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- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
system to an entirely new level," he warns. But Moss has a fix: The federal government should slap tough new regulations on all firms that pose "systemic risk" —the risk that a failure of one institution could wreak havoc across the...
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- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
issuers and rating agencies, to select a rating agency for the bond issuer and negotiate a rating fee. This would eliminate the two worst abuses: the issuer shopping for a higher rating, and the issuer paying inflated fees to get a higher...
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- 24 Jun 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Don’t Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad
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by Lynda M. Applegate & J. Bruce Harreld
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
firms. They also affect trading signal classifications, back-testing inferences, track records of individual analysts, and models of analysts' career outcomes in the three years following the changes. Long-Run Stockholder Consumption Risk...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
‘Not a Bunch of Weirdos’: Why Mainstream Investors Buy Crypto
large-scale adoption.” Yet while crypto investors might have a higher risk tolerance than more typical investors, in many ways they’re more mainstream than some might imagine, Di Maggio says. Crypto investors, he says, make decisions...
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by Ben Rand
- 11 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018
and affect aggregate inflation dynamics. In particular, I show that in the past ten years online competition has raised both the frequency of price changes and the degree of uniform pricing across locations. These changes make retail...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
February 2018 Journal of Accounting & Economics Bank CEO Materialism: Risk Controls, Culture and Tail Risk By: Bushman, Robert, Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey, and Abbie Smith Abstract—We investigate how...
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Dina Gerdeman
- March–April 2023
- Article
Case Study: Should a Dollar Store Raise Prices to Keep Up with Inflation?
By: Jill Avery and Marco Bertini
How should a dollar store maintain its brand and price position in the marketplace in the face of rising inflation? Is holding a $1.00 price point still viable in today's marketplace? In this fictional case, managers face inflationary pressures and must decide whether...
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Pricing;
Pricing Strategy;
Retailing;
Discount Retailing;
Discount Store;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Inflation and Deflation;
Retail Industry;
United States
Avery, Jill, and Marco Bertini. "Case Study: Should a Dollar Store Raise Prices to Keep Up with Inflation?" Harvard Business Review 101, no. 2 (March–April 2023): 140–144.
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
classes. While most investors specialize in a single asset class, a handful of generalists can gradually reallocate capital across markets. Upon the arrival of a large supply shock, prices of risk in the directly impacted asset class...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Global Business Course | HBS Online
Inflation Introduction to the Macroeconomic View Middle-Income Countries ShowHide Details Concepts The World Is Big Case: Unidentified Countries Beyond a Country's Borders Featured Exercises Unidentified Countries Exercise (Measuring and...
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Podcast - Business & Environment
advisory companies can help their clients assess their risks and take actions to become more resilient to climate change. He walks through several adaptation frameworks and roadmaps recently developed by governments, civil society, and...
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- 10 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Technology and COVID Upended Tipping Norms. Will Consumers Keep Paying?
they loved dining out and eating in restaurants and how much pleasure it brought them,” she says. Thus, an era of “over-tipping” or tipping in more atypical settings like takeout, began to emerge. “That was seen as a gesture to thank waitstaff for View Details
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by Anna Lamb, Harvard Gazette
- Web
Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
achieve it? Should HarvEast continue investing in Ukraine? What does the future hold for agriculture in Ukraine, known as the breadbasket of Europe? What lessons does HarvEast's experience hold for agribusinesses and business leaders in other settings, given mounting...
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- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet
the operations expertise that PE firms bring to bear. CEO selection may soon become even more critical for PE funds, which have been grappling with inflation and rising interest rates that dampened fundraising, investments, and exits last...
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- 12 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted
from Intel’s story: Geographic diversification can provide a backstop against some of the inherent risks that come with relying on global supply chains and operations, says Alfaro. Where do we go from here? Despite all the upheaval, it’s...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
Happiness, artificial intelligence, and climate change were just some of the themes that caught the attention of Harvard Business School podcast listeners in 2023. Here are some of the most-downloaded episodes of the year: Deep Purpose How Framebridge Founder Susan...
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by Danielle Kost
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
achievement; but it's hard to credit that given the enormous inflation of top executive compensation packages in America in the last decade. Many American firms, especially most of the large ones, are more dependent on capital markets for...
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by D. Quinn Mills
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
for natural gas, and to create derivative supply contracts that could help customers manage the risks of demand volatility and price swings more effectively than before. In this way, Skilling and his colleagues solved a major contracting...
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- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
mastering three models, the company has built formidable advantages that are difficult for competitors to overcome. Its example has shown how, properly applied, the implementation of multiple business models is not a risk but rather a new...
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Sean Silverthorne