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Thin Political Markets: The Soft Underbelly of Capitalism

By: Karthik Ramanna
"Thin political markets" are the processes through which some of the most complex and critical institutions of our capitalist system are determined—e.g., our accounting-standards infrastructure. In thin political markets, corporate managers are largely... View Details
Keywords: Business And Society; Lobbying; Sustainability; Leadership; Economic Systems; Accounting; Business and Community Relations; Financial Institutions; Business and Government Relations
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Ramanna, Karthik. "Thin Political Markets: The Soft Underbelly of Capitalism." California Management Review 57, no. 2 (Winter 2015): 5–19.
  • 01 Mar 2016
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March 1, 2016

2016 Boston: Self-published An Easy Introduction to Financial Accounting: A Self-Study Guide By: Narayanan, V.G. Abstract—This book is a self-study guide written for someone... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 7

even small differences in members' status perceptions—differences that may not be apparent to the members themselves—can diminish coordination, generate task conflict, and weaken performance. Survey data from a longitudinal field study of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Jan 2012
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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
  • 27 Feb 2020
  • Sharpening Your Skills

How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care

Harvard Business School spends a significant amount of research funds each year on the health care industry, answering questions such as: How can the business of health care be made more efficient? What can a business do to motivate... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • 03 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 3, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607075 UBS and Climate Change—Warming Up to Global Action? Harvard Business School Case 707-511 Marco Suter, Executive Vice-Chairman, UBS Board of Directors, carefully studied... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • May 1997
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Donna Karan International Inc.

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
Designer Donna Karan takes her firm public. After eager anticipation from Wall Street, the stock loses 60% of its value. This case addresses the questions: Is Karan's company ready to undertake responsibilities of being public? Is the company's strategy sustainable?... View Details
Keywords: Public Equity; Stock Shares; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Going Public; Business Strategy; Valuation; Fashion Industry
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Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "Donna Karan International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-077, May 1997.
  • 12 Nov 2008
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problems in the renovation of the 27-floor, 60,000 square meter complex. The WTC owners, two Dutch financial institutions, had hired TvT in 1995 to advise how to best handle... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • October 2018
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African Bank Investments Limited (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Less than a year after joining the board of African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL), the newest director finds himself in difficult discussions with other directors about removing the struggling company’s CEO. The case is set in South Africa in mid-2014 as shares in... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Personal Finance; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Insurance; Leadership; Management; Risk Management; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Africa; South Africa
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Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "African Bank Investments Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-052, October 2018.
  • 25 Apr 2005
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New Learning at American Home Products

accounted for 13 percent. In the early 1980s American Home Products decided to enlarge its higher-value-added healthcare business by attaching medical equipment to its... View Details
Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chemical; Health; Manufacturing; Pharmaceutical
  • 23 Feb 2011
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(forthcoming) Abstract We here bring forward strong evidence that political instability impedes financial development, with its variation a primary determinant of differences in financial development around... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

and financial technology, the digital health ecosystem is in its nascent stages and has been waiting for a catalyst to seed the system. This National Health Protection Scheme is expected View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 Mar 2019
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Reclaiming Feminism: A Celebration of International Women’s Day

In honor of International Women's Day, the Women's Student Association set out to reclaim the word 'feminism'. They reached out to the HBS community to find out what the word... View Details
  • 27 Sep 2010
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Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

team boundaries to include clients. In my ongoing research across industries, I have found that the very best teams actually include clients as members of the core team, giving them joint accountability for... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 05 Jan 2009
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Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours. Plus: book excerpt. Most Popular Working Papers 1. Psychological Influence in Negotiation: An Introduction Long Overdue This paper attempts View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25

exiting shareholders receive fair value in MBOs. This article identifies four factors that create an unlevel playing field in that market check: information asymmetries, valuable management, management financial incentives View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Nov 2020
  • Blog Post

WE RISE

high-quality candidates, the introduction of various perspectives into the deal-evaluation process, and a new source of deal flow. “When I get an all-Caucasian male team pitching me, one of the questions I ask myself is where is the... View Details
Keywords: Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services
  • 2016
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Managers' Cultural Background and Disclosure Attributes

By: Francois Brochet, Gregory S. Miller, Patricia Naranjo and Gwen Yu
We examine how a manager’s ethnic cultural background affects managers’ communication with investors. Using a sample of earnings conference calls transcripts with 26,430 executives from 42 countries, we find that managers from ethnic groups that have a more... View Details
Keywords: Disclosure Tone; Individualism; Conference Calls; Ethnic Group; Management Style; Communication Intention and Meaning; Ethnicity; Corporate Disclosure; Financial Reporting
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Brochet, Francois, Gregory S. Miller, Patricia Naranjo, and Gwen Yu. "Managers' Cultural Background and Disclosure Attributes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-027, October 2016.
  • 18 Jun 2001
  • Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

paradigm to consider that takes into account both internal and external research and development efforts to create what he calls a "company innovation system."... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009

2000 respectively, GE Capital and Citi Financial both acquired Japanese consumer-lending companies. In 2006, when the Japanese Supreme Court rules that one of the big Japanese consumer lenders must repay a borrower for "excess... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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