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- 13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
February 2018 Journal of Public Economics The Impact of a Surprise Donation Ask By: Exley, Christine L., and Ragan Petrie Abstract—Individuals frequently exploit "flexibility" built into decision environments to give less. They use uncertainty to justify... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
startup whose founders are considering changes to spur growth. The options include changes to the product line, to pricing, and to sales management practices. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817006-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
actions the activist investors took to get the attention of management, the board, and other investors. The businesses, secure transportation, and home security monitoring are described from both a business strategy and a financial perspective so that the potential... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
is the best option we have to avoid the adversarialism of what we call the transaction crisis. But self-support takes a lot of time. In a commercial world based on advocacy instead of adversarialism, our choices will change. In a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
policy issue) to the decision-maker. Consequently, when a chosen option has an attribute whose value is extreme (e.g., an extreme policy stance), observers infer—sometimes incorrectly—that this attribute disproportionately motivated the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
blocking assignments from the offensive lineman and running backs, option routes and hot reads from the tight ends or receivers, defensive keys and tendencies, quarterbacks have to be able to hold their teammates accountable, and they can... View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16
two tier-2 vendors to work with its primary tier-1 vendor, a large Indian outsourcing firm that it had worked with closely for over a decade. The management of the multi-sourcing arrangement is posing a number of challenges. The chief information officer is considering... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4
need to be reformulated in light of the data, methodology, and findings presented here. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-072.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsVignette: Alternative Liquidity Options G. Felda... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
three-sided platform, connecting Flash game developers, sites that aggregate these games, and advertisers. The case describes the company's history from conception through 2009, when strategic options include broadening beyond Flash games... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
Piskorski and David ChenHarvard Business School Case 710-408 Meetup, an online company providing means of arranging face-to-face meetings, is deciding between two options of increasing its revenue by investing to (i) increase new sign ups... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
faculty are heavily invested in the design of courses and then guide others, perhaps alums or skilled adjuncts, in the delivery of project-based learning." Faculty Committee Studies Options The School's next steps are now in the... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7
propensity to sell bonds was unusually low for the issues insured by troubled insurers. At least on a bond-by-bond basis, the yield inversion phenomenon is also not explained by the rapid liquidation of Tender Option Bond (TOB) programs,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
days earlier than would have been possible without a settlement product. Those selecting earlier settlement options pay higher fees and interest, therefore revealing the level of credit constraints or impatience. We find that more credit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
several challenges, including securing funding for the organization. NatuRi had captured the attention of at least four potential investors willing to offer an investment. Its managers were challenged to weigh their options and to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517027-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 617-022 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Building Value from the IP Estate (B) The leader of a pioneering biotech company in the siRNA space weighs his View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
examining several options for expansion and growth. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/115023-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 315-053 Curriculum Associates: Turning the Page from Tradition to Innovation Set... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28
options is best for achieving this goal, including filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, restructuring its debt out-of-court, or filing a "pre-packaged" Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21
April 2010, the eruption of a volcano wreaked havoc in the airline industry and placed Aer Arann on the brink of liquidation. For founder, sole owner, and chairman, Padraig O'Ceidigh, the airline has been a personal as well as a business passion. The case provides a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3
growth worked well with its "people-first" strategy. For North Carolina, Cadieux was weighing the option of opening new stores at twice the normal pace. About half of employees in these new stores would come from saturated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
companies their firms are issuing securities for—or hope to do business with. The research, "Playing Favorites: Financing Options Sway Analysts' Thinking," was published in the June 2004 edition of Investor Relations Quarterly.... View Details