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- 04 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?
audit firms affects the nature of accounting regulation, Ramanna says. Future research, the authors hope, will continue to probe the changing audit oligopoly and its consequences amid increasing globalization, improvements in information technology, and the rise of the... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
Proceedings Crowdsourcing City Government: Using Tournaments to Improve Inspection Accuracy By: Glaeser, Edward, Andrew Hillis, Scott Kominers, and Michael Luca Abstract—The proliferation of big data makes it possible to better target... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Fondeadora
By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Mitchell Weiss
Norman Müller and René Serrano, cofounders of Fondeadora, a Mexican “neobank,” had lined up a $12.5 million in Series A funding round in 2020 only to run into a major obstacle: The lead investor was Gradient Ventures, a venture firm launched by Alphabet, Inc., and... View Details
Keywords: Fundraising; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Institutions; Business Startups; Government Legislation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Mexico City; Latin America
Rodríguez Arregui, Álvaro, and Mitchell Weiss. "Fondeadora." Harvard Business School Case 822-077, February 2022. (Revised November 2022.)
- 2018
- Book
Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time
By: Geoffrey Jones
Published at a time of ever-increasing warnings that the pace of climate change and other environmental changes risk making the Earth unsustainable within our own lifetimes, this book looks at the past of green business to identify lessons for the future. It provides... View Details
Keywords: Green Business; Sustainability; Business History; Eco-tourism; Organic Wine; Organic Food; Waste Management; Sustainable Finance; Ethics; Finance; History; Entrepreneurship; Accommodations Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; Energy Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Green Technology Industry; Tourism Industry; Europe; Asia; Latin America; North and Central America; New Zealand
Jones, Geoffrey. Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time. Northamption, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
perfect substitutes for equity finance, payout taxes may therefore have an effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor investment by firms that can finance internally. Using an international panel with many changes in payout... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Profile
Sebastian Velasco
cultural, and economic aspects of the country." For the summer, Sebastian will consult with McKinsey in Mexico City, where he hopes to work on projects with "energy, infrastructure, and public-sector components. In a few years, I want to become more involved... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
interconnected companies, specialized suppliers, service providers, firms in related industries, and associated institutions in particular fields that compete but also cooperate") in your 1990 book The Competitive Advantage of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- November 2011 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
Natura Cosméticos, S.A.
Rodolfo Guttilla, Director of Corporate Affairs for Natura Cosméticos S.A. (Natura), prepared for a meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the future of integrated reporting at Natura. A cosmetics company with a strong brand, robust growth in international and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Decision Making; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Brazil
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and James Heffernan. "Natura Cosméticos, S.A." Harvard Business School Case 412-052, November 2011. (Revised June 2013.)
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Nagisa Manabe (MBA 1991)
search, digital, print, radio, and television that I would have used for Guinness or Captain Morgan when I was at Diageo. The only real difference between the Postal Service... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
the dorm lounges with a balloon arch, tablecloths over the pool table, flowers, and a sumptuous brunch spread. We played games and there was a huge turnout from our section – both girls and guys. Dominique Lacassie | Class of 2021 Little(s): Elisa (1) Pre-HBS Industry:... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50854 Knowing When to Ask: The Cost of Leaning-in By: Exley, Christine L., Muriel Niederle, and Lise Vesterlund Abstract—Gender differences in the propensity to negotiate are often used to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
of practical relevance of much of our research might suggest that few of us also have the ambition to improve the decisions of the managers and policymakers whose actions we study” Toffel’s paper serves as a call to arms for scholars to... View Details
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
leaders manage these conversations effectively. Drawing on our insights and those of others, we offer this guide to help leaders have the kinds of discussions we need to be having right now. The four I’s of conversational leadership The book Talk, Inc.: How Trusted... View Details
- Profile
Laura Mackay
summer internship allowed me to try a new space that I had not considered prior to HBS and to discover a new passion: the use of technology and services to empower consumers to play a role in their own... View Details
- 11 Feb 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-periphery Structures Dominate?
- 14 Jan 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Smart Money: The Effect of Education, Cognitive Ability, and Financial Literacy on Financial Market Participation
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
center—moms who will no longer have to spend hours commuting each day, and who will return home in the evening to find their kids crafting projects using the 3D printer in the building’s Teen Shack. Despite the stop-work order, Dlodlo is... View Details
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
does this occur? Across four studies, people justified their dishonest deeds through moral disengagement and exhibited motivated forgetting of information that might otherwise limit their dishonesty. Using hypothetical scenarios (Studies... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
- Background Note
The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004
By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details
Keywords: Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Obesity; Exercise; Personal Training; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; YMCA; Gold's Gym; Curves; Franchise; Franchising; Subscription; Promotional Sales; Promotions; Fixed Costs; Body; Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Customers; Demographics; Age; Income; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Retention; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Operations; Service Operations; Franchise Ownership; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Hardware; Health Industry; United States
Wells, John R., Gabriel Ellsworth, and Benjamin Weinstock. "The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-445, November 2004. (Revised September 2019.)
- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
still telling. Monopolists undertake market strategies designed to ensure that they are not supplanted and nonmarket actions geared to avoiding undesirable constraints and reputational damage. Depending on their legal and regulatory environment, customers of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne