Stock Market Participation - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 May 2008
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Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

balkanized bureaucracy, and deteriorating market share, financial performance, and stock price. There are five characteristics that all top global brands have in common. How Should I Think About Strategy In... View Details

11 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business

pleasant"). In a related experiment, 29 of the participants returned two months later to repeat the same experiment, but this time they were asked to gauge whether a face could formulate a plan, feel pain, and had a mind. The results... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Nov 2015
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What to Expect During Your Second Year at HBS

Chairman of Goldman Sachs and Professor at HBS who recently became the President of the Dallas Federal Reserve, offered to teach a group of students about the stock market. We participated in a simulation... View Details

August 2003
Article

The Really Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings: The Pre-Nasdaq Evidence

By: Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner

Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Stocks; Markets; Performance

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Trade Cards - The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: Trade Cards National Markets Advertising Products Trade Catalogs Trade... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

Exploring Asia at the Crossroads

high-profile academics, business practitioners, and government officials who participated in 26 panel discussions. "This is one of the premier forums for learning about the issues facing Asia today and how business and economic leaders... View Details

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?

participate because of low skill level or low wealth. The initial product for this new market usually isn't very good; in fact, it's usually "crummy," Christensen said. But it's good enough. When... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2002
News

Bad Times for Business

professional athletes, the top performers in any industry — make all the money. That includes the executive market as well. The irony about pay-for-performance is that pay packages had no built-in control for the general rise in all View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Apr 2002
News

Underwater Options May Not Sink Incentives

During the bull market of the 1990s, stock grants and options formed increasingly large components of executive compensation. Now, however, with many options "underwater" as share values have declined well... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Muelbroek; Li Jin; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

When Reputation Trumps Regulation

U.S.-listed foreign firm. Siegel collects evidence from a core sample of Mexican firms to show that some insiders from foreign-listed firms exploit this lax enforcement and run off with the firm's assets with impunity, while others learn to reap the View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

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Network Effects Aren't Enough

By: Andrei Hagiu and Simon Rothman

In many ways, online marketplaces are the perfect business model. Since they facilitate transactions between independent suppliers and customers rather than take possession of and responsibility for the products or services in question, they have inherently low cost... View Details

Keywords: Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Network Effects; Market Participation

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Bloomberg: Investment Management course tips

of hedge funds in Bloomberg? Market Indices How can I find market index prices, members, and movers in Bloomberg? How can I get comparative returns in Bloomberg? Mutual Funds How do I screen for or find... View Details

01 Sep 2014
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Research Brief: A $1.6 Trillion Rainy-Day Fund?

No wonder the economy is slow to recover. At the end of 2013, industrial firms listed on the US stock markets held an astounding $1.6 trillion in cash reserves—that’s 12 percent more than a year earlier. And... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

25 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control

World Nutella Day, held on February 5, inspired more than 40,000 Instagram posts as fans of the chocolate-hazelnut spread shared recipe videos, memes, and selfies with jars. It was free marketing for Nutella maker Ferrero, which almost... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

12 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

groceries and stocks have to do with public health? Quelch believes, for one thing, the market for public health could learn an important lesson from these other markets: There’s no such thing as a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

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Stock, derivative & commodity exchanges

as market capitalization, number of listed companies, trading volume. (Must register for free account to view statistics). World Stock Exchange Fact Book Ref. HG4551 .W67 in the Stamps Reading Room... View Details

16 Dec 2015
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Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice

that waking fresh and clearheaded makes us better able to see decisions in a clearer light. “It’s somewhat like moving information from short-term to long-term storage” That’s certainly what Uma R. Karmarkar, an assistant professor in the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

how much good the donation will achieve. “That gives you some moral wiggle room to pursue the more selfish action,” says Exley, an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at HBS. Her research attempts to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?

to recruit the best distributors, and to capture market share from weaker, local competitors. Selling the American dream has paid off handsomely. Eight of the ten most valuable brands in the world, according to the Interbrand consultancy,... View Details