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- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
Institutional voids can frustrate, stifle, and undermine the business models and operations of any company doing business in emerging markets. In light of these contextual challenges, some companies choose to exit or avoid emerging... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
purchase. It was a home run with our customers. Instead of losing them, we developed immensely loyal customers. Sahlman: I took advantage of the opportunity to avoid upheaval by pursuing the only job from which you can't get fired!... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
an additional tax rate of around 11% on the longest lived capital. To pin down credit constraints as the underlying cause, we apply triple differences strategies using foreign ownership or pre-crisis debt maturity. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Once the hub of American manufacturing, Detroit is in a long state of economic decline. The rubber finally hit the road last week, when the city filed for bankruptcy protection. The challenges ahead for those that call the Motor City home are daunting, from a... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
standardization of that information; evaluation of adjustments for the severity of illness of the patient; changes in the tax system to avoid discrimination against the uninsured; reform of state regulation,... View Details
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
connected to the Internet. Transfers usefully move resources from lowest- to highest-valuation networks, but transfers tend to cause socially costly growth in the Internet's routing table. We propose a market rule that avoids excessive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
focus on what they are doing completely avoids exploring the why. The hopelessness and desperation that one must have to walk through a broken glass window, risking their lives and freedom in an already intensified moment, to get some... View Details
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
procurement can be streamlined to avoid inadequate specification of the project’s scope and/or a bad selection process. For example, Senegal’s Infrastructure Council vets projects, the World Bank and other development finance institutions... View Details
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
who need them most, but unrestricted transfers might threaten the Internet's routing system. I suggest policies to create an IP address "market" while avoiding major negative externalities—mitigating the worst effects of v4... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
avoidable ways. This article is based on the analysis of hundreds of work diaries from professionals describing everyday events that involved high-level managers in their companies. The analysis uncovered four major types of actions that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
insurance. Employment regulations more directly tax firms making frequent labor adjustments than other labor insurance mechanisms. Venture capital and private equity investors are especially sensitive to these labor adjustment costs.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About
acted courageously to address his country’s debt crisis by raising taxes and cutting spending—never a popular path. And Stephen Schwarzman acted courageously in cofounding Blackstone, a pioneer in the fields of private equity and... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
subsequently. Our results are consistent with theory on the active role firms can play in managing their reputational capital through anticipatory actions to avoid negative media coverage. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
ratings that guide investors to select "socially responsible," and avoid "socially irresponsible," companies. We examine how several hundred firms respond to corporate environmental ratings issued by a prominent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
required to produce four reports for Congress, the last of which is due on March 11, 2009. Read the reports at www.cop.senate.gov/. In addition to shoring up ailing banks, should TARP funds be used to help homeowners avoid default on... View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
these issues. Firms devote more external capital to finance their share repurchases than to avoid regular dividend cuts. Debt is the main source of capital used to externally finance payouts, particularly when credit market conditions are... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
Foley, and Kristin J. Forbes Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract This paper analyzes the impact of the Homeland Investment Act of 2004, which provided a one-time tax holiday for the repatriation of foreign earnings and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
pivotal role in the industry during the 1970s by selling Iranian oil to Israel and South Africa. The case provides a means to explore the rationale and advantages of giant commodity traders, as well as enabling students to debate corporate use of View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
tax incentives), they will work on the set for months at a time and follow through on marketing once the film is complete. However, there are often no guarantees that a project will make it to the big screen, and for that reason it’s... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
on the circumstances and prospects of a company. In fact, companies often turn to outsiders because they have failed to recruit, train, and develop the sort of talent that might take over leadership of the organization. To avoid this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne