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- 30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015
Robert T. Thakor Abstract—Financial institutions have both investors and customers. Investors, such as those who invest in stocks and bonds or private/public-sector guarantors of institutions, expect an appropriate risk-adjusted return in View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008
where no amount of money can guarantee the existence of a fair allocation. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-053.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsBetfair vs. UK Bookmakers Harvard Business School Case 709-417 Betting View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
the United States aid business and technology exchanges with their home countries, but the overall effect that the migration has on the home country remains unclear. We know very little about return migration of workers engaged in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Deborah A. Farrington
back in the 1960s. “Growing up, I had an exposure to Wall Street, which I found really fascinating,” Farrington recalled. “I went onto the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange when I was about ten. It was about... View Details
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How Sharing Smart Ideas on Social Can Boost Sales | Working Knowledge
not feature such curated posts, according to “The Effect of a System for Sharing Best Practices Within Pre-existing Peer Networks.” In addition to increasing sales, exchanging best practices in a structured format on social media reduced... View Details
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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity
ensure these choices are facilitators for exchange vs mandates for assimilation? Culture fit “Just because you’re getting more people there doesn’t mean you’re actually dismantling the structures that are leading to these inequalities.”... View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
could count. He spent three years on exchange with the Canadian air force, three years as the air force liaison officer to the Royal Australian Navy’s commodore of the fleet, and three months working for a US Navy battle group commander... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
generators were brought in, many donated by General Electric and its CEO, Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA '82). Next on Lhota's agenda for the business community was getting the New York Stock Exchange - closed for four days - up and running. "We... View Details
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Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226. Application Review: To optimize the learning experience and maximize the View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
would continue hedging primarily with forward contracts, but in much higher volumes and at increasingly unfavorable rates, or to break with past practice and begin using foreign exchange option contracts. The decision would have... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 11 Dec 2012
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First Look: Dec. 11
consistent with boardroom connections mattering most for firms that stand to benefit most from the information communicated and resources exchanged through the network of board members. Overall, our results suggest that board of director... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
working closely with faculty and doctoral student mentors, exchanging ideas over meals, attending lectures by distinguished business scholars, and sampling case method learning in sessions taught by HBS faculty or doctoral students. "The... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Calling the Tune: Negotiation as an Improvisational Dance
vital at all levels of the organization. Valley explained that in addition to the negotiations around a transaction — the exchange of goods or services — the flattening of organizations means people must negotiate the terms of their... View Details
- 03 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
Without an individual mandate, instead of buying their own insurance, most of the sick will qualify for subsidized coverage either in the public health insurance exchanges created under health care reform or in Medicaid. Staggering... View Details
- 09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9
sovereign default induced by legal rulings in the case of Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital. We find that a 10% increase in the probability of default causes a 6% decline in the value of Argentine equities and a 1% depreciation of a measure of the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
power of the social network. In the B2C option, mixi would become a portal for on-line shopping for both digital content and tangible goods and charge the business sellers a fee. In the C2C option, mixi would facilitate exchanges between... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
a beginner, that could actually have powerful implications for how advising takes place in an organization. It has implications for how experts can better understand those who have less experience than they do." Note to managers: If your organization is interested in... View Details
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
Bowl running back Arian Foster," according to a company press release. Fantex paid $10 million for a minority stake in Foster's brand. At the Harvard forum, Foster said that Security and Exchange Commission regulations prohibit him... View Details
- 12 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 12
interactivity, inclusion, and intentionality. Intimacy shifts the focus from a top-down distribution of information to a bottom-up exchange of ideas. Organizational conversation is less corporate in tone and more casual. And it's less... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
forecasting, despite a number of characteristics that make it a challenge to fit to a dynamic supply chain environment, to be effective in that context. We further show that the forecasting process, together with the supporting mechanisms of information View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne