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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online

with consumers and give your company a competitive edge. 6 weeks 3-8 hours per week 5 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2003
  • News

An Authentic Leader

everything telescoped down to the short-term earnings. So CEOs became obsessed with the short-term results? We shifted from looking at business fundamentals, like growth in earnings per share, revenue... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 03 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 4, 2008

company. A simple portfolio strategy of going long the buy recommendations with school ties and going short buy recommendations without ties earns returns of 5.40% per year. We test whether Regulation FD,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online

session starts July 16th Enroll Now Lead your organization through successful transformation by learning how to execute for today and innovate for tomorrow. 6 weeks 5-7 hours per week 6 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This... View Details
  • 06 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

participate in the equity markets unless they had a lot of money. In 2001, however, a law requiring net assets per share to remain above 50,000 yen was repealed, clearing the way for firms to split to lower... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology
  • 08 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 8

related to EPS and price forecast accuracy, the same is not true for the subsidiaries. We establish that this "forgotten child" phenomenon is linked to a "neglected parent" effect, whereby inaccuracy in subsidiary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Aug 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Hedge Fund as Activist

removal of a poison pill (a device that makes it difficult for a firm to be acquired), ask for a share repurchase or dividend increase, or, in extreme cases, ask for the removal of the CEO. While a few pension funds, like CalPERS, have... View Details
Keywords: by Robin Greenwood; Financial Services
  • 23 Jan 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 02 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat

threat is different from what retailers have faced in the past. Although Walmart took an enormous amount of market share in a diverse set of categories, many retailers were able to respond to and effectively co-exist with Walmart. Related... View Details
Keywords: Re: Rajiv Lal; Retail
  • 11 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

Abstract Firms with central or well-connected boards of directors earn superior risk-adjusted stock returns. Initiating a long position in the most central firms and a short position in the least central firms View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

State Street Corporation reports a 13% gain in EPS in 2008 amidst a global financial crisis. The stock price declines 59% on the day of the earnings report. This one-day decline was exceeded in the prior... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2005
  • News

In the Blood

neighbors. That approach attracted Karen and Mickey Taylor, owners of Seattle Slew. The only undefeated Triple Crown winner in history also enjoyed great success in the breeding shed, siring over 100 Stakes winners with combined earnings... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia; horse racing; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 11 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

service provider Geek Squad. For the eight years leading up to 2004, Best Buy had reported double-digit revenue growth every year and rarely missed earnings. But on December 13, 2005, Best Buy missed its third-quarter earnings View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-101.pdf Does Public Ownership of Equity Improve Earnings Quality? Authors:Dan Givoly, Carla Hayn, and Sharon P. Katz Abstract We compare the quality of accounting numbers produced by two types of public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7

of forced dismissal for both CEOs and CFOs during the period 1993-2004. These results are obtained after controlling for several proxies for earnings and stock return performance suggesting that boards appear to penalize managers for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Jun 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

shared that she "learned the hard way" about the physical, social, and financial toll that a failure to deal with the 24/7 work mentality can trigger. As she put it, "What you ignore in your life is going to be the piece... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • News

Righting the Ship

bigger than what our earnings per share were last quarter. You just said that this is the most important event of the last 70 years. How might this time be remembered in the... View Details
  • 06 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

patient-assistance programs were likely to be profitable even if a small share of eligible patients used the manufacturer’s drugs as a result. This contributes to conditions that keep prescription drugs pricier for Americans than people... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical
  • 28 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 28

  PublicationsManager-Specific Effects on Earnings Guidance: An Analysis of Top Executive Turnovers Authors:Francois Brochet, Lucile Faurel, and Sarah McVay Publication:Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Policy Appeals Disability Accommodations Payment and Refund Policy Changes to a Participant's Enrollment Status (Withdrawal, Deferral, Drop a Term) Join the HBS Online Community Program Discount Codes Past Participant Pricing Certificate of Completion Requirements To... View Details
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