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- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
into an IRA) to determine and implement a dynamically optimized portfolio strategy that maximizes the chance of achieving your desired retirement income goal. Over the years, that managed portfolio adjusts for factors such as increases or... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
says there is reason for optimism in the senior-care space. “As the population swells, as there are more expectations around technology and quality of care, I think that we’re entering a very, very exciting decade.” View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- News
Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online
I was humbled by this conversation. It was very powerful and very well received.” Julia Rocco (PLDA 24), club copresident, added that conversation was encouraging for her, as many people expressed a lot of optimism for the LGBT community... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
template for the way life really works.” “My biggest takeaway from HBS was the problem-solving approach engendered by the case method, which is more about optimizing a workable, sustainable solution than arriving at the ‘right’ answer.”... View Details
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
than smaller menus, as measured by the maximum Sharpe ratio achievable. We propose a model in which menu setters differ in their ability to pre-select the menu. We show that when the cost of increasing the menu size is sufficiently small, a lower-ability menu setter... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
sell-side analysts employed at state-owned brokerages issued relatively optimistic earnings forecasts and stock recommendations during these periods. This relative optimism is particularly pronounced in earnings forecasts for larger firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
Abstract—Operational decisions under information asymmetry can signal a firm's prospects to less-informed parties, such as investors, customers, competitors, and regulators. Consequently, managers in these settings often face a tradeoff between making an View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
and Norfolk Southern. Today, by most measures, freight rail is doing better than ever, while passenger rail faces significant challenges-though it is clear that numerous pain points and bottlenecks interfere with optimal use of rail to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
and learning tools outside of school. We’ve optimized digital learning tools for use inside classrooms over the last decade. There’s a long way to go to ensure that seamless, high-quality learning experiences persist whether students are... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 20 Apr 2015
- Blog Post
India Conference 2015
a campaign had helped to create awareness in society and motivate people in creating a cleaner India. The sense of optimism among the members of the various technology and ecommerce panels was palpable. Mr. Rahul Narvekar, CEO... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
Citigroup appear to be. One survey of human resource directors of large corporations indicated that 60 percent lacked CEO succession planning. This situation is hardly optimal — not when global competition and technical change, in the... View Details
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
Working PapersAn Optimal Lower Bound for Anonymous Scheduling Mechanisms Authors:Itai Ashlagi, Shahar Dobzinski, and Ron Lavi Abstract We consider the problem of designing truthful mechanisms to minimize the makespan on m unrelated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
government involvement was an issue. Regardless of the vehicle for achieving it, there was little optimism that we would be seeing a significant incremental effort soon. As I read your responses, a question crossed my mind: In light of... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
KC, and Francesca Gino Abstract—Traditional models of operations management involve dynamic decision making assuming optimal (Bayesian) updating. However, behavioral theory suggests that individuals exhibit bias in their beliefs and... View Details
- 21 May 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai
our optimism in what’s possible, it also unearthed the sheer number of challenges public and private players will need to address to scale the solution. On the consumer side, it was clear from the mountains of discarded sachets that... View Details
- 22 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'
post-crisis menu of regulations by and large has been effective.” Layne: How do the stock markets come into play here? They are setting records. Greenwood: It's not just the credit markets that are doing well, the stock market is also doing well. I would say there's a... View Details
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
spontaneous portion of the calls (i.e., management discussion). The capital market responds positively to optimistic tone yet does not distinguish between the optimism in tone of managers from different ethnic backgrounds. The findings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
self-report of the licensee. The self-reporting aspect of the environment gives rise to demand for auditing by the licensor or third-party attestation by the licensee. We characterize the optimal royalty contract, accounting system choice... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Deterring Online Advertising Fraud Through Optimal Payment in Arrears Authors:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract I develop a screening model with delayed payments and probabilistic delayed observation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
influences risk-taking by enhancing one's sense of control. Across multiple inductions of guilt, we demonstrate that experimentally induced guilt enhances optimism about risks for the self (Study 1), preferences for gambles versus... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne