30 seconds that Greece might have to do an austerity program, and they’ll repeat it 100 times over the next week. Unfortunately, 99 percent of the viewers don’t know what an austerity program is, and 99 percent don’t understand what sovereign View Details
  • 13 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Inner Life of Leaders

stern letter, Eisenhower was on the verge of replacing him as commander of one of the armies. Q: What do the hedgehog and fox metaphors mean in relation to the complexities of leadership? A: The title of the book is a debt I owe to Isaiah... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 18 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

count on raising debt or equity capital locally to finance their operations. Like investors, creditors don't have access to accurate information on companies. Businesses can't easily assess the creditworthiness of other firms or View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha
  • 01 Jun 2012
  • News

Made in the USA

collective expertise of generations of Wisconsin cheese makers and dairy farmers in the burgeoning US market for ethnic cheeses. “Ethnic cheese wasn’t huge in Wisconsin when we launched the Specialty Cheese Company,” he notes, “but you... View Details
Keywords: Blagg, Deborah; cheese; lobster fishing; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 30 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 30

short-term volatility of inflation-indexed bond returns do not invalidate the basic case for these bonds, that they provide a safe asset for long-term investors. Governments should expect inflation-indexed bonds to be a relatively cheap form of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Mar 2015
  • News

Walter Salmon Remembered

campus even after his retirement, Salmon was highly regarded for his tough but humorous approach in the classroom and an unfailing generosity in advising and supporting students. A collection of remembrances follows; add your own in the... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services