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  • 03 Nov 2015
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November 3, 2015

long-term nonfinancial performance. We use a novel dataset compiled by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and find that firms setting more difficult targets complete a higher percentage of such targets. We also find that this effect is negatively moderated by the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Institute Associates - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), supporting the agency's implementation of the HITECH Provisions of the Recovery Act and meaningful use. Dr. Jain graduated magna cum laude from Harvard... View Details
  • 16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

commitment to transparency increase the likelihood of providing fair values prior to their required provision under International Accounting Standard 40 - Investment Property. We also find that firms not providing these fair values face... View Details
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1.5 Attendance | MBA

1.5 Attendance 1.0 Academic Information & Policies The MBA Program is a fully immersive, in-person, two-year educational experience and a student’s class attendance and participation are critical components of the HBS Learning Model .... View Details
  • 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24

litigation, and (3) the availability of contractual provisions and negotiating strategies that mitigate the debtor's collective action problems. It also argues that the fact-specific equitable remedy in the Argentina case was narrowly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 21

the dimension with the greater attribute range. As for the dimension with the smaller range and along which they agglomerate, both firms either choose the highest quality level or the lowest quality level possible, depending on whether the marginal costs of quality... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

experiments offer evidence that debates about the relative costs and benefits of self-deception are informed by adopting a temporal view that assesses the cumulative impact of self-deception over time. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

Structure in Small-Scale Finance Authors:Carpena, Fenella, Shawn Cole, Jeremy Shapiro, and Bilal Zia Publication:The World Bank Economic Review Abstract Microfinance, the provision of small individual and business loans, has experienced... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

mainstream (i.e., not SRI funds) investment organizations, we provide insights into why and how investors use reported environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. The primary reason survey respondents consider ESG information... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015

provision of public infrastructure appropriate for a basic good like water? The case also investigates the allocation of water supply and usage in California and the environmental impacts of running this plant on electricity drawn from... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

free entry of rating agencies, the provision of quality ratings is at least partially sustained by the reputational concerns of the rating agencies. The economically significant entry of a third agency into a market that was previously... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

economic motives behind individual concerns for privacy. Recent theories of privacy demands in commercial contexts have assumed an economically aware and sophisticated consumer, capable of evaluating the indirect consequences of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006

equity and sometimes contain anti-dilution provisions, warrants, and board seats. Contracts rights vary explicitly with the size of the equity stake. Contracts contain explicit provisions linking equity participation to subsequent IPOs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

industries. Extreme Teaming provides new insights into the world of complex, cross-industry projects and the ways they must be managed. The authors analyze contemporary cases that expose the complex demands of cross-boundary collaboration on management and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

  Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated (revised) Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many rating systems seek to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making purchasing decisions, we... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

also show that the internal control provisions of section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley make royalty arrangements based on self-reporting more attractive. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-100.pdf Toward a Theory of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

experience working on the host government side in the renegotiations and nationalizations of some American subsidiaries in the developing world. What insights did that hands-on experience give you that inform the book? A: The wise manager... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities
  • 14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

Psychological Science Psychologically Informed Implementations of Sugary Drink Portion Limits By: John, Leslie, Grant Donnelly, and Christina Roberto Abstract—In 2012, the New York City Board of Health prohibited restaurants from selling... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

information to enhance care delivery and realize cost efficiencies. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50183 October 26, 2015 Harvard Business Review Measuring and Communicating Health Care Value with Charts... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

campaign. Harvard Business School Case 719-429 Sportradar (A): From Data to Storytelling In 2013, the Swiss sports data company Sportradar debated whether to expand from its core business of data provision to bookmakers into sports media... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne