Informal Institutions - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 10, 2007

issues is brief and non-technical. Provides actual deferred tax information from AOL's Form 10-K, where net operating loss carry forwards result in a large deferred tax asset and the accounting for software and deferred subscriber... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

How Women Can Get More Venture Capital

Women-owned businesses are just as financially strong and creditworthy as the average U.S. firm, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Women's Business Research. Yet women struggle more than men to acquire equity capital. Why? According to a 1999 survey,... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

Introduction Prelude to the Option Pricing Model The Formula The Spread and Adoption of Option Pricing Models The Significance and Consequences of Financial Models Selected Bibliography Lenders to the Exhibit Additional Information About... View Details

14 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?

of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, finds that 19 percent of all drugs approved worldwide are reviewed in December, twice the percentage of a typical month. However, drugs passed before an informal “desk-clearing”... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Pharmaceutical; Health

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

"If there is one thing that I hope this event will do, it is change the relationship that each of you has with this remarkable institution. We need you to be a part of this institution with all your heart." Survey On Work-life... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette

24 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model

said Khanna, are these: How does someone become an entrepreneur in a developing country? How do they overcome all the barriers? How do they provide market-based services to the poor? Khanna is also working with Shetty on questions surrounding how to change the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

15 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem

information about products rather than to make direct purchases. It is not surprising that apparel led the list: For every dollar spent on apparel online, consumers who visited online apparel sites spent $2.92 purchasing apparel from... View Details

Keywords: by Jan Hammond & Kristin Kohler; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail

28 May 2019
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2019

upset me.” Machine dream: “There were companies that displayed different rates and prices. But none of them ever considered why people would want all that information on one screen, with it placed in charts and graphs that allowed users... View Details

02 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 2

capture important information seemingly ignored by the market. A long-short portfolio based on these legislators' views earns abnormal returns of over 90 basis points per month following the passage of legislation. Industries that we... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

26 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward

them appear manipulative. Some children grow up to use these time-honored tactics in the workplace. For example, when a private equity firm negotiates with a major institutional investor, the investor might View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

16 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 16

Publications 2006 Stanford University Press Wall Street Research: Past, Present, and Future By: Groysberg, Boris, and Paul M. Healy Abstract—Wall Street equity analysts provide research products and services on publicly traded companies to View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

with them we were able to create a very different organization—less top down, more participative, one that offered more challenging jobs and informed people about results of the business on a regular basis. That began my intellectual... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 28, 2007

or even employing the long arm of the government; and the influence of informal and formal institutions on opportunities for success in international finance and trade. Identity as a Variable Authors: Rawi... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Past Issues - Alumni

September 2008 The Levitt Brand Scary. Generous. Funny. Wordsmith. Visionary. Provocateur. Mara Aspinall Genzyme Corporation; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Balanced Equation Leaders & Innovators at Work & at Ease Building a Better MBA The... View Details

20 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

parts of the organization. With deficient information and knowledge, you can't put all the pieces together or understand when something might be going wrong. Jay Lorsch: There was a cycle of greed throughout the system, and boards, for... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2020
News

The Camel and the Unicorn

capitalist by day. I teach entrepreneurship with the Middlebury Institute for International Studies. I often ask my students where they think the root of venture capital is. They'll often tell me they think it's Silicon Valley. The... View Details

18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18

discounting is robust to various controls for unobserved proposal quality and alternative explanations. Additional tests suggest information effects rather than strategic effects account for the novelty penalty. Only a minority of the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2009
News

Inside the Partnership

predecessor to the Securities and Exchange Commission In 1938 he was informally offered the post of ambassador to the Soviet Union. The Russians had already been sounded out and had accepted Weinberg, but when he realized that... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

at HBS. In FY24, ODEI shared the findings in nearly 70 meetings with faculty, staff, and students, helping to create a roadmap to address key areas of work such as learning, development, and dialogue. The survey results will guide efforts to advance inclusive... View Details

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journey, which grows in complexity and depth as students debate contested and sensitive topics. The course challenges students to think of business not in a vacuum, but in a rich context considering competitive landscapes, information... View Details

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