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- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
now. While some people find working from home energizing, many employees probably won’t be able to be as effective as they would be under normal conditions. Sadun, who spent the spring advising the Italian government about how to reopen...
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by Danielle Kost
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Donor Societies - Alumni
Alumni and friends who make planned gifts of any amount to HBS are invited to join this Society, named in honor of John C. Whitehead (MBA 1947), a visionary business leader, government official, and philanthropist. If you have already...
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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
University of Virginia (Darden) Center for Teaching and Learning University of Washington Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab Wharton SLATE Harvard Kennedy School of Government Additional Case Resources Case Place Aspen Institute The Case Center...
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- September 2019 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (A)
By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan and Julia Kelley
This case describes the accounting fraud at Tesco Stores Limited (TSL), which was discovered by a senior accountant in TSL’s finance department. The accountant was concerned about TSL’s handling of commercial income, which, according to the accountant, overstated...
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Heese, Jonas, Suraj Srinivasan, and Julia Kelley. "Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-032, September 2019. (Revised December 2023.)
- 2021
- Article
Institutional Policies for a Healthy Anthropocene Society
By: Andrew J. Hoffman, P. Devereaux Jennings and Nicholas A. Poggioli
The Anthropocene epoch refers to the geological epoch, now underway, that is defined by monumental, human-caused geophysical changes in planetary ecosystems. Human society is also changing, marked by an equally profound shift in attitudes, beliefs, and practices. In...
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Hoffman, Andrew J., P. Devereaux Jennings, and Nicholas A. Poggioli. "Institutional Policies for a Healthy Anthropocene Society." Behavioral Science & Policy 7, no. 2 (2021): 111–127.
James L. Heskett
James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, With From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive... View Details
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2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism - MBA
expected to conduct research as defined in the research integrity policy. Independent Projects and case writing carried out as part of the educational experience would be governed by other conduct and misconduct policies (e.g., Community...
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Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion...
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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online
accounting fundamentals course, discover what's behind the numbers in financial statements, such as balance sheets and income statements. 8 weeks, 6–8 hrs/week Enroll by October 10 $1,850 Certificate Sustainable Investing Professors Shawn Cole & Vikram Gandhi Evaluate...
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- 2022
- Working Paper
What Triggers National Stock Market Jumps?
By: Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis and Marco Sammon
We examine newspapers the day after major stock-market jumps to evaluate the proximate cause, geographic source, and clarity of these events from 1900 in the US, 1930 in the UK and 1980 in 12 other countries. We find four main results. First, the United States plays an...
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Uncertainty;
Policy Uncertainty;
Stock Market;
Financial Markets;
Volatility;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Policy;
Newspapers
Baker, Scott R., Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis, and Marco Sammon. "What Triggers National Stock Market Jumps?" Working Paper, February 2022.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Behavioral Aspects of Price Setting, and Their Policy Implications
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This paper starts by discussing consumers' cognitive and emotional reaction to posted prices. Cognitively, some consumers do not appear to make effective use of price information to maximize their consumption-based utility. Emotionally, prices can induce regret and...
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Rotemberg, Julio J. "Behavioral Aspects of Price Setting, and Their Policy Implications." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 13754, February 2008.
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Non-Financial Incentives
My research shows how firms combine many facets of internal governance to motivate managers. A perspective that underlies much of my research is that managers are not motivated by financial rewards alone: “it’s not just about the... View Details
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Business for Social Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
citizenship. Five years later, SEI launched an executive education program on corporate social responsibility. In 2005, SEI convened a research forum on business solutions to global poverty, bringing together academic, business, nonprofit, and View Details
- 07 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization
infrastructure to encourage more recycling among customers. That will require end user education, something the company is well positioned to do, but didn’t explicitly commit to. Further, a more comprehensive recycling infrastructure will require significant View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Have We Lost Sight of Integrity?
- 2023
- Working Paper
State Employment as a Strategy of Autocratic Control in China
By: Jaya Y. Wen
This paper presents evidence that autocrats use state-owned firms to strategically pacify social unrest via employment provision, a role that may contribute to their favorable treatment and persistence across settings. I use variation in a regional conflict between...
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Wen, Jaya Y. "State Employment as a Strategy of Autocratic Control in China." Working Paper, January 2023.
- 04 Apr 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?
measures.” Nick C. suggested several proxies through which the relationship might be measured. These included “market and customer reactions employee and service provider experiences of ‘lived purpose’ (and) stakeholder and community experiences of purpose ” View Details
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by James Heskett
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The U.S. Job Search for International Students - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion...
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- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710054-PDF-ENG Jiamei Dental: Private Health Care in China William C. Kirby and G.A. DonovanHarvard Business School Case 910-404 With the recent announcement from the Chinese government that the...
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Martha Lagace