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Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month | Baker Library

Quick Research Resources Use Capital IQ to explore key professionals, financial operating metrics, M&A/private placement, and more in the Latin America and Caribbean market. Go to: Markets > Geographies > Latin America and Caribbean Learn... View Details

23 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 23

that pursue a social mission through the use of market mechanisms. These hybrid organizations, often referred to as social enterprises, combine aspects of both charity and business at their core. In this paper we distinguish between two... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2010
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Alumni Books

market capitalization. The book examines how misguided investment and acquisition strategies have created the paradox that, in media, the faster revenues grow, the worse their stocks perform. The Elements of... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe

But his longtime fascination with both the stock market and inventors came to the fore when he entered the New York investment world. After setting up a science and technology investment banking group at... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Finance

February 2006 (Revised August 2006)
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Auctioning Morningstar

By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn

Morningstar, a publisher of data and ratings for mutual fund investors, is considering an auction-based approach to the company's upcoming IPO, with management weighing the risks and benefits of the auction approach vs. a traditional underwritten offering. View Details

Keywords: Financial Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Stock Shares; Cost vs Benefits; Strategy; Auctions; Business or Company Management; Conflict of Interests; Publishing Industry

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12 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers

talk to the families of patients who are soon-to-be deceased," says Anteby, who for several years has studied the morality of markets by focusing on legal cadaver commerce in the United States. "There's a lot of discussion in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

02 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

identify characteristics of stocks that an investor who is worried about bad times should buy— a “rainy day” portfolio. Diversity in Innovation Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Q. Wang discuss a systematic and persistent lack of female,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Speculation and Credit - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

speculation in the stock market and lottery is a recurring theme in the following prints. "Before and after" depictions of shareholders were a particular favorite—admonishing the viewer that fortunes made... View Details

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

accountability vary by level in most organizations—in general, they are wider at the top of a company and narrower at the bottom. The CEO of McDonald's has a wide span of accountability that encompasses stock price, earnings per share,... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

08 Aug 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance

day-to-day operations of the stock market. Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet International markets often move together, so does a global investment portfolio even make sense anymore? Why there are... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

If companies are willing to embrace a new model of health coverage—one that places control over costs and care directly in the hands of employees—the competitive forces that spur productivity and innovation in consumer markets can be... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

01 Jun 2012
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FIELD 3 Tests Students

each of the 10 sections then pitched their ideas to another section. Afterward, the entire class participated in a stock-market simulation, with each student investing in the 15 business ideas pitched to his or her section. The stock... View Details

Keywords: FIELD program

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Richard Lou

Like many children who grow up with family-owned businesses, Richard Lou was expected to make his contribution at an early age. With three restaurants in Staten Island and Manhattan, Richard paid his dues, "back of house" with... View Details

06 May 2015
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

tomorrow's version of this technique will be based on the analysis of massive files of individual profiles, from which predictions will be built that establish stock levels needed to support 30-minute deliveries. Personalized logistics... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 12

more likely to use equity in the transaction, and buy companies in a related industry. The market tends to react more negatively to the announcement of the acquisition of a venture capital-backed company, but the long-run View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 24, 2008

cluster size and degree of specialization is measured along 3D: absolute number of employees (>10,000 jobs is used as cut-off for a regional cluster), degree of specialization (regional sector employment is at least two times expected... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2014
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Cutting Edge

"Marketing aside, we could have never renovated the brand without these essential steps," Silk says. But marketing didn't hurt. Silk, a former professional musician who at one time had considered becoming a rabbi, brought back Hebrew... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

A Toolkit for Customer Innovation

pace of change in many markets accelerates and as some industries move toward serving "markets of one," the cost of understanding and responding to customers' needs can easily spiral out of control. In the course of studying... View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

Under pressure to break-up IBM, Gerstner instead went against the tide of expectation and kept IBM in one piece. He went on to make IBM more competitive by announcing downsizing and a new vision for the company called network... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

11 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 11, 2008

South Dakota Wheat Growers (SDWG) serves the needs of its 3,600 active farmer-members by supplying farm inputs and organizing the marketing and transportation of grain produced in the co-op's service territory. For almost 80 years, the... View Details