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- 06 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Behavioral Finance—Benefiting from Irrational Investors
new shares you suddenly own of a company that you never intended to buy in the first place? Logic suggests that you would be likely to sell those shares. But research by Associate Professor Malcolm Baker, Professor Joshua Coval, and...
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by Julia Hanna
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
followership dynamics are really one and the same. Those who lead in one instance may follow in another." As C. J. Cullinane put it, "... to be a great leader you first have to be at some time in your career a great...
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by Jim Heskett
- January 2014 (Revised May 2015)
- Case
Yahoo: Both Sides of the Stamped Deal
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Lisa C. Mazzanti
In 2012, Marissa Mayer became the CEO of Yahoo!, a tech giant with a tumultuous past. When Mayer tries to reinvigorate the company, she hires Jacqueline Reses, who has a private equity background, to head both human resources and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). As part...
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Mobile App;
Acquisition-hire;
Exit Strategy;
Start-up;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Human Resources;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Product Development;
Technology Industry;
Sunnyvale;
New York (city, NY)
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Lisa C. Mazzanti. "Yahoo: Both Sides of the Stamped Deal." Harvard Business School Case 814-051, January 2014. (Revised May 2015.)
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
Real Rates By: Hanson, Samuel G., and Jeremy C. Stein Abstract—Changes in monetary policy have surprisingly strong effects on forward real rates in the distant future. A 100...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
better understand this powerful phenomenon, Assistant Professor Jeremy Yang and his collaborators developed an algorithm by evaluating 40,000 influencer ads on TikTok and derived a product-engagement score...
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- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
Common sense had its defenders. C. J. Cullinane commented that "Common sense and experience for all their faults are fast." Phil Clark added that "how man reacts to a situation is driven by...
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by James Heskett
- 04 Feb 2010
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?
crowds' breeds convenient conformity and creativity is often lost in the process." At the other end of the intuition-analysis spectrum, R. C. Saxena opined, "I believe intuition ought not to play any part . Sincere effort to...
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by James Heskett
- 12 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World
communication has been elusive. That's too bad, because people have been anticipating profound effects from the ability to collaborate in real time at a distance for a long time. One of our favorite examples of this is described in a paper written in 1968 View Details
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
were essential, and radical corporate social responsibility concepts were pursued by some firms. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53419 forthcoming Capitalism Beyond Mutuality New Prospects for...
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Carmen Nobel
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
Theory of Corporate Debt Maturity Choice Authors:Robin Greenwood, Jeremy C. Stein, and Samuel Hanson Abstract We argue that time-series variation in the maturity of aggregate corporate debt issues arises...
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Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
2015 Princeton University Press How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network By: Greenstein, Shane Abstract—In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
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Business Economics - Doctoral
Stefanie Stantcheva Jeremy Stein James Stock Ludwig Straub Tomasz Strzalecki Lawrence H. Summers Elie Tamer Winnie Van Dijk David Yang Current HBS Faculty Laura Alfaro Samuel B. Antill Brian K. Baik Malcolm...
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- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
findings of other studies, wealth has become more concentrated since the 1970s. Basel Needs a Firm Hand and Fewer Delays Authors:David Scharfstein and Jeremy Stein Publication:Financial Times, September 13,...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
develop a model to explain the frequency-dependent excess sensitivity of long-term rates that they have observed in recent years. See Sam’s other research here, David’s other research here, and Jonathan’s other research here. More Info Can Policy Tame the Credit Cycle?...
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Placement - Doctoral
studies, are uniquely individualized. Factors like departmental fit, location preferences, dual career choices, and family needs shape these decisions. We celebrate when students secure a position that brings them joy! Students are supported throughout their job search...
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- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
mitigate these frictions. Read the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-116.pdf Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future? Authors:Robert G. Eccles, Annissa Alusi, Amy C. Edmondson, and Tiona Zuzul Publication:Chap. 18...
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Carmen Nobel
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
to each strategy. By "inviting in the lions" to critique your idea—and being prepared for them—you'll capture busy people's attention, help them grasp your proposal's value, and secure their commitment to implementing the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Local Credit and Labor Markets By: Brian S. Chen, Samuel G. Hanson & Jeremy C. Stein MAR 2017 This paper explores the consequences of the decline in small business lending...
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In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Carmen Reinhart HKS ITF-270 The Financial System and the Central Bank By: Jeremy C. Stein Harvard University Econ 1759 Behavioral Finance By: View Details
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People - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Jeremy C. Stein Moise Y. Safra Professor of Economics at Harvard University Jeremy C. View Details