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- November 2011
- Article
Ownership Structure and Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Structural Estimation
By: Chen Lin, Yue Ma and Yuhai Xuan
This article examines the impact of the divergence between corporate insiders' control rights and cash-flow rights on firms' external finance constraints via generalized method of moments estimation of an investment Euler equation. Using a large sample of U.S....
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Keywords:
Ownership;
Social Enterprise;
Reputation;
Cash Flow;
Annuities;
Investment;
Investment Funds;
Financial Reporting;
Accounting Audits;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Lin, Chen, Yue Ma, and Yuhai Xuan. "Ownership Structure and Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Structural Estimation." Journal of Financial Economics 102, no. 2 (November 2011): 416–431.
- Research Summary
How will Web 2.0 technologies contribute to 'Enterprise 2.0?'
Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, wikis, tags, RSS, and open APIs are clearly having an impact on the public Internet. Will they also be important additions to Intranets?
I believe that these tools are likely to have their largest impact inside companies. ... View Details
- September 2015
- Technical Note
The On-Demand Economy
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery, James Weber and Elizabeth Anne Watkins
This note describes the emerging on-demand economy, also referred to as the sharing economy. The note highlights several companies including Uber and Airbnb that exemplify this new mode of competition, a model that threatens to disrupt traditional firms. Uber provides...
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Keywords:
Regulation;
Reform;
Disruption;
Disruptive Innovation;
Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Labor;
Employment;
Working Conditions;
Human Capital;
Rights;
Organizational Design;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Service Industry
Montgomery, Cynthia A., James Weber, and Elizabeth Anne Watkins. "The On-Demand Economy." Harvard Business School Technical Note 716-405, September 2015.
- December 2014
- Article
The Distinct Effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on Firm Organization
By: Nicholas Bloom, Luis Garicano, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
Empirical studies on information communication technologies (ICT) typically aggregate the "information" and "communication" components together. We show theoretically and empirically that this is problematic. Information and communication technologies have very...
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Bloom, Nicholas, Luis Garicano, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "The Distinct Effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on Firm Organization." Management Science 60, no. 12 (December 2014): 2859–2885.
- Research Summary
Cross-Boundary Coordination and Airline Performance
In the context of global airline alliances, this study explores how organizations engaged in partnerships for service delivery achieve coordination with each other. We will assess the impact of both cross-functional and cross-organizational coordination on the quality...
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Who Benefits Most in Disease Management Programs?
Disease management programs aim to reduce cost by improving the quality of care for chronic diseases. Evidence of their effectiveness is mixed. Reducing health care spending sufficiently to cover program costs has proved particularly challenging. This study uses a...
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- 2023
- Working Paper
When Insurers Exit: Climate Losses, Fragile Insurers, and Mortgage Markets
By: Pari Sastry, Ishita Sen and Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva
This paper studies how homeowners insurance markets respond to growing climate losses and how this impacts mortgage market dynamics. Using Florida as a case study, we show that traditional insurers are exiting high risk areas, and new lower quality insurers are...
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Keywords:
Insurance;
Natural Disasters;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Insurance Industry;
Florida
Sastry, Pari, Ishita Sen, and Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva. "When Insurers Exit: Climate Losses, Fragile Insurers, and Mortgage Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-051, February 2024. (SSRN Working Paper Series, No. 4674279, December 2023.)
- Research Summary
Public Health Debate Over Smoking
In research relevant to the current public health debate about smoking, Professor King and co-authors examine the effect of the tobacco settlement on cigarette advertising in magazines, the advertising behavior of cigarette companies in recruiting underage teenagers...
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- March 2024
- Module Note
Accounting Standards for the 21st Century
By: Jonas Heese
Over the past two decades, accounting standards have evolved to meet the demands of a rapidly changing business environment. This module note focuses on understanding the impact of these standards on measuring firm performance and financial position in the context of a...
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Heese, Jonas. "Accounting Standards for the 21st Century." Harvard Business School Module Note 124-056, March 2024.
