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- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
guaranteed. These investors might want to hold bonds in their portfolios for their ability to hedge their spending needs. Similarly, empirical research by academics and practitioners alike suggest that the annualized volatility of stock... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Kid at Heart — John H. Eyler (MBA 1971)
What New York City attraction brings in more tourists each year than the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty? Why, it's FAO Schwarz, the famous toy store, of course. It's not hard to understand the draw. The flagship emporium... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
Intervention Method, Empirical Evidence, and Theory Author:Michael Beer Publication:In Research in Organizational Change and Development. Vol. 19, edited by Richard Woodman, William Pasmore, and Abraham B. (Rami) Shani, Emerald Group... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
These results provide the first empirical demonstration of the influence of guilt on sense of control and risk-taking, extend previous theorizing on guilt, and more generally contribute to our understanding of how specific emotions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
national stakeholders to initiate litigation against the focal firm. We test our predictions using a two-pronged empirical strategy. Our empirical context relates to herbal patents from emerging markets, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 13, 2016
out firms that, absent NPEs, would produce welfare-enhancing innovations without engaging in infringement. Our empirical analysis shows that on average, NPEs behave as opportunistic patent trolls. NPEs sue cash-rich firms—a one standard... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
the first world war, German assets in India were expropriated under the Trading with the Enemy Act 1914. The British Empire operated internment camps in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India. The largest Indian camp was located at... View Details
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
production, foreign investment, and trade of both final and intermediate goods by multinational corporations. Research has sought to understand how foreign direct investment (FDI) affects host economies. This paper reviews the main theories and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2013
- What Do You Think?
Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?
decision-making behaviors than men. They are, for example, said to be more willing to examine several sides of an issue before acting, more sensitive to the needs of others, and more inclusive and transparent in their communication of information. Unfortunately, there... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
"debt market misvaluation," the idea that debt can be misvalued, just as stocks can be misvalued. "There's a lot of empirical evidence that equity misvaluations were driving merger waves and that being overvalued makes a... View Details
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
contribute ultimately to shareholder value. There is some empirical evidence to support Kay's thesis. For example, Fortune's 100 Best Places to Work regularly produce more profit than a matched set of competitors. Kay's response to this... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
new opportunities. Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility Author Daniel Litvin presented his evidence that modern companies find it difficult to operate on foreign soil. Big companies, in spite of their wealth,... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
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Expatriate Traders in the Treaty Port Communities - A Chronicle of the China Trade
gardens, and aviaries. The good life enjoyed by American traders became possible through cheap Chinese labor and servants, who usually lived in the poor districts bordering on the wealthy areas. The politics of empire and imperialism... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
James E. Burke, MBA 1949
Johnson to a position as the nation's dominant health-care brand-a $9 billion empire comprised of the main operating company and some 150 wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition, J&Jwas regularly rated as one of the most admired and... View Details
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
disruptive innovation has gained considerable currency among practitioners despite widespread misunderstanding of its core principles. Similarly, foundational research on disruption has elicited frequent citation and vibrant debate in academic circles, but subsequent... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25
dynamic, historical account of the events that have shaped the brand over time. Using a particular type of brand biography, "the underdog," we empirically show how managers can strategically use brand biographies in brand... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009
component of bid-ask spreads. We empirically examine these predictions for a sample of large U.S. banks, exploiting recent mandatory disclosures of financial instruments designated as fair value levels 1, 2, and 3, which indicate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
geographic friction influence FDI and present the key empirical studies and findings. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52121 January–February 2017 Harvard Business Review Africa's New Generation of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
Analysis of Corporate Capital Structures: An Empirical Investigation." Journal of Finance 39, no. 3 (July 1984): 611-625. Kester, W. Carl. "Today's Options for Tomorrow's Growth." Harvard Business Review 62, no. 2 (March/April 1984):... View Details
- 20 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 20, 2007
empirical methods in permitting strong conclusions. Finally, we offer several observations on the implications of certain analyses in the paper. Overall, the authors are to be applauded for their efforts to maintain a high standard in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace