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- 11 Dec 2012
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First Look: Dec. 11
individuals, subgroups, and teams perform. Paper: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=1534-0856&volume=15 The Political Economy of Bilateral Foreign Aid Author:Werker, Eric D. Publication:In Handbook of Safeguarding Global View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
challenges facing the education sector. The result was the now three-year-old Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), which works with nine urban public school districts representing over one million students. "Rather than creating an View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10
unstable environments due to the failure of governments to maintain civil and political order. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by weak institutions and high levels of political and civil violence directly... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- July 2024
- Case
Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO
By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc
In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Capital Markets; Private Equity; Investment Banking; Stock Options; Financial Markets; Initial Public Offering; Institutional Investing; Price Bubble; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Rank and Position; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Happiness; Reputation; Status and Position; Well-being; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Canada
Satchu, Reza, Tom Quinn, and Andrew Kosc. "Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO." Harvard Business School Case 825-037, July 2024.
- 05 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 5, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607031 PublicationsCapital Rules: The Construction of Global Finance Author:Rawi Abdelal Publication:Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2007 Abstract The rise of global View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?
LV:There’s certainly a symbolic vibe when the Dow gets to 20,000-- something to celebrate to the extent that it reflects the American economy’s long history of growth, profitability, and success. For the professional and institutional... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
far-reaching. First, the number and variety of investment choices skyrocketed, as new mutual fund companies rushed into the market with creative, differentiated offerings. Today, according to Institutional Investor, more than 90 percent... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- 19 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 19
differences in accounting standards across countries reflect relatively stable institutional differences (e.g., auditing technology, the rule of law, etc.), why did several countries rapidly, albeit in a staggered manner, adopt IFRS over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2016
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February 16, 2016
forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Who Neglects Risk? Investor Experience and the Credit Boom By: Chernenko, Sergey, Samuel Gregory Hanson, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—Many have argued that overoptimistic thinking on the part of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2016
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July 5, 2016
quantitative and evidence-based evaluation of enterprise performance and to financial valuation. The approach is generalizable to any modern industry and integrates existing well-known frameworks. The materials are consistent with what is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
government turns out to be different from that in the United States. It shows that big business emerged as a constructive player in environmental policy in the 1960s, when it persuaded the government to establish a joint research View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
expropriation processes, or financial crisis. Silverthorne: Who should be reading these interviews? What will they learn? Khanna: Academics for sure, for their research. Several have started mining the extensive transcripts as data, for... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 13, 2007
Working PapersInitiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors' Social Position Author:Julie Battilana Abstract This study addresses the paradox of embedded human agency, or the contradiction between actors' agency and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 2, 2010
with limited financial resources can then focus on supplying superior bottleneck modules, while outsourcing and allowing complementors to supply non-bottleneck components. I show that a firm pursuing this strategy will have a higher... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29
Become Influential? A Field Study of Toolmaking and Expertise in Two Financial Institutions Authors:Hall, Matthew, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo Abstract In this study, we examine transformations in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
two-year orgy of enthusiasm for Internet enterprises. "At some boards of directors," he said, driving the point home, "they institute a $50 fine for every new application you think of." That challenge faced E Ink... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
principles of this sort not only speak to high standards of conduct but also stretch the enterprise beyond its own formal boundaries to include the extended family of customers, suppliers, distributors, business partners, financial... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 07 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark
we depend on our alumni for financial support; for access to issues, companies, and people; and for recurring relationships that feed ideas. Values and leadership may be the most important work we've done here. Our alumni see how the... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff
- 24 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 24
Abstract We examine the effect of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on firms' information environment. We find that after mandatory IFRS adoption, consensus forecast errors decrease for firms that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 19, 2006
Harvard Business School Case 506-054 Takashimaya, the largest department store in Japan, was suffering from declining sales. CEO Koji Suzuki had succeeded in instituting changes to cut costs. However, Suzuki needed to come up with a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne