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- 16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16
managerial skill, and significant alignment of interests. All these abound in the private sector. Thus major opportunities exist for businesses that can create and claim value by improving resource efficiency. The products and services that new (or legacy) cities will...
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Anna Secino
- 10 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Become a Value Creator
forget that," says Hall, now the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration. "That had such a huge influence on me." It's an example of what Hall calls "value-creating" behavior—doing a favor for the good of the organization without...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
new revenue and expand Lincoln Center's core base beyond New York. (In 2011, Lincoln Center planned to welcome the Royal Shakespeare Company to campus, an expected major draw.) A total redesign of Avery Fisher Hall, home of the New York...
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- 14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14
experience. Moreover, doctors tend to deviate to follow two common ordering strategies: shortest expected processing time and batching similar cases. Choosing the shortest tasks first is particularly detrimental for speed. Batching is...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007
focus exclusively on estimates of expected payoffs, such as credit ratings, without considering the state of the economy in which default is likely to occur. Such investors are likely to be attracted to securities whose payoffs resemble...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
receive lower prices in return but also because, in some cases,firms provide better service. A: There are many examples of how firms exploit consumer personal information to improve online services. Retailers and travel agencies, for...
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- 10 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
students to consider what sort of impact on internal culture and behavior Kellogg should expect from eighteen94 in its current form. Does eighteen94 have the potential to drive the kind of changes and benefits that Kellogg needs? Purchase...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
reverse every four years, coinciding with regulatory reviews. A possible explanation is that firms are behaving strategically. We then use stock market data to complement our study. We construct a measure of cumulative abnormal returns...
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Martha Lagace
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
dampening the incentive to adopt managerial practices; and c) nonpecuniary returns to potentially inefficient but power-preserving practices. The findings presented in the paper provide support for a) and c), while we do not find evidence...
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Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
shouldn't matter whether the encounter occurs via the Internet, through a catalog, by telephone, or in the physical store. The customer expects to find the same merchandise, offered at the same prices, with the same knowledgeable and...
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- 09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9
American Economic Review The Costs of Sovereign Default: Evidence from Argentina By: Hébert, Benjamin, and Jesse Schreger Abstract—We estimate the causal effect of sovereign default on the equity returns of Argentine firms. We identify...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016
Abstract—We estimate the causal effect of sovereign default on the equity returns of Argentine firms. We identify this effect by exploiting changes in the probability of Argentine sovereign default induced by legal rulings in the case of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
http://www.isc.hbs.edu/pdf/2006GLW_ch3.pdf A Portfolio Approach to Sales Authors:Das Narayandas and Robert C. Dudley Periodical:Harvard Business Review 84, nos. 7/8 (July 2006) Abstract Vendors that match specific sales capabilities to opportunities and provide...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
was spurred by high profits. Typical cable systems outside the top 100 markets earned rates of return on net investment (before taxes and interest expense) over 40 percent. 9 Wired Cities: 1970-1975 (10) With industry growth surging...
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- 11 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 11
PublicationsBeing the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader Authors:Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 30
If he plans to live off cash flow, his growth goals will be delayed, and he may lose some recently hired revenue "producers." He has also been approached about selling the company for $4 million, which could yield a good return...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren. "The world of business has been governed by an implicit leadership model," Beer explains. "With the exception of a minority of CEOs, however—those we interviewed and others like them—the purpose of the firm is defined by a single-minded...
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by Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
2014 Journal of Advertising Research Pitfalls and Fraud in Online Advertising Metrics: What Makes Advertisers Vulnerable to Cheaters, and How They Can Protect Themselves By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—How does online advertising become less effective than...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
receptive? If not, there's not going to be sufficient returns to the investors. Assess your qualifications to lead the enterprise. Entrepreneurs don't actually have to be the techies, but they need to have an understanding and capability...
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by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009
lower concentration or expected firm-level demand, which reduces the value of having control and pushes in the direction of increased autonomy. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-009.pdf Coming Clean and Cleaning Up:...
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Martha Lagace