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- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?
most potent and vital exemplars of the man-of-action hero, beginning with Sam Walton, Lee Iacocca, and Steve Jobs, then Ted Turner and Phil Knight, and then the dozens of celebrated e-commerce heroes who would destroy and reinvent the economy. If you read BusinessWeek...
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by Manda Salls
- 03 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors
Open the Wall Street Journal on any given day, and you are likely to find at least one story about how technology is disrupting yet another industry, and the pressures companies face to innovate. And yet,...
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by Michael Blanding
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
electronic car company founded and led by Elon Musk. Wall Street analysts are wildly divided on the future growth prospects for this company, and analysts’ one year share price targets range from $160 to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
the company. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/613066-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 113-055 Diamond Foods, Inc. By: Srinivasan, Suraj, and Tim Gray The Diamond Foods, Inc. case describes the major accounting blowup at the company in late 2011 that was...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
everyone else, these people have been reflecting on their lives and options. As the Wall Street Journal put it: “A small but substantial sliver of America, however, is doing better than ever using this pause...
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- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
analytics revolution when they hired former Wall Street trader Ernie Adams in 2000. Yet another example can be seen in New England’s propensity to exploit league rules to gain a marginal advantage. For...
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- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
advertising were not sufficient to replace the loss of print revenue, and many publishers had explored charging readers for content, with mixed success, where specialized sources like The Wall Street Journal...
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Carmen Nobel
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
executives at two financial services firms: Previously the Wall Street tradition was to send Analysts for the MBA. That's no longer the case. We do not want to show these people the door because they are...
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- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
more patents, and reduced the degree of earnings management, leading to higher ROA. These effects are concentrated at innovating firms—those that are early-life-cycle or engage in R&D spending—and especially at those facing Wall View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
instruments," said Rose. "Most of the firms on Wall Street followed each other around to the same parts of the market and ended up mimicking each other, which is a classic strategic failure. So...
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- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
The current debate in the United States about how to regulate Wall Street focuses on laws, regulations, and monitoring. But lawmakers may want to look to history for guidance, to Brazil 100 years ago, when...
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- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Great American Leaders Teach Us
based on our financial thresholds. The bulk of the business leaders on our list were culled from an extensive review of historical biographical references and business rankings. The rankings included historical lists by Fortune, Forbes, Time, The View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
find that the effects are stronger among innovating Massachusetts firms, particularly those facing greater Wall Street scrutiny. The evidence is consistent with staggered boards improving managers'...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
encountered skepticism from both European consumers and investors about the unfamiliar self-storage concept and internal debates on how much to adapt the U.S. business model to European lifestyles. Wall View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
negative trend. For example, to welcome people back to its stores, J.C. Penney ran deep discount sales for Mother's Day and Veterans Day. By November 2013 the retail stores posted positive sales comparisons year over year, the first time since December 2011. However,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
The Wall Street Journal. We find no evidence that compensation is related to earnings forecast accuracy. But consistent with prior studies, we find analyst turnover to be related to forecast accuracy,...
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Carmen Nobel
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
return on investment (ROI). Wall Street was a data-driven place to work, and if they wanted to create something that would survive beyond the tenure of the firm's existing leadership, they had to prove that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
recent Wall Street Journal headline said, "Google Weighs on Madison Avenue," not "Google Weighs on Advertising Agencies.") New entrants to the industry need to be associated with...
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- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
management, and higher ROA. These effects are concentrated at innovating firms—those firms that are early-life-cycle or engage in R&D spending—and especially at those facing Wall Street scrutiny....
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Dina Gerdeman
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
Francois Brochet and David KironHarvard Business School Case 111-026 The case explores Google's communication strategy with Wall Street analysts. In particular, the case focuses on Google's commitment to a...
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Sean Silverthorne