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- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
Evian's baby&me features several adults dancing with toddler versions of themselves in the reflection of a store window. Only at the end of the 77-second video do we see a bottle of Evian, along with the slogan "Live young." Since its... View Details
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
while preparing for the future and emerging as a less provincial financial group. In 2012 she reflected on the change efforts and the opportunities and challenges ahead. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/313107-PDF-ENG Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-034.pdf Tax Policy and the Efficiency of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad Authors:Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. Abstract Deferral of U.S. taxes on foreign source income is commonly characterized as a subsidy to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
competition to play going forward? A: What is a better rating? To an issuer, it's a AAA rating. To an investor who holds a bond, it's a rating that is never reduced. To potential buyers of the bond, it's a rating that accurately reflects... View Details
- 30 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networks in China and America
because American managers typically separate their social and work lives, possibly reflecting the influence of the Protestant work ethic tradition of separating the personal from the professional. Chinese managers have less trouble... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
Wireless Generation Harvard Business School Case 307-049 Reflecting on an innovative joint venture that his company executed with a public school district in 2004, the CEO of Wireless Generation, a five-year-old, privately held... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
maintaining a home and raising children. Which spousal actions register as “extra” and inspire gratitude? Which register as “not enough” and inspire resentment? We examined these emotions and the underlying expectations they reflected in... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 03 Sep 2020
- Op-Ed
Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC
prices reflect substantially all publicly available information, and buyers can see which companies provide good value for the money. By establishing trust in the information, this system has lowered the cost of capital and enabled better... View Details
- 03 Nov 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?
self-interest the common denominators to them all?" Echoing his point of view, does our current approach to greater accounting transparency through legislation and regulation attack the symptoms and not the disease? If so, is this a View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52096 2016 Financial Market History: Reflections on the Past for Investors Today The Origins of High-Tech Venture Investing in America By: Nicholas, Tom Abstract—The United States has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
the plans over many iterations of the course, they are a good reflection of the kinds of debates that nearly any group, reading that text, might have. For example, it would be very hard to read Sophocles' play Antigone and not discuss the... View Details
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
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
- First Look
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
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
Enforcement By: Heese, Jonas Abstract—I examine whether political pressure by the government as a response to voters' general interest in protecting employment is reflected in the enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Sink a Startup
is just launching, but devising a static split doesn't properly reflect the fluid nature of startups. My research also shows that 33 percent of startups split 50-50, usually when the team is splitting early. In these cases, the founders... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 07 Jan 2009
- What Do You Think?
Is the World Really Flat?
effects" (Alex Evans). "It really doesn't matter whether the world is flat or not. Most value is added by the exploiters, not the creators, and that works in both (flat and non-flat) environments" (Gerald Nanninga). These comments, among others, View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
confirm that analysts' valuations reflect both state-contingent risk assessments and non-fundamental factors. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50060 forthcoming International Journal of Research in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
reflected on the two MELF experiments. Which would be more effective? Would parents in St. Paul really drive up the quality of providers through the choices they made or was it better to work with providers directly to improve quality?... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace