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- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
accountability vary by level in most organizations—in general, they are wider at the top of a company and narrower at the bottom. The CEO of McDonald's has a wide span of accountability that encompasses stock price, earnings per share,... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
You, our readers, are especially hungry for information about individual leadership, according to a tally of the most-read feature stories and faculty working papers over the past year, half of which focused either on how to be a better... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
skepticism, are beginning to overdose. The bust likes to think of itself as a radical departure from the boom, but it has in common with it one big thing: a mob mentality.” Likewise, the economist Charles Kindleberger, in his seminal 1978 book on the history of View Details
- 28 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)
generally used one in particular), and I reviewed the ratings that were given. More often than not, the ratings would give very limited information on what needed to be done to improve the overall rating, but rather would talk about... View Details
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
institutional accounts (that are not subject to the reporting requirements) at the exact same quarter-end dates. Moreover, the returns to these cloaked trades continue to accrue over the subsequent quarter and do not reverse in the following year, implying that these... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review
more I knew an MBA there was the perfect fit for me.” Read More Take a Seat in the Case Method Classroom The case method presents big challenges confronting organizations - including the constraints and incomplete information found in all... View Details
- Profile
Phillip Michael Strazzulla
fifth grade. He and his brother would listen to the adults talking about investments and became intrigued. Already showing an entrepreneurial side, Strazzulla made money mowing lawns and trading baseball cards. But after he made his first View Details
- 14 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 14
firms face market uncertainty about consumers' preferences for innovation on two product attributes and technology uncertainty about the success of their R&D investments. Firms can conduct costly market research before setting R&D strategy. We find that the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
governance (ESG) information in China, Denmark, Malaysia, and South Africa using differences-in-differences estimation with propensity score matched samples. We find that relative to propensity score matched control firms, treated firms... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 23 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Financial Reporting Goes Global
to write about globalization, accounting standards and, in particular, Indian accounting standards? Gregory Miller: Globalization is the major issue in determining the future of financial reporting. As financial and product markets become global, the need for a global... View Details
- Profile
James Reinhart
brands across countless clothing, shoes and accessory categories. In 2014, thredUP sold nearly 2 million items and up-cycled over one million pounds of clothing. By the end of 2014, thredUP had become a $25 million business. Sellers can earn up to 40 percent of the... View Details
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
exiting shareholders receive fair value in MBOs. This article identifies four factors that create an unlevel playing field in that market check: information asymmetries, valuable management, management financial incentives to discourage... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
Rhodesia. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52023 The Effect of Shareholder Litigation Risk on the Information Environment: The Case of Cross-Listed Firms By: Sikochi, Anywhere Abstract—I document the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Prosper with Multi-Channel Retailing
for parent company Limited Brands on both the Bath & Body Works and Victoria's Secret brands. While privacy concerns about information sent over the Web persist, Velando said Victoria's Secret is very aware that some customers feel... View Details
- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
low growth and declining margins. The presumption of organic growth is baked into most companies' stock value, but many companies and their boards are faced with a requirement for organic growth that they're unsure how to meet. For these... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
changing circumstances, both within and outside of the gaming context. Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information Authors:R. G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus, and George Serafeim Publication:Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 4... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
where the four of you see the place for operations, and some of the hurdles that operations might face getting there. Robert Hayes: Most companies in the late 1990s were preoccupied with keeping up with burgeoning demand, and exploring the possibilities created by the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Let Customers Call the Shots
"name your own price" devices, permission marketing, group buying, price comparison engines, car purchase Web sites, mass customization, etc. It is still largely a new way of thinking whose domain and modalities remain to be... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
information provided by office culture is gone. You could wear your best suit and have a two-hour meeting in the middle of the day with the C-suite of your firm’s biggest competitor without anyone being the wiser. Pause for a moment and... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Weapon", was originally published on Harvard Business Review's faculty blog on April 19, 2010.) Spring brings April showers, May flowers—and a flurry of annual reports. Mine have been arriving in the mail, and I am always interested to see what the companies I own... View Details
Keywords: by Staff