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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
diagnosis of the Great Depression, and many observers offered a similar diagnosis for the Great Recession that took root in connection with the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Consequently, the policy response focused, at least in part, on... View Details
- January 1991 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A)
By: Robert L. Simons and Robert Boxwell
Focuses on the three-way interaction among internal controls, employee behavior, and incentives. Salesmen are illegally providing kickbacks to customers of this beer-distribution firm. In turn, salesmen are reimbursing themselves by filing fraudulent expense reports.... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Salesforce Management; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Robert Boxwell. "Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-118, January 1991. (Revised March 2010.)
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
sustainable building. According to the United Nations, buildings and their construction account for 39 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. It was the measurable impact of the work that attracted her. “I had used a lot of analytical tools... View Details
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Print View - Course Catalog
Technology & Operations Management Allison Mnookin Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Q4 Technology & Operations Management Willy Shih Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
by a (chronic or situational) productivity orientation. Consequences and Institutional Determinants of Unregulated Corporate Financial Statements: Evidence from Embedded Value Reporting Author:George Serafeim Publication:Journal of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
as a major threat for startups and small companies; big companies have more financial resources and greater scale, market power, and brand awareness than small ones. However, our research finds that a smaller brand can actually benefit if... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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1.18 FIELD Global Capstone - MBA
Learning/Independent Projects 1.18 FIELD Global Capstone 1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) 1.20 Joint Degree Programs 1.21 Use of Course Work & Materials 1.22 Disability Access 1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School 1.24 Commencement 2. Integrity... View Details
- 08 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries
web of business ties, lending, and cross-shareholdings. In Germany's financial sector, it might be the insurance giant Allianz. In Italy, it may be a set of powerful families. In Russia, it can be the Russian mafia and other protection... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
tractor-tanker into Marcia Rhodes’s stopped car: horrible medical traumas, an unending financial struggle, a daughter’s deep depression and alienation, and endless battles against insurance companies and an uncaring legal system. Spinoza... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
Jim Knott's Aquamesh lobster traps set a new standard for durability, quickly supplanting the wooden traps used by generations of lobstermen. Chinese knockoffs failed to match Aquamesh's patented process. Will business leaders reconnect... View Details
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
the financial crisis to see how traditional guardians of accountability—regulators and boards of directors—have failed to keep up with the speed of the markets. In the new marketplace, leaders are called upon more than ever to keep... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Turning Point: Make Your Life Count
“The Earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.” After a few months we moved to Knoxville, Tennessee. We all got to work, and my oldest siblings enrolled in university. In Tehran, Dad had been an accountant and Mom was a teacher,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Campaign Passes Goal, Continues
SALTER: student financial aid vital to HBS. With little fanfare, The Campaign for Harvard Business School reached the $500 million mark at the end of 2004. The School’s first-ever campaign will continue through its December 2005... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
visitors. “We are focusing on initiatives targeted to improve the economic prosperity of the people.” The message resonated with the HBS group, who visited 20 companies in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya; and Lagos, Nigeria, ranging from a View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
along with other very thoughtful responses, suggest a wide divergence of views on the role of the board in the life cycle of a corporate entity. Interestingly, those who teach corporate law suggest that board accountabilities are subject... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Business at the Base of the Pyramid - Course Catalog
protagonists, this course seeks to fill the gap. Composed of the emerging middle class and low-income sectors, the base of the pyramid encompasses 5.0 of the 7.5 billion people in the world. In most nations, it accounts for the largest... View Details
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Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
strategies to overcome those challenges and successfully lead these ventures to scale in order to generate financial returns and deliver the intended impact. Key Learning Objectives Understand key founding and funding models for tough... View Details
- October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere
By: Mihir A. Desai, Frank Williamson, Mark Veblen and Yuming Zou
Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. has made an initial bid to acquire a primary competitor, Paul Revere, from conglomerate, Textron. The due diligence process uncovers a significant block of problematic disability insurance policies. Provident is forced to assess... View Details
Keywords: Insurance; Financial Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Investment; Business Strategy; Cash Flow; Price; Bids and Bidding; Financial Reporting; Business Conglomerates; Insurance Industry; Service Industry
Desai, Mihir A., Frank Williamson, Mark Veblen, and Yuming Zou. "Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere." Harvard Business School Case 202-044, October 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
programs require. The quality of our students is also at the core of what HBS is about. As a community and a school, we have a special responsibility to reach out -- through fellowships and other forms of financial assistance -- to make... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
and licensed to practice radiology in the United States. The data set included 2.7 million scans read by the radiologists for 1,431 customers over a 30-month period. Nearly 85 percent of the scans were CT; roughly 10 percent were ultrasound; and X-ray, MRI, and nuclear... View Details