- February 1994 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Metallgesellschaft AG
By: David F. Hawkins and Guy J. Weyns
Metallgesellschaft AG is a commodity and engineering conglomerate based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Metallgesellschaft Corp., a New York based subsidiary of the group, has made oil trading and hedging errors that could drive the group into insolvency. The impact of...
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Business Conglomerates;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Trade;
Non-Renewable Energy
Hawkins, David F., and Guy J. Weyns. "Metallgesellschaft AG." Harvard Business School Case 194-097, February 1994. (Revised May 1995.)
- February 2012 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
Schneider Electric: Becoming the Global Specialist in Energy Management
By: John D. Macomber and Rachna Tahilyani
Global electrical products company assesses growth and market demands in India. Company must decide between a products acquisition or developing a service business. Students need to be aware of different country conditions, demands on implementation of different...
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Macomber, John D., and Rachna Tahilyani. "Schneider Electric: Becoming the Global Specialist in Energy Management." Harvard Business School Case 212-082, February 2012. (Revised April 2017.)
- June 2000 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Nissan Motor Company
By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeremy Cott
Senior executives of Nissan and Renault are considering a major investment in Nissan by Renault. An important consideration is whether a major restructuring of Nissan's operations will be possible, given the value placed on lifetime employment and the impact on...
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Piper, Thomas R., and Jeremy Cott. "Nissan Motor Company." Harvard Business School Case 200-067, June 2000. (Revised January 2003.)
- 26 Nov 2022
- News
Amy Edmondson: How To Make Firms Fearless
- 18 Feb 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
A Preliminary Framework for Product Impact-Weighted Accounts
- 27 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Meet the Latino Student Association
Latin America and any student with professional or cultural interest in impacting the future of Latino leadership in the United States. We also promote the engagement of the Latino business community with Harvard Business School. We know...
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Keywords:
All Industries
- Article
Management Accounting and Control: Lessons for and from the World's Tiniest Businesses
By: Srikant M. Datar, Marc J. Epstein and Kristi Yuthas
The article discusses skills microentrepreneurs need to manage and expand their businesses. After interviewing hundreds of microfinance clients around the globe, the authors were able to identify five tools drawn from management accounting where improved knowledge...
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Keywords:
Governance Controls;
Expansion;
Business or Company Management;
Microfinance;
Cost Management;
Risk Management;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Accounting;
Opportunities
Datar, Srikant M., Marc J. Epstein, and Kristi Yuthas. "Management Accounting and Control: Lessons for and from the World's Tiniest Businesses." Strategic Finance 91, no. 5 (November 2009).
- February 2003 (Revised April 2003)
- Background Note
Note on Staffing in Professional Service Firms
By: Ashish Nanda
This case discusses the problem of balancing demand and supply of professionals within a professional services firm (PSF). It emphasizes how human resources management policies impact supply conditions and how market opportunities determine demand conditions. The case...
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Keywords:
Demand and Consumers;
Balance and Stability;
Supply and Industry;
Employees;
Service Industry
Nanda, Ashish. "Note on Staffing in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-110, February 2003. (Revised April 2003.)
- 04 Nov 2014
- News
Eureka moments born outside the office
- Research Summary
Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets
By: Laura Alfaro
The post-Global Financial Crisis period shows a surge in corporate leverage in emerging markets and a number of countries with deteriorated corporate financial fragility indicators (Altman’s Z-score). Firm size plays a critical role in the relationship between...
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- September 2013
- Case
SafeBlend Fracturing
By: Benson P. Shapiro, Frank V. Cespedes and Alisa Zalosh
The CEO of SafeBlend Technologies must set a price for the company's environmentally friendly fracturing fluid additive. The firm is negotiating a new contract with its biggest client, Bristol Natural Gas. For the last two years, SafeBlend has been the sole provider of...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Customer Relationship Management;
Price;
Negotiation;
Competitive Advantage;
Environmental Sustainability;
Energy Sources;
Sales;
Energy Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., Frank V. Cespedes, and Alisa Zalosh. "SafeBlend Fracturing." Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-513, September 2013.