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- 23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
George Serafeim Abstract—We examine if, and under what conditions, disclosure of sustainability information identified as investor relevant by market-driven innovations in accounting standard setting is associated with stock prices View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
Management in Beijing. The Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin recently caught up with McFarlan and asked him to reflect on his experiences in China, and his thoughts about the future of a country he describes as “a fascinating place... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 26 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 26
settings, reflects risk neutrality in choice among low-magnitude mixed gambles. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-056.pdf PublicationsConstructing the International Economy Editors:Rawi Abdelal, Mark Blyth, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits
to Cummins. One way to analogize this is to imagine if a fraction of your mortgage interest deduction was disallowed, and that fraction reflected the number of days you spent abroad. Such a disallowance would increase your taxes and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
earns an average risk-adjusted return of 4.68% per year. Firms with central boards also experience higher future growth in return-on-assets (ROA) with analysts failing to fully reflect this information in their earnings forecasts. Return... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
priorities?; (3) Do I give subordinates timely and direct feedback they can act on? Have I developed a succession roadmap?; and (4) Is my leadership style still effective, and does it reflect who I truly am? This highly readable and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2007
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First Look: May 22, 2007
strengthened. These changes may reflect the growing role for the euro as a reserve currency in the international financial system. The risk-minimizing currency strategy for a global bond investor is close to a full currency hedge, with a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
should immediately reflect their priorities for their daily lives. Silverthorne: Given how ingrained group conflict is, is divisiveness and thus decline inevitable—or is there hope? Kanter: A classic social science experiment at a boys’... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The New Math of Customer Relationships
banks. The ideas are reflected in remarks by managers, whether or not the actual terms are used. In many respects, they have become generic, which I suppose is the ultimate mark of usefulness. In all fairness, they are the product of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road
extension to their worldwide businesses. These fears were exaggerated, but reflected alarm about the unpredictable ways in which the U.S.'s unique legislation was enforced. Secondly, there was a widespread belief that the U.S. market was... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
shocks appears to reflect changes in term premia. One mechanism that may generate such variation in term premia is based on demand effects coming from "yield-oriented" investors. We find some evidence supportive of this channel.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong
she and another colleague had notably different approaches to their work. “I was panicking because I thought, ‘Oh no, he can only like one of us! He can only like one of our styles!’” she laughs. “But then I remembered this research and thought, ‘Whew, so maybe he... View Details
- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
available—for example, in cases where goods are produced by a variety of manufacturers. For companies with goods and services that depend on high fixed costs, such as research and development and overhead, simply providing variable costs may not accurately View Details
- 26 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 26
rates to monetary shocks appears to reflect changes in term premia. One mechanism that may generate such variation in term premia is based on demand effects due to the existence of what we call "yield-oriented" investors. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
The (B) case presents the final outcome of the events. Reveals how Keller is able to turn around perceptions about him and forge relationships with key decision makers. Includes reflections and lessons learned from all parties and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
liability standards, Feuerstein ended up spending more money than he had. And the company went bankrupt. View VideoA middle-aged worker whose job was replaced by automation reflects on how the loss changed her life. As with many HBS... View Details
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
opportunities to address systems of care issues so critical to the treatment of patients with chronic conditions." If curricula are a significant problem, they often reflect limitations in the ability of faculty to address the novel... View Details
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
risk-averse. b) They can't make tough decisions. Whether or not they are true, these assumptions create significant barriers to success for women entrepreneurs who want to build large enterprises. If true, they might reflect fundamental... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016
and maturity of startups that apply for angel funding (and those that are ultimately funded) is inversely correlated with the entrepreneurship friendliness of the country, which may reflect self-censoring by very early-stage firms that do... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
the second. The firm's strategy consists of choosing what level of disclosure to engage in and how to price the service to consumers. These choices reflect the two revenue sources available to the firm, disclosure revenues and price... View Details