Security - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17

Abstract We survey the theory and evidence of behavioral corporate finance, which generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial responses to View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

farm refers to a complex of rights and duties secured by contract in which a sovereign transferred the temporary exploitation of a holding for rent in advance. It was one of four tenurial complexes under which entitlements fell, the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

gaming of Securities and Exchange Commission rules by Citigroup's mortgage-banking desk in 2007 is an illuminating example of institutional corruption in the finance industry. After exploring that case, I provide a more complete... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Best Practices of Global Innovators

In the not-too-distant past, many companies secured competitive advantage by investing heavily in internal R&D. Company engineers and scientists built value from the ground up, and protected their intellectual property like lions... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

behavioral finance: How rational are individual investors? It touches on the quality of advice that investors get, and the relationships between investors and their financial advisers. As we potentially shift our Social Security system... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412053-PDF-ENG Samasource: Give Work, Not Aid Francesca Gino and Bradley R. StaatsHarvard Business School Case 912-011 Samasource sought to use work, not aid, for economic development. The company View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

http://wber.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/12/09/wber.lhs031.short?rss=1 Do Analysts Add Value When They Most Can? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs Authors:Feldman, Emilie R., Stuart C. Gilson, and Belén Villalonga Publication:Strategic Management Journal... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

Students must grapple with obstacles including changing energy prices, variations in energy needed in different climate scenarios, issues in net and gross lease responsibilities, and issues in finding adequate cash flow and security to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009

framework allows for wage rate uncertainly, variable labor supply, social security benefits, and portfolio choice over safe bonds and risky equities. Our analysis reinforces prior findings that equities are the preferred asset for young... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

will be opposed by some business interests, but making progress on such issues will improve society, and there is a growing recognition that business is not distinct from society. Healthier, more financially secure workers are more... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

century when various entrepreneurs competed for dominance. During this time, success was dependent on securing U.S. airmail contracts as well as on reliable and safe aircraft. Access to government officials, sources of capital, and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

pension funds was infrastructure debt securities. Until recently, few Nigerian infrastructure securities had strong enough credit ratings to be investable by cautious pension funds. Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company (InfraCredit)... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt announced their "grave concerns" about it in an unusual joint press release that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Sep 2007
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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

28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

cross-country TFP differentials. Typosquatting: Unintended Adventures in Browsing—Cybercrime Gets Personal Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Publication:McAfee Security Journal, fall 2008, 34-37 Abstract "Typosquatting" is the practice... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

falls between a security and a real estate investment. The risk and control characteristics also vary. This case explores both the valuation of the property and the logistical issues around managing it, as well as the relationships... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
Case

Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock

In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake... View Details