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  • 02 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 2, 2016

Abstract—Seven experiments explore people's decisions to share or withhold personal information and the wisdom of such decisions. When people choose not to reveal information—to be "hiders"—they are judged negatively by others... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

conglomerates. Finally, we argue that the rise of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago from the 1960s onwards marks the decisive ascendancy of economics, and particularly financial... View Details
  • 18 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas, April 18

to make a decision regarding one of the industry's "transformational assets," the Bayer team had to move quickly and carefully as they were determined not to overpay for the asset. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Mar 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

shock and frustration. For instance, Chinese business people may allow personal considerations to be factored into financial decisions and while that may be construed as corrupt in the eyes of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect

is organizational behavior/leadership. Part of the problem is the current corporate climate, in which questions of governance and financial purity dominate CEOs' and boards' attention. Additionally, boards, and even CEOs, have been lulled... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Oct 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

perspective" that emphasizes cumulative investments over relatively long periods of time. Recognizing that instead of evaluating investments in R&D or new factories on a purely short-term financial basis, that the math of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing
  • 16 Feb 2012
  • Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

economic inequality worrisome. They see that US corporations are skittish about making investments in a time of uncertainty about government policy, taxes, and regulations. They hear too many American CEOs talk about choosing to postpone View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
  • 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
  • 26 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

low and moderate income non-savers—and discusses the laws and regulations in the United States that largely prohibit their issuance. Download the paper: http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16433   Cases & Course MaterialsHang Lung Properties and the Chengdu View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 18

the operating decisions of the waste-to-energy firm. Our analyses suggest that if the social planner's objective is to maximize landfill diversion, offering a subsidy as a per kilowatt-hour for electricity is more cost effective, whereas... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 15, 2008

significant impact in the structure and interpretation of financial information of banks. This document explains the major changes on bank accounting, their purpose and structure, and discusses their impact on View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jun 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

but an insufficient grasp of the details, and CMOs (chief marketing officers) often view go-to-market decisions as being tactical. What passes for channel strategy often rests with sales divisions, but their primary motivation is to sell... View Details
Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products
  • 2012
  • Working Paper

Issuer Quality and Corporate Bond Returns

By: Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson
We show that the credit quality of corporate debt issuers deteriorates during credit booms, and that this deterioration forecasts low excess returns to corporate bondholders. The key insight is that changes in the pricing of credit risk disproportionately affect the... View Details
Keywords: Price; Credit; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment Return; Forecasting and Prediction; Bonds; Market Design; Cost of Capital; Mathematical Methods; System Shocks
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  • March 2009
  • Supplement

Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (B): Restructuring Under the Procedure de Sauvegarde

By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In mid-2007 the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group, having elected to file for bankruptcy under a newly-enacted French insolvency law, awaits the outcome of a vote by creditors and shareholders. At least 50% of the shareholders must approve the plan, however they... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Law; Valuation; Assets; Investment Funds; Voting; Business and Shareholder Relations; Ownership; Outcome or Result; France
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  • 11 Jan 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

financial chicanery or unethical dealings. “Often what you are trying to do is create a sense of loyalty or trust in the firm, but that can make people so loyal that when they see something wrong they don’t bring it up” That dichotomy... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 13 Mar 2018
  • First Look

March 13, 2018

hurdle for financing R&D. We decompose the effects of RER changes on productivity growth into these channels and explain regional heterogeneity in the effects of RER changes in terms of differences in export intensity, import intensity, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

information and communication technology and falling trade barriers have led firms to retain within their boundaries and in their domestic economies only a subset of their production stages. A key decision facing firms worldwide is the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

fast. What has recently happened in that environment is it has become necessary to hire senior people with real experience. In September, we had the good fortune of hiring a world-class CFO. She had worked at AT&T for 15 years in various View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology
  • 03 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

Universal that produce and distribute movies. More and more, fears of piracy impact decisions that industry executives make regarding release strategies. However, a different picture emerges for theatrical exhibitors such as AMC or Regal.... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video
  • 24 Jul 2014
  • Op-Ed

Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home

along partisan lines, from overhauling the US corporate tax to punishing companies who choose to move elsewhere. On July 22, 2014, Mihir A. Desai, Miuzho Financial Group Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School, testified before... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai; Pharmaceutical

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